Why Your Brilliant Art Project Keeps Getting Rejected - Martine Severin

In part two of our grant preparation series, I reveal why artists face rejection and share the exact mindset shift that changes everything. 

We tackle the unspoken rules of funding panels, how to strategically scale from local micro-grants to national fellowships, and why proving your project's momentum matters far more than pitching your talent. 

Stop letting minor technicalities ruin your chances at securing real financial backing and learn the step-by-step framework to build a funding portfolio that turns your artistic ambitions into fully funded realities. 

Chapters

00:00 The Deadliest Grant Application Mistake 

02:33 How to Make Your Project Feel Inevitable 

04:57 Defining Your Scale and Securing Real Numbers 

07:13 The Stepping Stone Strategy for Massive Grants 

09:42 Follow the Rules or Face Instant Elimination 

11:56 Navigating Brutal Arts Funding Rejection 

14:09 Your Three-Year Strategic Action Plan

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This is How We Create is produced by Martine Severin. This episode was edited by Daniel Espinosa. Podcast show art is designed by Violetta Encarnación. Music by Timothy Infinite.

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