Funding Availability Released For Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program
Application Workshop Scheduled For August 11, 2008
Culver City, CA – The 2009 Notice of Funding Availability has been released for the Culver City Performing Arts Grants program. The application is currently being distributed electronically through e-mail and is available via the City’s website at www.culvercity.org. The deadline for submission is September 8, 2008. Performances may be presented by professionals or amateurs in the disciplines of theatre, musical theatre, music, opera, or dance. A workshop to assist organizations with the completion of the application will be held on Monday, August 11, 2008 in the Lethbridge Garden Room at Veterans Memorial Complex located at 4117 Overland Avenue in Culver City. The workshop will begin at 7 PM.
The Performing Arts Grant Program supports performances that occur between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. Performances must be available to the general public in a building/facility wholly or partially located in Culver City or controlled/owned by the City of Culver City and/or the Culver City Redevelopment Agency. Funding may only be used for direct expenses related to the performance in Culver City. Additionally, applicant organizations must qualify as tax exempt as defined by the IRS at the time of application.
Culver City-based performing arts organizations are eligible to participate in the Kirk Douglas Theatre Community Access Program. Eligible organizations may apply for a Performing Arts Grant for direct expenses related to a performance at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Specific performance dates and rental information are available only through the City of Culver City’s Cultural Affairs office.
Established in 1994, the Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program offers grants to Southern California performing arts organizations. Under the purview of the City Council and the Cultural Affairs Commission, the Performing Arts Grant Program is designed to support arts organizations and to bring distinguished cultural programming to Culver City. The amount for grant funding available is determined by a formula relating to the total deposits made into the City’s Art Fund each fiscal year. Additionally, the Performing Arts Grant Program is supported by a contribution from Sony Pictures Entertainment. The total amount available for the 2009 program is $65,000.
Please contact Ms. Jeremy Green at [email protected] or call 310.253.5716 for questions about the application, to RSVP for the workshop or to inquire about the Kirk Douglas Theatre Community Access Program. A listing of other possible performance venues is also available on the Arts & Culture page of the City’s website www.culvercity.org.
