RELEASE: ArtsNL Announces 2024-25 Professional Artists Travel Fund Recipients

May 12, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ArtsNL Announces 2024-25 Professional Artists Travel Fund Recipients

May 12, 2025 (St. John’s, NL) – ArtsNL has invested $188,333 to support 94 artists across Newfoundland and Labrador through the Professional Artists Travel Fund (PATF). Due to the continued increase in travel costs, funding for the program was temporarily increased during the 2024-25 fiscal year.

The PATF helps offset travel costs associated with unexpected activities that may enhance an artist’s career, such as presenting work, attending festivals, conducting research, or participating in professional development.

The successful applicants for April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, are:

Baraka Abayo $1,061
Jackie Alcock $1,443
April Allen $4,000
Elechi Amadi $3,449
Robert Azevedo $2,706
Kelly Bastow $   845
Jordan Harnum & Joelle Blandford $1,033
Kelly Jane Bruton $2,050
Mina Campbell $2,558
Mirta Casanas $1,451
Robert Chafe $2,010
Michelle Churchill $1,616
Chris Cole $   995
Stephen Coombs $1,456
Alexis Cooper $   829
John A. Cosgrove $1,108
CUERPOS $1,474
Kathryn D’Agostino $1,112
Georgina Dawkin $3,237
Jenn Deon $1,967
David Downton $1,302
Duo Concertante $1,711
Jenelle Duval $2,924
Liz Fagan $1,917
Justin Fancy $2,490
Elsa Flack $1,262
Ian Foster $1,566
Carolann Fowler $3,736
Roger Gallant $1,061
Stacy Gardner $2,195
Louise Gauthier $1,941
Beck Gilmer-Osbourne $   810
Shauna Gilpin $1,347
Jose González $2,301
Santiago Guzmán $1,500
Sarah Hansen $2,064
Adam Harding $3,116
Andrew Hawthorn $1,401
Maika Hearson $2,473
Mike Herriott $2,752
Florian Hoefner $1,747
Matthew Hollett $1,020
Benjamin James $   592
Alexa Jerrett $2,727
Alli Johnston $   511
Dru Kennedy $2,410
Hilary Knee $1,276
Luke Lawrence $2,091
Jonathan Lush $1,615
Ashley MacDonald $2,977
Yasmine Majchrzak $1,500
Annette Manning $   990
Nora de Mariaffi $3,500
Nigel Markham $4,000
Tera McDonald $3,000
Kelly McMichael $1,168
Roshayne Mendis $1,712
Melanie Mooney $2,578
John Moran $1,916
Louise Moyes $1,523
Eileen Murphy $1,963
Vaida Nairn $1,996
Nasim Makaremi Nia $2,294
Stephen Nurse $   777
Michael Peer $1,500
Mekia Pembleton $3,512
Dawn Penney $   879
Charlene Penney $3,644
Annie Picard $2,935
Michael Pittman $2,019
Dana Puddicombe $1,361
Toby Rabinowitz $2,677
Ana Luísa Ramos $2,175
Kate Read $1,463
Sandra Rideout $4,000
Joshua Roberts $1,873
Luke Rowe $1,646
Rube & Rake $2,582
Rum Ragged $4,000
Sherry Ryan $   608
Sobia Shaikh $1,627
Mike Simms $1,151
Stuart Simpson $1,140
Jamie Skidmore $1,265
Christian Sparkes $3,668
Sarah Stoker $3,969
Susan Taylor $1,550
David Thornhill $1,500
Paul Tucker $1,443
Marie Wadden $1,500
Margaret Walsh Best $3,735
Jack Whiffen, Jana Gillis & Cheney Emberg $3,334
Jennie Williams $1,865
D’Arcy Wilson $1,555

The PATF is open year-round, and applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and processed as received. Detailed information about the program is available here.

Media enquiries:
Charlene Jackson
Communications Officer, ArtsNL
(709) 726-2212 ext. 3
charlene@artsnl.ca
 

The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (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 no fewer than 9 and no more than 11 members appointed by government. At least 7 members must be artists or arts administrators, and one member is appointed to represent the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation (non-voting). ArtsNL receives an annual allocation of $5.3 million from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to support a variety of granting programs, program delivery, office administration, and communications. It also seeks support from the public and private sectors. It supports the following artistic disciplines: dance, film, multidiscipline, music, theatre, visual art, and writing.   

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