Press Releases

Get involved in Tacoma’s architectural heritage—volunteer for commission (May 4)

Tacoma's Metal-Urge to galvanize regional arts community (April 22)

Tacoma Arts Commission to fund 12 arts organizations (April 9)

Seventeen artists funded by Tacoma Arts Commission (Feb. 23)

Twenty arts projects funded by Tacoma Arts Commission (Dec. 23)

2009-2010 funding application for individual artists now available (Dec. 1)

Get involved in the arts - volunteer for the Tacoma Arts Commission (Dec. 1)

City seeking artist to commission work for Center for Urban Waters (Nov. 24)

Tacoma arts and culture hard at work in November (Oct. 23)

Landmarks Preservation Commission announces 2008 Preservation Award winners (Oct. 22)

Get involved in Tacoma’s architectural heritage—volunteer for commission (Oct. 20)

Call to artists for downtown building project (Oct. 13)

2009 funding application for community-based Arts Projects now available (Sep. 25)

Local arts advocates honored with AMOCAT Arts Awards (Sep. 22)

Call to visual, performing, spoken word artists for Art Slam (Sep. 15)

City of Tacoma employees, family members exhibit artistic talents (Jun. 17)

Call to artists: Tacoma public artist registry (Jun. 5)

Call to Tacoma artists: Share your art with the world (Apr. 25)

City of Tacoma iconic public art pieces get a facelift (Mar. 21)

Landmarks Preservation Commission to consider historic preservation ordinance updates (Feb. 7) 

Get involved in Tacoma ’s heritage – Volunteers needed for commission (Jan. 11)

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Activities and Goings On

Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month

Every November is Art at Work month in Tacoma. 2008 is the 7th anniversary of this event. There will be tours of 61 local artists' studios and two school studios, a two-day symposium to provide artists with useful information and skills, an Art Slam, an Opening Celebration at the Tacoma Art Museum, and hundreds of other community sponsored events. 

To find out how to get involved in this year's event or for information about programming, please check the Art at Work Month page. 

University of Idaho Student Design Projects

For the past two years, senior architecture students at the University of Idaho have traveled to Tacoma to work on design projects for various districts.  Design projects have ranged from neighborhood visioning, to urban design, urban infill, and adaptive reuse projects. 

Many people have asked for copies of these projects, so below are links to electronic versions (PDF).  For the 2006 projects, which included the Brewery and Lincoln Districts, please visit the Press Release Archive.

2007

In 2007, the students focused on the McKinley Hill neighborhood.  The final project document will be posted here when available.  The projects were presented at a neighborhood meeting in December.  Below are the final printed products from that project.

  1. Cover and Introduction
  2. McKinley Hill Streetscape
  3. Community Within a Community (multi-family housing)
  4. McKinley Heights (mixed-use)
  5. McKinley Co-op (mixed-use)
  6. McKinley Square (mixed-use)
  7. McKinley Apartments (rehabilitation/infill housing)
  8. Rohn Apartments (multi-family housing)
  9. McKinley's Bright Tomorrow (mixed-use)
  10. McKinley 21 (rehabilitation, community center, housing)
  11. Terraced Abode (mixed-use)
  12. Hilltop View (mixed-use)
  13. Campfire Cinemas (mixed-use housing/cinema)
  14. VFW Park (park/public art)
  15. Conclusion

2008

For 2008, the students are focusing on the South Tacoma Business District.  Their work will be available here when it is completed, most likely in Spring 2009.

For more information, please contact Professor Anne Marshall at 208.885.2891 or annem"at"uidaho.edu.

Ordinances and Policy Updates

Announcements regarding policy changes and ordinance changes will be posted here.