A free workshop to go over the Tacoma Artists Initiative Program funding application and answer questions will be held on January 5, from 5:30 - 7 pm at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street, Room 708. The Tacoma Arts Commission's 2011-12 Tacoma Artists Initiative Program funding application is now available! See the press release below for more information. The application is attached here as a PDF. It is also available online at http://www.tacomaculture.org/arts/funding.asp . Deadline for applications is January 24, 2011. [cid:image002.jpg@01CBAB29.74D86A60]News Release >From the City of Tacoma, Washington www.cityoftacoma.org<http://www.cityoftacoma.org> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 2, 2010 MEDIA CONTACTS Naomi Strom-Avila, Community and Economic Development, nstromavila@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:nstromavila@cityoftacoma.org>, (253) 591-5191 Maria Lee, Community Relations, maria.lee@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:maria.lee@cityoftacoma.org>, (253) 591-2054 Funding applications for individual artists accepted now until Jan. 24 Individual artists based in Tacoma may apply now through Jan. 24, 2011 for Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) funding in the range of $1,000 - $5,000. Funding supports the creation and completion of new artwork, as well as local activities connecting these artists with Tacoma citizens on a deeper level. In the past, funded artists have helped bring about a rich array of public exhibits, readings, film screenings, workshops, performances and more. A free workshop explaining TAIP's eligibility requirements and application process will be held on Jan. 5, 2011 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. in the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St., Room 708). Basic TAIP eligibility requirements state that an applicant must be a resident of Tacoma, a practicing artist who is dedicated to producing artwork on a regular basis, at least 18 years of age, and not a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in an arts-related degree program. Artists who have received TAIP funding between 2007 and 2010 are not eligible to apply. All projects selected for TAIP funding during the current application cycle must be completed by Dec. 31, 2012. Information about artists who have received TAIP funding in the past, full eligibility requirements and the application form are available on the Tacoma Arts Commission website at www.tacomaculture.org/arts/funding.asp<http://www.tacomaculture.org/arts/funding.asp>. Requests for hard copy application forms can be directed to Cultural Arts Specialist Naomi Strom-Avila at nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org or (253) 591-5191. ###