Grant Writing & Promoting Your Practice
In the Artist Lab course Representing Your Work: Grant Writing & Promoting Your Practice, participants will learn how to write artist bios, artist statements, CVs, and project proposals in order to help artists build the fundamental frameworks for their careers. It also guides artists in creating project budgets, submitting grant applications, and documenting and archiving their practice. Tips on how to promote work on social media and low-stress networking are also covered.
This course consists of ten modules, which are asynchronous, meaning that all content is written and/or prerecorded, and that you can move through each module at your own pace.
Start CourseCourse Sections
- Art, Politics, and the Stakes of Representation
- Self-Presentation: Artist Statements, Artist Bios, and Artist Resumes
- Professional Writing: Project Proposals and Descriptions
- Tips for Grant Applications
- Career Documentation: Work Samples and Archiving
- Practical Administration: Timelines, Budgets, and Planning
- Articulating Your Practice: Artist Talks and Elevator Pitches
- Promoting Your Work: Press Releases and Interviews
- Online Presence: Websites and Social Media
- Low-Stress Networking
What’s Covered
- Learn writing, administrative, and promotional skills necessary for a professional career in the arts.
- Learn how different forms of communication—from a written artist statement and visual documentation to an elevator pitch and Instagram post—can be used effectively to tell the story of your work.
- Develop working drafts of materials needed to apply for most grants, residencies, and other professional opportunities, including the Creative Capital grant. Sample materials include an artist statement, artist biography, budget, timeline, work samples, and captions.