RELEASE: ArtsNL Professional Project Grants: Fall 2022
Dec 1, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ArtsNL Professional Project Grants: Fall 2022
December 1, 2022 (St. John’s, NL) – ArtsNL has invested $1,098,199 in 101 artistic projects through its Professional Project Grants Program (PPGP). Funding for this program is provided through the annual contribution of $5 million from the Provincial Government to ArtsNL for granting programs, program delivery, operations, and communications.
“This is historically the highest number of applications ArtsNL has received for a fall round of PPGP,” says Melanie Martin, Executive Director. “The sheer creative quality and critical planning expressed in these applications from professional artists is exceptional and makes for a very competitive process across all disciplines. ArtsNL’s investment in professional artists allows the creation of quality work that benefits all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, and greatly contributes to the provincial economy.”
The successful applicants for 2022-23 are:
DANCE – ESTABLISHED
| Candice Pike Barry (Corner Brook) | $11,250 |
| Robyn Breen (St. John’s) | $4,275 |
| Jenn Edwards (Labrador City) | $13,651 |
| Joshua Murphy (St. John’s) | $8,166 |
| Sarah Stoker (Holyrood) | $4,125 |
FILM – NEW
| Alexa Jerrett (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Shara Desiree King (St. John’s) | $5,997 |
| Christopher Newell (St. John’s) | $4,500 |
| Lynn Panting (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Mekia Pembleton & Nathalie Javault (St. John’s) | $5,998 |
FILM – ESTABLISHED
| Stephen Bonnell (Clarenville) | $4,557 |
| Martine Blue (Epworth) | $15,000 |
| Evan Butler (Barachois Brook) | $8,740 |
| Tony Butt (Flatrock) | $15,000 |
| Andrea Cass (St. John’s) | $10,576 |
| Patrick Condon (Gander) | $15,000 |
| Kerry Gamberg (Mobile) | $14,566 |
| Brad Gover (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Renée Hackett (St. Bernard’s) | $14,900 |
| Natalia Hennelly (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Michael Hickey (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Michael Simms (St. John’s) | $8,350 |
MULTIDISCIPLINE – NEW
| Heather Rumancik (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
MULTIDISCIPLINE – ESTABLISHED
| Anita Best (Norris Arm) | $14,790 |
| Violet Drake (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Shan Pomeroy (St. John’s) | $5,331 |
MUSIC – NEW
| Ife Alaba (St. John’s) | $5,980 |
| Kelsey Arsenault (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Jessica Bemister (CBS) | $6,000 |
| Hannah Green (St. John’s) | $5,239 |
| Alexis Hicks (St. John’s) | $5,744 |
| David Kerr (St. John’s) | $3,000 |
| Paige Penney (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Joshua Roberts (St. John’s) | $5,430 |
MUSIC – ESTABLISHED
| Don Boland (Paradise) | $14,649 |
| Selina Boland (St. John’s) | $9,941 |
| Maria Cherwick (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Amelia Curran (St. John’s) | $14,850 |
| Elita (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Michael Fisher (South River) | $5,265 |
| Virginia Fudge (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Farai Gwasira (St. John’s) | $14,330 |
| Matthew Hender (CBS) | $15,000 |
| Florian Hoefner (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Lorna Lovell (Corner Brook) | $15,000 |
| Randy Matthews (Flatrock) | $15,000 |
| Pamela Morgan (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Kirk Newhook (Torbay) | $15,000 |
| Ptarmageddon (Wabush) | $15,000 |
| Rum Ragged (Steady Brook) | $15,000 |
| Gavin Simms (St. John’s) | $10,000 |
| Zulpakar Zulpakar (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
THEATRE – NEW
| Sharon Bala (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Russell Cochrane (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
THEATRE – ESTABLISHED
| Robert Chafe (St. John’s) | $11,500 |
| Stephanie Curran (St. John’s) | $7,125 |
| Azal Dosanjh (St. John’s) | $14,646 |
| Mallory Fisher (St. John’s) | $13,500 |
| Santiago Guzman (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Darren Ivany (St. John’s) | $7,200 |
| Rory Lambert (St. John’s) | $11,500 |
| Tara Manuel (Corner Brook) | $13,500 |
| Lorne Pardy (Corner Brook) | $13,146 |
| Jamie Skidmore (St. John’s) | $13,146 |
| Erika Squires (St. John’s) | $14,535 |
VISUAL ARTS – NEW
| Nora de Mariaffi (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Lauren Hodder (Port Rexton) | $6,000 |
| Christine Wight (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
VISUAL ARTS – ESTABLISHED
| Jennifer Mira Ackerman (English Harbour) | $6,060 |
| Kelly Jane Bruton (St. John’s) | $10,500 |
| Michael Connolly (St. John’s) | $14,322 |
| Michael Flaherty (Port Union) | $5,500 |
| Will Gill (St. John’s) | $13,240 |
| Jose González (English Harbour) | $5,000 |
| Stan Hill (Conne River) | $12,229 |
| Robyn Love (Gillams) | $15,000 |
| Tessa May (Pasadena) | $15,000 |
| Ethan Murphy (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| John McDonald (Maddox Cove) | $14,596 |
| Jennifer Morgan (St. John’s) | $10,500 |
| Michael Pittman (Grand Falls-Windsor) | $15,000 |
| Mitzi Smith (Pouch Cove) | $10,500 |
| Kumi Stoddart (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
WRITING – NEW
| Cathia Finkel (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Michael Hammond (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Lily McCarthy (Tors Cove) | $6,000 |
WRITING – ESTABLISHED
| Amanda Bulman (St. John’s) | $13,090 |
| Megan Gail Coles (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Gail Collins (Dover) | $15,000 |
| Terry Doyle (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Collin Glavac (St. John’s) | $13,113 |
| Katherine Alexandra Harvey (St. John’s) | $13,113 |
| Matthew Hollett (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Matthew LeDrew (Norman’s Cove) | $15,000 |
| Trudy Morgan-Cole (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Heather Nolan (St. John’s) | $14,560 |
| Wallace Ryan (St. John’s) | $13,968 |
| Sara Tilley (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Douglas Walbourne-Gough (Corner Brook) | $14,960 |
| Marian Frances White (St. John’s) | $10,700 |
| Heidi Wicks (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
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 Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 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 $5.2 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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