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Nineteen recipients have been awarded nearly $60,000 as part of the City of Windsor’s first round of Arts, Culture, and Heritage Fund grant distribution for 2023.

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Local artists and creators submitted 56 applications, including 50 applications from individuals and six from organizations.

Of those submitted, fifteen grants were given to individuals and four to organizations to support arts, culture, and heritage projects in the community.

Funding requests totalled about $250,000, though only $59,000 was available this round.

Projects include visual arts, performing arts, film, music, literary arts, storytelling, and podcasts. There are also projects that support diversity, inclusivity, heritage, and the celebration of humanity in Windsor.

The fund awards grants to individuals and organizations to stimulate creative and economic growth in the city. Each project could be funded to a maximum of $5,000 in any given round. Each year, $118,000 in project funding is made available over two funding rounds.

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Round 1 ACHF funding recipients:

-Shô Art Studios — $5,000 for New Canadian Kid by Dennis Foon. Funding for artist fees for a theatrical production.

-Kristen Siapas — $5,000 for Jazz in the Park. Funding for artist and producing fees, venue costs, and promotion of an outdoor public concert series.

-Maryam Safarzadeh — $4,920 for Travelling to Persia. Funding for artist fees for a youth arts and culture summer camp experience.

-Black Women of Forward Action — $4,500 for Our Truth Our Story. Funding for artist fees for six original songs for an original documentary.

-Teajai Travis — $4,400 for A Blaze of Story Podcast. Funding for artist fees and podcast production costs.

-Gemma Eva Cunial — $4,000 for Give Me Action. Funding for artist fees, production costs, studio rental and associated costs for a feature film production.

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-Jamie Greer — $4,000 for The History of Pro Wrestling in Windsor, Ontario. Funding for photo licensing, interviews, exhibition memorabilia and more for the next phase of a literary arts and history project.

-The Artists of Colour — $4,000 for Never-Ending Quest for Inclusion. Funding for exhibition construction, venue, installation, and artist fees for a visual arts exhibit.

-Nicolas Lamoureux  — $3,500 for Bicycle Powered Plastic Shredder. Funding for materials, safety features, and educational and promotional materials for a new artwork and exhibition.

-Kevin Blondin — $3,300 for Windsor Drag Archives. Funding for artist fees, design and development, web hosting and promotion of an online archive.

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-Arts Collective Theatre – ACT — $3,150 for ACT Youth Creative. Funding for set construction and costumes for a theatrical production and program.

-Paul Montainier — $3,000 for Brewing for Comedy Festival. Funding for artist fees, marketing and administration for a local comedy festival.

-Maria Belenkova-Buford — $3,000 for Song of the Nereid. Funding for artist fees, crew fees, editing, sound and music, and venues for a local short film.

-Kaitlyn Karns — $2,000 for The Broadway Bunch. Funding for artist fees, music fees, venue costs, and marketing and promotion for a cabaret-style production.

-Matt Bhanks — $1,200 for Altered Alliances Web Series. Funding for post-production costs and artist fees for a live-action adaptation of a novel series.

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-Batool Yahya — $1,080 for Art by Those Who Have Experienced Homelessness in Windsor. Funding for art supplies, gallery rental, artist fees and promotion of a social-justice themed art exhibit.

-Allesandro Rotondi — $1,000 for Gentle Giant. Funding for artist fees, studio rental, graphic design and musicians towards a full-length original album.

-Russell Alexander Macklem — $1,000 for South Detroit Connection Album and Documentary. Funding for album art, pressing vinyl and compact discs (CDs), and documentary production in support of a music project.

-Dale Burkholder — $950 for South West Ontario Handbell Festival. Funding for clinician, music and facility rental for a new festival celebrating handbells.

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