Overview
ArtsBloom is the City’s non-capital art competition funded through the Percent
for the Arts program. Qualifying projects include art education, performing
arts and temporary art. The goals of the program are to enrich and expand the
experience of public art for all Rochesterians by reaching historically
underserved residents, while increasing economic opportunities for local
artists and small arts organizations in Rochester.
In this inaugural round of the ArtsBloom Project, a total of $100,000
will fund diverse arts programming and projects. Individuals or
groups/organizations may submit a funding request for one of three options:
$5,000, $10,000 or $20,000. See the full Request for Proposal below for more
information.
Pre-Submission Conference
In order to provide the City with an opportunity to discuss the RFP and
Respondents with an opportunity to ask questions and clarify the RFP, the City held a pre-proposal conference virtually on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The conference was recorded in two segments. You can watch the first segment here, and the second segment here. NOTE: Please watch both segments to hear all of the information available.
Frequently Asked Questions
The deadline for questions about ArtsBloom has passed. The City has prepared a Frequently Asked Questions document based on all questions received by the questions deadline. You can find that document here>>.
Submission Deadline
Proposals must be received via email by
the City no later than 5:00 pm on June 1, 2023. Respondents may attach their
Proposal file(s) to the email submission or include a link to a file sharing
platform if files are too large for email attachments. File(s) should be in PDF
format. Email submissions to: Heather
Anderson, AICP (Project Manager, Office of City Planning) at heather.anderson@cityofrochester.gov.