New Deadline and Change in Age Requirement - Now open to individuals 18 to 30 years of age. Deadline for Submissions: Saturday October 24, 2009 |
A 2-week workshop for Aboriginal youth (18-25) who are committed to engaging in discussions and articulations on Aboriginal art. The workshop will include studio sessions, gallery visits, travel to cultural exhibits and dynamic visual and verbal exchanges.
ARTIST AS ENTREPRENEUR
Professional Development Workshop Series
Presents:
Hot Tips for a Creative Proposal
Plus...
Funders’ Info Session & Speed Date
October 2009…Kicking off this season’s Professional Development Workshop Series for Aboriginal artists, Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training presents two back-to-back evening workshops. Wednesday, October 28 presents Hot Tips For A Creative Proposal followed by a Funders Info Session & Speed Date on Thursday, October 29. Both workshops are FREE and will be presented each evening from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Mizwe Biik.
Hot Tips For A Creative Proposal will offer a primer of grant writing information to prepare the participants for the following evening’s Funders Info Session & Speed Date. This practical workshop will offer an overview of how to prepare a proposal, create project objectives, the project plan, budget and supporting material. Participants will also be able to sign up for the following evening’s Speed Date A Funder. The Hot Tips For A Creative Proposal will take place on Wednesday, October 28 and will be presented by Independent Producer/Arts Consultant, Denise Bolduc.
On the following evening, join us for the Funders Info Session & Speed Date and meet Noel Habel (Program Officer, Aboriginal Arts Office, Canada Council for the Arts), Sara Roque (Aboriginal Arts Officer, Ontario Arts Council) and Soraya Peerbaye, (Grants Officer, Dance, Toronto Arts Council) and Tamara Steinberg, (Grants Officer, Community Arts, Toronto Arts Council). Each specialist will begin the evening with a brief overview of their organization and of the funding programs they offer. After the break, all are welcomed to participate in the Speed Date A Funder. This is a unique opportunity for participants to meet individually with these Grants Officers and discuss arts projects within 10-minute increments.
The Canada Council for the Arts is a national funding agency, the Ontario Arts Council is a provincial funding agency and the Toronto Arts Council is a municipal funding agency. All agencies provide funding and various awards to individual professional artists and arts organizations through peer /jury assessment processes. For further information on these agencies, please visit: http://www.canadacouncil.ca, http://www.arts.on.ca and http://www.torontoartscouncil.org
Participants at these two workshops should leave motivated with an understanding of the essential elements to improve their grant success and independent entrepreneurship. To register for this workshop, please rsvp at d.m.bolduc@gmail.com and include your artistic discipline. Seating is limited, so book quickly!
Further Artist as Entrepreneur Professional Development Workshops will be scheduled from November to March, 2010. All workshops take place at 167 Gerrard Street East – lower level (between Jarvis and Sherbourne Streets).
Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment & Training gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council.
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