RFP: Artsbloom 2025
The City is seeking proposals for arts education, literary arts, performing arts and visual arts. Selected respondents will enter into an agreement with the City as consultants to implement the proposed programming and/or projects.
Respondents can request one of three options: $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000. Programming and projects must be located within the city of Rochester in order to be eligible. Please note that location within the city is defined by the boundary of the city, not a Rochester ZIP code. Respondents can determine whether an address is within the City boundary by entering the address in the search box of our Property Information app:
Learn more: Property Information app
For more information, including all eligibility requirements, download the RFP.
Virtual information session
In order to provide City staff with an opportunity to discuss the RFP and respondents with an opportunity to ask questions and clarify the RFP, a pre-proposal information session will be held virtually on:
Date: Monday, April 7, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Register in advance for this meeting on Zoom:
Register for virtual information session
Questions
To ensure that all Respondents have a clear understanding of the scope and requirements of this RFP, the City will respond to all questions submitted via e-mail to Heather Anderson at heather.anderson@cityofrochester.govby 11:59 pm on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
Questions and the responding answers will be sent via e-mail to all Respondents who have provided an e-mail address to the Project Manager (Heather Anderson) and will be postedon this webpage.
Application Deadline
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Sunday, May 11, 2025 and can be completed through Google Forms online. Click the following button to learn more and apply:
If you would prefer to fill out the application as a digital file (Word document), or if you would prefer to fill out a hardcopy application, please contact Heather Anderson at heather.anderson@cityofrochester.gov. We are happy to accommodate requests for alternate application formats.