Irish Aerial Creation Centre and the project “Island Connect” are pleased to present a grant-writing workshop with leading grant writer Barbara Rovere.  The training will focus on EU funding opportunities for the arts and culture sector.

The workshop will take place in the Irish Aerial Creation Centre on Friday 12^th September 2025 from 10am to 4pm. It’s open to anyone who is interested, e.g. organisations, arts workers, artists.

“Island Connect” is a medium scale European Cooperation project funded by the Creative Europe programme and co-funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and Limerick City & County Council.

The training will include:

• presentation of EU funding opportunities
  • Creative Europe programme, Culture strand
    • European cooperation grants
    • Circulation of European Literary translation grants
    • European Networks of Cultural and Creative organisations grants
  • Culture Moves Europe  – Individual Mobility grants
  • Other programmes of potential interest
    • Citizenship, Equality, Rights and Values program
• Project ideation – How to elaborate a fundable project idea?
• Learning the strategies for successful grant writing
  • Basics of project design
  • Principles for effective grant writing

Barbara Rovere is a public funding expert with over 15 years of professional experience across both the corporate and non-profit sectors. Her work is strongly rooted in supporting arts and culture organisations, a field where she has found a natural alignment with the objectives and values of the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. Over the years, she has built an exceptional track record in securing funding across the full spectrum of Creative Europe Culture strand calls for proposals —including Small-, Medium-, and Large-scale European Cooperation Projects, Pan-European Cultural Entities and Networks, and the Circulation of European Literary translation grants. Known for her strategic insight and deep knowledge of European cultural policy, she has successfully guided numerous institutions, networks, and consortia through the complex application process toward meaningful, funded applications.

Beyond her work in proposal development, she is dedicated to capacity building in the cultural and creative sector. She regularly mentors artists and cultural organisations through customised workshops and coaching, focusing on project design, impact measurement, and effective consortium development.

Barbara holds a BA in International Relations (Economics) and German Language and Literature from the University of Pennsylvania (USA), and an MA in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium). Her interdisciplinary training, along with multilingual and intercultural competencies, enables her to effectively navigate the complexities of European cooperation and transnational project management with clarity, precision and a strong sense of purpose.