City Funded Cultural Activities

2024-2025 Cultural Funding Award Cycle Open Now!

The City of Bainbridge Island is seeking requests for proposals for cultural projects and activities that will benefit Bainbridge Island residents and visitors during 2024-2025. Special consideration will be given to organizations and projects that will use City funds to advance the community objectives identified within the Cultural Element and/or Economic Element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan

All City-funded activities must provide public benefit. 

 The City is seeking proposals for projects and activities that:

  • involve significant community participation;
  • create access to cultural activities for underserved or underrepresented communities;
  • highlight underrepresented art forms;
  • strengthen organizational capacity; and
  • foster opportunities for collaboration within the cultural sector.

 How to Apply

  • Complete the application form using the separate Application Form (fillable form / word version),
  • Submit electronically your proposal and supporting attachments as a single PDF to cityadmin@bainbridgewa.gov no later than Monday, October 2, 2023 at 4 p.m. Applications may be submitted on paper, although electronic submissions are preferred.
  • Late proposals will not be accepted. Applicants are solely responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted and received on time. 
  • Each applicant organization is limited to one proposal per review cycle. The task force will not review more than one proposal per organization.

What Key Dates Do I Need to Know?
Pre-Application Information Session for Interested Applicants: Wednesday, Sept 6 (PowerPoint Presentation / Recording

Opportunity for applicants to learn more about process and ask questions about the RFP                             

Application Deadline:  Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 4 p.m.
Applications will not be accepted after this time                                                                                                                                                                                           
Proposal Presentations:  TBD (October)
Applicants will present proposals to and answer questions from the Cultural Funding Advisory Task Force

Cultural Funding Advisory Task Force Funding Recommendation:  beginning of November, 2023

City Council Approval of 2024-2025 CF Awards:  end of November, 2023

Notification by:  mid December, 2023

 

2022-2023 Cultural Funding Cycle

2022-2023 Funding recommendations prepared for City Council deliberations.

Organization/ProposalProject
2022
Annual Report
2-Year Funding Award
Arts and Humanities BainbridgeOperating SupportLink15,000
Arts and Humanities Bainbridge (Fiscal Sponsor - Moonlight Market)Moonlight Market 12,000
Bainbridge Artisan Resource NetworkGrowing Youth and Teen ProgramsLink29,902
Bainbridge Arts and CraftsOperating SupportLink15,000
Bainbridge ChoraleOperating Support
12,000
Bainbridge Island Historical MuseumOur Community: Past to Present ExhibitLink15,000
Bainbridge Island Historical MuseumOperating Support30,000
Bainbridge Island Museum of ArtUntold Stories of Bainbridge IslandLink10,000
Bainbridge Performing ArtsOperating SupportLink15,000
Inclusion Study GroupLink9,400
Bloedel ReserveCreative Residency through Partnerships10,000
Island TheatreTen-Minute Play Festival15,000
Island Time Activities (dba Vitalize Kitsap)Theater & Art for EveryoneLink20,000
Kids Discovery MuseumOperating SupportLink25,000
Ovation! Performing Arts NorthwestOperating SupportLink15,000
Sustainable Bainbridge ReFashion Project12,000
The Lesser-Known PlayersOperating Support15,000
WEAVE PresentsOperating Support24,698
Total

300,000
2022-23 Cultural Funding Proposals

2020-2021 Cultural Activities Projects

Organization/ Proposal Project 2021 Report 2020  Report
Amount Requested
2-Year Award
Arts and Humanities Bainbridge Operating Support Link Link   29,000
  29,000
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network Growing Youth & Teen Program Link Link  29,181
  24,262
Bainbridge Chorale Operating Support Link Link  10,000
  10,000
Bainbridge Historical Museum Her Vote. Her Story. and Protest Exhibits Link n/a  12,000
  12,000
Bainbridge Historical Museum Operating Support Link Link   30,000
  24,000
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Website Reconstruction/
Face-to-Face Connection
Link Link   15,000
  15,000
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Cultural Impact Initiative Link Link   30,000
  24,000
Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center Senior Cultural Activities Link Link  10,000
 10,000
Bainbridge Performing Arts Operating Support Link Link   30,000
  30,000
Island Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival Link Link   22,738
  22,738
Island Time Activities (ITA) Operating Support Link Link   30,000
  30,000
Kids Discovery Museum Operating Support Link Link   30,000
 25,000
Ovation!  Performing Arts Northwest Operating Support Link Link   30,000
  24,000
The Lesser-Known Players Operating Support Link Link   20,000
 20,000
Total        327,919
300,000

2018-2019 Cultural Activities Projects

Organization/Proposal
Amount
Requested
Amount
Funded
2018
Report
2019
Report
Arts and Humanities Bainbridge
20,000
18,000
Link
 
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network
30,000
15,000
 
Bainbridge Arts and Crafts
30,000
30,000
 
Bainbridge Chorale
20,000
8,000
 
Bainbridge Island Historical Museum - Operating
30,000
30,000
 
Bainbridge Island Historical Museum - Yama Exhibit (Funded in 2018 Only)
5,200
5,200
N/A
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community
20,000
18,000
 
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
24,000
24,000
 
Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra
5,750
5,750
 
Bainbridge Performing Arts
30,000
30,000
 
Battle Point Astronomical Association and
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network
30,000
20,000
 
Bloedel Reserve
24,000
15,000
 
Island Theatre
6,000
6,000
 
IslandWood
30,000
10,000
 
Kids Discovery Museum
30,000
30,000
 
Olympic Performance Group
10,000
10,000
 
Ovation!  Performing Arts Northwest
30,000
25,000
 
Total
374,950

299,950