The Tacoma Arts Commission's 2011 Arts Projects funding applications are due Monday, November 29 by 5 pm. 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 . [cid:image002.jpg@01CB8A2B.964CE640]News Release >From the City of Tacoma, Washington www.cityoftacoma.org<http://www.cityoftacoma.org> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 22, 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 City of Tacoma accepts applications for 2011 community-based arts programming funds The City of Tacoma seeks Arts Projects funding applications now through Nov. 29, 2010 from eligible organizations producing community-based arts programming in Tacoma within the 2011 calendar year. Applicants are encouraged to attend a free workshop which explains and addresses questions about the process on Nov. 2, from noon - 1:30 p.m., at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St., Room 1444). Arts Projects funding ranges from $1,000 to $5,000 and has, in the past, supported arts components of festivals, dance and musical performances, arts workshops, exhibit programs, performing arts series and literary events. Eligibility extends to private non-profit agencies with a 501(c) designation, organized groups of community volunteers (such as a business district or neighborhood council with an advisory body, business license and organizational bank account), and for-profit businesses with an arts mission proposing a unique project that is not for profit and designed specifically for public benefit. Applicants are required to have offices within Tacoma or conduct a majority of their activities within Tacoma city limits. Changes this year include the eligibility of arts projects, programs or special events sponsored by schools, school-based auxiliary organizations and taxing authorities. Other eligibility requirements apply and full details - including the application form as well as information on projects that were funded in the past - is available at www.tacomaculture.org/arts/funding.asp<http://www.tacomaculture.org/arts/funding.asp>. Application forms are also available by calling (253) 591-5191 or e-mailing nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org>. ### Naomi Strom-Avila Cultural Arts Specialist City of Tacoma 747 Market Street, Room 900 Tacoma, WA 98402 (253)591-5191