Deadline: 16-Sep-20
The City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division is pleased to offer One City One Pride Grants to support projects intended to expand the celebration of June Pride Month through arts and culture and to document the richness of local LGBTQ community and history.
The One City One Pride Arts Festival provides programming for dates within the May 22 through June 30 time frame. Because the 2020 festival was downscaled, the City is continuing the One City One Pride theme from 2020 to 2021.
The theme for One City One Pride this year is “For The Record.” LGBTQ stories of the past have often been hidden or undocumented. One must read between the lines to find stories hidden behind beard marriages, coded language, and erased or destroyed evidence. This year, One City One Pride takes a look at some of these stories.
Funding Information
- The maximum award is $7,000.
Grant Program Purpose
The City has identified the following objectives for all One City One Pride grants:
- To recognize, document, and champion the history and diversity of the local LGBTQ community.
- To engage residents and visitors with a deeper understanding of the LGBTQ experience through exhibits, film, and theatre.
- To attract cultural tourists to the City during the Pride season.
- To provide accessible arts programming for residents and visitors to West Hollywood.
- To encourage artists and organizations to create innovative programming that enhances the reputation of West Hollywood as an “Arts City.”
- The One City One Pride theme for 2021 is “For the Record” and applications will be reviewed with a curatorial eye toward the creative and innovative use of this theme in proposed projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must plan to hold an art exhibit, performance, or screening somewhere within the City of West Hollywood or immediately adjacent (within 5 blocks of the city limits) within the One City One Pride dates of May 22 to June 30. Online presentations may be acceptable if they are marketed strongly towards West Hollywood residents.
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate a significant commitment to and involvement with the West Hollywood community and/or LGBTQ community.
- Applicants awarded a One City One Pride Grant are required to submit confirmed information regarding the location, date, time, event-related images, and a website link for more information by April 1, 2021, via the online Media Advisory. Failure to submit information by April 1, 2021, may result in forfeiture of the grant.
Evaluation Criteria
All applicants will be initially screened by staff to ensure compliance with the eligibility requirements. Applicants who do not meet these requirements will not be forwarded on to the grants panel for review. Project applications will be evaluated based on:
- Overall merit of the application in fulfilling the One City One Pride Grant Program purpose, demonstrated artistic authenticity through work samples and history of programming, and impact and relevance of the proposed project on the local LGBTQ community. (25 points)
- Applicant’s capability, expertise, and resources to effectively market the project to ensure proper outreach to intended communities. (25 points)
- The ability of the applicant to fully realize the project based on the proposed project budget and documented financial support. Appropriateness of budget. (25 points)
- Proposed project relevance to this year’s One City One Pride festival theme. (25 points) NOTE: Organizations whose business location is within the City of West Hollywood will receive a bonus of 4% points to their total score, per City policy.
For more information, visit https://www.weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/grants-and-opportunities/grants-guidelines-and-applications