“Olivia is a highly knowledgeable and generous presenter. I found her tips to be most helpful and have so many ideas to apply to for that next grant. This was a really valuable lesson to not take grant rejection as a negative, but as a way to learn and to improve your grant and apply again. Thank you.”
Pictured: Grant Writing for the Arts Workshop underway in Murgon (South Burnett) on 15 February 2023. Image by Nancy Jayde Photography.
Last month I hit the road and visited four communities across the South Burnett and Gympie regions delivering a half-day Grant Writing for the Arts workshop - what a blast! Thank you to the 54 participants who joined me in Goomeri (1 February), Kingaroy (3 February), Gympie (14 February) and Murgon (15 February), it was a pleasure to meet you all and hear your project ideas. Workshop participants ranged from authors to musicians, visual artists to arts therapists, graphic designers, museum managers, festival volunteers and everything in between. Workshops are a fantastic way to learn new skills (or as a refresher) but also to network with other creative practitioners in and around your region. I hope you all got as much out of the workshop as I did!
It’s no secret that I live and breathe data, so I’m pleased to provide the following insights collected from the post-workshop survey:
Workshop attendees also received a two-page resource following the workshop, and development is currently underway to utilise some of this information to create a free downloadable resource that will be available to everyone once the Resources section of my website launches later in the year (watch this space!).
Pictured: Grant Writing for the Arts workshop underway at Gympie Regional Art Gallery on Tuesday 14 February 2023. With thanks to Councillor Bruce Devereaux (Gympie Regional Council) for taking this snap during the session!
“This workshop provided great information and tips to help our organisation to apply for grants for both infrastructure, workshops and special events. Well done.”
“Olivia provided a friendly, supportive environment and her depth of knowledge gave me confidence that this information would valuable and useful. Thank you so much.”
Although this iteration of the workshop series is now complete and the upcoming The Art of Grant Writing workshop session on the Fraser Coast is fully booked, please keep an eye on the Workshops section of my website as new workshops are announced in 2023 and into 2024!
The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Gympie Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and South Burnett Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.