The West Virginia Division of Culture and History in collaboration with the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will be conducting statewide grant writing workshops during the first two weeks of December. The arts section of the Division will present this free series of workshops with the help of a local host organization in each of eight locations.
The arts staff will offer a grant writing overview with program deadlines, tips and timelines for success and procedures to be used for an application. They also will discuss new initiatives and programs to support local arts projects, changes in current guidelines affecting the fiscal year 2011 applicant, and how to plan for grant success.
Arts administrators, arts educators, artists and art patrons are invited to participate in these practical and informal sessions.
The grant writing workshops are the result of the “Listening Tour” sessions conducted statewide by the arts staff in August and September. Grant writing tips were at the top of everyone’s agenda. “With the help of local hosts, we can reach the most people and have more impact in each community. We are most thankful to each of these hosts for agreeing to assist with bringing this much-needed workshop to their community,” said Jeff Pierson, director of arts for the Division. A complete list of the workshop sites is attached.
For more information about the grant writing workshops and the programs of the arts section and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, contact Pierson at (304) 558-0240, ext. 717 or e-mail him at jeff.pierson@wvculture.org.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Its administrative offices are located at the Culture Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Culture Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. The agency also operates a network of museums and historic sites across the state. For more information about the Division’s programs, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
2009 Grant Writing Workshops
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Time: noon - 2 p.m.
Wheeling
Host: Oglebay Institute, Stifel Fine Arts Center
1330 National Road
Contact: Lynette Sickles
(304) 242-4200
lsickles@oionline.com
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Parkersburg
Host: Artsbridge
Judge Black Annex
319 Market St.
Contact: John Hoffman
(304) 428-3988
johnhoffman@suddenlinkmail.com
Friday, Dec. 4
Time: 3 - 5 p.m.
Morgantown
Host: Arts Monongahela
201 High Street
Contact: Jeannie Kuhn
(304) 291-6720
executive@artsmon.org
Saturday, Dec. 5
Time: 12:30 - 4 p.m.
Martinsburg
Host: Berkeley Arts Council
Martinsburg/Berkeley County Public Library
101 West King Street
Contact: Malinda Shaver
(304) 262-1611
berkeleyartswv@gmail.com
Tuesday, Dec. 8
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Elkins
Host: Randolph County Community Arts Center
#2 Park St.
Elkins
Contact: Beth King
(304) 637-2355
beth@randolpharts.org
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Time: 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Princeton
Host: Chuck Mathena Center
#2 Stafford Commons
Contact: Spring Turner
(304) 425-5128
spring@cmcwv.org
Thursday, Dec. 10
Time: 3 - 5 p.m.
Lewisburg
Host: Greenbrier Valley Theater/ Carnegie Hall WV
Greenbrier Valley Theater, Rehearsal Hall
113 East Washington St.
Contact: Cathey Sawyer
(304) 645-3838
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Marlinton
Host: Pocahontas County Opera House
818 Third Street
Contact: Drew Tanner
(304) 799-6645
events@pocahontasoperahouse.org
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