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.

Workshop Series: The Story of the Lost Expedition- Paid to Participate!


The Story Of The Lost Expedition



6 Tuesday night workshops from Oct 07 thru Nov 11 / 2014

"When The Lost Expedition met they sat in a circle of twelve seats, one of which was always empty"
These workshops focus on using Story as a way to talk about something that can’t be talked about, to refer to something that can’t be seen directly, to bring unknowns (even unknowable unknowns) into relationship together. When used this way Story can become a framework to facilitate a change in consciousness for an individual within a group and, more importantly, to facilitate a change in consciousness for the group-as-a- whole. Participants in the workshops will be encouraged to take on a role within the story and to let the story evolve and inform their investigation.

Allen Morgan and En Burk have been working with the story of The Lost Expedition since 1986, with many other artists taking part over the years. Recently this work has taken on the form of a mandala. These workshops will take place within this mandala landscape.

Working with story can be particularly useful for artists of all persuasions. In order to take on a role in the story and sit on one of the seats in the circle of twelve, it is necessary for workshop participants to remember and then encourage a relationship with the unknown (and perhaps even unknowable) source that lies at the heart of their own personal work. Finding new ways to express and act within such a relationship is a primary concern for all artists.

There is a somewhat unusual fee schedule for the 6 workshops: $30 to be paid by participants before or at the first workshop. After they complete the second workshop $20 will be paid to participants at each subsequent workshop they attend. There are only 10 spaces available for these workshops.

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Reworking the Common Knowledge #2
























Free! Join the Facebook Event

Facilitators: Sona Safaei & Janna Brown
Wednesday July 09, 2014
7-10 pm

 Akin Collective, Unit # 302, 87 Wade Avenue
Just north of Bloor & Lansdowne

Pre-register by email: reworkthecommon@gmail.com

Join us for a second free performance/workshop to share stories and have an art chat.

Our program will have three parts:

1) Introductions and sharing stories
2) Presentation on Project Background/Context, Social Practice, and, some visions for a workshop series
3) Group Brainstorm + Activity

To get you thinking ahead, you could think of a story to share with the group. This could be a story from adolescence, childhood, etc. that stands out because it’s different than your experience now.


We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

www.akincollective.com