Making a Living Making Art | Grant Clinic 2

Making A Living Making Art is a free professional development workshop series for creative entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations.

Making A Living Making Art is a free professional development workshop series for creative entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations. The series provides opportunities for artists to gain valuable information, skills and insights on creating and sustaining a creative practice.

Join us on Saturday November 2 from 10AM to 4PM for a 30 minute 1-on-1 session with 1 of 3 experienced grant consultants. Make sure to sign up ahead of time to guarantee your 1-on-1 session, as spots are limited and given on a first come, first serve basis.

Please bring a grant application you've already begun working on to maximize your time with the consultant. The more specific the project, the better! You are encouraged to identify areas of the grant that you would like particular support with.

Grant Writing 101 for Artists in Communities and Schools

October 2 / 6:00-8:00pm / North York Civic Centre - Council Chambers - 5100 Yonge Street, North York, ON

PWYC (Suggested Donation $5 to help defray Akin’s costs) / Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/2kDb4aB

Due to popular demand, we have decided to offer another grant writing workshop in October!

Join Akin and the Ontario Arts Council to learn more about how to apply for grants from the people that give them. Please note: this workshop will focus on grants offered by the OAC but much of the information provided can easily be applied to grants from other organizations.

Writing grants is a significant part of many artist's careers - so let's learn how to do it properly! This interactive workshop will explore the process of planning, writing and submitting grant proposals to different governing bodies. As a major funder themselves, the Ontario Arts Council provides direction and advice on the grant writing process and the various the dos and don'ts of everything from creating your budget to organizing your support material and work plan. Following this, there will be an extensive Q&A period.

Accessibility Info:
North York Civic Centre is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know of any other accessibility needs so that we can assist you. Email janet@akincollective.com by September 23rd, 2019 and we will do our best to accommodate you! Thank you.

Akin Projects would like to thank the City of Toronto for their kind donation of space to host this event.

About the Presenter:
Maura Broadhurst is the Cross-Sectoral Associate Officer at the Ontario Arts Council. In this capacity she manages the Arts Service Organizations programs as well as other project programs in the discipline and activity sections of the Council. Prior to her work at the Council, Maura was the Curator at the Latcham Gallery, the public art gallery in Stouffville, Ontario for over a decade. She has also worked at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection as an Educator and Program Coordinator, London Regional Art & Historical Museums, the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Canadian Stage Company and Desrosiers Dance Theatre.

Making A Living Making Art: Grant Writing Clinic →

Are you working on a grant application and would like to get feedback from a grant writing professional? Do you need guidance on the different funding streams available for a project you have in mind? This workshop is for you! Register for a 30 minute one-on-one conversation with one of our three consultants, two dates available!

Please note: 
Priority will be given to BIPOC individuals (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour), Newcomers, Deaf Persons, Persons with Disabilities, Persons Living with Mental Illness, and 2SLGBTQIAP*

July 14, 2018 @ 10AM-4PM
Riverdale Hub - 1326 Gerrard Street East

July 28, 2018 @ 10AM-4PM
Abbozzo Gallery - 401 Richmond St, suite 128

This clinic is part of a free professional development workshop series for creative entrepreneurs. The series provides opportunities for artists to gain valuable information, skills and insights on creating and sustaining a creative practice. Through workshops, roundtables or panels of discussion, industry experts provide their perspective and expertise into a number of topics geared towards artists and small to mid-sized arts organizations.

Grant Writing 101 Workshop - reference document now available

Big thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the Grant Writing 101 Workshop with the Ontario Arts Council. Due to the popularity of this workshop we are now able to provide the PDF slideshow from the event to the public.  We hope to have more public workshops on Grant Writing in the future. More information will be announced on our calendar, blog, and Facebook page when available. Our thanks to the Ontario Arts Council for their support of this event and for providing the PDF file for the public. 

Grant Writing 101 Workshop with the Ontario Arts Council

January 11 / 6:30-8:30pm / Committee Room 2, Second Floor East Side, Toronto City Hall - 100 Queen Street West

PWYC (Suggested Donation $5 to help defray Akin’s costs) / Please RSVP at www.universe.com/grantwriting

Join Akin and the Ontario Arts Council to learn how to learn more about how to get grants from the people that give them! Tickets are selling out fast so reserve your seat online today! 

Writing grants is a significant part of many artist's careers- so let's learn how to do it properly! This interactive workshop will explore the process of planning, writing and submitting grant proposals to different governing bodies. As a major funder themselves, the Ontario Arts Council provides clear examples of the grant writing process and the various the dos and don'ts of everything from creating your budget to organizing your support material and work plan. Following this, there will be an extensive Q&A period.

Toronto City Hall is fully wheelchair accessible. Please let us know of any other accessibility needs so that we can assist you. Email michael@akincollective.com by January 3, 2018 and we will do our best to accommodate you! Thank you. 

About the Presenter:
Maya Bedward is a filmmaker, arts educator and community-engaged artist from Toronto, ON. She is also the Information Services Coordinator at the Ontario Arts Council, where she helps artists and arts professionals navigate OAC’s many funding programs.

Factor Grants: Music Grant Writing Workshop

September 26, 6:00-8:00PM
The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings, 247 Spadina Avenue, 3rd Floor

Thanks to the generous support of FACTOR, this event is free, however there is limited seating, please register online to attend atwww.universe.com/factor

Musicians and artists that make music! Join and to learn how to get FACTOR music grants ($$$) from the people that give them, at their office!

Akin Projects and The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) present an interactive workshop that will explore the process of planning, writing and submitting music grant proposals and give an overview of FACTOR and their programs. As a major funder themselves, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings will provide clear examples of the grant writing process and the various the dos and don'ts of everything from ratings and the music juries to organizing your support material and work plan. Following this, there will be an extensive Q&A period so you can get the support you're looking for!

Transportation/ Accesibility: FACTOR is located at 247 Spadina Ave, 3rd floor (Just south of Dundas and North of Queen). TTC: Take the 510 Streetcar South from Spadina TTC Station towards Queens Quay, and exit at Sullivan St. The office is completely accessible by elevator to the 3rd floor.

FACTOR (the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings) is a public/private partnership that supports the production of sound recordings by Canadian musicians and helps Canadian music companies make recordings available to a wider public. www.factor.ca

FORGE: Grant Writing 101 with the Ontario Arts Council

September 19, 6:30pm / Committee Room 2, Second Floor East Side, Toronto City Hall - 100 Queen Street West.

Free! Must reserve a ticket - please RSVP here: https://www.universe.com/grantwriting101

Join us again to learn how to get grants ($$$) from the people that give them.

Writing grants is a significant part of many artist's careers- so let's learn how to do it properly! This interactive workshop will explore the process of planning, writing and submitting grant proposals to different governing bodies. As a major funder themselves, the Ontario Arts Council provide clear examples of the grant writing process and the various the dos and don'ts of everything from creating your budget to organizing your support material and work plan. Following this, there will be an extensive Q&A period.

Bio:
Janice Lambrakos is the Information Services Coordinator with the Ontario Arts Council. Janice takes pride in having worked for the Ontario Arts Council for the past 25 years. She has provided administrative support in a number of program offices, including Community Arts, Film, Photography and Video (now Media Arts), and Literature, giving her an in-depth knowledge of many of the OAC’s granting programs.

FORGE Workshop: Grant Writing 101 with the Ontario Arts Council

FORGE IS BACK!

FORGE: Grant Writing 101 with the Ontario Arts Council 

September 2, 6:30pm
Ontario Arts Council- 151 Bloor Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, ON

FREE


Writing grants is a significant part of many artist's careers- so let's how to do it properly! This interactive workshop will explore the process of planning, writing and submitting grant proposals to different governing bodies

As a major funder themselves, the Ontario Arts Council provide clear examples of the grant writing process and the various the dos and don'ts of everything from creating your budget to organizing your support material and work plan.

Afterwards, participants will form a 'mock jury' and look at real examples of successful (and unsuccessful) grant applications. Join us and learn how to get grants from the people that give them at their own office!

Bio:

Janice Lambrakos is Information Services Coordinator with the Ontario Arts Council.
Janice Lambrakos takes pride in having worked for the Ontario Arts Council for the past 25 years. She has provided administrative support in a number of program offices, including Community Arts, Film, Photography and Video (now Media Arts), and Literature, giving her an in-depth knowledge of many of the OAC’s granting programs. In 2000 Janice was promoted to Information Services Coordinator within OAC’s Outreach and Development section. This role has taken her to communities throughout Ontario, where she conducts information and grant application-writing sessions with individual artists. She also maintains relationships with other funders and business enterprise centres. Janice very much enjoys helping artists and arts organizations access OAC programs to support their activities. She is also a member of the OAC’s Disability Arts Committee.