FANS GRANT PROGRAM - SUCCESS STORIES

Grants for 2024

Grants for 2023

Maureen Coles
Visual Arts: $500

Gillian Claire
Theatre Arts: $2,500

Maryam Soroushnasab
Music Arts: $500

Sheree Jones
Visual Arts: $1,500

Grants for 2022

Victoria Yahara
Visual Arts: $500

Julia Woldmo
Visual Arts: $1,500

Jessica Heaven
Music: $1050

Nao Birrell
Literary Arts: $400

Alix Tsuki
Visual Arts: $500

Hey-Jung Oh
Music: $1250

Neda Hosseinni
Theatre Arts: $1250 (RP)

Amy Bacon
Music Arts: $1250 (RP)

Grants for 2021

Chris Dietrich
Musician: $1,000

Anika Mackay
Musician: $600

Lisa Wolfin
Visual Arts: $500

Sharron Quirke
Visual Arts: $500

Meghna Haldar
Literary-Playwrite: $2,000

Emily Kellsall
Media Arts: $2,000

Jessica Natrall
Indigenous Arts: $1,000

Soha Sanajou
Theatre Arts: $2,500
(Ruth Payne Emerging Artist)

Grants for 2020

Greg Coyes
Media Arts: $2,500
(Ruth Payne Emerging Artist)

25th Anniversary Grants
25 x $200 per
(for self directed video)

Link to Videos

Grants for 2019

Wiley Ho
Literary Arts: $500

Rebekah Maurice
Visual Arts: $500

Ava Maria Safai
Musician: $3,500

William Sturgess
Musician: $1,500

Maria Barrington-Foote
Musician: $1,500

Grant Julia Woldmo
Visual Arts: $2,500
(Ruth Payne Emerging Artist)

Grants for 2018

Janice Beaudoin
Visual Arts: $1,000

Aaron Nelson-Moody
Carver: $3,500

Lexie Owen
Contemporary Art: $2,000

Andrew Warner
Spoken Word: $2,500
(Ruth Payne Emerging Artist Grant)

FANS Don S. Williams Grant recipient Janice Beaudoin (Visual Arts)

Don S. Williams Grant recipient Aaron Nelson-Moody (Coast Salish Carver)
Presenter: Mayor Mussatto

Don S. Williams Grant recipient Lexie Owen (Contemporary Art)
Presenter: Sue-Ann Gilmour, FANS Secretary-Treasurer

Ruth Payne Emerging Artist grant recipient Andrew Warner (Spoken Word)

Grants for 2017

Katrina Becker-Gedge
Music: $1,000

C.E. Gatchalian
Literary: $1,000

Alicia Hansen
Music: $1,000

Christine Hood
Multi-media: $1,000

Anosh Irani
Playwright: $2,000

Laura Smith
Musician: $500

Don S. Williams Grant recipient Anosh Irani (Playwright)
Presenter: District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton

Don S. Williams Grant recipient Laura Smith (Musician)
Presenter: Presenter: Sue-Ann Gilmour, FANS Secretary-Treasurer

Grants for 2016

Adele Arseneau
Visual Artist: $500

Kolton Babych
Jewellery: $1,000

Arezou Beick
Jewellery: $1,500

John Valley
Visual Artist: $1,000

Joanne White
Visual Artist: $1,000

Theresa Wimbles
Visual Artist: $1,000

Adele Arseneau receives the Don S. Williams grant from District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton.

Don S. Williams Grant recipient Kolton Babych (Jewellery)

Arezou Beick receives the Don S. Williams grant from City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto.

John Valley receives the Don S. Williams grant from District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton.

Don S. Williams Grant recipient Joanne White (Visual Artist)

Theresa Wimbles receives the Don S. Williams grant from City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto.

Grants for 2015

Maria Josenhans
Visual Artist: $1,650

Monique McEwan
Fiber Artist: $500

Daniel Tones
Musician: $700

Janet Wang
Visual Artist: $1,000

Mary Kastle
Musician: $1,650

Don S. Williams Grant recipient Maria Josenhans (Visual Artist)
Presenter: District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton.

Don S. Williams Grant recipient Daniel Tones (Musician)
Presenter: Mayor Mussatto

Grants for 2014

Branwen Kemp
Jewellery: $1,000

Frankie Watt
Printmaker: $1,000

Suzanne Ristic
Playwrite: $1,000

Christie Grace
Musician: $1,000

Estelle Liebenberg
Jewellery: $1,000

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Estelle Liebenberg receives the Don S. Williams grant from District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton.

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Franki Watt Estelle receives the Don S. Williams grant from District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton.

Suzanne Ristic receives the Don S. Williams grant from City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto.

Christie Grace receives the Don S. Williams grant from City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto.

Christie Grace , 

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Christie Grace, Franki Watt, Estelle Liebenberg and Branwen Kemp.

Grants for 2013

Iris Low and
Therese Joseph
Visual Artist: $2,000

Asha Diaz
Musician: $2,000

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Iris Low/Therese Joseph receive Don S. Williams grant withe and District of West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith.

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Asha Diaz performs at the Tribute to the Arts gala.

Grants for 2012

Anne Gudrun
Visual Artist: $2,000

Adam Woodall
Musician: $2,000

Grant recipient Anne Gudrun stands next to her painting "Daisies" at the "Tribute to the Arts" event.

Adam Woodall performs at the "Tribute to the Arts" gala evening.

Inside the North Vancouver’s Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art.

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