# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ART/Work: Future of Arts Funding with Jinting Zhao of SHE-Q Audio
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: ART/Work: The Future of Arts Funding 
Grant Strategy, Jury Insight, and AI Risks & Rewards
with Jinting Zhao of SHE-Q Audio

Monday, February 9, 2026
6:30PM
Meeting Room, Casa
FREE to attend!
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgPkzs60CzTMB-la6xzhmcgXrDQ7Iz2QYLGC4Db3ingclUbA/viewform

This professional development session provides a practical overview of the Canadian arts funding landscape and the major types of grants available to artists and arts workers. Participants will learn effective strategies for building strong applications, common pitfalls to avoid, and how grant juries assess and prioritize submissions. Using real grant application examples, the session will demonstrate successful approaches to project descriptions, budgets and support materials while addressing participant questions in real time. The session also explores the emerging use of AI in grant writing, outlining potential benefits, limitations and ethical considerations to help participants use these tools thoughtfully and effectively. 

Jinting Shao is a multidisciplinary artist and arts professional based in Canada. Her practice spans artistic creation, project management, and arts administration, with a strong focus on supporting artists through funding research, grant writing, and peer assessment processes. Jinting has worked across a range of artist-run, nonprofit, and institutional contexts, gaining in-depth knowledge of how public arts funding operates from both the applicant and jury perspectives. She regularly mentors artists and arts workers on developing sustainable projects and navigating complex funding systems, bringing a practical, clear-eyed, and ethically grounded approach to her work.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lethbridge/art-work-future-of-arts-funding-with-jinting-zhao-of-she-q-audio/200029599599145
- **Event Categories**: art, crafts, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Lethbridge
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Casa
- **lat**: 49.6966140265
- **long**: -112.836210567
- **full address**: Casa, 721 3 Ave S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 0H6, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is ART/Work: Future of Arts Funding with Jinting Zhao of SHE-Q Audio being held?
  - **A:** ART/Work: Future of Arts Funding with Jinting Zhao of SHE-Q Audio takes place on Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Casa, 721 3 Ave S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 0H6, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing ART/Work: Future of Arts Funding with Jinting Zhao of SHE-Q Audio?
  - **A:** ART/Work: Future of Arts Funding with Jinting Zhao of SHE-Q Audio is organized by Allied Arts Council Lethbridge.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** ART/Work: Future of Arts Funding with Jinting Zhao of SHE-Q Audio is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Lethbridge, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If ART/Work: Future of Arts Funding with Jinting Zhao of SHE-Q Audio sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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