2012 Arts Projects Application

Are you part of an organization that wants to offer some arts programming in the coming year? Apply for the 2012 Arts Projects funding! We are now accepting applications from eligible organizations that will produce publicly accessibly arts programming in 2012. The program can provide between $1,000 and $5,000 for your community project focused on the arts.

A scene from last year's Proctor Arts Fest. Image is a TNT courtesy photo.

Past funding has supported projects like dance and musical performances, workshops, literary events, and arts components of festivals. Make sure your organization and your arts programming are eligible for funding before you apply – read through the guidelines carefully!

If you have any questions about the Arts Projects, or about the application process, we’re holding a free workshop to answer all of those questions. It will be held on November 1 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market Street – Room 1444).

You can get additional information and download the guidelines and application by clicking here. The deadline is November 28, 2011, so don’t procrastinate on this one. Good luck, and we’ll see your organization’s arts programming in 2012!

Call for Arts Activities!

Will you be hosting an arts event in November?

Do you want to contribute to the arts programming offered inTacoma, build community, and benefit from free publicity?

Submit your arts activity for inclusion in the 2011 Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month activity brochure!

The Tacoma Arts Commission is looking for arts activities that are happening this November. We want to encourage the public to attend as many arts events around town as they can find – including yours! What’s more, we want a variety of activities spanning all categories of art including music, visual art, literary art, dance, theater, and film, or others!

If you will be hosting an exhibition, performance, class, workshop, reception, lecture, tour, presentation, or any other programming, let us know. We’ll list your arts event in the Art at Work brochure for free! 15,000 copies of this brochure are distributed throughout the region, so you’ll get a lot of coverage. We’ll also be promoting the activities and Tacoma Arts Month through other means – like our website, www.ArtatWorkTacoma.com.

Sound like a good deal? The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2011. To qualify, your arts activity must be located within the City of Tacoma limits and occur during the month of November.

Click here for the full details, and click here to submit your activity info online!

Art at Work Studio Tours 2011: Call to Artists

You knew it was coming soon! Our Art at Work month, a celebration of local arts in Tacoma held every November, is in its tenth year this year! We’re kicking off the planning by releasing our call to artists to participate in the studio tours during the first weekend of November. Interested? Here’s the info.

10^th ANNIVERSARY STUDIO TOURS: November 5 & 6, 2011

Are you a professional artist that lives in Tacoma and/or has a working studio in Tacoma? Do you want to open your studio to the public, demonstrate how you make your work, host a hands-on activity and help raise the visibility of the arts in Tacoma?

The Hilltop artists turn out a rockin' piece during their demonstration. Studio Tours 2010

Apply to participate in our 10^th Anniversary Studio Tour! The Tacoma Arts Commission is seeking professional artists who are willing to open their studios to the public for our annual Studio Tour, one of the features of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month this November. The emphasis of the tour is on raising visibility of the arts and providing artistic opportunities for the community to connect to the arts. While we encourage artists to have work for sale, the intention is not primarily as a studio sale. Studios will be open on Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6 from 10 am to 4 pm (artists can choose to be open on Saturday, Sunday, or both days). The Tacoma Arts Commission will publish a map and publicity materials featuring the studios. The studio tours are free to both the artists and visitors.

Click here for full details and qualifications. Click here to apply online now! The deadline is July 15, 2011.