Set up city arts program and nonprofit council
STANDING UP A CITY ARTS PROGRAM, Solicitation 291273, issued by City of Charlottesville.
At a glance
The City of Charlottesville seeks a consultant to establish a centralized arts and culture program. The work includes creating policies for a volunteer public arts commission and founding a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts council to coordinate the city's public arts infrastructure. The consultant will prepare everything for handoff to city staff by September 2026.
Key facts
- Issuing agency
- City of Charlottesville
- Solicitation number
- 291273
- Type
- purchase
- Posted
- Aug 20, 2026
- Response deadline
- Sep 21, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
- Place of performance
- City of Charlottesville, VA
Official description
Solicitation #RFP 27-27. Issued by City Manager's Office. The City of Charlottesville, through the City Manager’s Strategy Office (CMO) is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to complete all of the steps required to centralize the City of Charlottesville's arts and culture coordination, management, and resources. The goal is two pronged. First, the consultant will create the policies, procedures, and processes for an appointed, volunteer city public arts commission. Second, the City seeks a qualified professional to stand up a 501(c)(3) arts council to serve the City of Charlottesville, implementing the recommendations from the 2025-2026 Charlottesville Area Arts Council Feasibility Study (see Attachment B). When the project is completed, the consultant will hand off a ready-to-go new public arts program to a city staff employee. The role of this arts council will be to serve as an independent, centralized body that can coordinate, manage, and act as a public liaison for the City’s broad public arts infrastructure. All of this work will be done with the intention of embracing Charlottesville's vibrant arts infrastructure by making it more visible and accessible to all who enjoy the City.
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