Application
deadline: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 by
11:59 PM
About Tacoma Studio Tour:
Are you a creative or an
artist that lives in and has a working studio and/or a performance space in
Tacoma? Help us advance the visibility of arts and culture in Tacoma by
applying to participate in our 19th annual Tacoma Studio Tour! The Tacoma
Studio Tour is an exciting opportunity to invite the public in to your working
studio or performance space, give demonstrations of how you make your work, or
host a hands-on or interactive activity with the community!
The Tacoma Arts
Commission is seeking artists and creatives who are willing to open their
studios and performance spaces to the public for the Tacoma Studio Tour, one of
the features of Tacoma Arts Month this October. The emphasis of this tour is on
raising visibility of artists and creatives and providing opportunities for the
community to connect to the arts. While not required, we encourage you to have
work for sale; no commission will be taken on any sales and you will handle any
sale of your work directly. Studios will be open on Saturday, October 15 and
Sunday, October 16 from 11 AM to 5 PM. You can choose to be open on Saturday,
Sunday, or both days. The Tacoma Arts Commission will produce extensive
electronic publicity materials including email communications, social media
posts, and an interactive website and map. We will also produce a printed
brochure for the Tacoma Studio Tour. Each participating artist and creative is
required to actively promote the Tacoma Studio Tour to their own contacts; we
will provide publicity materials for this use. There is no fee to apply and/or
participate in the Tacoma Studio Tour.
The Office of Arts &
Cultural Vitality will communicate with applicants along the way regarding any
pandemic-related updates. Based on the unforeseeable state of the pandemic this
fall, we will set and publicly share any health and safety requirements
required to participate in the studio tour (such as a requirement for all
participants to wear masks) in late summer. All participating artists,
creatives, and attendees will be required to adhere to the set health and
safety requirements. Artists and creatives cannot set their own specialized
requirements for the public to enter their studio.
This year, we will be
continuing the Studio Tour Passport program as an incentive for people to visit
new and/or multiple studios. Each studio space will receive a unique stamp to
indicate guests’ attendance. You are encouraged, but not required, to donate a
small art item that can be included in the prize packages.
Deadline for
applications is Tuesday, May 31, 2022 by 11:59 PM
Applicants will be
juried in a competitive process by a sub-committee of the Tacoma Arts
Commission and selected based on the quality of artwork and the overall
diversity of the work presented, as well as geographic diversity of the
studios. By applying for the Tacoma Studio Tour, and if accepted, you are
making a commitment to participate in the event, short of extreme life
circumstances.
Do you want to share
your work with the public but don’t have a studio space you are willing or able
to open to the public for the Tacoma Studio Tour? We will be hosting a second
opportunity for Tacoma artists and creatives called Arts at the Armory on
December 10 & 11, 2022. Arts at the Armory is an arts market and is a great
option for Tacoma-based artists and creatives who would like to share and/or
sell their work with the community, side by side with other creatives, all
under the roof of the Tacoma Armory. No commission will be taken on any sales
and artists will handle any sale of their work directly.
You can apply to
participate in the Tacoma Studio Tour (October 15 & 16), Arts at the Armory
(December 10 & 11), or both events. The application for Arts at the Armory
will be available in summer 2022. There is no fee to apply and/or participate
in these events.
Eligibility:
- You must live within the Tacoma city
limits and/or your working studio must be located within the Tacoma
city limits
- Your work must be created, performed, and/or handmade
by you; not commercially acquired and/or appropriated
- You must provide a demonstration of your art form
and/or provide a hands-on or interactive activity for attendees
- You must actively promote the Studio Tour to your own
contacts
If you would like to be
a guest at another studio, the above guidelines still apply. A studio is
defined as a location where artwork is created on a consistent basis.
Creatives and artists
who identify as members of the Global Majority, Black, Brown, Indigenous,
People of Color (BBIPOC)/ African, Latinx, Arab, Asian, Native-American
(ALAANA) communities; economically or socio-economically marginalized
communities; LGBTQIA+ communities, and people living with disabilities are
strongly encouraged to apply.
To Apply:
Eligible artists and
creatives interested in this opportunity must fill out the online application
form and attach the following items via Submittable: https://tacomaarts.submittable.com/submit
1. Five Work Samples
- If working in visual art, upload 5 high quality JPEG
files of your past work. If selected for the tour, we will use the images
in materials produced for Tacoma Arts Month. Images must be at least 300
ppi resolution. Images smaller than 600 pixels per side are not
recommended.
- If working in performing or media arts, upload any
combination of 5 video files and/or URLs. We also recommend submitting at
least 1 JPEG image that can be used in promotional materials.
2. Artist resume or bio (maximum of 2
pages)
Please note: each artist
or creative in a group studio needs to submit their own application, work
samples, and artist resume or bio.
Questions? Contact Chevi Chung
at (253) 591-5171 or cchung1@cityoftacoma.org.