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Tacoma Venues & Events Issues Call to Artists for Tacoma Dome Public Art Installation

City of Tacoma Seeks Applications for 2025–2027 Tacoma Poet Laureate Position
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25 Artists Funded by the Tacoma Arts Commission
Celebrate Tacoma’s Top Volunteers and Service Providers at the 2025 City of Destiny Awards
No Impact to Garbage, Recycling and Yard/Food Waste Pick-Ups on June 19
Applicants Sought for the Human Services Commission
Applicants Sought for the Human Rights Commission
City Council Advances Efforts to Address Community Concerns and Rising Costs from Animal Overpopulation
A Statement From Mayor Victoria Woodards on the Closure of the Washington State Minority Business Development Agency Business Center
City Council Adopts South Tacoma Neighborhood Plan, Celebrates Achievements and Sunset of Neighborhood Planning Program
City to Support Outreach Teams and Volunteers Providing Unsheltered Individuals With Access to Essential Supplies During Rise in Temperatures
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Department Name Email Phone Mayor and Council Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
(253) 591-2054 deskTacoma Police Department Shelbie Boyd sboyd@tacoma.gov
TPD-PIO@tacoma.gov(253) 405-7134 mobile
(253) 591-5968 main deskTacoma Fire Department Chelsea Shepherd cshepherd@tacoma.gov (253) 948-7363 mobile Tacoma Public Library Mariesa Bus mbus@tacomalibrary.org (253) 457-1867 mobile
(253) 280-2882 deskTacoma Public Utilities Jessica Wilson jwilson2@tacoma.gov (253) 753-3119 mobile
(253) 502-8117 deskTacoma Venues and Events Hillary Brenner hbrenner@tacomavenues.org (253) 257-5540 mobile
(253) 593-7625 deskAll Other Departments Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
(253) 591-2054 desk
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Leave your artistic footprint on one of #Tacoma’s most recognizable landmarks – @thetacomadome! We’re seeking artists to create artwork for the lower Northwest Plaza area that honors and amplifies the cultural presence, stories, and language of the Puyallup Tribe. This is a partnership ...between Tacoma Venues and Events, Tacoma Arts, and the Puyallup Tribal language program who have agreed to provide Lushootseed language for this project. More details through the link in our bio.
Leave your artistic footprint on one of #Tacoma’s most recognizable landmarks – the @TacomaDome! We’re seeking artists to create artwork for the lower Northwest Plaza area that honors the cultural presence, stories, and language of the Puyallup Tribe. ...https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/arts-cultural-vitality/opportunities/
Leave your artistic footprint on one of Tacoma’s most recognizable landmarks – the Tacoma Dome! We’re seeking artists to create artwork for the lower Northwest Plaza area that honors and amplifies the cultural presence, stories, and language of the Puyallup Tribe. This is a partnership ...between Tacoma Venues & Events, Tacoma Arts, and the Puyallup Tribal language program who have agreed to provide Lushootseed language for this project. More details below ⬇️ and at https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/arts-cultural-vitality/opportunities/.
💙The Human Services Commission is accepting applications to fill five member positions and one youth position. This volunteer advisory body reviews competitive funding applications, rates project applications, and makes human services funding recommendations. Member positions will be effective ...October 1, 2025, and the youth position will be effective September 1, 2025. Apply by July 14, 2025, at the 🔗 link in our bio.
💙The Human Services Commission is accepting applications to fill 5 member positions and 1 youth position. Learn more about this volunteer advisory body and apply by 7/14 at http://tacoma.gov/cbc.
💙The Human Services Commission is accepting applications to fill five member positions and one youth position. This volunteer advisory body reviews competitive funding applications, rates project applications, and makes human services funding recommendations. Member positions will be effective ...October 1, 2025, and the youth position will be effective September 1, 2025. Apply by July 14, 2025, at tacoma.gov/cbc.
Join us for the June 24, 2025, Tacoma City Council Meeting and Community Forum at 5:00 PM. Here's a link to the agenda: https://ow.ly/nbeZ50WeVb1. If you’d like to submit a comment relating to an item on the agenda, written public comments must be submitted to cityclerk@tacoma.gov at least ...24 hours before the meeting, or you can speak during the meeting. This meeting will be hybrid, in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers and virtual via Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this link: https://ow.ly/hjaB50VRhrm and passcode: 349099 or dial (253) 215-8782 using Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126. The meeting will also be streamed live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and broadcast on TV Tacoma.
Join us for the 6/24 #TacCouncil Mtg. and Community Forum at 5pm. Agenda & how to attend ➡️ https://ow.ly/nbeZ50WeVb1. Submit public comment relating to an agenda item to cityclerk@cityoftacoma.org at least 24 hrs. in advance, or speak during the meeting.
Join us for the #TacCouncil Study Session on Tues., 6/24 at noon. It's a hybrid meeting on Zoom and in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St.), Council Chambers on the 1st floor. More info is at http://tacoma.gov/councilmeetings. Agenda in thread.