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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/Proposal | Project | 2022 Annual Report | 2-Year Funding Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities Bainbridge | Operating Support | Link | 15,000 |
| Arts and Humanities Bainbridge (Fiscal Sponsor - Moonlight Market) | Moonlight Market | 12,000 | |
| Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network | Growing Youth and Teen Programs | Link | 29,902 |
| Bainbridge Arts and Crafts | Operating Support | Link | 15,000 |
| Bainbridge Chorale | Operating Support | 12,000 | |
| Bainbridge Island Historical Museum | Our Community: Past to Present Exhibit | Link | 15,000 |
| Bainbridge Island Historical Museum | Operating Support | 30,000 | |
| Bainbridge Island Museum of Art | Untold Stories of Bainbridge Island | Link | 10,000 |
| Bainbridge Performing Arts | Operating Support | Link | 15,000 |
| Inclusion Study Group | Link | 9,400 | |
| Bloedel Reserve | Creative Residency through Partnerships | 10,000 | |
| Island Theatre | Ten-Minute Play Festival | 15,000 | |
| Island Time Activities (dba Vitalize Kitsap) | Theater & Art for Everyone | Link | 20,000 |
| Kids Discovery Museum | Operating Support | Link | 25,000 |
| Ovation! Performing Arts Northwest | Operating Support | Link | 15,000 |
| Sustainable Bainbridge | ReFashion Project | 12,000 | |
| The Lesser-Known Players | Operating Support | 15,000 | |
| WEAVE Presents | Operating Support | 24,698 | |
| Total | 300,000 |
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 |
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| Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network | 30,000 |
15,000 |
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| Bainbridge Arts and Crafts | 30,000 |
30,000 |
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| Bainbridge Chorale | 20,000 |
8,000 |
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| Bainbridge Island Historical Museum - Operating | 30,000 |
30,000 |
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| 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 |
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| Bainbridge Island Museum of Art | 24,000 |
24,000 |
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| Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra | 5,750 |
5,750 |
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| Bainbridge Performing Arts | 30,000 |
30,000 |
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| Battle Point Astronomical Association and Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network |
30,000 |
20,000 |
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| Bloedel Reserve | 24,000 |
15,000 |
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| Island Theatre | 6,000 |
6,000 |
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| IslandWood | 30,000 |
10,000 |
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| Kids Discovery Museum | 30,000 |
30,000 |
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| Olympic Performance Group | 10,000 |
10,000 |
||
| Ovation! Performing Arts Northwest | 30,000 |
25,000 |
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| Total | 374,950
|
299,950 |