Grantwriting for Artists Workshop

Tue Feb 25 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-08:00

Pacific Felt Factory (arts complex) | San Francisco

Diamond Wave
Publisher/HostDiamond Wave
Grantwriting for Artists Workshop
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Join artist and grant specialist Vin Seaman for a hands-on workshop about finding grant opportunities and writing successful applications.
About this Event

Grantwriting for Artists: A Workshop To Grow Your Skills
with Vin Seaman
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025
6 - 9 PM PTPacific Felt Factory
2830 20th Street, San Francisco

$15 early bird, $25 General
*Limited Pay-What-You-Can tickets available for Q/T/BIPOC/Disabled folks


๐ŸŒˆ Is your art ready for a financial investment? ๐ŸŒˆ

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!

Applying for grants can be an overwhelming process, especially for individual artists. Led by artist and grant specialist Vin Seaman, this interactive workshop provides participants with helpful tools and structures to create compelling grant applications, from start to finish.

Over the course of this workshop, you will learn to:

๐Ÿฐ Write a succinct short description

โœ๏ธ Expand your ideas into a compelling grant narrative

๐Ÿงฎ Create a clear and detailed budget

๐Ÿชฉ Select relevant work samples

Don't let financial hurdles dim your artistic brilliance โ€“ letโ€™s learn how to write grants together!

This workshop is part of a two-part series. Join us for part one, our Artist Grants 101 Workshop happening Tuesday, February 18, 2024, 6 - 9 PM.


Accessibility Information:

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

What to Bring:

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

About the Facilitator:

Kevin โ€œVinโ€ 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, Stockholmโ€™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.

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

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