CVP Application is currently closed.
To establish a thriving cultural ecosystem that ensures all Dallas citizens and visitors have an opportunity to experience the finest in arts and culture, OCA commits to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that help empower a just, inclusive, and equitable City.
CVP Community Engagement projects should be innovative projects or services that create active and ongoing engagement with people, neighborhoods and communities in Dallas. They should celebrate our diversity, build community connections and enhance the visibility of neighborhoods through arts and culture. Priority will be given to projects or residencies focusing on neighborhoods outside of downtown Dallas.
The Cultural Vitality Program aims to fund the following categories of Community Engagement projects:
- Projects by non-profit organizations in neighborhoods or communities
- Projects or short-term neighborhood residency programs by individual artists or artist collectives in neighborhoods or communities
- On-going community workshops or short-term neighborhood residency programs by ALAANA artists and organizations[1]
[1] ALAANA means African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American. This also includes Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (category as defined by the US Census Bureau). ALAANA Organization means an organization whose primary intention, practices, and mission is by, for, or about ALAANA artists, cultures, and communities. The word “for” refers to the intention of the organization to perpetuate, promote, and present art that is representative of an ALAANA culture and people and/or is given form by ALAANA artists.
OCA Definition of Cultural Equity
The Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) intends to address cultural equity in depth in the upcoming cultural plan. Until then, based on the comprehensive work and commitment from the Americans for the Arts, OCA has adopted the following statement as its definition of Cultural Equity;
Cultural equity embodies the values, and practices that ensure that all people – including but not limited to those who have been historically underrepresented based on race/ethnicity, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion are represented in the development of art and culture in the City of Dallas.
Goals of this Initiative
- Enhance Understanding
- Increase Access
- Connect People
- Invest in Underserved Communities
Applications must align with one of the following cultural equity outcomes;
- Enhance understanding of and respect for diverse cultural traditions, heritages and forms of expression
- Increase access and inclusivity in the experience of art and creativity for communities that have been historically underserved
- Connect individuals from diverse cultures, ages and economic means in an effort to strengthen communities and/or neighborhoods through the arts.
- Invest in historically underserved communities with artists or organizations rooted to build individual capacity and economic viability
The Cultural Vitality Program application is currently closed.
Timeline
November 2, 2018 | FY 2018-19 CVP Applications go live |
December 3, 2018 | FY 2018-19 CVP Application Deadline |
December 7, 2018 | CVP Applications sent to panel review |
January 9-10, 2019 | CVP Panel Presentations |
January 25, 2019 | CVP Applicants notified of funded projects that start after February 15, 2019 and completed by September 15, 2019. |
Guidelines
Download FY 2018-19 Cultural Vitality Program Guidelines (pdf)
Funding Review Panels
Most funding program applications are reviewed by a panel made up of qualified candidates from the professional arts and cultural field and approved by the Cultural Affairs Commission. Panel nominations are accepted throughout the year. Panel Review Nomination Form UPDATED
Funded Applicants
For applicants who were recommended for funding, you may access your application, revised budget, and final report submissions by clicking the appropriate button below.
Glenn Ayars
Contract Compliance Administrator
glenn.ayars@dallascityhall.com
214-671-0878