News from Arts
Jan 29, 2026
Applications for 2026-2027 Tacoma Creates Funding Now Available
Tacoma Creates is now accepting applications for its seventh year of funding, supporting programs and events to be presented between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027 by…
Jan 07, 2026
30 Community Art Projects Funded by the Tacoma Arts Commission
The Tacoma Arts Commission recently awarded $147,000 in Community Arts Projects funding to 30 Tacoma organizations, groups, and businesses in support of 2026 public outreach projects. “This funding…
Nov 18, 2025
Tacoma Creates 2024-2025 Annual Report Highlights Expanded Access to Arts and Culture Across Tacoma
Tacoma Creates, the first cultural access program of its kind in Washington state, has released its 2024-2025 Annual Report following the completion of its fifth funding cycle.
Nov 04, 2025
Connect With Creativity at ‘Arts at the Armory’ on November 15 and 16
The community is invited to attend Arts at the Armory, a vibrant two-day arts market taking place on November 15 and 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,…
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”…