week 5 - NM3001 - Journal

FUNDING

Philanthropic  -   Ian Potter Foundation
Myer foundation

sponsorship - Individual and Business

Fundraising - products, events, crowd funding, pozible and kickstarer

Looking at funding in this class and in professional practice I have thought about applying for a grant next year to help me with a project on mental health. I would like to photograph people who suffer from mental health and try to portray the individual and the illness as a normal every day person. There is still a stigma with mental illness.

I feel my project could give awareness to others and give myself an opportunity to begin on my art journey. I have now completed almost 5 years of study, first studying at TAFE and completing my diploma of Visual Arts in 2011.  This gave me the requirements needed to attend University.

I started my Bachelor of New Media Arts course in 2012.  This year is my third year and last year of the degree.

I know I need a more in depth concept to go with my proposal for the grant, and I will be able to have help with this as i have been networking since attending TAFE.

Week 5 is a class associated with projects and funding.

 when looking for a grant make sure you double check the due date.  The emerging artist grant is due by Feb 2015.

double check the requirements of the grant.

contact- contact the personal prior to the application, so when the grant is being processed they know you.

grant application and planning your proposal.

project description.

If you can not say your project in one sentence re think the project as it may not be accomplished.

sentence
what
event, product, program and business

there is a lot of jargon in a proposal.  eg. emerging

is the project, local, global, online

how accessible is the project.  how is it going to be accessed. how many people will it affect.

details - length of time of project. timeline. initiation of project

professional development - is a subsidy of a grant, it will assist you with an amount, but you also have to put in to contribute to this with your own money.

you can get non interest government loans

project description
Who
company/group/individual
artists/art-workers  - eg. emerging, established, well known etc
participants - interaction of the work,
accessibility - general public
specifically benefits from the grant financially

project outcomes
BE SPECIFIC
audience/participant numbers
number of performance/events/workshops
number of sales/products

equitable - when you have the money and you need to do a report to give back to the government body who funded the money.

Be reflective - reflecting on my professional practice has definitely made me think about what I want to achieve for the future.  Where as prior I was just trying to complete my degree and not worry about the future.

Benefits
personal - enable you to focus on this project full time, so you can achieve the project
how is it going to affect the arts community. - assist the emerging artist, up skill, if starting a business - how is it going to affect the arts - employing artist
general public - think outside the square - (promotes mental health and brings awareness to kill the stigma of mental illness)

http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/radf.html

Future Possibilities
further projects in similar ?
artist continuing to contribute to community eg. giving back a workshop
future collaborations, eg. building a relationship with others

Budgets - must balance
income
what ever grant you are going for. must include the sum of money you are going for in the budget.
earned income - estimate
box office eg. 500 x $10 = $5,000
sales
workshop fees
donations

grants/sponsorship eg. if you are going for more than one grant for the project you must add this to the budget
eg. radf -unconfirmed
xstra- confirmed
personal contribution - cash or in-kind (what is the dollar value of you or others giving to you, can also be product)

expenditure - spending money on what
professional fees - art workers, technicians, admin/documentation
production costs - venue fees, equipment hire, equipment purchase (consumable not an asset for the future), materials eg paper, ink (used to produce the product), catering, transport, accommodation, rights or royalties, printing eg. catalog,

administration - communication, insurance, company expenses, stationary, consumables, electricity/rent,

marketing/publicity - printing, advertising, merchandise,

I found this class very insightful. I am not sure if this is the area in which I want to venture down, but I am considering it.  My ideal situation would be to gain a full time job but as a realistic situation I don't think I will be able to do this, as I have not worked since 2005, I am an older person, and I have not had too much work experience to accompany my resume.  Living in Townsville also it is harder to work in the arts industry.  My councilor actually asked me if I would consider moving cities.  There are more galleries and work opportunities in other cities to Townsville however I had not considered this to be a option until my councilor brought it up and questioned me.  The idea was a little daunting but also exciting.