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What rejection patterns reveal about your artistic practice

I keep getting rejected for individual grants but accepted for collaborative ones and I wonder if my work is just not strong enough on its own

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Funding outcomes become mirrors that may reflect institutional bias rather than artistic merit.

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.