Led by Wayne Burns, this hands-on workshop offers artist-producers an insider’s look into what makes a grant application successful. Wayne will guide you through essential strategies for writing clear, compelling proposals that capture your project’s vision, impact, and fit with funders’ priorities.In a unique mock-jury exercise, you’ll get to review real grant applications—some successful, some not—and score them using an authentic jury rubric. Afterward, Wayne will lead a discussion on the scoring process, providing valuable insights into what catches a jury member’s eye and what might hold an application back.By the end of the session, you’ll leave with:A clear understanding of what jury members prioritizePractical tools to refine your own grant proposalsA deeper awareness of common pitfalls and how to avoid themThis workshop is perfect for artist-producers looking to level up their grant-writing skills and boost their chances of securing project funding!Important Note: By signing up for this workshop, you will receive a Google Form with the grant applications to review one week prior to the workshop. Please read through the grants and score them based on the criteria in the form before the workshop. This should take about 1 to 1.5 hours. Completing this in advance will give you a sense of what it’s like to be on the jury, and during the in-person session, we’ll dive deeper into the review process together.