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NEXT STAGE – SUMMER WORKSHOP SERIES

FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – ALL AGES 

SUBJECT: Grant Writing/Art Funding opportunities/Artist Trust GAP grants

WHEN: May 17th 2016, 6-8p

WHERE: Fremont Abbey

WHO: Owen David of Artist Trust

Abbey Arts’ young artist program, NEXT STAGE is currently accepting applications (deadline July 15th) from artists ages 18-24 for our Fall 2016 session.

During our open application period we are hosting a monthly workshop series to provide some free business learning opportunities for young artists and introduce attendees to our program. These workshops are free and open to the public. Topics will include, PR training and marketing, grant writing, creative development and more. For further details and application information visit: http://fremontabbey.org/next/

“Owen David is a dancer and choreographer with arts management experience spanning government, higher education, and social sector organizations. He administers Grants for Artists programs at Artist Trust, and is thrilled to be advocating for artists while working to make arts funding more transparent, accessible, and equitable. Owen comes to this role after a brief stint in fundraising, bringing along high-level grant management experience from a past life as a Budget Analyst overseeing capital funding for the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. He has taught dance technique, composition, and criticism in university settings, and his first gig out of college was for an organization providing underserved youth with after-school programs in arts and entrepreneurship. He moved to Seattle in 2014 after completing graduate studies at Ohio State, where he received an M.F.A. in Dance & New Media, and holds an undergraduate degree in Political Economy from Brown.”

Next workshop is June 21 at 6pm with Lynn Shelton (Major Film Director) and Jason Dodson (The Maldives)