Navigating Arts Grants with Shanti Des Fours
Saturday 2 November 2024
Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm
Where: Ignite Studios - 60 Crane Street Ballina
Age: Open to all
Cost: $20 (incl GST)
Are you a visual artist or creative looking to fund your next project? Demystify the grant application process with expert grant writer Shanti Des Fours. This information session will cover simple, effective tips for finding grants and writing strong applications.
Session Highlights:
- Introduction to Grant Funding: Understand the basics of grant funding and how it can support your artistic projects.
- Finding the Right Grants: Learn where to find grants that align with your artistic goals, including the key arts grants available to NSW-based artists.
- Tips for Successful Applications: Discover the essential elements of a strong application, including how to answer common submission questions and present support material effectively.
- Budgeting and Project Planning: Get an overview of how to develop a realistic budget and align it with your project plan.
Concluding with a Q&A, participants can ask specific or general questions about the grant application process, whether you have a specific arts project in need of funding, a particular grant in mind, or you simply wish to improve your grant application skills.
This information session is designed for NSW-based visual artists, however all creatives will benefit.
This event is ticketed and places are limited. Advanced bookings via the ticketing link below, or by phoning the Gallery on 02 6681 0530.
About the Instructor:
Shanti Des Fours is an accomplished grant writer with a decade of experience securing funding for arts and community organisations, as well as individual artists. A practicing artist and experienced workshop facilitator, she has raised over $1 million in grant funding and is a highly sought-after grant consultant.
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Ignite Studios is a wheelchair accessible venue. Please contact us ahead of time if you have accessibility needs you would like us to be aware of.
Image credit: Dhyana Thornbury