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The artist's guide to grant writing : how to find funds and write foolproof proposals for the visual, literary, and performing artist / Gigi Rosenberg.

By: Rosenberg, Gigi [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Watson-Guptill, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: xv, 206 pages ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780823000708 (paperback).Other title: How to find funds and write foolproof proposals for the visual, literary, and performing artist.Subject(s): Arts -- United States -- Finance | Arts fund raising -- United States | Proposal writing for grants -- United StatesDDC classification: 700.79
Contents:
Introduction. Find the money -- Start your research with you -- Make grant writing work for you -- Build your team -- Decipher the applications -- Write your proposal, step by step -- Stand out from the crowd -- Craft your artist statement, bio, and résumé -- Showcase your art with a stellar work sample -- Budget fearlessly -- Make friends with funders -- Fundraise strategically -- Overcome psychological roadblocks -- Epilogue. Make art -- Appendix A. Where to find grants and residencies -- Appendix B. Books and websites about grant writing -- Appendix C. Additional resources to support your career.
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General lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending 700.79 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00215209
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing is designed to transform readers from starving artists fumbling to get by into working artists who confidently tap into all the resources at their disposal. Written in an engaging and down-to-earth tone, this comprehensive guide includes time-tested strategies, anecdotes from successful grant writers, and tips from grant officers and fundraising specialists. The book is targeted at both professional and aspiring writers, performers, and visual artists who need concrete information about how to write winning grant applications and fundraise creatively so that they can finance their artistic dreams.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-194) and index.

Introduction. Find the money -- Start your research with you -- Make grant writing work for you -- Build your team -- Decipher the applications -- Write your proposal, step by step -- Stand out from the crowd -- Craft your artist statement, bio, and résumé -- Showcase your art with a stellar work sample -- Budget fearlessly -- Make friends with funders -- Fundraise strategically -- Overcome psychological roadblocks -- Epilogue. Make art -- Appendix A. Where to find grants and residencies -- Appendix B. Books and websites about grant writing -- Appendix C. Additional resources to support your career.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Gigi Rosenberg is a writer, speaker, and workshop leader. This book grew out of the professional development workshops she launched in Portland, Oregon, and teaches in New York, Chicago, and throughout the Pacific Northwest at colleges, conferences, and arts organizations. Her writing has been published by Seal Press, The Oregonian, Parenting and Writer's Digest ; performed at Seattle's On the Boards; and broadcast on Oregon Public Radio. For the latest, visit www.gigirosenberg.com .