ACHF Funded!

I was very pleased to learn this week that I was selected for funding from the City of Windsor’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund. This money is being given to me for a live-stream performance that I have scheduled for Saturday, May 23, 2020, from 9-10PM ET, on the Soul City Music Co-op Facebook page.

This local grant has been a pillar in the creative community since it was first introduced back in 2015, and I am so grateful that the Cultural Affairs staff was able to revamp this fund to support artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program asked artists to apply, from a wide range of disciplines, to create content that would be accessible online to all between May and June. As ever, the list of funded projects reads like an excellent listing of good things happening locally. But the best part is, no matter where you are in the world, you can enjoy all of this great content.

I believe the Cultural Affairs staff is still compiling the master list of all the dates/times/URLs of all the recipient’s projects, but in the meantime, here are the recipients:

ACHF COVID-19 Enhanced Funding Round
Projects and Recipients

1. Bill Dileva. The Bill Nuvo Experience. Livestream magic show.

2. David Carovillano. Clarinet for the Soul. Livestream concert.

3. John-Paul Bonadonna. Leave Those Kids Alone. Livestream online concerts.

4. Kate Hargreaves. Insulate. Livestream poetry reading.

5. Gisele Dionne. Franco Danses. Livestream weekly dance classes.

6. Garth Jackson. You Need Something To Slow You Down. Short film.

7. Nora Harvey. Live Painting Class. Livestream step-by-step visual art class.

8. Glen Hawkes. The Not-So-Normal Activity Book. 25-page downloadable book.

9. Teajai Travis. Story Time with Uncle Teajai, Duke of Dressup. Storytelling videos.

10. Madeline Doornaert. Madeline Doornaert LIVE. Livestream concert.

11. Lesley Andrew. 3:30 LIVE! Livestream concerts featuring several musical genres.

12. Ted Lamont. Ted Tuesdays. Livestream all-request acoustic shows.

13. Luke Maddaford. HERE. Visual art exhibition available online.

14. Clinton Anderson. Clinton Anderson Folks Around. Livestream concert.

15. Gemma Cunial. Windsor Youth Short Film Showcase. Online film presentations.

16. Liam Ingram. Cyber Rehab with Benz Menova. Livestream variety show.

17. Kristofer Marentette. The Face to Facebook Livecast. Livestream variety show.

18. Sarah F. Morris. Jane’s Walk 2020. Digital presentations from the 2020 event.

19. Nhu Tu. Heroes of Windsor. Time-lapse mural creation.

20. Averey Meloche. The Fantasy Fantasia Podcast. Storytelling and role-playing.

21. Crissi Cochrane. Crissi Cochrane Livestream. Livestream concert.

22. Sara Fontaine. The Fontaine’s Virtual Album. Livestream concert.

23. Patricia Fell. #essentialToothFairy. Livestream video merging art and health.

24. Kaitlyn Karns. The Broadway Bunch. Livestream concert of Broadway songs.

25. Karen Morand. Tangerine Quarantine. Livestream storytelling/poetry/music.

26. Justin Zuccato. The Indiana Drones. Livestream acoustic concert.

27. Black Kids in Action. Our Voice for Our Community. Youth videos during COVID.

28. Michael Evans. It Happened in Windsor. Video series highlighting Windsor’s history.

29. Ben Graham. Mama Llama’s Enchiladas. Livestream and download of children’s book.

30. Kevin Blondin. STAY HOME. Digital colouring activity pages from local artists.

31. Spencer Montcalm. Art Conservation LIVE. Livestream art conservation tutorials.

32. Christine Paris. Gaia’s Journey. Video presentation of “Gaia’s Journey” children’s book.

33. Christy Litster. Colouring Pages Give-Away! Downloadable colouring packs.

34. Heather Zaleski. Growing Your Own Vegetable Garden. Video tutorials.

35. Julia Hall. Untitled. Video on the design/creation of an outdoor mural on native plants.

36. Leslie McCurdy. The Spirit of Harriet Tubman. Video broadcast of the one-woman play.

37. Eric Branget. Night Terrors. Local theatre collaboration; producing original podcasts.

38. Kriste Latouf. Lights of Unity. Virtual presentation of a visual art exhibition.

39. Emerald Isle Dance Society of Windsor. Irish Dancing 101. Livestream dance classes.

40. Jade Wallace. The Southern Ontario Gothic Tour. Livestream poetry and storytelling.

41. Scott Rawlings. Great Scott!!!! It’s MAGIC!!!! Livestream all-ages magic show.

42. Alexandra Biniarz. Nature Poetry & Environmentalism. Digital poetry and stories.

43. Chinese Association of Greater Windsor. United. Video highlighting community spirit.

44. Brendan Scott Friel. Live from My Living Room. Livestream concert.

45. Windsor Dance eXperience. Dancing with Windsor. Livestream dance classes and party.

46. Alex Ungurenasu. To Light. Livestream poetry reading.

47. Vanguard Youth Arts Collective. Run, Don’t Walk. Online art exhibition and Zine.

48. Douglas MacLellan. The Long Pause. Digital photo project and magazine.

49. ACT – Arts Collective Theatre. Wherever It Takes You. Showcase from a one-act play.

50. Abridged Opera Co. Trio of Mini Concerts. Livestream of three operas.

51. Korda Artistic Productions. Fearless Frieda & the Giant. Livestream theatre production.

52. Mark Calcott. Faking Requests. Livestream ‘all-request’ piano concert

53. James Oltean. James O-L Online. Livestream concert.

54. Bangladesh-Canada Association of W.E. Boishakhi. Celebration of Bangla New Year.

55. Sasha Opeiko & Martin Stevens. Extraordinary Measures. Short film presentation.

56. David Bergeron. Program Nexus. Livestream electronic music set.

57. Czarina Mendoza. Non-essential Audio. Sound documentary responding to COVID.

58. Theodore Hogan. Ted Hogan, Saxophone. Livestream musical performance.

59. Imogen Clendinning. LEFT Contemporary. Visual arts/artists Instagram takeover.

60. Kianna Porter. A New Dress Every Day. Livestream reading of poems by Marty Gervais.

61. Murad Erzinclioglu. Open the Floodgate. Three development seminars for creators.

62. Austin Di Pietro. Transcending Borders. Music recording and presentation.

63. Jeremy Coulter. TROUT in Captivity. Livestream concert.

64. Mark Laliberte. The Simpler Sampler. Creation/sharing of 2 e-books.

65. JC Bitonti. Exulansis. Daily poetry readings, with a 60 minute final show from local poets.

66. Lauren Rapp. Inside Out. Time-lapse video of a mural creation by a local artist.

67. Sybil Lamb. Lamb Oracle Tarot Deck. Downloadable tarot gallery with interpretations.

68. Erik Johnson. Floetry. Livestream poetry reading with musical accompaniment.

There are a lot of excellent names on this list, and lots more who didn’t make it, so please be sure to support your local live-streamers, whether or not they’re part of this funding round!

Friendly reminder that, before my ACHF live-stream, I will have two others - one this coming Saturday, May 9, and one on Thursday, May 14. Both are from 9-10PM ET on the Soul City Music Co-op Facebook page, and the Thursday night show is going to be my second custom love songs live-stream, where I’ll be playing another completely new batch of love-songs.