The City of Burien Arts & Culture Grants program offers grants to individuals, organizations, and community groups for arts and culture projects and events that serve the diverse citizens of Burien.
Donor Name: City of Burien
State: Washington
City: Burien
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/11/2023
Size of the Grant: $750 to $7,500
Details:
These grants are intended to support projects and events that create arts and cultural impact within the city of Burien, including the development, production, and presentation of art by Burien artists and public arts and cultural activities in Burien. They hope these projects will attract regional artists and audiences that can contribute to Burien’s identity as city where the residents embrace diversity, celebrate arts and culture, promote vitality, and treasure the environment.
Funding Priorities
The City of Burien Arts Commission is interested in applications that focus on:
- Ongoing programs developed for or presented in the Burien community, and supportive funding to keep the organizations who run these programs healthy.
- Innovative projects (new or ongoing) that bring cultural experiences to Burien.
- Cultural education experiences for underserved populations.
Funding Information
Most awarded grants range from $750 to $7,500 and all applicants were funded for the 2023 cycle.
Funds may be used to
- Produce one-time performances, exhibits, special events, or programs that bring arts or cultural experiences to Burien residents.
- Provide opportunities for independent artists to develop and present work in all media.
- Improve access to arts and cultural opportunities for artists and audiences from diverse communities including participatory and educational opportunities for youth, seniors, multicultural communities, and special populations.
- Increase access to arts and cultural events by providing discount tickets and/or free educational programs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be individuals or non-profit organizations. Evidence of non-profit status for organizations will be required.
- The proposed program and/or event must be held in Burien or serve a majority of Burien residents.
- The proposed program must take place in 2024.
- Only one application per individual/organization will be accepted per year.
Funding Restrictions
Due to city, state, and federal regulations and established Burien Arts Commission policy, the following are NOT eligible for funding:
- Purchase of equipment or real property
- Purchase of food or beverages
- Projects that have already been completed
- General operating support
- Religious services
- Political events
- Events in which fundraising is a primary purpose
- For-profit projects
- Capital construction projects
- Cash awards to individuals
- Projects exclusively or primarily benefiting the membership of the organization or those which preclude reasonable access by the general public
- Projects permanently located within privately owned facilities
Review Criteria
There is no priority between each of the elements listed, nor is there a requirement to meet all criteria:
- Artistic and heritage merit and excellence
- Administrative capability and fiscal stability of the applicant’s organization
- Recruitment of underserved populations through special outreach and/or specialized promotional strategies
- Documented evaluation and measurement of previous year’s program grant objectives
- Diversity of applicant’s additional funding sources
- Burien-based artists, heritage professionals, and cultural organizations
- All application materials provided as requested
For more information, visit City of Burien.
