The Tacoma Arts Commission is currently accepting nominations for the 2014 AMOCAT Arts Awards, which aim to recognize individuals and organizations that support and build the local arts community.
The three award categories are Community Outreach by an Individual (Community outreach, engagement, and involvement in the arts in Tacoma by an individual); Community Outreach by an Organization (Community outreach, engagement, and involvement in the arts in Tacoma by an organization); and Arts Patron (A community partner who significantly supports or contributes to the arts in Tacoma).
“Tacoma is home to an amazing group of arts supporters – people, organizations and patrons who invest their energy and passion into improving our community through the arts,” said Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland. “The AMOCAT Arts Awards help recognize and commend these people for all they do to make our city a more vibrant place to live and work.”
Nominations forms are available online here and due by Fri., Aug. 1. The Tacoma Arts Commission will review all nominations and select one finalist in each award category based on the breadth and depth of the nominee’s community impact, as well as the quality of the work being done by the nominee, not by the number of times the nominee has been nominated. Strickland will present the 2014 AMOCAT Arts Awards at the Tacoma Arts Month Opening Party on Thurs., Oct. 2. More information is available online here.
Past AMOCAT Arts Award recipients include:
- Arts Patron – Erivan and Helga Haub and family
- Community Outreach by an Organization – Puget Sound Book Artists
- Community Outreach by an Individual – David Domkoski
- Arts Patron – KeyBank and KeyBank Foundation
- Community Outreach by an Organization – The Grand Cinema
- Community Outreach by an Individual – Katy Evans
- Arts Leadership award – David Fischer
- Arts Patron award – The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
- Community Outreach by an Organization award – D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts
- Community Outreach by an Artist award – Stella Haioulani
- Community Outreach by an Artist award – Oliver Doriss
- Community Outreach by an Organization award – Fab-5
- Arts Patron award – Urban Grace Church
- Community Outreach by an Artist award – William Kupinse
- Community Outreach by an Organization award – Hilltop Artists in Residence
- Arts Patron award – City Arts
- Community Outreach by an Artist award – Linda Danforth
- Community Outreach by an Organization award – King’s Books
- Arts Patron award – Hotel Murano
- Community Outreach by an Artist award – Lance Kagey and Tom Llewellyn of Beautiful Angle
- Community Outreach by an Organization award – Victory Music
- Arts Patron award – The Weekly Volcano
- Artist award – Laura and Matt Eklund
- Arts Outreach award – Barefoot Studios
- Arts Patron award – 6th Avenue Business District
- Artist award – Jared Pappas-Kelley and Michael S. Lent
- Arts Organization award – Tacoma School of the Arts
- Arts Partner award – Pierce Transit
To read the Tacoma Daily Index’s complete and comprehensive coverage of the AMOCAT Arts Awards and Art At Work Month, click on the following links:
- Haub family among AMOCAT Arts Award recipients (Tacoma Daily Index, October 11, 2013)
- Tacoma seeks nominees for AMOCAT Arts Awards (Tacoma Daily Index, July 10, 2013)
- Grand Cinema, KeyBank among AMOCAT Arts Award recipients (Tacoma Daily Index, October 3, 2012)
- Tacoma’s Art At Work Month kicks off Nov. 3 (Tacoma Daily Index, October 21, 2011)
- 4 local arts advocates receive AMOCAT Arts Awards (Tacoma Daily Index, September 21, 2011)
- NEA approves $10K grant for Tacoma Art at Work (Tacoma Daily Index, November 29, 2010)
- Tacoma celebrates ‘Art At Work’ in November (Tacoma Daily Index, October 21, 2010)
- Local arts advocates honored with AMOCAT Awards (Tacoma Daily Index, September 29, 2010)
- Take part in Tacoma’s arts and culture scene (Tacoma Daily Index, October 19, 2009)
- Tacoma celebrates Art at Work month (Tacoma Daily Index, October 24, 2008)
- City celebrates AMOCAT award-winners Oct. 29 (Tacoma Daily Index, September 26, 2008)
- Tacoma Art Slam seeks artists (Tacoma Daily Index, September 16, 2008)
- Art at Work month illuminates November (Tacoma Daily Index, October 22, 2007)
- Artists called to participate in Art at Work Slam (Tacoma Daily Index, October 1, 2007)
