Master Grant Writing: Join Our Two-Part Workshop Series

Are you ready to elevate your grant-writing skills and secure funding for your artistic projects? This Two-Part Workshop Series will give you the skills to master grant writing. You will gain the tools to craft persuasive pitches, strategic budgets, and timelines that showcase the true value of your art.

This series is designed to equip artists with the essential business know-how needed to develop their creative ventures strategically. With guidance from experienced professionals, you’ll learn actionable skills to create grant applications that stand out.

Part 1: The Pitch

📅 Date: Wednesday, June 11
🕒 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Your art deserves to shine—on paper, too! In the first session, you’ll master how to write a compelling pitch that captures attention and communicates your project’s vision with clarity.

• Start with an essential grant-writing checklist.
• Learn to represent your work effectively and persuasively.
• Develop a context-rich narrative that aligns with grant requirements.

Part 2: Budgets and Timelines 

📅 Date: Wednesday, June 18
🕒 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Winning grants require well-structured budgets and timelines. This session will help you develop:

• Cohesive, accurate budgets that reflect financial needs.
• Timelines that align with your project’s goals and deliverables.
• Best practices for submitting successful grant applications.

Why Attend This Series?

• Learn from industry expert Caroline Gauthier, YES Artist Business Coach.
• Gain actionable insights to make your grant applications stand out.
• Strategically grow your artistic practice or business.

Don’t Miss Out: Reserve Your Spot Today!

Claim your access to both workshops for $35.00. This small investment could transform your funding journey.

👉 Sign up now and take a significant step toward mastering grant writing!

About the speakers:

Caroline Gauthier first began her training as an opera singer, earning her music degree at Université de Montréal, before transitioning into theatre and film. Being of an entrepreneurial spirit, she soon began producing stage shows and short films and co-founding a film collective, where she saw her films selected in festivals in Canada, Europe and the United States. After a 12-year career in arts and media, realizing that managing and coordinating were among her core strengths, Caroline chose to pursue her passion for business by completing an MBA at HEC Montreal. 

Known for her practicality, empathy, and rigor as well as for her ability for analysis and synthesis, Caroline Gauthier has long combined her creative sensibilities with her highly rational mindset in order to move projects forward both in the artistic realm as well as in the nonprofit sector.   

As an artist business coach, she brings to the table her knack for structure, forging a vision and seeing things through. She is thrilled to use her business and creative skills to put them at the service of artist-entrepreneurs and help them with their projects, from ideation to fruition. 

David Phu is a program officer in the Explore and Create at the Canada Council for the Arts. His background is in music, video, photo, nonprofit communications, and arts management.   

Pre-registration is required. This workshop is available in person as well as an online, live-streaming webinar.

PLEASE NOTE: In the effort to ensure transportation accessibility for our artist clients due to the upcoming STM strike (June 9-17), YES has opted to hold Part 1 on Wednesday June 11th ONLINE only. Once you registered, you will receive the Microsoft Teams link on June 11 to the email address you registered with. If you don’t see the email one hour before the start time, please check your Spam or Junk folder.

We anticipate that the strike will be over by Wednesday June 18th and will ideally return to a HYBRID format for Part 2. Please stay tuned to your emails for any changes/notifications. Thank you for understanding!

To learn more about our services for Artists, click here.

This low registration fee is only possible thanks to our generous funders and partners.