Tickets: £7.50 | Pay-what-you-can bursary places available
A practical afternoon for artists, arts workers, and small organisations who want to get serious about fundraising, audiences, and building a sustainable practice.
This isn't a conference. It's a half-day designed to give you something you can actually use, practical knowledge, honest conversations, and a room full of people who get it.
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1:00–2:00pm | Prospecting Your Funders
An overview of the funding landscape, ACE, local authorities, National Lottery, trusts and foundations, major donors, and how to identify which funders are actually right for your work. Links to resources included.
2:05–3:15pm | Building an Audience
A practical workshop with tips and tools for reaching new audiences and getting them to understand and care about your work.
3:30–4:15pm | Panel Q&A: Building a Sustainable Practice
Working artists and arts professionals share how they've built sustainable practices, followed by 25 minutes of audience questions. Panellists to be announced.
4:15–5:15pm | Networking
Structured networking with facilitation prompts and space to actually connect.
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This day is for you if you're an artist, arts worker, or small arts organisation looking for practical fundraising support, whether you're just starting out or want to build on what you've already created.
We especially want to reach working class artists, global majority artists, D/deaf and disabled artists, and small collectives.
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HOME is a fully accessible venue. If you have any access requirements, please let us know by 24 April at info@aliraarts.co.uk so we can make sure everything is in place.
We don't want cost to be a barrier. A number of pay-what-you-can places are available. Email info@aliraarts.co.uk to find out more.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England