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It's a little late, and the workshop has passed (sorry), but there's a lot of other exciting stuff to read about in our January newsletter, including our upcoming application deadline! Read on... Heather Joy Spaceworks Manager ________________________________ From: Spaceworks Tacoma [mailto:heatherj@tacomachamber.org] Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 6:10 PM To: Heather Joy Subject: Spaceworks Tacoma January Newsletter Having trouble viewing this email? Click here <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=5flbzdfab&v=001DcfdIOMFLblsIq1pIfYvVF7yJmIGN0pmPRu8hDdxa8CCptRPJQ_eYukqidOEOY-nODPwzyn_Q9ufMOulWAbY3azqp1Pdr2JS0ILlaI4WYTUVvFM-iy7W7U2KbRcg3wwt60-P5X1VxalKe7DOeAS4PbqBZtFFdXc4FRfoG6Uhsvmv_Yf1i_cOlffkT59q2KNB9kvqwnENMm2D-lNsj-COQcb0s5lJ6fJnhR27YlULS_QmCckBoqbfJOxjp0rT5Krh7v_AtEl4QWUPs9wp2ydZ8cSfgFXY3S5MX-3eB2Gjco8a-_724SD6BMuFUv4enpp9pHUB3d3vB4A6664xteH7aQ%3D%3D> Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in Spaceworks Tacoma. Don't forget to add heatherj@tacomachamber.org to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox! You may unsubscribe<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001zqcU4F2bLeeIvIkGWh73LoCMtS3IvzmRYL1lV0niklg%3D&t=001qjihwUCs1y8xx5paNHLDcg%3D%3D&llr=5flbzdfab> if you no longer wish to receive our emails. [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs106/1105007258814/img/1018.jpg] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo-FwXflj_DxmyG86pZPE8iOiACiF6nLy2OdjsCYsrUyRsbr_74XYbOz4ZScDVEn3DoCnEeM1nEQyRUjLYyEH_HRYJtcj0s_8N2ZzzcZCAIvPTdbfCz8KQqJ> Issue No. 8 January 2014 Dear Heather Joy, Happy New Year! Are you a creative entrepreneur with an innovative new business idea for Tacoma? Your New Year's resolutions should include getting involved with Spaceworks! Maybe you want to mix and mingle with other creative projects. Or maybe you are seeking business training geared toward the creative class. If either of these sound like you, join us at Spaceworks! Applications are now available for our Creative Enterprise<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo__gBAE1ehk6Phvz2YWnSw1KnmcnQcG9rTBc-NTsL6GYTfa2ETFPsEFIMl1kTpAxKrSg3IcnPcf5Hcqcj8IiZr7xNmcd9ZyAZUCMK6a9wNpGelUYqHjfFT_fNQmq_SW20Nt5LpQxGxE9MXlO1vJgy3iHBz-Ug3khHjq0TSLw0dmsfBrZwjHbbvC> and Special Project Residency<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo9YFJ-6X7w9mCYm-GfWoJcwpLuK6dL9jtltxGbXMJSj5SJiAVzyzqJ_0QZ7kQcwVRwLDTn4E3vKsDnFuFUG99Qe8URVQnhyv1xvnsx-Xmwfw9gmK1sdKV1rgZzdVCdIr7mqcsIbZYdBJBiZDOSrvPvWRQHBRzUrSXLpOtchp15chA==> tracks and the deadline to apply is coming right up (2/3/14). If you have questions or plan to apply and want to put together your strongest application possible, please consider attending our informational workshop tomorrow night (1/14/14). Do you want to enjoy more art in 2014? Start now by taking advantage of some of the exciting things happening in and around Spaceworks this month! Details, updates and events are all listed below. To great things in 2014, Heather Joy Spaceworks Manager 253.682.1722 [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs106/1105007258814/img/1019.jpg] Application Workshop Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Interested in applying for the upcoming Creative Enterprise or Special Project tracks? Please consider attending our free informational workshop on Tuesday, January 14 from 6:00 - 7:30pm. The workshop will be held at the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber located on the 3rd floor of 950 Pacific Avenue. Contact<mailto:heatherj@tacomachamber.org> Spaceworks Manager Heather Joy to RSVP. pictured above: Grit City Grindhouse, Rodney Raccoon, and Tinkertopia Creative Enterprise & Special Project Applications Due February 3, 2014 Spaceworks Tacoma is seeking creative businesses, artists, community groups, and non-profit organizations to energize empty spaces in Tacoma. We are seeking applications for two Spaceworks tracks: Creative Enterprise and Special Projects. Through this application cycle, projects will be identified to fill no- and low-cost vacant storefronts in 2014. Please visit our website<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo__gBAE1ehk6Phvz2YWnSw1KnmcnQcG9rTBc-NTsL6GYTfa2ETFPsEFIMl1kTpAxKrSg3IcnPcf5Hcqcj8IiZr7xNmcd9ZyAZUCMK6a9wNpGelUYqHjfFT_fNQmq_SW20Nt5LpQxGxE9MXlO1vJgy3iHBz-Ug3khHjq0TSLw0dmsfBrZwjHbbvC> to find the application guidelines and checklist, plus the link to the online application. Participants of Spaceworks are provided space, exposure, training and technical assistance in exchange for creatively activating vacant spaces. The goal is to transform empty storefronts with creative energy and artistic enterprise, making Tacoma a stronger, more active city. "Providing space to artists and entrepreneurs is one way we can support and help grow innovation in this city. In return for rent-free space, we're looking for projects that will go above and beyond and really become part of the social and economic fabric of Tacoma." says Amy McBride, the City of Tacoma's Arts Administrator. [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs106/1105007258814/img/1021.jpg] View New Artscapes on Third Thursday Check out the newest Artscapes installations during January's Third Thursday Artwalk, 1/16/14 from 5-9pm. Featured in the Woolworth Windows at 11th and Broadway & Commerce Streets are: Becky Frehse's very colorful "Music Box", Acataphasia Grey's monstrous "Spider Horse", and a 20-Year Retrospective of RAGS. Plus in the lobby display cases of the Old Post Office at 11th and A Streets is a senior project organized by students Ashley McBride and Brandon Hendricks featuring artwork by a variety of Tacoma's SOTA<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo972DBy096prRx77r5ZNXQRD-uUJNQixRQexwg-igDWV17Gjme3rX8KCbc69X23dabtVfzwcMNeA0UXqyeNsR_xAb7qcVEqAS1SUBvTcKmAD0YAj21TeM_ZP2u6ym4ynqpheBpSfdj4-GCjjLUexbzXTEqHLyt2SxVItlEXkLUgrWhZq5iUMWmr> (School Of The Arts) students. Click here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo-xB-HAvRdwKlNQ9t1RI0nZGpIPdw4gf1CM-dqzeGEekOQgjnk3QVe5zuOkx-9SjN4JNbHZJIk0eMzpkk5ZulI8j6UPyvDT8BTZFb3XmVsyzzh-2B0vrP0wBTIJpdvxT0Kt5kJt60U1k6jWBjDZ7xziagQdLc_jQghPnciDBssrgQ==> to learn more about these new Artscapes. pictured above: Becky Frehse's "Music Box" [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs106/1105007258814/img/1020.jpg]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo-yzbIe9ZIK2_iINnw8YMd0sFxl4uB74c24EPzg8CVwIlYayi8la5CA59qfRgmdkDl2Mk6lDMVDv2zY12j3ivPyOQFD_KK4mkYPIsoVjnOtIQ==> Tinkertopia ROCKS! We are proud to announce that Tinkertopia is now a lease-paying tenant at the space they incubated in for the last 7 months, thanks to a partnership between Spaceworks Tacoma and the University of Washington-Tacoma! Check 'em out on Evening Magazine<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo8SID5CuZJxDXy-ycbzMGvlaTnRRmmdrtghG9MIpzW4OxXhm4wOp54nZ-bvXgaREYNupFMsvb2uRSUiKYZW9aC9rnGLqBPA8Cq8yGHtU0XdQcKmVbYZJ0LnDN5JusCoQCsgFuGrc7DE7QCZp8LD3sDAONWgNDs2RYW_Xdw-H_kMc-2ZC1-xKDsU_yuFPLuUbAq8WPSrq2LHnkYaznyRGtVSTtvrxBvqSHs=> where they were featured last week - their segment begins at the 3:38 mark! [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs106/1105007258814/img/1022.jpg]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo_ncUThUvpc5OJBcJfWneqcie4c_izZNMi9GlTLAwxY4x54-vZjVjH4HA_8Ns1USiYo-2n8du4T8iGXhhIKT5AsEDwbFNd23UHVzvL58nIgebzkU5I6at4k> new work by Chandler O'Leary Spaceworks Alumni Chandler O'Leary<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo_ncUThUvpc5OJBcJfWneqcie4c_izZNMi9GlTLAwxY4x54-vZjVjH4HA_8Ns1USiYo-2n8du4T8iGXhhIKT5AsEDwbFNd23UHVzvL58nIgebzkU5I6at4k> has a new solo exhibition in downtown Tacoma. It's an illustrated look at the blazing history of Tacoma, through day-and-night diptychs of the region's iconic vintage neon signage. The exhibit is at Brooks Dental Studio<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo8RDW5GSA0DgLsvvEKzZwm2hTuTAElFMLc_i5PLwf7yqX4EHiTsXzTs_zqzCodQs3R2BgsLIj4X-Bq7HUc4Mg0sbaE6sxqm3CoB_xQz_h2yibuTZUsSnSWW>, a fabulous gallery space offered by arts-enthusiast Dr. Jamie Brooks, located at 732 Broadway, Suite 101, Tacoma, WA 98402. Join Chandler for the opening reception on Thursday, January 16th, 2014 from 6 - 8 PM. Show dates are January 12th thru June 30th, 2014. [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs106/1105007258814/img/1023.jpg]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo-C-88h8wS0p_VSagdq5SfhiHbiMSRSu0ILrnC9S-_H9hr1ceF9Zhfyw-HpxOcJgvtPKvbHd3mka3Ou0VQziDxfL0Z1G-Tyz4H-6e-5aKsDW0gFfHVtr6iR> Congratulations Rodney Raccoon! 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In late summer 2014 Write@253 will publish an anthology of Tacoma-flavored writing from students and local writers, being coordinated by Catalina O'Campo, a writer and teacher at Evergreen State College in Olympia. The project is inspired by the Cartonera<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo_wEKwrAU1Mm25rHzM4nToIHEHrQornOgYiD0a2TRja3Df_JFTxLbN-4sZc95XcmGUNgQ3xmmBig-W0SGOGb0l1nAhHnDm8CXqLapreF7djQeRUop-wY6UCpBRKNp5chdap_exoNmi95QmQdVQFz9qt> projects out of Latin America. The anthology will be printed on recycled paper from the Tacoma L'Arche<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo_ZhMSyJJtaYKO7WCTdfpVBljwMhEwkFaI3mfl9xgZDL_uR_t5PftZ2DXBjZFOVyt-fGhqadawpOYwLwf4XQOwN-4RqjSgwIfzxu7qQNGIzRNDPwsTIUJHQ> organization, which provides opportunities for developmentally disabled folks. And each copy will have a cover designed and made by an individual student. Anthologies will be available for purchase at a super reasonable price, and any money raised will go toward 1. enriching the writing experiences of students (such as sending students to a great writing camp) and 2. to support Write@253's efforts. We will let you know when they are available! In This Issue Application Workshop 1/14 Creative Enterprise Apps Due 2/3 View New Artscapes Tinkertopia ROCKS! Chandler O'Leary's New Work Congrats Rodney Raccoon! Write@253 Anthology Spaceworks Online Interactive Winter/Spring 2014 Walking Map [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs106/1105007258814/img/709.jpg]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sm3zX39zqo8N42SSZaX0r1H4XYRfb7Xb9PUWMfO1Rfvp3K8KgxwWsV0vrVnz25hnIZS213Epw7lkmYRD0pn0ELO5HD05lL5xvvWQHoLKciEH1Wh-d7RlLLAZzxxMqYuxEw0dmIQviJYIlNfTQzu9g1FQzr3-NoYLlJAwPKvkwBw43gqDDTA1hA==> click to view "Spaceworks Tacoma represents a solid partnership opportunity for property owners and the arts community. Vacant spaces can create negative perceptions and do little to encourage leasing. In times like these, it is important for the City and property owners to work cooperatively and make Tacoma a better place to live, play, and do business." Mayor Marilyn Strickland Special thanks to the property owners who are currently providing space for our projects: Bristol Equities, A Street Associates LLC, Seven Seventeen Investors LLC, AT&T, Lee Noble, Pioneer Health Services, and UW Tacoma. 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