Successful Funding Applications 30th September
Are you seeking funding for your artistic projects through grants, bursaries, residencies, or Percent for Art commissions? Where do you begin to build a successful plan?
This practical webinar offers essential strategies for securing funding. Dr Marianne O’Kane Boal will delve into the detail of preparing compelling project proposals, covering:
- Structuring your proposal with effective headings.
- Developing a realistic project timeline.
- Understanding and addressing selection criteria.
- Crafting a strong budget and proposal narrative.
- Identifying and avoiding common application mistakes.
Attendees will gain a valuable working toolkit for writing robust funding applications.
Dr Marianne O’Kane Boal
Dr Marianne O’Kane Boal is a well-known curator and writer on art and architecture. She has written extensively on these subjects over the past 25 years. She writes for the Irish Arts Review, Circa, Perspective, Living Design, Visual Artists Newsletter and Architecture Ireland. She has curated over 50 exhibitions in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Marianne completed her PhD in Social Research at Atlantic Technological University Sligo in 2023. She is President of the Irish Section of AICA (International Association of Art Critics) and Expert Advisor on Art for the Ministerial Advisory Group on Architecture and the Built Environment in Northern Ireland. She has been delivering webinars and professional development workshops for Visual Artists Ireland for over fifteen years since 2009 on curating, creative proposals, presenting work, writing about practice and public art. Her research interests include art, architecture, children’s literature, the sociology of food and childhood studies. She has presented at conferences in Zurich, Prague, Chile, Belfast and Dublin.
This event is supported by South Dublin County Council.