Deadline: 01-Jul-21
The City of West Hollywood is pleased to launch the Transgender Arts Initiative Grant Program to support and enhance artwork to be presented or exhibited in West Hollywood by transgender artists.
Individual artist, artist collectives or groups, and nonprofit organizations with a history of supporting transgender artists are all welcome to apply. The City offers a wide range of grant opportunities that support:
- Community-based programs, projects, and events;
- Organizational development;
- The production, performance, or presentation of art projects including projects that enhance the celebration of June Pride Month;
- Increased visibility of Transgender artists; and
- Career development of individual artists.
Purpose and Outcomes
The City of West Hollywood and Grantees in the Arts Project Grant category can expect to:
- Engage residents and visitors with the arts; expand arts audiences.
- Recognize and champion local cultural resources; discover and explore new places for artmaking.
- Provide a variety of quality arts programming that is financially and geographically accessible for the residents of West Hollywood; increase access to arts experiences.
- Increase revenues for local businesses; support business partnerships.
- Encourage transgender artists and organizations to create innovative programming and artwork.
- Support transgender artists with specific professional and business development activities that will aid in building capacity and maintaining sustainability.
The West Hollywood Artists Bootcamp is a highly sought-after program that provides grantees tools and resources essential to an artist’s professional growth.
Funding Information
- Total amount of available funding in this category: $25,000
- Maximum award possible: $6,500
- This is a one-year grant award.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants who are organizations must be a registered 501 (c)(3) nonprofit and active nonprofit or provide evidence that they are under a fiscal sponsorship agreement with another nonprofit organization.
- Applicants may only receive funding from one grant category each calendar year.
- If the applicant is already receiving funding from another City Division or Department, or is cosponsored by a City Council office, they are not eligible for an Arts Grant for that same project or program.
- City of West Hollywood elected and appointed officials, its employees and their immediate family members are not eligible to apply.
- Proposed projects may not include fundraisers, capital campaigns, murals, or religious-based programs/events.
- Proposed projects must take place in West Hollywood or in the immediate West Hollywood adjacent area (within 5 blocks of the border) and demonstrate marketing and outreach strategies targeting West Hollywood residents and constituents.
- Applicants must be based in LA County (WeHo Artist applicants must reside in the City of West Hollywood).
- Applicants must submit an on-line application by the deadline.
For more information, visit https://www.weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/grants-and-opportunities/grants-guidelines-and-applications