PUBLIC ART: PUBLIC ACTION [cid:image001.png@01D3BFB6.6A16F980] SOCIAL PRACTICE TRAINING COHORT AND TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART PROJECT Tacoma Mall Neighborhood, Tacoma Optional Informational Workshop: April 11, 2018, 6-7:30pm, Marlene's Market, 2951 S. 38th Street, Tacoma RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/168166487236220/ Deadline to Apply: April 23, 2018, 11:59pm Budget: $500 participation-based stipend, $1,000 to implement a temporary socially-engaged project in the Tacoma Mall neighborhood Artistic Disciplines: This opportunity is open to artists working in or across any artistic discipline Artist Eligibility: live within City of Tacoma boundaries, 18 years or older Applicants must be able to participate in mandatory training sessions on June 2nd, 3rd, and 30th, if selected. Opportunity: Public Art: Public Action is a context-based training program for artists to learn and implement socially-engaged strategies and artworks responsive to community needs within the Tacoma Mall area. A cohort of up to twelve creative practitioners will be selected to participate in a free social practice training program and create a series of socially-engaged temporary projects. Through classroom sessions with experts and a hands-on project series, the cohort will learn about social practice, network with community organizations and stakeholders, receive artist mentoring, write their own project proposal, create and install a socially-engaged temporary public artwork, and participate in a public presentation of the project series. Each participant will receive a $500 attendance-based stipend upon completion of the training program, with an additional $1,000 budget for the implementation of a temporary project. Artists selected to participate in the cohort must obtain a City of Tacoma business license. Submission Process: Submit at https://tacomaarts.submittable.com/submit Questions? Contact Asia Tail, 253-591-5206, atail@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:atail@cityoftacoma.org> [cid:image002.jpg@01D3BFB6.6A16F980][cid:image009.jpg@01D3BFB6.6A16F980] Asia Tail Arts Program Coordinator Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality City of Tacoma 747 Market Street, Room 900 Tacoma, WA 98402 253.591.5206 *Please note, I work on a part time schedule, and my days in office vary. I will reply to all emails as quickly as possible.