***NOTE: I cannot provide grant writing services for current and former therapy clients***
***Sliding scale fees available.***
Whether you are an emerging artist or a seasoned creative professional, finding new opportunities to expand your artistic practice can be immensely difficult.
As a social services professional based in NYC, I'm uniquely able to help artists worldwide with my grantwriting abilities. I am able to read applications for residencies, grants, and fellowships and understand exactly what the funder is looking for in their ideal applicants.
I offer services for artists in 2 separate categories:
Successful fundraising starts with a solid project idea proposed by the artist. Applications are very competitive. By meeting with an administrative professional, you can develop new ideas or refine current projects, which can yield a higher chance of success in being financially supported.
***Expedited service available for urgent deadlines.***
If you're already working on an application for receiving grant funding for an artistic project, OR you are applying for an artist residency position, improve your chance of success by receiving assistance real-time via Zoom. Refining your project idea, improving clarity of text, budgeting details, & understanding the requirements can lead to a higher chance of success.
For a full list of services tailored for accessing & writing for grant applications, please review below:
For a full list of services tailored to improving writing for application text you've already generated, without consulting offered, please review the page below:
Identify the best fundraising opportunities for your artistic practice within your county, state, and country. Also identify interdisciplinary ways to access funding.
Receive assistance and guidance in how to establish and sustain meaningful partnerships with potential granting local arts councils, foundations, donors, and philanthropists.
Create impactful written material that clearly describes your personal artistic practice and vision.
Have writer's block? Not sure what your next song is about? Have an idea for an installation that is not fully formed yet? Brainstorm with the assistance of a consultant, to identify new ideas that only you could bring to light.
Artist residencies are great opportunities to develop artistic work in a supportive environment, alongside other artists. Locations are available around the world.
For applying, it's important to have a strong application given competitiveness; the above Application Assistance services are applicable.
Identify new community partners that best align with your artistic practice and vision, thereby expanding your professional network.
For many people, stellar artistic skills, a respectable body of work, and a strong professional network do not always ensure that opportunities are within reach, or that bills are paid. It can be even more challenging for emerging artists who are not as advanced in their careers.
Paid opportunities are available through arts councils, foundations, philanthropists, private donors, and government organizations. When artists are able to directly impact the communities in which they live through classes, workshops, and events open to the public, more paid opportunities become available.
Artistic consulting services can allow for understanding this process, and figuring out one's particular way in accessing these opportunities.
Non-paid opportunities include artist residencies, retreats, fellowships, workshops, opportunities for public display of one's work, and access to a studio space for creating new work. These may or may not require payment from artists to participate. No-cost opportunities are more competitive and will require a stronger application to succeed.
Regardless, unpaid opportunities allow for expanding your professional network, where you can meet other artists in your own discipline and in other disciplines. This can lead to new collaborations and inspirations, that may lead to new projects that can receive funding.
During a free initial 20-minute consultation, I can assess what services are most helpful, develop a plan, and then work on a sliding-scale basis. I firmly believe that artists should be self-supporting; this includes having the capacity to fundraise for oneself. Therefore, the consultations I provide can empower you to eventually assume this work on your own.
No. The National Association for Social Workers has put forth the NASW Code of Ethics. All US-licensed social workers must adhere to these guidelines. Licensed social workers are prohibited from engaging in "Dual Relationships" with therapy clients; this includes conducting additional business transactions. This can harm clients and can lead to ethical violations. Consequently, I cannot offer grant writing services to current or former therapy clients.
Likewise, the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Code of Ethics outlines guidelines that compel grant writers to act in accordance with their profession's regulations. Grant writers additionally must avoid professional misconduct and potential conflicts of interest. To ensure the highest integrity in my consulting work, I cannot offer therapy services to current or former grant-writing clients.
My adherence to these ethical guidelines of my professions, allows me to maintain the highest professional integrity and also protect my clients' welfare.
"The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing: How to Find Funds and Write Foolproof Proposals for the Visual, Literary, and Performing Artist" by Gigi Rosenberg, is great for identifying the numerous ways you can fundraise for yourself as an artist.
(Original edition was released in 2010, so it's a little older, but still very helpful.)
"Res Artis" is an excellent 1st stop to find artist residencies around the world. Many require payment, while others are free or low-cost. Check the "Open Calls" section to find residencies which have upcoming deadlines for application.
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