<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">My special guest for this episode is Selene Dudley-Bateman, the Chief Executive Officer of <a href="https://www.auspicious.com.au/"><strong>Auspicious Arts Projects</strong></a><strong> (AAP)</strong>, a not-for-profit creative community management organisation. They provide independent artists with a secure and accessible framework to assist them with creative developments and producing work.</p> <p>AAP were fantastic last year when I wanted to apply for some funding through my local council. I was so impressed by them and thought other artists I know might wanna know more about them, so I invited Selene to chat with me.</p> <p>I hope you find her insights useful too!</p> <p><strong>About Selene Bateman</strong></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Selene Bateman is a highly regarded arts administrator, producer and project manager who has worked in the creative sector for nearly 20 years. She has produced animated tv series, queer cabarets and comedy shows for children. </p> <p>As the CEO and Senior Client Manager at Auspicious, she has worked with hundreds of artists across art forms and career stages, helping them navigate the funding landscape, get budgets into shape, and manage their projects. She is also an experienced grant writer, workshop facilitator, and financial manager.</p> <p><a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/selene-dudley-bateman-b88465a5">Connect with Selene on LinkedIn.</a></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>About Auspicious Arts Projects</strong></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Auspicious Arts Project Inc. was established in 1993 to assist artists undertaking projects within the arts. The intention was to provide artists with all the protection and advantages of working with a larger organisation while still remaining independent and in control of their work. </p> <p>Auspicious Arts Projects offers financial and administrative management for individuals and small art organisations. This includes assistance with the day-to-day financial aspects of the project. </p> <p>In addition Auspicious offers advice and guidance to artists to the most likely sources of funding, as well assistance preparing budgets for funding applications. Auspicious Arts Projects work with artists from across the spectrum of the arts, and has watched many of its artists grow into fully fledged companies of their own right.</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">This <em>Two Words with Taku</em> podcast episode was recorded virtually in December 2023 in Melbourne.</p> <p>Follow <em>Two Words with Taku</em> at:</p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TwoWordswithTaku/">https://www.facebook.com/TwoWordswithTaku/</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/twowordswithtaku/">https://www.instagram.com/twowordswithtaku/</a></p> <p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@twowordswithtaku">https://www.tiktok.com/@twowordswithtaku</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
![<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">My special guest for this episode is Selene Dudley-Bateman, the Chief Executive Officer of <a href="https://www.auspicious.com.au/"><strong>Auspicious Arts Projects</strong></a><strong> (AAP)</strong>, a not-for-profit creative community management organisation. They provide independent artists with a secure and accessible framework to assist them with creative developments and producing work.</p> <p>AAP were fantastic last year when I wanted to apply for some funding through my local council. I was so impressed by them and thought other artists I know might wanna know more about them, so I invited Selene to chat with me.</p> <p>I hope you find her insights useful too!</p> <p><strong>About Selene Bateman</strong></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Selene Bateman is a highly regarded arts administrator, producer and project manager who has worked in the creative sector for nearly 20 years. She has produced animated tv series, queer cabarets and comedy shows for children. </p> <p>As the CEO and Senior Client Manager at Auspicious, she has worked with hundreds of artists across art forms and career stages, helping them navigate the funding landscape, get budgets into shape, and manage their projects. She is also an experienced grant writer, workshop facilitator, and financial manager.</p> <p><a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/selene-dudley-bateman-b88465a5">Connect with Selene on LinkedIn.</a></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>About Auspicious Arts Projects</strong></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Auspicious Arts Project Inc. was established in 1993 to assist artists undertaking projects within the arts. The intention was to provide artists with all the protection and advantages of working with a larger organisation while still remaining independent and in control of their work. </p> <p>Auspicious Arts Projects offers financial and administrative management for individuals and small art organisations. This includes assistance with the day-to-day financial aspects of the project. </p> <p>In addition Auspicious offers advice and guidance to artists to the most likely sources of funding, as well assistance preparing budgets for funding applications. Auspicious Arts Projects work with artists from across the spectrum of the arts, and has watched many of its artists grow into fully fledged companies of their own right.</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">This <em>Two Words with Taku</em> podcast episode was recorded virtually in December 2023 in Melbourne.</p> <p>Follow <em>Two Words with Taku</em> at:</p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TwoWordswithTaku/">https://www.facebook.com/TwoWordswithTaku/</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/twowordswithtaku/">https://www.instagram.com/twowordswithtaku/</a></p> <p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@twowordswithtaku">https://www.tiktok.com/@twowordswithtaku</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41933764/41933764-1725083423694-8921ded3be917.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
