18 Tacoma arts organizations will share $50K in City grants

The Tacoma Arts Commission announced Wednesday it has awarded $50,000 in 2015 Arts Projects funding to 18 Tacoma organizations in support of public outreach projects in the fields of music, dance, theater, literary, visual, cross-disciplinary, and cultural arts. The awards ranged in value from $1,000 to $4,600.

“Grassroots arts programming consistently reflects Tacoma’s diverse neighborhoods and interests with an emphasis on accessibility,” said Tacoma Arts Commission Chair Traci Kelly. “We are proud to support this outstanding group of high quality, community-based projects.”

The City of Tacoma issued a call for applications in September. Funded projects include the production of five diverse cultural and arts festivals, historical arts and crafts demonstrations, visual art programs for families, contemporary and classical dance performances, a theater production, a variety of music performances, poetry readings, arts components to a cultural event, and a community-wide guerrilla art project.

Here is the complete list of 2015 Arts Projects grant recipients:

Asia Pacific Cultural Center – 17th Annual Asia Pacific New Year celebration
Children’s Museum of Tacoma – Art Sparks
Elements of Education – Tacoma Spaces: See, Think, Wonder
Fort Nisqually Foundation – Crafts of the Past
Hilltop Business Association – Hilltop Street Fair arts experiences
King’s Bookstore – Tacoma Wayzgoose: A letterpress and book arts festival
Metropolitan Glass – 2015 Monkeyshines Project: Year of the Ram
Northwest Repertory Singers – A Celtic Celebration
Old Town Business and Professional Association – Classical Tuesdays in Old Town
Puget Sound Poetry Connection – Distinguished Writer Series
Puget Sound Revels – May Day Celebration, Revels Bromliad, TacomaSings
Second City Chamber Series – 2015 concert series “Welcome Home”
Tacoma City Ballet – Cinderella
Tacoma Concert Band – Winter and Spring concerts
Tacoma Maritime Fest – Maritime Fest art initiatives
Toy Boat Theatre – “Anon(ymous)”
University of Washington Tacoma – MLK Jr. Unity Breakfast art programming
Washington State Historical Society – In the Spirit 2015

The Arts Projects funding program aims to support high quality community projects with a strong focus on arts that are accessible and affordable to the public. Arts Projects is one of three funding programs administered by the Tacoma Arts Commission. A complete listing of funding programs and information about the Tacoma Arts Commission is available online at cityoftacoma.org/funding.

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