Resources
The following are a collection of community resources, tools, plans, and studies to help you in your creative endeavors. On this page, you’ll find information on how to hire an artist to paint a mural, find marketing resources, and learn more about the social and economic benefits of a strong art culture.
Mural Artist Roster
Marketing Toolkit for Artists and Arts Organizations
ArtFull Tacoma
Arts and Economic Prosperity Study
Creative Space Survey
Community Resources
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Spaceworks makes Tacoma culturally vibrant and economically strong through training and support for artists and creative entrepreneurs. Spaceworks incubates successful creative businesses, and offers arts opportunities through a variety of programs and services.
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Artist Trust supports and encourages individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State. Artist Trust offers grants, fellowships, awards, and professional development workshops for individual artists. They also maintain a database of opportunities including funding, residency programs, employment listings and resources, studio space & housing listings, discipline-specific resources, legal resources, health resources and emergency assistance programs.
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Shunpike helps all kinds of small and mid-sized arts groups better manage the business aspects of art through fiscal sponsorship services, arts business advice services, Storefronts and artist-in-residency program, Artists of Color Expo & Symposium, and more.
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Washington Lawyers for the Arts (WLA) is a nonprofit service organization dedicated to supporting the arts in Washington state by creating alliances and making legal resources accessible to artists and arts organizations of all disciplines. WLA offers Arts Legal Clinics, Legal Workshops, Legal Referrals, and a Speakers’ Bureau.
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Communities Rise works with organizations, small businesses, and communities located in Washington state that have been impacted by systemic oppression to increase capacity and build power. They offer support through peer learning, coaching, legal services, and trainings.
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SMASH is a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping local musicians healthy by providing free and low-cost access to primary care, mental health treatment, dental, vision, hearing, Substance Use Disorder treatment, and health care navigation. SMASH serves musicians living in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Mason, Kitsap and Thurston counties.
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The City of Tacoma’s Make It Tacoma program helps to cultivate our local businesses by providing them with the information and resources they need to be successful in today’s marketplace. Resources include listings of available properties, incentives, and events and training.
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