by Ian Oliver | 1 Feb, 23 | Business Skills, Grants
Planning is critical to success for getting the grants you want! Previously we have spoken about the five main issues when applying for funding or grants within the arts sector. The main reason for failure is the lack of preparation given to the application. In...
by Ian Oliver | 31 Jan, 23 | Business Skills, Funding, Uncategorized
Are you getting the funding you need? Five steps to boost your chances of getting a grant or funding award. Funding and grant applications are critical to financing a particular arts project or piece. Several grants are available to individual artists, collectives...
by Ian Oliver | 25 Jan, 23 | Business Skills, Creatives, Funding
As you might have noticed by now I am convinced that the arts sector needs to look towards other funding models and that our reliance on public funding and generous donors has to end. I would like to clarify that I would not like to see a total abandonment of these...
by Ian Oliver | 24 Jan, 23 | Business Skills, Creatives, Funding
With possible changes to how public funding is disseminated, the arts and cultural sectors need to look towards new funding opportunities, including those used predominately by corporate bodies. Why should an arts organisation not approach an investor, Venture...
by Ian Oliver | 23 Jan, 23 | Business Skills, Creatives, Digital Marketing
In the Arts Sector, there is generally a real lack of collaboration. Now don’t get me wrong, there are a number of artists collaborating and a number of arts organisations collaborating with other arts organisations and artists, but there is a reticence to dig too...
by Ian Oliver | 12 Jan, 23 | Business Skills, Creatives
I was talking to the business owner of another creative agency this morning about the possible synergy between us. One thing that struck me was the ethos that they wanted to develop for their agency. “Giving a voice to design, convincing others to respect design,...
