Past Grant Recipients
2022 Emerging Artist Grant Recipients
Film Arts
Michael J. Krym – writer, playwright, producer, and film director
Literary Arts
Jade Wallace – writer, editor, and co-founder of MA|DE
Performing Arts
Austin Di Pietro – musician, composer, songwriter, and researcher
Lois Smedick Emerging Artist in Visual Arts Grant
Tina Rouhandeh – calligrapher and textile artist
2022 Arts Infrastructure Grant Recipients
Community Arts
Leamington Arts Centre
Literary Arts
Vanguard Youth Arts Collective
Performing Arts
4th Wall Music
Carolyne Rourke Visual Arts Infrastructure Grant
Paul & Kati-Jane Murray – Music ‘n Arts AID Live Concert – BEATLES Tribute
NAMED GRANTS
Elizabeth Havelock Grant in the Arts Recipient
Dr. Russ Macklem – jazz trumpet player, composer and educator
Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation Youth Grant in the Arts Recipient
Kasey Scoboria – violinist
Eric Jackman Youth Grant in the Arts Recipient
Raida Farzat – visual artist
2020 Emerging Artist Grant Recipients
Community Arts
David Bergeron – musician
Literary Arts
Samantha Badaoa – City of Windsor’s Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate
Performing Arts
Alexander Steele Zonjic – director, playwright
Lois Smedick Emerging Artist in Visual Arts Grant
Kristina Bradt – visual artist
2020 Arts Infrastructure Grant Recipients
Community Arts
Arts Can Teach – arts-related business
Literary Arts
Nick Hildenbrand & Iovan Stefanov – poets
Performing Arts
Windsor Feminist Theatre – non-profit theatre company
Carolyne Rourke Visual Arts Infrastructure Grant
Windsor Jewish Federation and Community Centre
NAMED GRANTS
Elizabeth Havelock Grant in the Arts Recipient
Dr. Nicholas Papador – percussionist, composer
Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation Youth Grant in the Arts Recipient
Miriam Elsawi – violist
Eric Jackman Youth Grant in the Arts Recipient
N/A
2018 Emerging Artist Grant Recipients
Community Arts
Sierra Parr – writer, director and filmmaker
Literary Arts
Kate Hargreaves – poet, author and book designer
Performing Arts
Michael J. Krym – writer, actor, general theatre artist
Lois Smedick Emerging Artist Grant in Visual Arts Recipient
Svjetlana Oppen – filmmaker, cinematographer
2018 Arts Infrastructure Grant Recipients
Community Arts
Vanguard Youth Arts Collective – not-for-profit arts organization
Literary Arts
The Windsor Poetry Slam – not-for-profit arts organization
Performing Arts
Music Moves Kids Choir – youth choir
Visual Arts
Paul Murray – visual artist
Elizabeth Havelock Grant in the Arts Recipient
Erin Armstrong – opera singer and music teacher
Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation Youth Grant in the Arts Recipient
Alexandria Masse – visual artist
Eric Jackman Youth Grant in the Arts Recipient
Corinne Garrett – visual artist
2016 Emerging Artist Grant Recipients
Community Arts
Chris Rabideau – director of Arts Collective Theatre
Literary Arts
Grant Munroe – writer
Performing Arts
Eric Branget – actor, member of Spark Plug Players
Visual Arts
Asil Moussa – writer and filmmaker
2016 Arts Infrastructure Grant Recipients
Community Arts
Danah Beaulieu – visual artist and owner of Art InDeed: Wellness Through Creativity
Literary Arts
Terrance “Teajai” Travis – spoken word poet, community organizer
Performing Arts
Gina Lori Riley Dance Enterprises – not-for-profit arts organization
Visual Arts
Windsor International Film Festival
Elizabeth Havelock Grant in the Arts Recipient
Acclarion – accordion and clarinet duo
2014 Emerging Artist Grant Recipients
Community Arts
Alana Bartol – cultural animator and community innovator
Literary Arts
Tara Murphy – author
Performing Arts
Amelia Daigle – opera singer
Visual Arts
Kim Nelson – filmmaker
2014 Arts Infrastructure Grant Recipients
Community Arts
The Diplomats Drum and Bugle Corps – youth marching band
Literary Arts
Lisa Pike – poet
Performing Arts
Little Tomato Children’s Theatre – youth theatre group in Leamington
Visual Arts
Patricia Fell – artistic director of the Windsor Feminist Theatre
Elizabeth Havelock Grant in the Arts Recipient
Leslie McCurdy – performing artist
2012 Emerging Artist Grant Recipients
Community Arts
Broken City Lab Artist Collective
Literary Arts
Kate Hargreaves – author, poet, editor, book designer
Performing Arts
Crissi Cochrane – singer, songwriter
Visual Arts
Amy Friend – visual artist, photographer
2012 Arts Infrastructure Grant Recipients
Community Arts
Nancy Johns Gallery & Framing – art gallery in Windsor
Literary Arts
No recipient
Performing Arts
Chris Rabideau – actor, director, community educator
Visual Arts
Media City Film Festival – international film festival
Elizabeth Havelock Grant in the Arts Recipient
Shirley Williams – visual artist
2010 Emerging Artist Grant Recipients
Community Arts
Rory O’Connor – designer
Literary Arts
Vanessa Shields – author, poet
Robert Earl Stewart – author
Performing Arts
Christopher Lawrence-Menard – writer, actor, director, producer
Visual Arts
Victor Romao – visual artist, educator
2010 Arts Infrastructure Grant Recipients
Community Arts
The Armouries Redevelopment Committee – community group
Literary Arts
Literary Arts Windsor (LAW) – not-for-profit arts organization
Performing Arts
Breathe Art Theatre Project – not-for-profit arts organization
Visual Arts
The Artists of Colour – not-for-profit arts organization