Grant Writing Essentials – Two-Part Mini Series

This two-part workshop is designed to equip artists with practical tools to build sustainable careers. We'll cover essential business and marketing skills tailored specifically for artists.

In the first session, learn to develop a portfolio, strengthen your online presence, and identify your unique brand. The second session focuses on financial strategies, actionable time management techniques, and building income streams to sustain your practice.

Part 1: The Pitch - Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Your art has potential - now you must represent it on paper in a way that will captivate the reader. In the first part of this series, you’ll learn how to craft a compelling, context-rich pitch that jumps off the page to effectively illustrate the true value of your art project. Starting with an essential grant-writing check-list, you'll understand how to represent your work with clarity and persuasion. 

Part 2: Budgets + Timelines - Wednesday, June 18, 2025

All winning grant applications include cohesive, well-thought-out budgets and timelines that accurately illustrate the project from both a time and financial perspective. In this session, we'll focus on developing a set of best practices for crafting budgets and timelines that enhance your future grant applications and drive results. 

Speaker: Caroline Gauthier, MBA, HEC & YES Artist Business Coach

Pre-registration is required. This workshop is available in person as well as an online, live-streaming webinar.

If you registered for the in-person workshop, please arrive at the YES office, located at 666 Sherbrooke Street West, 7th floor, 15–30 minutes before the workshop begins.

For online participants, you will receive an email with login instructions a few hours before the workshop starts. If you don’t see the email one hour before the start time, please check your Spam or Junk folder.

*This low registration fee is only possible thanks to our generous funders and partners.

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