ArtFull Tacoma
In July 2016, the Tacoma City Council adopted ArtFull Tacoma, a five-year strategic plan to direct the work of the Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality and the Tacoma Arts Commission and ensure alignment with Tacoma 2025, the City of Tacoma's strategic plan.
Read the full ArtFull Tacoma plan
Read the ArtFull Tacoma overview
Mural Artist Roster
Interested in hiring an artist to paint a mural for your own project? We maintain a publicly-accessible roster of mural artists who have painted murals for the City of Tacoma's Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality. Take a look at their past work samples and contact any of these artists directly if you are interested in working with them.
Our current roster includes: Curtis Ashby, Mindy Barker, Kate Cendejas Thun, Neeka Cook, Anthony Duenas, Jorge Garcia, Jeremy Gregory, Tiffanny Hammonds, Bob Henry, Christopher Paul Jordan, Maria Jost, Angela Larsen, David Long, Chelsea O'Sullivan, Matamatanonofo Porter, Saiyare Refaei, Chris Sharp, Mary Elizabeth Smith, Kenji Hamai Stoll, Diana Leigh Surma, and Janice Warren.
Open the Mural Artist Roster
Arts and Economic Prosperity
In 2022-2023, the City of Tacoma's Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality is participating in a national study called Arts and Economic Prosperity 6. The study will document the economic impact that nonprofit arts and culture organizations, and their audiences, have on the economy, both locally and nationally. The findings from this study will build upon the findings from the same study done in 2006, 2011, and 2016.
Creative Space Survey
In 2015, the City of Tacoma and the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation partnered with Artspace Projects, the nation’s leading non-profit real estate developer for the arts, to conduct a study of the space needs and preferences of artists and creatively engaged individuals living and working in Tacoma and the surrounding region. The aim of the study was to assist the City of Tacoma, local property owners, and developers in advancing projects and providing new and affordable living, working, and other unique spaces for artists and creative individuals of all disciplines in Tacoma.
Read the Survey Results
Professional Development Resources
Connect with regional resources offering professional development assistance to local artists and arts organizations.
Related Sites
Connect with local, regional, and national arts organizations.