Events

Successfully obtaining funds for museums and galleries requires knowledge and creativity. Following on from last year’s sell-out event, M&G NSW presents Access to Funding, an invaluable workshop delivering the skills and specialist knowledge to make accessing funds a reality. Join speakers from local and state organisations as they offer invaluable insight into funding programs, and practical advice on how to write a winning grant application.

Speakers include representatives from:

• Arts NSW
  
• National Library of Australia Community Heritage Grants
  
• Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme
  
• Volunteer Initiated Museum (VIM) grants
  
• Louise Walsh, Artsupport Australia, who will give the keynote address on fostering relationships between the cultural and philanthropic sectors

When: Friday 12 March 2010
Where: Hurstville City Library, Cnr Queens Rd & Dora Sts, and Hurstville Museum & Gallery, 14 Macmahon St, Hurstville
Cost: $55 full price / $45 conc. (student, volunteer, Standards Program participants) / 3 for $100 special offer for volunteer museums
Further information and to register: http://mgnsw.org.au/sector_development/access_to_funding_2010/

2.2 New grant search engine - Community Grant Guru

GrantReady has developed the Community Grant Guru website which provides easy search and browse functions for non-profit organisations to find suitable grants to enhance their projects. Grants and funding programs for community based and not-for-profit organisations are free to search.

Further information: Http://community.grantready.com.au

3.5 Digital culture workshop: Online video and youtube, Powerhouse Museum

Join your colleagues for this full day, practical, hands-on vodcasting workshop, led by Joy Suliman from Thinkspace at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. We’ll take a step by step look at how to plan, produce and create great videos for the web, and we’ll look at how you can use videos to promote your exhibitions, provide behind the scenes glimpses of your organisation’s work, capturing talks and lectures, and training people.

In this workshop learn about:

• successful use of online video and vodcasting
  
• tips and tricks for shooting common video subjects
  
• strategies for organising resources and content
  
• file formats and hosting options.

When: Friday 19 March, 2010
Where: Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo
Cost: $225
Further information: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/thinkspace/courses/al&tpd.php