Artist Grants 101

Diamond Wave presents

Artist Grants 101: a workshop exploring creative funding
With Vin Seaman
Tuesday, February 16, 2025
6 - 9 PM
Pacific Felt Factory
2830 20th Street, San Francisco
$15 early bird, $25 General
*Limited Pay-What-You-Can tickets available

🌈 Calling all trailblazing artists! 🌈

Are you a creative force in the Bay Area? It's time to take your creative practice to the next level, and we're here to support you!

Unlock the secrets to funding your creative practice in this engaging in-person workshop led by interdisciplinary artist and Diamond Wave Director Vin Seaman. Together, we’ll explore funding for arts and culture in the Bay Area and answer questions like:

🔍 Where Do I Find Grants?

🤔 Is That Grant Right for Me?

📅 What Happens After I Submit?

❓ What if I Don't Get the Grant? What if I Do!?

Don't let financial hurdles dim your artistic brilliance – let’s learn how to find funding together!

Want to continue your grants journey? This workshop is part of a two-part series. Join us for part two, our Grantwriting for Artists Workshop happening Tuesday, February 25, 2024, 6 - 9 PM.

Accessibility Information:

• Masks Required (KN95 masks provided, Diamond Wave staff COVID test before workshop)
• All Gender Restroom

• Wheelchair Accessible, with 6 steps to enter through the non-wheelchair accessible entrance.
• Access to quiet outdoor space
• If you have any access needs or requests, please email [email protected] and we will do our best to accommodate you!

What to Bring:

• Laptop or notebook & pen or pencil
• Questions about artist grants
• Snacks & water (optional)
  

About the Facilitator:

Kevin “Vin” Seaman (they/them) is an interdisciplinary artist and the Director of Diamond Wave. Their work exploring queer identity has also been presented at The Stud, Brava, CounterPulse, YBCA, Frameline, the Tank NYC, the Austin International Drag Festival, SATTELITE ART SHOW Miami, the National Queer Arts Festival, Stockholm’s Stolt Scenkonst, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Yale School of the Arts.

They have been active in the Bay Area arts ecosystem since 2004 and have previously held positions at the San Francisco Foundation and Queer Cultural Center, and have consulted with a myriad of local and national organizations including the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, the Luggage Store Gallery and Dance/USA. They have been featured on Shondaland and Vice, were an inaugural APAP Leadership Fellow, and received the 2017 Americans for the Arts Emerging Leader Award, the 2019 Theatre Bay Area Legacy Award, and a 2022 CALI Catalyst award.

About Diamond Wave:

Diamond Wave is a San Francisco based queer arts organization that produces diverse, queer-centered artistic and cultural events that bring together disparate segments of the LGBTQIA2S+ communities. We also offer community-based consulting that authentically supports the growth and stability of our artists, arts workers, and community. We annually produce the THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival and workshops centering queer, trans and gender non-conforming artists. For more information, visit diamond-wave.org.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Pacific Felt Factory (arts complex), 2830 20th Street, San Francisco, United States