News from Arts
Oct 07, 2025
City Council Approves Continuation of Tacoma Creates to Build Durable Cultural Organizations and Provide Access to Arts, Culture, Heritage, and Science Programming
The Tacoma City Council voted unanimously on October 7, 2025 to reinstate a local 1/10th of 1 percent sales and use tax to continue funding the Tacoma Creates…
Sep 29, 2025
Application for 2026 Community Arts Projects Funding Now Available
The City of Tacoma is now accepting Community Arts Projects funding applications from eligible organizations and groups producing publicly accessible arts programming across all artistic disciplines within Tacoma…
Sep 09, 2025
2025 AMOCAT Arts Award Winners Announced
The Tacoma Arts Commission has announced this year’s AMOCAT Arts Award winners: Tacoma Public Library (Arts Patron), Remakery and Mi Centro (Community Outreach by an Organization), and Saiyare…
Aug 19, 2025
Council Member Sandesh Sadalge Passes Resolution 41740 to Fund ‘Grit of Destiny: City of Tacoma’
Tonight, the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 41740, authorizing an expenditure of $15,000 from the Council Contingency Fund in support of the “Grit of Destiny: City of Tacoma”…
Aug 14, 2025
Mari Griffin Selected as 2025–2027 Tacoma Poet Laureate
The Tacoma Arts Commission has selected Mari Griffin as the 2025–2027 Tacoma Poet Laureate. Over the next two years, Griffin will participate in and host…
Jul 01, 2025
80 Arts, Culture, Heritage, and Science Organizations Funded by Tacoma Creates for 2025-2026
The Tacoma Creates Advisory Board has approved contracts for the 2025-2026 funding cycle totaling approximately $6.4 million for 80 local nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to advance…
Jul 01, 2025
City of Tacoma Unveils New Pride Crosswalk, A Vibrant Symbol of Inclusivity and Community Pride
City of Tacoma kicked off Pride Month today with the celebratory unveiling of a new, permanent Pride-themed crosswalk on Broadway, between South 9th and 11th streets. The vibrant…
Jun 23, 2025
25 Artists Funded by the Tacoma Arts Commission
The Tacoma Arts Commission recently awarded $100,000 in Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) funding to 25 Tacoma-based artists working in artistic disciplines including dance, film, interdisciplinary, literary, music,…