The City of Santa Ana is paying to convert taggers into muralists

The City of Santa Ana’s Arts & Culture Office has just released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a Santa Ana-based organization to design and implement a pilot for “Bridging the G.A.P. (Graffiti Arts Program),” a year-long interactive, multi-disciplinary public arts program that will inspire civic leadership and community pride in youth through the creation of murals across the city.

A panel will review completed proposal submittals and award one organization. The total budget for this project is $50,000.

For more information and application submission visit here: https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/20137/bo/bo-detail/103068 .

The deadline for proposal submission is Thursday, April 6 2023 at 4pm (PST).

Anticipated timeline

Event dates, times, and locations may be subject to change under certain circumstances. Please check back on the Arts & Culture Office web page for any changes.

  • March 7, 2023 Application available on Planetbid.com
  • March 16, 2023 Pre-Proposal Meeting on ZOOM @ 10:00 am
  • March 23, 2023 Deadline for Questions
  • April 6, 2023 Applications DUE online by 4:00 pm
  • April 2023 Organization notified
  • June 2023 Pilot program commences

Contact:

All questions regarding this application, contact: artsandculture@santa-ana.org.

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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