Art Boss (PPAC)

Registration, General Public – $25.00, Member – $10.00  see pikespeakartscouncil.org for more info and to register.

Funder Q&A: Writing Arts Grants

With

Claire Swinford

Course Description:

An  informal Q&A session designed to demystify the grant writing  process for artists and arts nonprofit volunteers or staff who do not  have professional training in fund development. Hosted by local arts  funder Claire Swinford of Bee Vradenburg Foundation, we’ll discuss the  must-haves, the nice-to-haves and the sometimes-unspoken rules of grant  seeking in the arts..

Please bring the following supplies with you:

Art Supplies: Pen, paper or your preferred note-taking device

Bio:

Claire  Swinford is Executive Director of Bee Vradenburg Foundation, a  grantmaker that centers equity and inclusion across its work to advance  the relevance, resilience, and greatness of arts in the Pikes Peak  Region. She serves on the advisory board of the UCCS Galleries of  Contemporary Art, and has been recognized as a Mayor’s Young Leader in  Creative Industries and a Pikes Peak Arts Council Rising Star for her  cultural advocacy as well as her work as a narrative figure painter.