CHARLESTON — 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.

 

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