Dear Artist,

A few months ago, one of our members—let’s call her A.—joined Praxis with a very specific goal: to fund a large-scale, multi-year project that had been sitting in her studio (and her mind) for years.

She had the concept, the collaborators, even interest from a venue.

What she didn’t have? Funding.

Like many artists, she had applied for grants before. She’d even gotten close. But the process always left her frustrated. Too vague. Too arbitrary. Too time-consuming. Too much rejection, and too little feedback.

Enter: our Grant Writing for Artists course.

It’s one of our most popular offerings—not because we teach some magical formula, but because we walk artists through the entire grant process with unusual clarity. That means:

• How to write proposals that are clear, not clever

• How to frame a budget (and what reviewers actually look for)

• What language turns off funders, and what language wins them over

• Real examples of successful applications—from Praxis members who got the money

A. took the course, rewrote her proposal using our templates, and applied for two grants she had previously ignored because she thought she wasn’t “ready.”

She got both.

One was for $35,000.

The other, smaller—but still meaningful.

When she emailed us, her exact words were:

“I just followed your template and used my own language. I didn’t overthink it. I stopped trying to sound like a grant-writer and just sounded like me. It worked.”

This story isn’t rare.

Our grant writing course isn’t a download-and-hope situation. It’s updated regularly, and we host live sessions with guest grant panelists who talk candidly about how decisions are made. It’s the kind of access you’d never get from the “application tips” page of a foundation website.

But here’s the thing:

A. had the same ideas, the same project, and the same talent before Praxis.

The difference was the support. The system. The clarity. And yes, the community to keep her moving forward.

You can join Praxis right now and take the exact same course A. did—plus all our other professional development offerings.

But more importantly:

This is the last day you can join for $595/year before the price doubles to $1,200/year.

→ Join Praxis before the price goes up.

The grant writing course is just one part of the Praxis experience. When you join annually, you also get:

• Weekly live sessions with international curators

• Inclusion in the Praxis Center Portfolio

• Access to all our courses—on sales, statements, social media, crowdfunding, and more

• A supportive, intelligent community of working artists around the world

You can also join monthly for $120/month next week or $58/month now, but only annual members are included in the Portfolio, and this is your last chance to lock in that rate before the increase.

→ Become a member now.

I’ll be back in your inbox one more time this evening with a final invitation.

Until then, consider this:

What could you do this year if you had the tools and people behind you?

With admiration,

Brainard Carey

Praxis Center

P.S. If you join today, you can start the grant writing course this weekend—and submit your next proposal with confidence (and clarity).