Published 1 August, 2022

As part of the VMDO’s Experts in Residence program, we are connecting eligible applicants to grant writing & assessment expert Chelsea Wilson.

Chelsea is an award-winning musician, broadcaster and producer as well as a grants consultant and assessor for organisations such as Creative Victoria, APRA AMCOS, PPCA, Australia Council, The Australian Music Centre, The Contemporary Music Office for the Arts and is a juror for the Australian Women in Music Awards. Additionally, Chelsea is the Artistic Associate of Melbourne International Jazz Festival Congress, Creative Producer at Monash University Performing Arts Centres and Artistic Director of the Women of Soul Collective. She was a Board Director of Music Victoria for five years and chair of the Artists Advisory Panel. Chelsea has spoken at music industry conferences such as NYC Jazz Congress USA and BIGSOUND and is a guest lecturer at Melbourne University and Monash University.

A limited number of eligible applicants will get access to two 1-on-1 sessions (in-person or online) with Chelsea, who will advise how to best approach the grant writing process, provide advice & feedback on a draft application, as well as a final review before the grant is ready to be submitted.

The funding round is open from 21 July 2022 and closes at 3 pm on 18 August 2022.

Key dates:

21 July 2022       Applications open

Session 1 (Draft Review):
Monday 8 Aug - 12:00-6:00pm (in-person)
Friday 12 Aug - 10am-6pm (in-person)

Session 2 (Final Review):
Monday 15 Aug - 12:00-6:00pm (in-person)
Tuesday 16 Aug - 9-11am (Zoom only)
Wednesday 17 Aug - 9:00am-1:00pm (in-person)
3pm, 18 August 2022   - Applications close