ART AT WORK


Tacoma Arts Month: November 2011
 

Celebrating 10 Years!
Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month


 

The goal of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month, taking place each November, is to illustrate the collective talent in our city and get people involved in the arts. The month is not just for artists... it is an opportunity for all community members to be an active part of Tacoma’s cultural life. Tacoma is ripe with activity and offers a multitude of events. There really is something for everyone.

 

Dates to remember
November 3 - Opening Party & AMOCAT Arts Awards
November 5 & 6 - Tacoma Studio Tours
November 12 - Prairie Line Trail Tour
November 19 & 20 - Arts Symposium

 

 
1 city, 30 days,
hundreds of activities.
What will you do?

 

 

 

 

Questions?


(253) 591-5191 or
nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org
 

 

Art at Work Sponsors:

  • Premier Sponsors





 

  • Media Sponsors

 

  • Art Symposium Sponsor



 
  • Design Partnership


 

 

 

2011 Opening Party
Please join the Tacoma Arts Commission in a community celebration of the arts as we kick off Art at Work Month and honor the 2011 AMOCAT Arts Award winners and funding recipients.

Thursday, November 3, 2011
6 – 8:30 pm
awards and recognition begin at 7:15 pm
Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock Street
Free

Live entertainment including contemporary dance by BQdanza, fire dancing by Flair Entertainment, songs by TWO OLD, TWO NEW barbershop quartet, molten Iron and Ice pour by Tacoma Community College
Museum galleries open
Appetizers
Cake by Celebrity Cake Studio
No-host bar 

 

2011 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. 

Arts Leadership - David Fischer of the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts

Arts Patron - The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

Community Outreach by an Organization - D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts

Community Outreach by an Artist - Stella Haioulani

 

Art at Work 2011

Tacoma Arts Blog

Guess what, Tacoma? We’ve launched the new Tacoma Arts blog! This comprehensive blog covers all sorts of Tacoma arts-related information and updates including public art, artists and arts organizations on the move, calls to artists, funding and professional development opportunities. So check it out and subscribe to make sure you’re never out of the loop!

You'll Like Tacoma photo project


Photo by Jeremy Gregory

Anniversaries are a time for reflection and, as we approach the 10th year of Art at Work Month, we’ve been reflecting on all of the things we like about Tacoma. We invite you to join us.

Print your own You'll Like Tacoma sign using this PDF or make your own. Then take a photo of the sign in front of your favorite Tacoma site, space, or view and share your photo by uploading to www.flickr.com/groups/youllliketacomaarts/ or sending to tacomaculture@cityoftacoma.org. Share in the fun by enlisting the help of your friends.  

The fine print: The City reserves the right to use all submitted photographs for non-commercial education, public information, and other governmental purposes designed to promote Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month. By submitting your photograph for inclusion, you are taking full responsibility for and must have the legal rights to show all work that you submit. Images must be appropriate for family viewing under local community standards. Images must not be obscene, pornographic, defamatory, racist, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, Libelous, slanderous, defamatory. Images must not violate or infringe on the civil property rights, trademark rights, service marks, trade secrets, patent rights or rights of privacy or publicity or any other rights of any person. If the City deems any submission to be in violation of the above guidelines, the City may remove the image.

Art at Work Month logo

Hosting an arts event in November as part of Art at Work month? Download the Art at Work logo to use on your materials.

 
2009 & 2010 Art Slam

What is an Art Slam? In a fast-paced format, a selection of work by local visual and performing artists is projected on the big screen, set to a soundtrack of musical accompaniment. Live dance, music, and spoken word performances is interspersed between segments of the show. Artists of all mediums and genres show their work, ranging from the very accomplished to the up and coming. 

View the 2010 Art Slam by clicking here.

View the 2009 Art Slam by clicking here. 

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