The City of Tacoma is now accepting Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) funding applications from eligible Tacoma artists, working in all artistic disciplines including but not limited to literary, performing, digital, new media, film, visual, and interdisciplinary arts.
Donor Name: City of Tacoma
State: Washington
City: Tacoma
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 01/23/2023
Details:
The Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) was established in 1999 to encourage the contributions made by individual artists within the city of Tacoma. The goals of the program are to recognize creative expression of the artists in community, financially assist artists in generating new work and growing their skills, and engage the broader community through free public components presented by the funded artists. Projects must take place in Tacoma and can happen anytime between April 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024. Artists working in all disciplines including but not limited to literary, performing, digital, new media, film, visual, and interdisciplinary arts are encouraged to apply. Only one application per artist will be accepted.
Funding Priorities
The Tacoma Arts Commission is committed to investing in communities most impacted by racial, social, and economic inequity. The intention of funding priorities is to foster programming that addresses historic and structural inequities, as we work toward justice for all.
All applications will be reviewed, and funding decisions made, using the Evaluation Criteria. An applicant’s proposed project does not need to meet any of the Funding Priorities listed below to be considered for funding. But, as part of the funding allocation process, the panel will prioritize funding for projects and/or public components that meet one or more of the following:
- Projects and/or public components that primarily give voice to one or more of the following:
- Racial justice and/or social justice
- Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) / African, Latinx, Arab, Asian, Native-American (ALAANA) communities
- Economically or socio-economically marginalized communities
- LGBTQIA+ communities
- People with disabilities
- Projects and/or public components that strive to provide fair compensation to the artist and/or project collaborators that is appropriate based on the project and available budget. Fair compensation can include the payment of agreed upon fees, in-kind compensation, and/or fair value exchange for services.
- Projects and/or public components that will address emergent community needs.
Eligibility Criteria
- You are eligible to apply if you meet all the following requirements:
- You ARE a resident of the City of Tacoma. Note: not all postal mailing addresses that say ‘Tacoma’ are located within the city limits of Tacoma. Check this map to verify that you live within Tacoma city limitsYou ARE a practicing artist, dedicated to producing artwork on a regular basisYou ARE applying as an individual artist. It is fine if the individual artist is contributing to a larger group project but the application must reflect the work of the artist applying You ARE 18 years old or olderThe public component will be free and open to the public and will take place within Tacoma city limits. Public components can be designed to engage a specific cultural or identity group but cannot be exclusive to any group. Check this map to verify that your location is within Tacoma City limits.You already have or, if selected for funding, will obtain a City of Tacoma business licenseYou will comply with the laws of the Federal Government, the State of Washington and the City of Tacoma, including non-discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, and equal employment opportunitiesYou will acknowledge the City’s funding in all appropriate marketing and promotion of the projectYou DID NOT receive a TAIP award in the most recent funding cycle (2021-2022)If you are a full time undergraduate or graduate student, your proposed project is NOT part of your current academic studyYou ARE NOT a member of the TAIP review panel
- You ARE NOT a current Tacoma Arts Commission member, City Council member, or City of Tacoma employee.
For more information, visit City of Tacoma.
