Museum & Gallery Services Queensland
 
     

Securing Funding Workshop 2010 - Toowoomba

Museum and Gallery Services Qld (M&GSQ) held its annual two day Securing Funding workshop for museums, galleries, heritage and arts groups in Toowoomba at Cobb & Co Museum on 29 & 30 April.

This annual workshop aims to increase participants capacity to secure funding by providing opportunities to:
- speak face to face with funding bodies
- learn about alternate sources of funding from a philanthropy expert
- hear local case studies of successful partnerships and grant applications
- find the right source of funds for their projects
- improve their funding application skills.

Guest speakers included:

- Kathy Davis - Artsupport Australia
- Dianne Dahlitz, Coordinator of Community Heritage Grants - National Library of Australia
- Di Baker, RADF Liaison Officer - Toowoomba Regional Council
- Eliza Tee, Senior Program Officer, art+place - Arts Queensland
- Marika Toltz, Arts Development Officer, Visual Arts, Craft & Design - Arts Queensland
- Alwyn Kucks - Toowoomba Photographic Society
- Kylie Bourne - Miles Historical Society
- Vicki Warden, Museum Development Officer - Queensland Museum
- Rod Ainsworth, Co-Director - Creative Regions