Hello. My name is Asimina Chremos (ah-see-MEE-na KRAY-mohs). Asimina means “silvery” in Greek. I currently spend my time in Philadelphia PA and Durham NC in the US. I have been an artist all my life. Over the years, I’ve grown into a skilled arts administrator — partly out of necessity, partly because I discovered I had a knack for it. Now, in my crone zone, I help other independent artists with grant writing, project development, and the administrative tasks that too often get in the way of creative work instead of supporting it.

Most of my clients are folks who don’t have the experience, skill, or desire to tackle this work alone. They turn to me because they need support navigating the specific cultures, peculiarities, and bureaucracies of philanthropies, government agencies, residencies, and other gatekeeping systems.

As a grant writer, I move fluently between the visionary language of artists and the strategic clarity funders need. What I do takes time: Yours and mine. It’s a deeply collaborative process in which I endeavor to learn about your practice, your approach, your influences, and your context. I’m not just editing — I’m translating deeply personal, often complex creative practices into compelling, fundable narratives. I ask sharp questions, care about nuance, and hold space for artists’ values while navigating institutional expectations.

Having sweated in class and rehearsal, danced on stages, sat at desks in grantmaker offices, interviewed choreographers as a journalist, directed a nonprofit art space, and exhibited visual work in galleries, I bring over 30 years of lived experience to the table. I’ve helped choreographers, multimedia artists, and small arts organizations articulate big ideas — from ancestry and ecological collapse to perpetuation of traditional cultures. I’m available to create, write, explain, organize, edit texts, guide, consult, and collaborate.

I perceive a real need for one-on-one, easy-to-access, down-to-earth, thoughtful support — the kind that helps artists not just get by but get ahead. I want to see the arts integrated more deeply into all our lives. I believe it will make the world a better place — and I see my role as helping artists not only succeed within the current system, but also shift it.

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