A 2 Session Workshop for Artists
Join us for two Saturday sessions with an optional follow-up Office Hour, led by Katy Hilton, Director of Development & Communications, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation and Patricia Garza, Los Angeles Performance Practice’s Director of Programs. Our workshop is designed to provide you with an accessible, artist-centered strategy for grant writing – including understanding how to find opportunities and put together all parts of an application.
Session 1 // June 3, 2023 from 10am-12pm – Finding Grants for Artists + Decoding Applications – learn about the types of grant funding available to individual artists, how to find the opportunities that align with your artmaking, and strategies for writing about yourself and your work.
Session 2 // June 10, 2023 10am-12pm – Creating Your Budget – review budget considerations for your work, discuss equitable pay standards for artists, and leave with a project budget template for future proposal use.
Session 3 (Optional) // June 21, 2023 6pm-7pm – Office Hour – An optional hour to debrief and digest the information shared in the previous two sessions especially focusing on any budget follow-up questions.
We highly encourage you to attend all the sessions. Katy will be available for 20 minutes before the second session to answer any one-on-one questions. Participants are encouraged to come prepared with an active project idea, along with a prospective source of support.
Workshop Leaders
Katy Hilton
Katy Hilton currently serves as the Director of Development and Communication for Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. Katy recently served in development leadership roles at Inner-City Arts and Center Theatre Group, and previously managed the state-wide Investing in Artists grants program and the L.A. County-based ARC grants program at the Center for Cultural Innovation. She has engaged in multiple, community-wide advocacy projects in the arts in both the Bay Area and Los Angeles, and has two decades of arts non-profit experience and service.
Patricia Garza
Patricia is the Producer and Director of Programs at Los Angeles Performance Practice (LAPP) supporting the production and presentation of contemporary performance. Before joining LAPP, they served as the Director of Programs and Engagement at the Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET) overseeing programmatic activities and marketing/communications including managing NET’s cornerstone national grant program. A former member of the artistic staff at Center Theatre Group (CTG) for over a decade, Patricia filled roles spanning artistic, education and community partnerships, and management. Patricia had the honor of working alongside CTG Associate Artistic Director Diane Rodriguez for six years. Together they engaged world-renowned international and local companies on multi-year projects focused on collective and ensemble creation. Patricia frequently speaks at public events, facilitates group conversations, and has served as a grant panelist for the NEA, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, among others.
When registering we will ask you a series of demographic questions. We want to better know the community we are serving through our programs and thank you for your support in making this possible!
By participating in this workshop, you consent to be photographed by LA Performance Practice staff for marketing and archival purposes.
Our Grant + Proposal Writing Workshop fee is $50. If you need pricing adjustment accommodations, please reach out directly to Patricia Garza, Director of Programs, at Patricia@PerformancePractice.org.
