Let's Make It Personal - Your Grant Application Workshop
Description
Join us for a hands-on, deep-dive workshop designed to take your next grant application from wishful thinking to highly competitive.
By popular demand, Inner West Creative Network is bringing writer and successful grant applicant Gary Paramanathan back! He brings a storyteller’s perspective to how artists communicate their ideas, along with valuable insights gained from writing and reviewing many grant applications … the good, the bad and the ugly.
In this interactive session—presented in partnership with Inner West Council as part of the Creative Toolbox series—you’ll learn how to present your creative ideas in the language of grant funding and actually start drafting your next grant application on the spot.
What you’ll get out of it:
Progress: Walk away with a solid draft of your next grant application already written.
Peer collaboration: Share ideas and gather fresh perspectives from fellow creatives.
Expert feedback: Get direct guidance and advice on your draft from Gary.
Whether you attended Gary's previous sessions at Creative Learning Labs: Money Money Money!, or you are an artist or creative struggling with writing or winning grants, don’t miss the chance to understand what funders really want, practice how to reframe your ideas, learn how to navigate the common stumbling blocks and build a clear, concise and compelling case.
Supported by Inner West Council.
Inner West Creative Network
Supporting creative practice in the inner west
IWCN is a member-run, not-for-profit arts organisation dedicated to supporting, amplifying, and connecting creatives and artists. By fostering collaboration and championing creative expression, we aim to enrich the unique cultural landscape of the Inner West, ensuring its vibrant arts community continues to thrive.
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Facilitator
Gary Paramanathan
Gary works at the intersection of arts, culture and community. His arts practice focuses on storytelling, CACD and writing for performance. He has written and directed a number of short films, including for ABC iView. He has also written feature essays and recounted personal narratives, including for The Guardian. Gary was shortlisted for the Deborah Cass Prize in 2021, won a Writing NSW mentorship, and has been published in a Sweatshop anthology. Gary was a curator at the Powerhouse Museum, completed a two-year writer-in-residence at the Sydney Theatre Company in 2024 and continues to curate and produce storytelling and performance events across Sydney.
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