Arts Events
Arts and culture programming to fill October
Opening Party
Launch Arts Month at STAR Center on Oct. 5!
Studio Tour
AMOCAT Arts Awards
Honoring vision, dedication, and action in our community
Arts at the Armory
Arts Events image: Snippet of 2022 Tacoma Arts Month Events calendar, learn more here: tacomaartsmonth.org/events.
Opening Party image: The Playground Kiki ballroom performance at Kaleidoscope, the Tacoma Arts Month opening party in 2022. Photo by Jamika Scott.
Studio Tour image: 2022 Tacoma Studio Tour attendees participate in a group painting at the studio of Mary Mann.
AMOCAT Arts Awards image: AMOCAT Arts Award design by Chandler O’Leary
Arts at the Armory image: Panoramic view of Arts at the Armory event in 2022.
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Happy May, Tacoma! Why not explore some of the amazing free programming Tacoma Creates-supported organizations are doing in partnership with Tacoma Public Library?
Learn how to incorporate music into your baby’s life with Ted Brown Music Outreach at the Wheelock Branch on May 3rd. For babies and their caregivers.
Join Rainbow Center at the South Tacoma Branch on May 3rd to take part in an inclusive community conversation about the needs facing the LGBTQIA+ community.
Take part in Tacoma Wayzgoose: a community letterpress, printmaking, and book arts extravaganza at the Moore Branch with Write253 on May 3rd.
Experience a hands-on art workshop with Tacoma Art Museum at the Kobetich Branch on May 8th.
Get ready to be the last bot standing with this creative engineering challenge with Sphero Robots – with fablabnonprofit at the South Tacoma Branch on May 11th. For ages 11-13.
Get the most out of Spring and explore a local branch, and for even more Tacoma Public Library programs, check out their events calendar. tacoma.bibliocommons.com/v2/events.
And for more Tacoma Creates events check out our events calendar! www.tacomacreates.org/events.
Accessibility means we all get the chance to enjoy Arts and Culture. These are some recent Arts and Culture events and calls that we have heard about. Check them out! If you know of some others, let us know so we can help amplify what they have going on!
“Art has the unique power to jolt us out of our own perspective, giving us the invaluable opportunity to see the world
through another’s eyes. In a world that can often seem full of tension, our creative ecosystem reminds us that we can
recognize and celebrate powerful shared experiences and the value of diversity. It provides us with the chance to learn,
acknowledge our commonalities, and bond more closely with each other. Those who share their creative work with us
and bring cultural experiences to life in our city are true community builders.
Throughout history, art has also found ways to break boundaries and push us to examine the world around us. We need this more than ever today. I am so grateful that the creative community in Tacoma never shies away from exploring the unimaginable, questioning convention, and shining a light on the beauty that surrounds us. Our creative community brings to life the spirit of Tacoma in its fearlessness and authenticity. I am proud to help celebrate Tacoma’s unique creative voice and all the exciting artistic and multicultural work that energizes our city and helps to unite us.”
-Tacoma City Councilmember Jamika Scott, District 3
Learn more about the impact we can continue to achieve together and read the full 2023 Annual Report for the City of Tacoma’s Arts & Cultural Vitality Division in the link in our bio (Instagram) or here: tinyurl.com/ArtsAnnualReport2024
Thank you to the numerous individual creatives, organizations, cultural partners, panel members, staff, participants, volunteers, and attendees who help cultivate this thriving movement of arts and culture in Tacoma.
#tacomaarts
#tacomacreates
#tacomapublicart
#spaceworkstacoma
Photo of Asia Pacific Cultural Center's 2023 annual New Year Celebration featuring Samoa by @apcc96
The City of Tacoma Arts and Cultural Vitality Division in partnership with the Public Works Department, is pleased to announce Natlie Dupille as the Artist in Residence with Public Works. Natalie will serve as a creative strategist, tasked with finding new opportunities to incorporate the 1% for Art into the upcoming Public Work Transportation Master Plan update. Over the next 15 months, Natalie will focus on public engagement opportunities, illustrated communication efforts, and the identification of public art opportunities within transportation-based capital projects.
Natalie Dupille is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer whose personal work often revolves around social issues, sexuality, and the natural world. She is also a graphic recorder and community-based illustrator who works to distill complex concepts into accessible forms.
Dupille's comics have appeared in many local and national publications including The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, and The Stranger, and her roster of visual communications clients includes Seattle Public Utilities, The City of Burien, and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, among others.
You can learn more about Natalie’s work at www.nataliedupille.com
Please welcome Natalie and look forward to many great projects and opportunities to come!
#tacomaarts
#artistinresidence
#transportation
“Art has the unique power to jolt us out of our own perspective, giving us the invaluable opportunity to see the world
through another’s eyes. In a world that can often seem full of tension, our creative ecosystem reminds us that we can
recognize and celebrate powerful shared experiences and the value of diversity. It provides us with the chance to learn,
acknowledge our commonalities, and bond more closely with each other. Those who share their creative work with us
and bring cultural experiences to life in our city are true community builders.
Throughout history, art has also found ways to break boundaries and push us to examine the world around us. We need this more than ever today. I am so grateful that the creative community in Tacoma never shies away from exploring the unimaginable, questioning convention, and shining a light on the beauty that surrounds us. Our creative community brings to life the spirit of Tacoma in its fearlessness and authenticity. I am proud to help celebrate Tacoma’s unique creative voice and all the exciting artistic and multicultural work that energizes our city and helps to unite us.”
-Tacoma City Councilmember Jamika Scott, District 3
Learn more about the impact we can continue to achieve together and read the full 2023 Annual Report for the City of Tacoma’s Arts & Cultural Vitality Division in the link in our bio (Instagram) or here: tinyurl.com/ArtsAnnualReport2024
Thank you to the numerous individual creatives, organizations, cultural partners, panel members, staff, participants, volunteers, and attendees who help cultivate this thriving movement of arts and culture in Tacoma.
#tacomaarts
#tacomacreates
#tacomapublicart
#spaceworkstacoma
Photo of dancer at Asia Pacific Cultural Center's Annual New Year Celebration 2023
Photo by @apcc96
Feeling stuck? Need some you time? Looking for a connection to your creativity and all the things?! We’re happy to offer this workshop as part of our Creative Resources through the Arts and Cultural Vitality Division.
Join Claudia Linares of @girasolcounselingpllc and Joy Muhammad @whoisgloriajoy and enjoy somatic practices and writing exercises. The workshop takes place at @parabletacoma from 1 - 3pm on Saturday, May 4th.
If you would like to attend, please complete the registration at the link in our bio or at tinyurl.com/artsomatics 🙂
Please feel free to email dgarcia2@cityoftacoma.org with any questions.
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