FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2007
MEDIA CONTACTS
Roxanne Murphy, Community Relations, roxanne.murphy@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-2054
The Tacoma City Council is inviting qualified individuals to provide leadership in supporting and enhancing the arts in Tacoma by volunteering for the Tacoma Arts Commission.
If you are knowledgeable and passionate about the arts (literary, visual and performing) and have a desire to positively impact the arts in Tacoma, we invite you to apply.
The 15-member Arts Commission serves in an advisory role to the City Council and helps fund a wide range of cultural projects, including grassroots experiences, individual artists’ works and arts institutions. In addition, they’re responsible for the oversight of the Municipal Art Program that devotes 1 percent of capital construction costs to public art. Commissioners play a vital role directing cultural policy, being ambassadors for the arts, and supporting programs such at Art at Work month that raise visibility of the creative sector.
The Tacoma Arts Commission is especially interested in applicants who live in underrepresented parts of the city and bring diversity to the group. To apply, go to www.cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or call Cindy Leingang, (253) 594-7848.
For more information about the Arts Commission, go to www.tacomaculture.org and select The Arts.
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