Bow Skills workshop: bid writing and arts fundraising with Daniel Regan – an Arts Council England special

Join visual artist and arts fundraising expert Daniel Regan in this Arts Council England (ACE) project grants special, as they demystify the four investment principles, break down the application structure, and provide practical insights into how to build out a successful ACE bid. After a broad overview of the different types of funding out there for artists, Daniel will take a deep dive into the specifics of ACE project grants and DYCP. In an artist-centred approach, they will demystify the ACE investment principles and talk through how to deploy their grant writing technique as a tactile, practical blueprint to engage with these principles. Daniel will then deconstruct what goes behind an ACE bid – pulling apart the application structure, drilling down into how to build out responses to individual questions, and running through example answers to tease out useful tips and tricks that you can apply to your own bids. The workshop will end with a Q&A, where you are invited to ask your burning questions to Daniel including questions about ACE project grants you’re working on or arts fundraising in general. All participants will get to take home a resource pack at the end, featuring everything you’ll have learnt in the session and some extra insights. In this workshop, you will: Gain insights to develop ideas and write grant applications to support your practice Learn how to bring a project idea to life and support the grant writing process Master the updated...