FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 21, 2020

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27 Community Art Projects Funded by the Tacoma Arts Commission

The Tacoma Arts Commission recently awarded $114,000 in Community Arts Projects funding to 27 Tacoma organizations in support of 2021 public outreach projects in the fields of culture, dance, film, literary, music, theater, visual, and cross-disciplinary arts.

“We are honored and thrilled to support the efforts of organizations and groups funded by the
Community Arts Projects program,” said Tacoma Arts Commission Chair Rosie Ayala. “As we continue stepping into equity efforts, the collective recipients for 2021 reflect the diversity of our city and celebrate honored traditions, stories and practices. We fully acknowledge that equity efforts are everlasting and we're here to continue the work year to year.”

Funded projects include the production of five cultural and arts festivals; two dance workshop series and performances; one literary arts anthology; five youth education programs; three community engagement events; two multi-media workshops; two art exhibits; four music performance series; one film festival; one theater production; and one mural.

Funding was awarded as follows:

• Asia Pacific Cultural Center; 23rd Annual Asia Pacific New Year Celebration featuring Marshall
  Islands; $6,000.00
• Barefoot Collective; Behind the Camera: Community Dance in a Global Pandemic; $3,000.00
• Blue Cactus Press; Creative Writing Anthology by Women of Color; $3,000.00
  Building Youth Through Music dba WayOut Kids; STEAM Gone Digital; $6,000.00
• Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation; Tacoma Moon Festival; $3,000.00
• Greentrike; Greentrike Cares Kits; $6,000.00
  Hilltop Artists; Hilltop Artists Monkeyshines Project; $6,000.00
• Integrity; Grassroots on the Ground; An Entrepreneur Tribute to Black Wall Street; $6,000.00
• Latinx Unidos of the South Sound; Festival Latinx 2021; $6,000.00
• Local Uplift; Modern Womxn 2021 art exhibit and workshop; $3,000.00
• McKinley Hill Street Fair; McKinley Hill Street Fair; $3,000.00
• Metropolitan Glass; The Monkeyshines Project; $3,000.00
• ND Fashion & Art Boutique; Arts, Psychology, and Wellness: Overcoming Food Dysfunctions; $3,000.00
• Northwest Sinfonietta; Attuned: a concert collaboration celebrating African American
  composers; $3,000.00
• Pierce County AIDS Foundation; Pandemic vs. Pandemic: World AIDS Day 2021; $3,000.00
• Puyallup Tribe of Indians; Community Education for the Twulshootseed Language; $6,000.00
• Refugee Choir Project; Tacoma Refugee Choir Drive-in Concert and Singalong; $6,000.00
• Sister Cities Council of Tacoma Pierce County; Tacoma Sister Cities Film & Performance Festival; $3,000.00
• Supportive Housing Association; 2021 Summer Film Camp; $6,000.00
• Tacoma Ocean Fest; Tacoma Ocean Fest 2021; $3,000.00
• Tacoma Tree Foundation; Nature Explorers Zine; $3,000.00
• Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center; Noir Black Noir; $6,000.00
• The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra; Middle East Meets West; $3,000.00
• Trio Guadalevin; Latinos in Washington: A Song Cycle; $6,000.00
• University of Washington; "The Book of Andy", a comedic four-part theatrical mini-series; $3,000.00
• Write253; Crossing the Street; $3,000.00
• YWCA Pierce County; Public mural for Home at Last; $3,000.00

The Community Arts Projects Funding Program supports community projects with a strong focus on arts that are equitable, inclusive, and accessible. Community Arts Projects is one of two funding programs administered by the Tacoma Arts Commission. For a complete listing of funding programs and information about the Tacoma Arts Commission, visit cityoftacoma.org/funding.

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