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~ On May 25, 2023, the Tacoma Creates Advisory Board (TCAB) announced that it has approved funding contracts for the 2023-2024 funding cycle totaling approximately $5.6 million. This money will go to 65 non-profit organizations whose primary purpose is to advance or preserve arts, culture, heritage, and science in Tacoma, Washington.
The organizations supported by Tacoma Creates range from small volunteer-led arts programs to major downtown museums. These organizations are vital in the local economy and create opportunities for community engagement and connection. The funding will support a range of public programming for all ages, youth education programs, and a commitment to equitable and inclusive access for people throughout Tacoma.
"This year, we were able to fund 15 percent more organizations than last year, and the range of programming supported by Tacoma Creates continues to grow in exciting ways," said Tacoma Creates Advisory Board Chair Sheree Cooks. "We are seeing more collaboration between cultural organizations, and more opportunities for active engagement in arts, culture, heritage, and science for community members across Tacoma. We are seeing growth in equity work from both large and small organizations too, in terms of access, inclusion, and building diverse teams."
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Tacoma Creates Program Manager Lisa Jaret added that this year's funding will include even more youth education programs as well as local events fostering a stronger sense of connection throughout Tacoma. "These 65 organizations contribute to Tacoma's vibrancy and are an important part of our economy and our creative economy which celebrates human innovation," she said.
The 65 organizations that will receive 2023-2024 Tacoma Creates funding include Alchemy Skateboarding; Arts First; Asia Pacific Cultural Center; Barefoot Collective; Buffalo Soldiers Museum; Capoeira Vida; Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation; Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma; Communities for a Healthy Bay; Cousin Collective; Das Biest Performance Project; Destiny City Music Collective; Esperanza Mobil Family Resource Center; Fablab Nonprofit; Foss Waterway Seaport; Golden Bamboo; Greentrike; Hilltop Artists; Hilltop Business Association; Job Carr Cabin Museum; Latinx Unidos of the South Sound ; LeMay – America's Car Museum ; Mi Centro ; Museum of Glass ; Music and Heart in Wright Park ; Northwest Sinfonietta ; Oasis Youth Center ; Orchestral Recital Series of Tacoma ; Pacific Northwest Dance Foundation ; Permaculture Lifestyle Institute ; Playground KiKi ; Puget Sound Revels ; Queer Northwest ; Rainbow Center ; Residual ; Sixth Avenue Business District ; Spaceworks Tacoma ; Swan Creek Art Academy ; Symphony Tacoma ; Tacoma Art Museum ,Tacoma Arts Live ,Tacoma Boat Builders ,Tacoma City Association of Colored Women's Clubs ,Tacoma Concert Band ,Tacoma Historical Society ,Tacoma Light Trail ,Tacoma Little Theatre ,Tacoma Music Academy ,Tacoma Musical Playhouse ,Tacoma Opera ,Tacoma Photo Center ,Tacoma Refugee Choir ,Tacoma Sister Cities ,Tacoma Tree Foundation ,Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center ( TUPA C ) and many more .
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The 2023-2024 funding cycle covers programming that occurs between July 1st 2023 - June 30th 2024 . The goal of this initiative is to increase access to arts culture heritage & science experiences throughout tacom by reducing barriers & expanding offerings particularly for underserved youth .
For more information on tacom creates including the tacom creates events calendar please visit : tacomcreates . org
The organizations supported by Tacoma Creates range from small volunteer-led arts programs to major downtown museums. These organizations are vital in the local economy and create opportunities for community engagement and connection. The funding will support a range of public programming for all ages, youth education programs, and a commitment to equitable and inclusive access for people throughout Tacoma.
"This year, we were able to fund 15 percent more organizations than last year, and the range of programming supported by Tacoma Creates continues to grow in exciting ways," said Tacoma Creates Advisory Board Chair Sheree Cooks. "We are seeing more collaboration between cultural organizations, and more opportunities for active engagement in arts, culture, heritage, and science for community members across Tacoma. We are seeing growth in equity work from both large and small organizations too, in terms of access, inclusion, and building diverse teams."
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Tacoma Creates Program Manager Lisa Jaret added that this year's funding will include even more youth education programs as well as local events fostering a stronger sense of connection throughout Tacoma. "These 65 organizations contribute to Tacoma's vibrancy and are an important part of our economy and our creative economy which celebrates human innovation," she said.
The 65 organizations that will receive 2023-2024 Tacoma Creates funding include Alchemy Skateboarding; Arts First; Asia Pacific Cultural Center; Barefoot Collective; Buffalo Soldiers Museum; Capoeira Vida; Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation; Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma; Communities for a Healthy Bay; Cousin Collective; Das Biest Performance Project; Destiny City Music Collective; Esperanza Mobil Family Resource Center; Fablab Nonprofit; Foss Waterway Seaport; Golden Bamboo; Greentrike; Hilltop Artists; Hilltop Business Association; Job Carr Cabin Museum; Latinx Unidos of the South Sound ; LeMay – America's Car Museum ; Mi Centro ; Museum of Glass ; Music and Heart in Wright Park ; Northwest Sinfonietta ; Oasis Youth Center ; Orchestral Recital Series of Tacoma ; Pacific Northwest Dance Foundation ; Permaculture Lifestyle Institute ; Playground KiKi ; Puget Sound Revels ; Queer Northwest ; Rainbow Center ; Residual ; Sixth Avenue Business District ; Spaceworks Tacoma ; Swan Creek Art Academy ; Symphony Tacoma ; Tacoma Art Museum ,Tacoma Arts Live ,Tacoma Boat Builders ,Tacoma City Association of Colored Women's Clubs ,Tacoma Concert Band ,Tacoma Historical Society ,Tacoma Light Trail ,Tacoma Little Theatre ,Tacoma Music Academy ,Tacoma Musical Playhouse ,Tacoma Opera ,Tacoma Photo Center ,Tacoma Refugee Choir ,Tacoma Sister Cities ,Tacoma Tree Foundation ,Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center ( TUPA C ) and many more .
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The 2023-2024 funding cycle covers programming that occurs between July 1st 2023 - June 30th 2024 . The goal of this initiative is to increase access to arts culture heritage & science experiences throughout tacom by reducing barriers & expanding offerings particularly for underserved youth .
For more information on tacom creates including the tacom creates events calendar please visit : tacomcreates . org
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