Curator + Strategy Manager, Justina Špeirokaitė + Urtė Špeirokaitė, Improper Walls (Vienna, Austria)

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In the back room of their gallery, late into the evening, we discussed:

Side hustles
Funding for the arts
The importance of women in the arts
Grant writing
Writing grant applications
The need to be organised
Keeping receipts
How they design their program
How they find new artists
Curatorial practices
Social media
Facebook events
The importance of tags and reposts on social media
Expectations
Creating opportunities
If you are not passionate about Art, do not work in the Art world
Before applying for funding do your research about the organization, their mission, and who they funded in the past
Have defined goals

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