Grantwriting for Arts Organizations: Part 2

Workshop: Grantwriting for Arts Organizations: Two-Part Series

Are you an arts organization or fiscally sponsored project based in the Bay Area?

Are you ready for deeper financial investment to support your work?

Applying for grants to support cultural work can be an overwhelming process, especially for those just starting out.

Led by artist and grant specialist Vin Seaman, this interactive workshop provides participants with helpful tools and structures to create compelling grant applications, from start to finish.

Over the course of this workshop, you will learn to:

• 🍰 Write a succinct short description
• ✍️ Expand your ideas into a compelling grant narrative
• 🧮 Create a clear and detailed budget
• 🪩 Select relevant work samples

Don't let financial hurdles dim your artistic brilliance – let’s learn how to write grants together!

What to Bring:

• Laptop or notebook & pen or pencil
• Existing writing about your organization and its programs (optional)
• Snacks & water (optional)

Light refreshments will be provided

Kevin “Vin” Seaman (they/them) is an interdisciplinary artist, drag performer (LOL McFiercen) and the Director of Diamond Wave. Their work exploring queer identity has also been presented at The Stud, Brava, CounterPulse, YBCA, Frameline, the Tank NYC, the Austin International Drag Festival, SATTELITE ART SHOW Miami, the National Queer Arts Festival, Stockholm’s Stolt Scenkonst, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Yale School of the Arts.

They have been active in the Bay Area arts ecosystem since 2004 and have previously held positions at the San Francisco Foundation and Queer Cultural Center, and have consulted with a myriad of local and national organizations including the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, the Luggage Store Gallery and Dance/USA. They have been featured on Shondaland and Vice, were an inaugural APAP Leadership Fellow, and received the 2017 Americans for the Arts Emerging Leader Award, the 2019 Theatre Bay Area Legacy Award, and a 2022 CALI Catalyst award.

Location is fully ADA accessible with no stairs and an all-gender wheelchair accessible restroom. Masking is encouraged, with masks available at door. If you have any access needs or requests, please email [email protected] and we will do our best to accommodate you!

Host or Publisher Independent Arts & Media