City Seeks Proposals for Public Art

Published on January 22, 2024

The City of Alameda has released a request for proposals (RFP) for Cultural Arts and Arts Programming. This includes grants for the performing arts, literary arts, film and 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 grants of $5,000 and four grants of $10,000.

The RFP is available for download from www.alamedaca.gov/BUSINESS/Bid-on-City-Contracts. The City will also host a virtual RFP Orientation on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 5pm (Zoom login information is included in the RFP). Proposals are due on Thursday, March 21, 2024 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.

Two previous cultural arts awardees included:

• Back Story – A Film & Speaker Series, August 2022 through February 2023, Anchor Alameda Association for Art & Film. Back Story was comprised of a film and speaker series taking place on three separate evenings between August 2022 and January 2023, and again on three continuous nights in February 2023.
• Fiesta Alameda, November 2022, West End Arts & Entertainment District. The first installment of Fiesta Alameda, a one-day celebration of Latinx music, dance, and food and art, took place on the taxiway at Alameda Point.

For more information visit www.alamedaca.gov/BUSINESS/Bid-on-City-Contracts or contact Walker Toma, Community Development Manager, at wtoma@alamedaca.gov or 510-747-6897.