Our Current Programs
The programs listed on this page currently operate on an annual basis. Guidelines are available on each program’s page. We recommend subscribing to the Foundation’s mailing list (see website footer) to receive updates on programs and to ensure that applicants and nominators do not miss deadlines.
Mid-Career Awards: Visual Arts and Curatorial Excellence
Image: Kent Monkman, Resurgence of the People, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 132” x 264”. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Monkman is the laureate of the 2014 Hnatyshyn Foundation Mid-Career Award for Excellence in Visual Arts and a laureate of the 2017 Hnatyshyn Foundation REVEAL Awards for Indigenous Artists.
Developing Artist Grants for Performing Arts Students
Image: Étienne Gagnon-Delorme, 2016 Developing Artist Grant laureate, Contemporary Dance
Gerda Hnatyshyn Launch Grants
Image: Julianna Bryson, 2023 Developing Artist Grant laureate in Contemporary Dance. Naomi Caulfield Photography.
The William and Meredith Saunderson Prize for Emerging Artists
Image: Marlon Kroll, 2020 laureate of a William and Meredith Saunderson Prize for Emerging Artists. Installation shot, Sunrise it Crystallize at Parisian Laundry, Montreal
The Hnatyshyn Foundation Joysanne Sidimus Ballet Grant
Image: Jeremy Blanton with Joysanne Sidimus. Photo by Amleto Lorenzini. Courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada
The Hnatyshyn Foundation - University of Saskatchewan Scholarship for Indigenous Students in Drama
Image: Leze Pewapsconias, 2022 laureate, performing in Concord Floral by Jordan Tannahil, directed by Nathasha Martina at the Greystone Theatre (University of Saskatchewan, 2021)
The Hnatyshyn Foundation Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting
Image: Kelly Lin, 2020 Young Conductor’s Fellowship laureate, performs with her orchestra in Vancouver, 2023. Photo: Thomas Ayouti
The Hnatyshyn Foundation – Fogo Island Arts Young Curator Residency
Image: View from Fogo Island, Newfoundland. Courtesy of Fogo Island Arts