Past Grant Recipients
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
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