CULVER CITY, Calif. /CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE/ — The Culver City Council awarded 21 organizations $202,223 for the 2025 Performing Arts Grant Program in music, theater and dance events. The Cultural Affairs Commission and staff have implemented Culver City’s Performing Arts Grant Program since its inception in 1994. A Peer Review Panel consisting of seven independent individuals with professional performing arts expertise and non-profit arts experience scored the applications.
The 2025 Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program Subcommittee recommended that 21 of the applications receive 90% of their requested funding as follows:
- Music: 13 total applications; 9 awards, $82,580
- Dance: 10 total applications; 6 awards, $64,800
- Theatre: 10 total applications; 6 awards, $54,843
“We were thrilled to receive an impressive array of applications this year, and the Peer Review Panel thoughtfully evaluated and considered projects with the greatest potential impact,” said Sally Unsworth, Culver City Cultural Affairs Manager. “Our commitment to nurturing the performing arts in Culver City remains strong, and this year’s recipients are sure to captivate audiences throughout the City all year long.”
Here is a look at each organization’s grant amount:
Music
- Angel City Chorale – $10,305
- Emersion Music – $10,800
- Fivemind Reeds – $7,200
- Grand Performances – $8,217
- Helix Collective– $5,400
- The Jazz Bakery – $10,800
- Culver City Symphony Orchestra – $10,800
- Synchromy – $8,258
- Vox Femina – $10,800
Dance
- Contra-Tiempo Activist Dance Theater– $10,800
- Donna Sternberg & Dancers – $10,800
- Heidi Duckler Dance – $10,800
- Invertigo Dance Theatre – $10,800
- Leela Dance Collective – $10,800
- No Easy Props – $10,800
Theatre
- The Actors’ Gang – $10,800
- ArtsUP! LA– $10,800
- Black Skeptics Los Angeles – $6,300
- Center Theatre Group – $10,800
- Culver City Public Theatre – $10,800
- The Ebell of Los Angeles – $5,343
Fifteen venues will host these performances throughout the year:
- Blue Door Theater
- Kirk Douglas Theatre
- Glorya Kaufman Cultural Center
- The Wende Museum
- Culver City Julian Dixon Library
- The Culver Steps
- Robert Frost Auditorium
- Stoneview Nature Center
- Carlson Park
- Media Park
- Veterans Memorial Park
- Culver City Presbyterian Church
- Ivy Station
- Helms Design Center
- Brasil Brasil Cultural Center
Sony Pictures Entertainment donated $30,000 designated in support of the 2025 Program.
LEARN MORE: https://www.culvercity.org/Explore/Arts-Culture/PAG
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