$59,000 has been awarded to 24 recipients in the second 2023 round of funding for Windsor's Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund.
Of these 24 recipients, 12 grants will go to individuals, and 12 grants will go to organizations where they will receive support for arts, culture and heritage projects in the community.
The funding requests totalled about $230,000. With $59,000 available in this round, the competition was high, and the ACHF jury had to make difficult decisions.
The jury selected a strong mix of projects across genres including the visual arts, the performing arts, film, music, literary arts and storytelling, drag, and comedy; and some important projects supporting diversity, inclusively, heritage and the celebration of humanity in the City of Windsor.
The 24 recipients include:
- Essex County Black Historical Research Society. $5,000. Mary Ann Shadd Cary Bicentennial Celebration. Funding for short film post-production, closed captioning, translation, display, graphics and artist fees.
- Nuha Elalem. $4,000. The Salam Project. Funding for production costs, artist fees, music, etc. for a film.
- MusicFest Windsor. $4,000. MusicFest Windsor 2023-2024. Funding for audio engineering, printing programs, photography, adjudication, etc. for a music festival.
- Jeff Denomme. $3,750. Haunted Zoo Children's Book. Funding for artist fees, videography, marketing and production of a book.
- Jennifer Willet. $3,000. FEMeeting at Night. Funding for artist fees for an event of art and performance as part of a workshop conference.
- Windsor Dance eXperience. $3,000. A Christmas Carol. Funding for set design and construction, props and costumes for a dance production.
- Ken Amlin. $3,000. Feature film production. Funding for artist fees, casting, pre-production costs on a feature film.
- Karl Jirgens. $2,600. Sandwich Town: A History. Funding for artist fees, production, design, and promotion of a new history and art book.
- Jill Moysiuk. $2,575. Mom's Night Out with Mom Said Duck. Funding for venue, tech costs and artist fees for a live comedy show.
- Madeline Doornaert. $2,500. Soul City Music Concert. Funding for artist fees, arrangement, recording, etc. for a concert featuring local musicians and artists.
- Gujarati Samaj of Windsor. $2,500. Mile Sur Mera Tumhara (Unison of tunes). Funding for production, promotion, design and hosting of a cultural celebration of art, music, food, etc.
- Bhutanese Canadian Association of Windsor. $2,500. Promoting Nepali Arts, Culture & Heritage in Windsor. Funding for artists, dancers, production design and hosting a series of cultural celebrations.
- Windsor Classic Chorale. $2,500. Windsor Choral Festival. Funding for artist fees, clinician, and music scores for a music festival.
- Windsor Feminist Theatre. $2,500. The Yellow Wallpaper. Funding for artist fees and designers for a book adaptation and staging of a new play.
- Sarah Smitherman. $2,445. Flowering Plants of Ojibway and Surrounding Areas. Funding for artist fees, writing, installation and venue for a book celebrating art, nature and the environment.
- Barry T. Brodie. $2,400. Reframed. Funding for artist fees for a performing arts event that combines visual, literary and performing arts.
- Luc Michaud. $2,000. Windsor en Français. Funding for recording, engineering, mixing, duplication, artwork and promotion of an extended play (EP) of French music.
- 4th Wall Music. $2,000. Concert Series 2023-2024. Funding for artist fees for five community concerts celebrating choral music.
- The Riverfront Theatre Company. $1,680. American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation for 20th Season. Funding for ASL interpreters for two theatre productions.
- CJAM 99.1 FM. $1,500. CJAM 40th Anniversary. Funding for artist fees for the anniversary celebration event.
- Revolution Youth Theatre (RYT). $1,000. RYT 2023-2024 Season. Funding for artist fees in support of productions.
- Stephen Drouin. $1,000. Community Economics. Funding for artist fees and materials for an arts community workshop series.
- The Greater Windsor Concert Band (GWCB). $800. GWCB Family Concert Series. Funding for venue rental for annual family concerts.
- Anthony Cardillo. $750. Noise Nite 4, Open Noise Showcase. Funding for artist fees, venue and promotion of an audio/sound arts experience.
A total of 56 applications were submitted in this round.
Since the launch of this program in 2014, $950,000 has been awarded in project funding to local arts, culture and heritage initiatives benefiting the community.