Happening tonight! If you wish to join this grant-writing session via Zoom, please email info@forestcitygallery.com to access our Zoom link. Zoom attendees are encouraged to send questions in advance. One-on-one support following Carolyn's presentation will be available to on-site attendees. Book a one-on-one appointment to discuss your grant application with FCG's Director, Ruth Skinner, via our Office Hours!

Feeling overwhelmed by the grant-writing process? Can you apply for grants if you're still a student? Should you contact the grants officer before you apply for a grant? How do you create a realistic budget? Can you apply for support for a project already underway? How do you address the shortfall if a funder doesn't meet your full funding request? 

A senior arts professional, Carolyn Bell Farrell has worked in public art galleries, arts service organizations and artist-run centres in Ontario, holding positions of director, curator, program coordinator and education officer. From 2007 to 2020, she was the Executive Director of the MacLaren Art Centre, the regional public art gallery serving Barrie and Simcoe County. While in Barrie, she chaired the city's Public Art Committee and Georgian College’s Fine Arts Advisory Committee. She also taught museum management at Georgian College for seven years. As a curator for both the Koffler Gallery and Oakville Galleries between 1990 and 2007, Carolyn organized over sixty exhibitions of contemporary art, and contributed as many essays for exhibition publications. In late 2021, she relocated to London, Ontario, where is writing a book on senior Canadian artist Tim Whiten to be published by the Art Canada Institute next year.

During this session on grant writing, Carolyn will share the benefits of what she has learned from forty years of experience writing grant applications and sitting on juries. This evening’s session will look at what goes into writing a successful project grant application from an individual or a collective and how applications are reviewed and evaluated, followed by a Q & A on applications in progress.Do you have specific questions to ask Carolyn as you prepare (or think about preparing) your grant applications? Send them our way in advance of the workshop using this form!

We are just TWO DAYS AWAY form our 50th Anniversary Celebrations! Purchase your tickets for the evening in advance, as space is limited. Thank you to all who have supported us with your ticket purchases already.

Family-friendly activities will be on offer throughout the day, rain or shine (3-7 PM): tie dye, face painting, slime making, canvas painting, and music! 🎶 FCG’s 50th Party includes performances by Nihilist Spasm Band, Jelli, Amanda Movio, DJ Jedi Jay and more!

Email info@forestcitygallery.com if you're unsure of your Membership status or have any questions.

🪩 Each adult entry ticket will include a chance to win door prizes from our fantastic community donors, and 3 activity tickets to spend on family friendly programs or food and beverages! 🎟️

 Huge thank you to  🍩 Dough EV for bringing coffee and donuts to our picnic menu, 🌳International Liquidations for loaning their outdoor space, 🍻 London Brewing Co-Op for providing local craft beers, 🍸 Sobrii for their non-alcholic gin donation, Collective Arts for their non-alcoholic beer and Botany line beverages, and the Cambia Development Foundation for their generous support.

Thank you to our many valued community donors: Alexia Hlynialuk, Artisan Bakery, Attic Books, Blue Medium Press, Brown & Dickson Bookmobile, Clayworx Ceramic Arts Learning Centre, Downtown London, Preschool of the Arts Forest City Ltd., Forest City Stained Glass, Grow & Bloom Co., Junction Climbing Centre, Locomotive Espresso, McIntosh Gallery, Peach Apothecary, and Village Tattoo Company.