RELEASE: ArtsNL Professional Project Grants – Spring 2022
Jul 20, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ArtsNL Professional Project Grants: Spring 2022
July 20, 2022 (St. John’s, NL) – ArtsNL has awarded $1,598,829 in grants to 103 artistic projects through its Professional Project Grants Program (PPGP). Funding for the PPGP is provided through ArtsNL’s annual contribution of $5 million from the Provincial Government for granting programs, program delivery, operations, and communications.
“It is vital that working artists are supported in their creative work, and the abundance of practicing artists in the province has once again been demonstrated by the calibre of applications received for the PPGP’s spring session” says Melanie Martin, Executive Director of ArtsNL. “The demand for grants from this program is high, which is an indicator of the robust cultural sector in Newfoundland and Labrador. Artists are consistently producing quality work across the province, in all disciplines.”
The successful applicants for 2022-23 are:
DANCE – NEW
| Danielle Aubut (St. John’s) | $4,500 |
| Vanessa Matthews (St. John’s) | $4,548 |
DANCE – ESTABLISHED
| Hilary Knee (Corner Brook) | $10,825 |
| Louise Moyse (St. John’s) | $9,000 |
FILM – NEW
| Michelle Clemens (St. John’s) | $1,827 |
| Elizabeth Hicks (Carbonear) | $6,000 |
| Vaida Nairn (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Andrew Pyne (St. John’s) | $5,790 |
FILM – ESTABLISHED
| Emily Bridger (St. John’s) | $13,500 |
| Rhonda Buckley (St. John’s) | $14,287 |
| Barbara Doran (St. John’s) | $13,500 |
| Ruth Lawrence (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Geoffrey Lewis (St. John’s) | $13,500 |
| Amelia Manuel (Clarenville) | $11,250 |
| Shane Mills (Pouch Cove) | $13,500 |
| Melanie Oates (St. John’s) | $13,500 |
| Christine Poker (Natuashish) | $15,000 |
| Kerrin Rafuse (St. John’s) | $8,953 |
| Christian Sparkes & Charles Picco (Outer Cove) | $15,000 |
MULTIDISCIPLINE – NEW
| Prajwala Dixit (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
MULTIDISCIPLINE – ESTABLISHED
| Reg Kachanoski (Corner Brook) | $12,600 |
| Lisa Porter (St. John’s) | $10,012 |
| Stephanie Stoker (St. John’s) | $3,400 |
MUSIC – NEW
| Mulberry Creek (St. John’s) | $5,750 |
| Ben Diamond (St. John’s) | $4,500 |
| Despertá (St. John’s) | $5,367 |
| Esmee Gilbert (St. John’s) | $2,850 |
| Aubree Lambe (Mount Pearl) | $6,000 |
| Jenny Mallard (Mount Pearl) | $6,000 |
| Tabitha Payzant (Mount Pearl) | $5,230 |
| Darcy Scott (Conception Bay South) | $6,000 |
| Robyn Slade (Gander) | $6,000 |
| Greta Warner (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Kirk Wells (St. John’s) | $3,000 |
MUSIC – ESTABLISHED
| Sonja Boon (St. John’s) | $4,506 |
| Korona Brophy (Mount Pearl) | $7,500 |
| Joshua Chancey (St. John’s) | $3,795 |
| Justin Fancy (Conception Bay South) | $11,250 |
| Ian Foster (St. John’s) | $10,894 |
| Louise Gauthier (Corner Brook) | $11,239 |
| Jordan Harnum (Twillingate) | $11,250 |
| Shanda Hopkins (St. John’s) | $7,424 |
| Kitchinparti (Pouch Cove) | $7,410 |
| Rosemary Lawton (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Andrew LeDrew (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Rozalind MacPhail (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Ashleen Molloy (Torbay) | $6,512 |
| Daniel Neill (St. John’s) | $10,702 |
| Leonard O’Neill (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Kira Sheppard (St. John’s) | $11.250 |
| Silver Wolf Band (Happy Valley-Goose Bay) | $6,736 |
| Peter Smith (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| The Duds (St. John’s) | $2,800 |
| Zebra and the Moose (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
THEATRE – NEW
| Allison Graves (St. John’s) | $4,574 |
| Lonni Patey (St. John’s) | $3,007 |
| Melissa Williams, Julianna McCarthy & Emily Austin (St. John’s) | $3,058 |
| Robyn Vivian (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
THEATRE – ESTABLISHED
| Geoff Adams (Milton) | $15,000 |
| Frank Barry (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Jerry Etienne (Corner Brook) | $15,000 |
| Philip Goodridge (St. John’s) | $9,000 |
| Andy Jones (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Willow Kean (St. John’s) | $13,805 |
| Sharon King-Campbell (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Alexis Koetting (St. John’s) | $10,000 |
| Monica Walsh (St. John’s) | $4,300 |
VISUAL ARTS – NEW
| Nina Elliott (Twillingate) | $6,000 |
| Tessa Graham (St. John’s | $5,988 |
| Ashley Hemmings (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Tyler Natyshen (Stephenville) | $3,750 |
| Karen Ann Pink (South Branch) | $6,000 |
| Sabrina Pinksen (Wild Cove) | $5,938 |
| Evelyn Roitner (St. John’s) | $5,627 |
VISUAL ARTS – ESTABLISHED
| Vanessa Brakalova (Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s) | $11,250 |
| Kailey Bryan (St. John’s) | $12,086 |
| Erin Callahan St. John (St. John’s) | $8,288 |
| Marlene Creates (Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s) | $6,750 |
| Susan Furneaux (Conception Harbour) | $8,963 |
| Mike Gough (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Kym Greeley (St. John’s) | $12,086 |
| Christine Koch (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Michelle MacKinnon (Corner Brook) | $11,250 |
| Rhonda Pelley (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Emily Pittman (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Nicholas Ryan St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Megan Samms (Doyles) | $11,250 |
| Anastasia Tiller (Lethbridge) | $11,250 |
| Nelson White (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| D’Arcy Wilson (Corner Brook) | $11,250 |
WRITING – NEW
| Mary Martha Andrew (Sheshatshiu) | $6,000 |
| Angela Churchill (Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s) | $5,888 |
WRITING – ESTABLISHED
| Charis Cotter (Western Bay) | $15,000 |
| Meghan Greeley (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Joel Thomas Hynes (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Daze Jefferies (Summerford) | $6,000 |
| George Murray (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Michelle Porter (St. John’s) | $14,000 |
| Craig Francis Power (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Anna Swanson (St. John’s) | $13,268 |
| Susan Taylor (Harbour Grace) | $15,000 |
| Aley Waterman (Corner Brook) | $5,915 |
| Agnes Walsh (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
The Professional Project Grants Program provides grants for artistic projects involving creation, production, or professional development. Practicing artists and groups working in dance, film, multidiscipline arts, music, theatre, visual arts, and writing are welcome to apply for funding. Grants are awarded through a competitive application process and applications are assessed by committees of artistic peers who have expertise in the relevant artistic disciplines.
The PPGP has two grant deadlines a year: one in the spring and one in the fall. The next deadline for the program will be Thursday, September 15, 2022, and applications can be submitted via ArtsNL’s Online Application System.
Media enquiries:
Charlene Jackson
Communications Officer
charlene@artsnl.ca
The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (now known as ArtsNL) is a non-profit Crown agency created in 1980 by The Arts Council Act. Its mission is to foster and promote the creation and enjoyment of the arts for the benefit of all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. The Council is governed by a volunteer board of 13 appointed by government, reflecting regional representation of the province. This includes 10 professional artists who provide sectoral representation of the arts community; two community representatives (with an interest in the arts); and one representative of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation (non-voting). ArtsNL receives an annual allocation of $5 million from the Province to support a variety of granting programs, program delivery, office administration, and communications. It also seeks support from the public and private sector. It supports the following artistic disciplines: dance, film, multidiscipline, music, theatre, visual art, and writing.
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