Grants for Art Education, Performing Arts, and Temporary Art in New York

The City of Rochester is seeking proposals for arts programming and projects from qualified Respondents.

Donor Name: City of Rochester

State: New York

City: Rochester

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 06/01/2023

Size of the Grant: $20,000

Details:

ArtsBloom is the City’s non-capital art competition funded through the Percent for the Arts program. Qualifying projects include art education, performing arts and temporary art. The goals of the program are to enrich and expand the experience of public art for all Rochesterians by reaching historically underserved residents, while increasing economic opportunities for local artists and small arts organizations in Rochester.

Funding Information

In this inaugural round of the ArtsBloom Project, a total of $100,000 will fund diverse arts programming and projects. Individuals or groups/organizations may submit a funding request for one of three options: $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000.

Eligibility Criteria

MWBE-certified

Qualifying applicants may be:

• Individuals or groups/organizations. Groups/organizations do not have to be MWBE certified or nonprofits to qualify.

Qualifying arts programming and projects must:

• Belong to one or more of these three categories:
  • Art education
  • Performing arts, including but not limited to dance, music, drama or oratory
  • Temporary art, including but not limited to art exhibitions, street painting, or chalk art

Meet the following “public benefit” criteria:

• • Free to participants/audiences, or feature a free or low cost component to participants/audiences
  • Open to and of interest to the Rochester residents
  • Located in the city of Rochester
  • Be completed between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Temporary art must be installed within that year, but the City will work with artists and organizations to determine if and when temporary art needs to be deinstalled.
  • Align with the ArtsBloom Project goals

The following are examples of programming or projects that are ineligible for ArtsBloom Project funding (this is not a complete list):

• Events receiving Special Events funding through the City
• Murals
• Physical art or sculpture that requires a concrete footing or other permanent attachment structure
• Parades
• Block parties
• Trade shows, conventions
• Annual luncheons, holiday parties, class or family reunions
• Sports tournaments, school or athletic leagues

For more information, visit City of Rochester.