Nomination deadline:
Friday, July 26, 2024, 11:59 PM
Overview:
The
Tacoma Arts Commission is accepting nominations for the 2024 AMOCAT Arts
Awards, which recognize the people, organizations, and groups that positively
impact Tacoma with their passion, innovation, and commitment to the arts.
Individuals, organizations, and patrons previously selected as Award recipients are now eligible to be nominated and considered again after 5 years has passed since their last award.
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 was nominated. The 2023 AMOCAT Arts Awards will be
presented at Kaleidoscope, the Tacoma Arts Month opening party on Wednesday,
October 2, 2024, at STAR Center, 3873 S 66th Street.
All
2024 AMOCAT Arts Awards nominees will be shared publicly on the Tacoma Arts Month website.
Award Categories:
- 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
- Arts Patron – A community partner who significantly supports or contributes to the arts in Tacoma
To Make a Nomination:
Deadline for nominations is Friday, July 26, 2024 by 11:59 pm. Fill out the online nomination form via Submittable: https://tacomaarts.submittable.com/submit
Past Award Recipients:
In the category of Community Outreach by an Individual, past recipients include: Reid Ozaki and Kristina Batiste (2023), Tamiko Nimura (2022), Aya Hashiguchi Clark and Randy Clark (2019), Jackie Fender (2018), Michael Haeflinger (2017), Christopher Paul Jordan (2016), Connie K. Walle (2015), Jessica Spring (2014), David Domkoski (2013), Katy Evans (2012), Stella Haioulani (2011), Oliver Doriss (2010), William Kupinse (2009), Linda Danforth (2008), Lance Kagey & Tom Llewellyn (2007), Laura and Matt Eklund (2006), Jared Pappas-Kelley & Michael S. Lent (2005), and Lynn Di Nino (2004).
In the category of Community Outreach by an Organization, past recipients include: Southeast Asian Comedy Collective (2023), Real Art Tacoma (2022), Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C.) (2019), Tacoma Little Theatre (2018), Monkeyshines (2017), Tacoma Youth Symphony Association (2016), Tacoma Public Library (2015), Asia Pacific Cultural Center (2014), Puget Sound Book Artists (2013), The Grand Cinema (2012), D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts (2011), Fab-5 (2010), Hilltop Artists (2009), King’s Books (2008), Victory Music (2007), Barefoot Studios (2006), Tacoma School of the Arts (2005), Tacoma Art Museum & Museum of Glass Education Programs, and Arts Impact (2004)
In the category of Arts Patron, past recipients include: Foster’s Creative (2023), Grit City Magazine (2022), Tacoma Creates Campaign (2019), MultiCare Health System (2018), Tacoma Housing Authority (2017), Metro Parks Tacoma (2016), University of Washington Tacoma (2015), ArtsFund (2014), Erivan and Helga Haub and Family (2013), Key Bank (2012), The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation (2011), Urban Grace Church (2010), City Arts (2009), Hotel Murano (2008), The Weekly Volcano (2007), 6th Avenue Business District (2006), Pierce Transit (2005), and Sound Transit Art Program (2004).
Questions?
Contact Daniel Garcia at (253) 453-9793 or dgarcia2@cityoftacoma.org.