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When grant money creates paralysis instead of productivity

I got a fifty thousand dollar grant and I have spent two months buying equipment and organizing my studio instead of making the work I promised and now I feel sick every time I look at my calendar.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The weight of external validation and resources can paradoxically freeze the creative process through performance anxiety.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grants and arts funding?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.