[cid:image001.jpg@01D4865A.61A0BE10] The Tacoma Arts Commission's 2019-2020 Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) funding application is now available! See the press release below for more information. The guidelines/application instructions and budget sheet are attached here. They are also available online: 2019-2020 TAIP guidelines and application instructions<http://cms.cityoftacoma.org/CEDD/TacomaCulture/arts/TA_TAIP_1920Call.pdf>. Deadline for applications is January 21, 2019 at 11:59 pm. A free workshop to go over the TAIP funding application and answer questions will be held on Thursday, December 13, from 5:30 - 7 pm at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street, Room 243. 2019-2020 Funding Applications for Individual Artists Available The City of Tacoma is now accepting Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) funding applications from eligible Tacoma artists who wish to create new artwork in any discipline and present that work through a free public component. Applications must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2019. "TAIP funding assists innovative, creative artists in their efforts to realize exhibitions, performances, and workshops that are free to the public," said Tacoma Arts Commission Chair Mike Sweney. "Tacoma's artists are cultural and economic driving forces in our communities, and we are pleased to partner with them in their efforts." The Tacoma Arts Commission has allocated up to $65,000 for TAIP funding, and each selected artist will be awarded $2,500. Funding for TAIP is determined through a competitive application process. A panel comprised of Tacoma Arts Commission members, community members and past TAIP awardees will review applications and make funding recommendations. Those recommendations will go to the Tacoma Arts Commission for approval. All projects selected for TAIP funding must be completed by Dec. 31, 2020. Eligibility extends to artists who are residents of Tacoma, practicing artists who are dedicated to producing artwork on a regular basis, are at least 18 years of age, and not a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in an arts-related degree program. Artists who have received TAIP funding between 2015 and 2018 are not eligible to apply. More details, including all eligibility requirements and instructions on how to apply, are available at cityoftacoma.org/artsopps<http://cityoftacoma.org/artsopps>. Application guidelines are also available by calling (253) 591-5191 or emailing nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org>. Applicants are encouraged to attend a free workshop which explains and addresses questions about the application and funding process on Dec. 13, 2018, from 5:30-7 p.m., at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market Street, Room 243). Naomi Strom-Avila Cultural Arts Specialist City of Tacoma 747 Market Street, Room 900 Tacoma, WA 98402 253-591-5191