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Left Of Centre: Conversations | Grant Writing for Black Artists with Kevin Reigh Left Of Centre: Conversations
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When are you ready to apply for a grant? What does the process look like from behind the scenes? How much support material should you have? We answer all your burning grant writing questions and more with Kevin Reigh from the Toronto Arts Council. This episode is originally from our video series Left of Centre Conversations, where we sit down with Black art professionals and explore ways emerging artists can feel empowered to take the roles, space, and energy they deserve as a creative. Check out the full playlist on YouTube.
ABOUT KEVIN REIGH
Toronto Arts Council Community Arts Program Manager Kevin Reigh has 15+ years experience in the arts/not for profit sector having previously worked at dance Immersion, the Canadian Music Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) and Unity Charity. Kevin also founded Mosiah Grant Writing + Creative Communications to help independent artists and smaller not-for-profit organizations navigate the world of grant writing and proposal development. As a writer and spoken-word artist, Kevin has released one album (Ground Provisions) and two volumes of poetry (Love Universes All Things and Bedroom Bully) and has collaborated with numerous musicians and dancers throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Kevin’s work was included in T-Dot Griots: An Anthology of Toronto’s Black Storytellers and he also contributed spoken-word to Paranoid Jack’s The Last of the Funky Cyborgs.
ABOUT LEFT OF CENTRE
Wondering what the differences between artist statements and artist bios? Interested in learning how a studio visit – in person or virtual – can help you build deeper connections with your peers, curators and buyers? Or maybe you’re looking to better understand how flash assessments can support your creative writing career. In these series of videos, we explore ways that you can better understand and articulate who you are as an artist, and how to feel empowered to take the roles, space, and energy you deserve as a creative.
ABOUT NIA CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Nia Centre for the Arts is a Toronto-based charitable organization that supports, showcases and promotes an appreciation of arts from across the Afro-Diaspora. Nia Centre is committed to supporting artists working across disciplines, and ranging in experience levels. We strive to build the creative capacities and support the development of a healthy identity in Black youth. We are committed to connecting community members to artistic and cultural experiences, year-round. Find Us Online:
Website: niacentre.org
Instagram & Twitter: @niacentre
Facebook: Nia Centre for the Arts
LinkedIn: Nia Centre for the Arts
When are you ready to apply for a grant? What does the process look like from behind the scenes? How much support material should you have? We answer all your burning grant writing questions and more with Kevin Reigh from the Toronto Arts Council. This episode is originally from our video series Left of Centre Conversations, where we sit down with Black art professionals and explore ways emerging artists can feel empowered to take the roles, space, and energy they deserve as a creative. Check out the full playlist on YouTube.
ABOUT KEVIN REIGH
Toronto Arts Council Community Arts Program Manager Kevin Reigh has 15+ years experience in the arts/not for profit sector having previously worked at dance Immersion, the Canadian Music Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) and Unity Charity. Kevin also founded Mosiah Grant Writing + Creative Communications to help independent artists and smaller not-for-profit organizations navigate the world of grant writing and proposal development. As a writer and spoken-word artist, Kevin has released one album (Ground Provisions) and two volumes of poetry (Love Universes All Things and Bedroom Bully) and has collaborated with numerous musicians and dancers throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Kevin’s work was included in T-Dot Griots: An Anthology of Toronto’s Black Storytellers and he also contributed spoken-word to Paranoid Jack’s The Last of the Funky Cyborgs.
ABOUT LEFT OF CENTRE
Wondering what the differences between artist statements and artist bios? Interested in learning how a studio visit – in person or virtual – can help you build deeper connections with your peers, curators and buyers? Or maybe you’re looking to better understand how flash assessments can support your creative writing career. In these series of videos, we explore ways that you can better understand and articulate who you are as an artist, and how to feel empowered to take the roles, space, and energy you deserve as a creative.
ABOUT NIA CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Nia Centre for the Arts is a Toronto-based charitable organization that supports, showcases and promotes an appreciation of arts from across the Afro-Diaspora. Nia Centre is committed to supporting artists working across disciplines, and ranging in experience levels. We strive to build the creative capacities and support the development of a healthy identity in Black youth. We are committed to connecting community members to artistic and cultural experiences, year-round. Find Us Online:
Website: niacentre.org
Instagram & Twitter: @niacentre
Facebook: Nia Centre for the Arts
LinkedIn: Nia Centre for the Arts
51 min