Strategic Solutions
for
Arts & Culture Visionaries
From Vision to Impact:
Strategy, Funding, and Production for the Creative World
You bring the brilliance, we’ll help you build the roadmap. We support artists, cultural producers, and communities with grant strategy, program development, project management, and technical production that gets results.
we work with
Artists and artistic collectives
Cultural groups and producers
Community-rooted arts and culture organizations
Schools and education based programs
Informal or emerging arts groups
Whether you’re writing your first grant, producing your next event, or launching a citywide cultural initiative, Stage & Council is your strategic partner.
how we help
grant strategy
get funded. get focused. get moving.
We help you find the right funders, craft compelling proposals, and build systems that make your funding sustainable. Whether it’s your first application or your tenth award, we bring expert insight and proven results.
Project | program: development + management
turn big ideas into bold deliverables.
From idea to launch, we help you design, plan, and execute creative programs and initiatives that resonate. We don’t just help you manage projects, we help you build movements.
technical production
behind the scenes. ahead of the curve.
Lighting, sound, staging, logistics—handled. We bring the behind-the-scenes expertise that makes your vision shine, whether you’re producing a show, festival, panel, or community event.
Upcoming Classes!
Maia Maiden, Founder
the grant lab: ignite. create. fund!
power session
October 19, 2025:
630P-730P CST
ONLINE, $FREE
In The Grant Lab, participants don’t just learn how to write grants, they ignite ideas, create strategic proposals, and fund their future using the Creative Funding Alchemy Method™.
Led by award-winning arts leader and founder of Stage & Council Consulting Maia Maiden; this signature approach breaks down grant writing into elemental parts, mixes them with catalytic insight and transforms uncertainty into clarity.
why work with us
We come from the field—we are the field.
Stage & Council Consulting is led by award-winning, visionary arts leaders with decades of experience who have built, produced, funded, and scaled their own work—and have helped others do the same.
We’ve sat on grant and fellowship panels, raised six-figure support, and designed systems that empower artists, communities and institutions alike.
We know the technical. We honor the cultural. We deliver with care.
Have a powerful idea, but unsure how to get started—or how to get funded?
Need someone to help plan your next program or produce your upcoming show?
Tired of doing it all yourself and ready to build a trusted creative team?