21 Organizations Selected for 2025 Performing Arts Grant Program
 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
Dance
Theatre
Fifteen venues will host these performances throughout the year:
Sony Pictures Entertainment donated $30,000 designated in support of the 2025 Program. You can learn more about the Performing Arts Grant Program on the City's website.
(Photo credit, clockwise from upper left: Leela Dance Collective at The Culver Steps - Photo by Babita Sangeeta, Culver City Symphony Orchestra - Photo by City of Culver City, “El Otro Oz” - Photo by Jeremy Daniel)
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