RELEASE: ArtsNL Professional Project Grants: Spring 2023
Jul 20, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 20, 2023 (St. John’s, NL) – ArtsNL has invested $901,400 in 95 artistic projects through its Professional Project Grants Program (PPGP). Funding for this program is provided through the annual contribution of $5.2 million from the Provincial Government to ArtsNL to administer grant programs and undertake operations and communications.
“This is historically the highest number of applicants to the Professional Project Grants Program, with $1,898,962 in funding requests from 186 applicants,” says Melanie Martin, Executive Director of ArtsNL. “The demand from professional artists applying for grants through PPGP has been consistently increasing, which indicates how active the provincial professional arts and cultural sector is. Our artists and groups are constantly producing quality work across all disciplines.”
The successful applicants for 2023-24 are:
DANCE – ESTABLISHED
| Robert Azevedo (Corner Brook) | $5,150 |
| Andrya Duff (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
FILM – NEW
| Petrina Bromley (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Roger Gallant (Kippens) | $5,877 |
| Kalem Mahoney (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Ehsan Mohammadi (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Brianna Russell (Clarke’s Beach) | $6,000 |
FILM – ESTABLISHED
| Emily Bridger (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Andrea Dunne (St. John’s) | $9,500 |
| Latonia Hartery (St. John’s) | $14,874 |
| Luke Lawrence (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Ruth Lawrence (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Benjamin Noah (St. John’s) | $10,928 |
| Peter Soucy (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Andrew Tremblett (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
MULTIDISCIPLINE – NEW
| Lukus Oram-Feltham (St. John’s) | $5,049 |
MULTIDISCIPLINE – ESTABLISHED
| Kailey Bryan (St. John’s) | $12,574 |
| Nicola Hawkins (Cape Broyle) | $11,250 |
| Jason Wells (St. John’s) | $12,573 |
MUSIC – NEW
| Shauna Gilpin (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Aubree Lambe (Mount Pearl) | $4,166 |
| Jenny Mallard (Mount Pearl) | $6,000 |
| Zara Matthews (St. John’s) | $2,084 |
| Nerve Shack (Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’s) | $5,550 |
MUSIC – ESTABLISHED
| Angie Bohlke (Placentia) | $15,000 |
| Mark Bragg (St. John’s) | $14,820 |
| CUERPOS (St. John’s) | $11,100 |
| Nick Earle (St. John’s) | $14,800 |
| Justin Fancy (Conception Bay South) | $15,000 |
| Onelvis Fernandez (Mount Pearl) | $10,725 |
| Jeremy Harnum (Winterton) | $11,775 |
| Jake Nicoll (St. John’s) | $13,806 |
| Denis Parker (St. John’s) | $9,300 |
| Quote the Raven (Conception Bay South) | $11,250 |
| Andrew Rodgers (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Sherry Ryan (St. John’s) | $9,681 |
| Scott Sheppard (Corner Brook) | $11,250 |
| Peter Smith (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Andrew Staniland (St. John’s) | $11,890 |
| Jing Xia (Paradise) | $15,000 |
THEATRE – NEW
| Xaiver Campbell (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Jarod Farrell (St. John’s) | $4,958 |
| Audrey Gerow (St. John’s) | $4,500 |
| Bailey Jackson (St. John’s) | $4,373 |
| Melanie Ozon (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Marie Pike (Mount Pearl) | $6,000 |
THEATRE – ESTABLISHED
| Kevin Blackmore (Glovertown) | $15,000 |
| Courtney Brown (St. John’s) | $12,750 |
| Vanessa Cardoso (Conception Bay South) | $7,225 |
| Sandy Gow (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Amy House (St. John’s) | $13,881 |
| Joel Thomas Hynes (St. John’s) | $12,665 |
| Edward Riche (St. John’s) | $12,070 |
| Melissa Williams (St. John’s) | $12,370 |
VISUAL ARTS – NEW
| Emily Best (Happy Valley-Goose Bay) | $5,329 |
| Ethel Brown (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Lori Deeley (Kippens) | $4,500 |
| Jonathan Lush (St. John’s) | $5,984 |
| Walter Mackey (St. John’s) | $433 |
| Sarah O’Rourke-Whelan (Outer Cove) | $5,329 |
| Kayla Walsh (Conception Bay South) | $4,500 |
VISUAL ARTS – ESTABLISHED
| Vessela Brakalova (Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’s) | $11,250 |
| Tia Connolly (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Jessica Donaldson (Corner Brook) | $11,264 |
| Clyde Drew (Saint Alban’s) | $8,768 |
| Christeen Francis (St. John’s) | $4,034 |
| Susan Furneaux (St. John’s) | $7,290 |
| Mike Gough (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Ashley Hemmings (St. John’s) | $10,041 |
| Robert Hengeveld (Corner Brook) | $11,211 |
| Jason Hussey (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Daze Jefferies (St. John’s) | $8,876 |
| Nasim Makaremi Nia (St. John’s) | $5,930 |
| Drew Pardy (St. John’s) | $11,758 |
| Craig Francis Power (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Nicholas Ryan (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Ginok Song Lee (Petty Harbour) | $10,104 |
| Kelsey Street (Corner Brook) | $11,250 |
| Jane Walker (Bonavista) | $11,250 |
WRITING – NEW
| Emily Carrigan (St. John’s) | $3,265 |
| Cole Hayley (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Jiin Kim (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Shell LeDrew (Pasadena) | $4,500 |
WRITING – ESTABLISHED
| Marin Darmonkow (St. John’s) | $7,500 |
| Elisabeth de Mariaffi (St. John’s) | $11,250 |
| Carmella Gray-Cosgrove (St. John’s) | $13,521 |
| Ainsley Hawthorn (St. John’s) | $6,000 |
| Sharon King-Campbell (St. John’s) | $5,500 |
| Carmelita McGrath (St. John’s) | $10,800 |
| Jennifer May Newhook (St. John’s) | $8,250 |
| Anna Swanson (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Susan Taylor (Harbour Grace) | $15,000 |
| Agnes Walsh (St. John’s) | $15,000 |
| Aley Waterman (Corner Brook) | $9,949 |
| Georgia Webber (Tors Cove) | $11,250 |
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 assessed by a peer assessment committee, which is comprised of individuals with 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 Friday, September 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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