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How to Apply for an Artist Grant / Central District
Date: Wednesday, June 20
Time: 5 - 6:30pm
Cost: FREE, but RSVP as space is limited
*Presented in partnership with the Northwest African American Museum.
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP:
*This workshop is open to artists of all disciplines interested in learning about grant funding.
This workshop provides an overview of applying for artist grants from Artist Trust Program Manager Katy Hannigan. Youll learn about funding opportunities available for you and your projects, how the grantmaking process works, and tips to make your next application stand out. Following the workshop, artist Jade Solomon Curtis will share her experience applying for grants and other opportunities and answer questions from workshop attendees.
TAKEAWAYS:
-Hear from a local artist about the grant application process
-Understand the components of a solid grant application
-How the application and selection process works from start to finish
-Funding opportunities available for your work
-Resources for additional support
-Reference guides with sample applications
ABOUT THE FEATURED ARTIST:
Jade Solomon Curtis is an interdisciplinary artist interested in the body as an artifact of memory, space and time as well as the founder of Solo Magic, a non-profit arts initiative with the mission, Activism is the Muse.
Since beginning her solo career in 2015, her work has been presented by the Seattle Art Museum, Central District Forum for Art & Ideas ("It Is My Existence"), Grammy Award-winning jazz composer, John Clayton (NYC), the Seattle International Dance Festival, Northwest African American Museum (Jacob Lawrence, The Great Migration) Velocity and Spectrum Dance Theater (SDT). In 2016, Curtis was selected to tour Cuba as part of, Common Ground Music Project; and her solo, Emancipation was produced as part of the landmark exhibition, Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic.
Curtis received her BFA in Dance Performance from Southern Methodist University and is the recipient of fellowships, grants, and residencies from the University of South Carolina, Central District Forum for Art & Ideas, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Artist Trust, 4culture and Base Experimental + Arts.
A celebrated soloist of Donald Byrds Spectrum Dance Theater, she is also the subject of an Emmy Award-winning short film directed by Ralph Bevins (Seattle Channel).
While at Spectrum Dance Theater, Curtis toured National and Internationally (Southeast Asia) and was the Program Director of the Spectrum Dance Theater Professional Division as well as the Interim Artistic Director for Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center. Curtis has also performed as a member of Alison Chase Performance, Opus Dance Theater, Wideman-Davis Dance, ThomaDeFrantzs Slippage and Seattles 5th Avenue Theater.
ABOUT THE VENUE:
The venue for this event is wheelchair accessible and can be accessed by Metro transit and the Light Rail. The venue has identified as a non-scent-free space with gendered bathrooms. This event is service dog friendly and child friendly, but child care will not be provided. Also, if you do plan to bring your child please keep in mind that certain topics and language may not be appropriate for children.
PHOTO RELEASE:
By registering for this class you agree that Artist Trust may take and use photographs, that you might be in, from the workshop for future promotional purposes.
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
Email Zach Frimmel for any workshop or other accessibility questions.
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LocationNorthwest African American Museum (Legacy Hall) (View)
2300 S. Massachusetts St.
Seattle, WA 98144
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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