Creative Capital Crunch!
Workshop Dates:
March 5, 12 - 2 pm PT
March 12, 12 - 2 pm PT
March 19, 12 - 2 pm PT
Participants are expected to join all 3 sessions.
Cost: $375
Join grant writers Virginia Broersma and Elana Mann for a Writing Workshop for artists who plan to apply for the Creative Capital Award in 2026.
In 2025, 50% of attendees to the Creative Capital Crunch writers workshop made it to the second round of the application.
In three 2-hour Sessions, artists will workshop their writing for the 6 narrative questions that comprise the Creative Capital Application. Each participant will receive valuable feedback on their writing and provide constructive input to the other workshop participants. This setting will help artists sharpen their grant writing skills and strengthen their Creative Capital application.
The Creative Capital Award gives 50 artists $15,000 - $50,000 in unrestricted project funding each year. This award also gives artists access to multiyear professional development services and community-building opportunities. Creative Capital funds “risk-taking, underinvested artists” from across the United States and has been a transformative launchpad for many careers. Applying to the Creative Capital award is quite a mental workout and this workshop series is geared to support you through that process.
The Creative Capital Award deadline is in early April each year. Learn more here: https://creative-capital.org/
Workshop Leader Bios:
Virginia Broersma is an artist whose engagement with the art community involves curating, writing, collaborative projects, public art, and organizing support for artists along with her studio practice. She founded The Artist’s Office in 2018 where she works with artists on the “office work” of being an artist including applying to grants, residencies, and other open calls. Broersma has received several grants for her studio work and helped other artists apply for and receive grants, public art projects, shows, and residencies.
Elana Mann is an artist, activist, and grant writer. Her art and activism centers the act of listening, an approach that she also applies to her clients. As an artist she has received numerous awards, grants, and residencies, including the California Community Foundation Fellowship and the City of Los Angeles Master Artist Fellowship (COLA). As a grant writer/editor/application mentor, she works with individual artists and non-profits such as JOAN, Human Resources, and Arts at Blue Roof, among others.