Call to Artists Tacoma Public Artist Registry - 3 Opportunities Deadline for Submissions: August 8, 2008 About the Artist Registry The City of Tacoma and the Tacoma Arts Commission are developing an online Public Artist Registry. Its purpose is to provide a juried listing of visual artists who are interested in creating public art along with a portfolio of their artwork, resume, and contact information. The Arts Commission intends this registry to be a valuable resource for architects, designers, public and private organizations, and community groups that wish to identify and/or contact artists for the purpose of commissioning or purchasing works of public art. The registry will function as a public resource directory for privately commissioned artwork. This is a free public service for artists to apply to. Artist must be a resident of the City of Tacoma to apply. All applications will be juried and accepted artists will have their information uploaded to the online Artist Registry which will be a part of TacomaCulture.org. There are three categories in the registry. Artists can apply for any or all of the three categories and their work will be considered separately for each. Category 1 - Functional & Architectural Artist-Made Elements Description: artists who create building parts such as light fixtures, railings, hardware, and seating; elements must be the unique design of the submitting artist. Category 2 - Public Art & Fine Art Description: artists capable of working on public art projects such as sculptures, 2-dimenstional portable works, site-integrated and free-standing works, site-specific and performance art, and design & planning teams. Category 3 - Graphic Design Description: graphic designers capable of working on public art projects such as signage and illustrations. Deadline for Submissions: August 8, 2008 Naomi Strom-Avila Cultural Arts Specialist City of Tacoma 747 Market Street, Room 900 Tacoma, WA 98402 (253)591-5191