City Seeks Proposals for Cultural Public Art Grants
Published on March 10, 2025
The City of Alameda has released a new Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Cultural Arts and Arts Programming Grants. This includes grants for the performing arts, literary arts, film & video, screenings and installations, arts education, art lectures and presentations, special events, and artist-in-residence programs in the arts. There is a total of $60,000 available, to be distributed across four (4) grants of $5,000 each and four (4) grants of $10,000 each.
The RFP is available for download from www.alamedaca.gov/culturalartrfp.
Proposals are due on Thursday, March 20, 2025 by 5pm and must be submitted through Submittable.com. All cultural arts programming must be free, publicly accessible and located in the City of Alameda.
Previous cultural arts awardees include:
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival
In celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month, the Festival will feature sounds of the kulintang from the Philippines, Hawaiian hula, and vibrant stringed instruments from Vietnam.
Grantee: Forward Alameda, Inc.
Date: May 18, 2025
Somewhere to Land (Formerly “RE-CYCLE”)
BANDALOOP’s work, Somewhere to Land, was performed on the metal façade of Hangar 25, one of two buildings which have been slated for demolition to allow for the construction of the future 'De-Pave Park.'
Grantee: West End Arts and Entertainment District
Date: Event was held September 26-28, 2024
Rhythmix Rising Seas Project
A yearlong series of performances of live music, immersive dance, and site-responsive theatre, raising climate awareness and concerns of living on an island amid a climate crisis.
Grantee: Rhythmix Cultural Works
Dates: August, 2024 – July, 2025
Together in Motion Dance Festival
The Together in Motion Dance Festival celebrated the beauty and artistry of street dance culture through performances, workshops, and a TURFinc dance battle.
Grantee: Radium Presents
Dates: Event was held August 4, 2024
Alameda: Here is Anywhere
A film screening for Alameda – Here is Anywhere, a movie written and directed by Patti Cary.
Grantee: FunAmeda Productions LLC
Date: Event was held May 22, 2024
Fiesta Alameda
Fiesta Alameda is an annual celebration of Latin music, dance, culture, food, and drinks.
Grantee: West End Arts and Entertainment District
Date: Event was held July 21, 2024
La Bayadere
A performance of the iconic 19th-century Russian ballet. Set in the Royal India of
the past, La Bayadère is a story of eternal love, mystery, fate and justice.
Grantee: Alameda Civic Ballet
Date: March 1, 2025
Rhythmix in the Parks
A series of free, family-friendly concerts in Alameda’s City parks, featuring Music, dance, visual art and educational opportunities.
Grantee: Rhythmix Cultural Works
Date: Events were held May – September, 2024
For more information visit www.alamedaca.gov/culturalartrfp or contact Jackie Keliiaa, Development Manager, at 510-747-6857 or jkeliiaa@alamedaca.gov.