AMOCAT Arts Awards
The AMOCAT
Arts awards recognize those in our community who provide
distinctive contributions to the arts. The
honorees work hard to support and build our community by innovating in
artistic excellence. AMOCAT award recipients are
nominated and selected by the Tacoma Arts Commission.
The three categories for recognition are Community Outreach by an
Artist, Community Outreach by an Organization, and Arts Patron. Each
exhibit vision,
dedication, and action in creating a lively arts community in Tacoma.
2007 Community Outreach by an Artist award - Lance Kagey & Tom
Llewellyn – Beautiful Angle
Beautiful Angle began in October 2002 as a
long-term, sustainable art project. Approximately once a month, graphic
designer Lance Kagey and writer Tom Llewellyn create a limited run of
hand-crafted letterpress posters and then distribute them around a few
Tacoma
neighborhoods via wheat paste and staples. Along the way, they’ve
collaborated with dozens of other local artists.
“It’s mostly fun and occasionally overwhelming,” says
Llewellyn. “We’re happy that people like the posters, even though
we’re surprised. We talk quite a bit about our Christian faith, and
always expect people to turn their backs on us for that. That they
don’t says something pretty wonderful about the openness of this
community.”
“There aren’t many cities where you would get such public
support for a project like this,” says Kagey. “The way we distribute
our work can be a bit fast and loose. The way the city has not only
allowed us to continue, but also encouraged us, is pretty wonderful. So
thanks.”
Contact:
www.beautifulangle.com
onebeautifulangle@yahoo.com
2007 Community Outreach by an Organization award -
Victory Music
Founded
in 1969, Victory Music is a non-profit organization dedicated to
supporting Northwest acoustic, jazz, blues and folk music. Their mission
is achieved by fostering a
community that nurtures musical growth, creativity, and the appreciation
of acoustic music.
Victory Music
currently hosts four open mics around the
Puget Sound
region every week. In
Tacoma
, you can attend open mics every Tuesday from 7 – 10 pm at The
Antique Sandwich Company (51st &
N. Pearl
). This is Victory Music's oldest open mic – 21 years of creating
music. Every open mic is different; you will find new acoustic musicians
and new audiences each week, all whom are there to enjoy a few hours of
supportive and creative entertainment.
In addition
to providing performance and networking opportunities at their open mics,
since 1974 Victory Music has also published the Victory Review. This
magazine contains acoustic music reviews of CDs from around the world,
columns and features on Northwest musicians, and a calendar of Northwest
acoustic music events.
Victory
Music is a 2007 Arts Projects funding recipient for the production of
the Playground Express concert series in
Wright
Park
. These July and August concerts featured free family-oriented
entertainment including music, dance and performance presentations. Victory
Music has also received the NAMA President’s Award, the Washington
State Governor’s Arts Award, and the Pierce County Arts Award.
Contact:
www.victorymusic.org
victory@nwlink.org
2007 Arts Patron award - The Weekly Volcano
Attitude with substance.
That's the Weekly Volcano.
Since Nov. 1, 2001, The Weekly Volcano has offered hip take on culture
and music flavored by a lifelong love of the South Sound they cover.
With a combination of spunky columnists, vivid profiles and sassy
commentary on the culture scene that keeps the South Sound percolating,
the Weekly Volcano lives as a kind of collective urban diary. And groovy
tour guide.
When
readers climb between the swanky covers, they find a waking dream of
film, theatre, art, fashion, and the best music section in the South
Sound as well as the area's most comprehensive arts and music calendars.
And the Weekly Volcano is easy to find, with more than 750 distribution
points in the South Sound, reaching more than 100,000 readers every
Thursday.
Contact:
www.weeklyvolcano.com
www.weeklyvolcano.typepad.com/spew/
2006 AMOCAT award recipients
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