APPLYING FOR RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SMALL GRANTS

Instructor: Liz Sales | Dates: Tuesdays, September 17 - October 22 | Time: 6PM—8:30PM | Tuition: $490 (Members) $575 (Non-Members) | Requirements: N/A

If you've been avoiding applications because you feel confused, overwhelmed, or frustrated by the writing requirements, this class is designed for you! Through presentations, in-class exercises, discussions, and guided personal research, participants will create a portfolio that includes an artist statement, résumé, bio, project description, and proposal. Students will leave with writing strategies and techniques for crafting clear and creatively written texts for future applications.

Topics will include: 

• Researching residency, fellowship, and small grant opportunities,

• Brainstorming and beating writer’s block,

• Writing artist résumés and artist bios,

• Writing artist statements and project descriptions,

• Writing project proposals.

If your desired tuition option is unavailable, please email info@penumbrafoundation.org and we will do our best to accommodate you. If the entire class is sold out, we can add you to the waitlist.

Liz Sales is a photo-based artist, art-writer, and educator. She was an editor at Conveyor Magazine and has frequently published writing in Foam Magazine. She has been a faculty member at the City University of New York and the University of Connecticut and the International Center of Photography and is the author of the book I Write Artist Statements.