GRANTS + AWARDS
2023
City of Ottawa - Creation & Production Fund for Professional Artists | The Acorn (album currently in production)
2022
Prism Prize Jury for 2022 Music Video Production Project Stream
2018
City of Ottawa - Major Arts and Cultural Festivals Program
FACTOR - Collective Initiatives
2017
City of Ottawa - Major Arts and Cultural Festivals Program
City of Ottawa - Capacity Building Funding Program
Ontario Arts Council - Presenter/Producer 2 Year Operating
FACTOR - Collective Initiatives
Heritage Canada - Canadian Arts Presentation Fund - 2 Year
2016
Ontario Creates - Music Futures | The Acorn
City of Ottawa - Major Arts and Cultural Festivals Program
Ontario Arts Council - Presenter/Producer Operating
FACTOR - Collective Initiatives
Heritage Canada - Canadian Arts Presentation Fund
2015
Polaris Music Prize - Long List | The Acorn “Vieux Loup”
City of Ottawa - Creation & Production Fund for Professional Artists | SILKKEN “Anchors”
Ontario Arts Council - Presenter/Producer 2 Year Operating
City of Ottawa - Arts Funding Program
FACTOR - Collective Initiatives
Heritage Canada - Canadian Arts Presentation Fund
2014
Heritage Canada - Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage (BCAH)
SOCAN - Popular Music Festivals
2013
City of Ottawa - Major Festivals & Fairs
Ontario Arts Council - Multi and Integrated Arts
SOCAN - Festivals Grant
2011
FACTOR promofact video grant | The Acorn “Misplaced”
2010
City of Ottawa - Creation & Production Fund for Professional Artists | The Acorn “Vieux Loup”
Ottawa XPress Readers Poll - Band of the Year | The Acorn
Ottawa XPress Readers Poll - Rock/Folk Album of the Year | The Acorn “No Ghost”
FACTOR promofact video grant | The Acorn “Restoration” directed by Winston Hacking
FACTOR tour support | The Acorn - Fall North American/EU/UK tours
2009
FACTOR Emerging Artist Recording Loan | The Acorn “No Ghost”
FACTOR tour support | The Acorn - Spring EU/UK tour
2008
Polaris Music Prize - Long List | The Acorn “Glory Hope Mountain”
SAW Centre - Golden Cherry Awards / | Best Rock/Pop Band of the Year
SAW Centre - Golden Cherry Awards | Best Album of the Year - The Acorn “Glory Hope Mountain”
FACTOR tour support | The Acorn - Spring US tour
FACTOR tour support | The Acorn - Fall UK tour
2007
FACTOR promofact video grant | The Acorn “Flood pt.1” directed by Christopher Mills
FACTOR promofact video grant | The Acorn “Crooked Legs” directed by Christopher Mills
2006
City of Ottawa - Creation & Production Fund for Professional Artists | The Acorn “Glory Hope Mountain”
Ontario Arts Council - Popular Music | The Acorn “Glory Hope Mountain”
2003
Ontario Arts Council - Exhibition Assistance | Mercury Vapour Collective @ G101 | lead recipient Aaron McKenzie Fraser, with Darcy Lyndon Fraser, Rolf Klausener, and Ben Welland