This month’s community meeting will be held on August 28, 2025 from 6PM – 8PM EST. This month’s gathering will include a training session on how journalists can leverage funding pathways typically associated with arts projects. It will be presented by DJA’s Ariana Martinez
Event Description:
Accessing Arts Funding as Media Professionals: Media workers, especially independent writers and visual storytellers, may not be aware of how they can access funding sources aimed at artists. Drawing from close to a decade of experience funding their own storytelling practice through grants, residencies, and fellowships aimed at artists and writers, Ariana Martinez will share guidance on how to present media project proposals in a way that appeals to arts-oriented funders. They will also share where to look for opportunities, track applications and progress, and assemble a professional portfolio suitable for submission platforms used by arts organizations (such as Slideroom and Submittable).
As a rule, all information shared among group members in these meetings should remain private and contained to the meeting space. Group members who are concerned about security and privacy should feel free to use an alternate name or otherwise remain anonymous. Group members should feel comfortable participating with the cameras off and/or through the chat function if necessary. With the permission of those in the space, the training session portion of this event may be recorded.
This call will be CART captioned (or, in the unusual event of CART provider absence, auto-captioned through Zoom). Please let us know below if you require any other accommodations (described in registration intake form).
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Please reach out to ariana.martinez@discojourno.com if you have questions about access or other aspects of this meeting space.
