Julie R. Neidlinger: Lone Prairie Art and Writing

You can't win if you don't try.

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I'm putting the final touches on my Bush Foundation Artist Fellowship grant application. I've made and labeled my slides, lined up references, and am in the process of fine-tuning the writing that goes on the grant application. Less is more, and I want not only my proposed project to be well-written, but also the listing of qualifications, resume, and other necessary information.

This grant is such a prestigious thing that I must confess to doubting I'll be picked out of the thousands of well-qualified artists that apply. But I do know one thing, one thing that keeps me working on the application and will drive me right to the post office to mail it off: I can't win if I don't try.

I don't know if I'll be selected to receive this grant, but I do know that if I don't even turn in the application I for sure won't be selected.

Cross my fingers, and here goes. It'd be an amazing opportunity. We'll see what happens.

UPDATE, 1/19/06: Read the conclusion to this little saga here.