Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus/Big Stuff

“Working with Victoria Urquhart was absolutely essential to our success with the Canada Council for the Arts Touring and Circulation Grant for our play, Big Stuff. 

She provided incredibly insightful feedback and helped us organize our ideas into a clear, compelling flow. Her deep knowledge was exactly what we hoped for and what truly impressed us was how personable, approachable, and supportive she was throughout the process.

Even after our application was successful, Victoria continued to check in and offer encouragement. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to any of our fellow artists seeking guidance. Simply put, we couldn’t have done it without her.”

Sex T-Rex

“Our theatre company has been working together for over 15 years and we’d always thought of applying for a grant as something we ‘should do someday’, but we never expected to be successful. The fact that Victoria guided us to a successful application in our first attempt is a testament to both her incredible skill, and her boundless patience in explaining the often-daunting process.

Victoria was informative, attentive and very agile in taking our particular methods of creation and performance and communicating them effectively to granting bodies. If you, like we did, fear that grants might be out of your reach, Victoria can bring them down to earth!”

Tracey Hoyt

“I saw an ad for an upcoming grant writing class offered by Victoria Urqhuart at The Dirt Underneath. It was to take place after the deadline for a grant I was applying for. Thankfully, I was able to hire Victoria privately to help me.

Her expertise, guidance, big picture instincts and edit suggestions brought such confidence to a task that, in the past has felt intimidating and overwhelming. Applying Victoria’s thoughtful feedback, I was able to craft an application package I felt very proud to send, well before the deadline. I also learned a lot about the project I was proposing throughout our exchanges, which made the whole process quite motivating.

If you’re ready to take your creative grant applications to the next level, at a very affordable rate, I can’t recommend Victoria more highly.”

Michelle Muldoon

“Victoria Urquart shepherded me through my last Canada Council grant application. The process I dread became far less daunting with her steady hand and enthusiastic support. 

She helped me through the correct phrasing of an application, and what to target in my process that would give me the best opportunity to succeed.  Victoria is the partner a creative person needs when applying to grants such as the Canada Council for the Arts.”