[cid:image002.png@01D1C641.FE551DE0] [Tacoma Color PC.jpg]News Release >From the City of Tacoma, Washington cityoftacoma.org<http://www.cityoftacoma.org> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2016 MEDIA CONTACTS Gwen Schuler, Media and Communications, gschuler@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:gschuler@cityoftacoma.org>, (253) 591-5152 Maria Lee, Media and Communications, maria.lee@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:maria.lee@cityoftacoma.org>, (253) 591-2054 Funding and Support Available for Creative Community Projects in the Lincoln District The Tacoma Arts Commission is offering a workshop and $500-$5,000 grants for creative community projects in the Lincoln District. The workshop will be held Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Lincoln District Project Office (750 S. 38th St. in Tacoma). Lunch will be served. Any Tacoma resident with a creative idea for a community project is welcome to attend the workshop and apply for the grant, including neighborhood activists, teachers, creative professionals in the arts (visual artists, filmmakers, designers, performers, musicians, etc.), do-it-yourself entrepreneurs, storytellers, and practitioners of folk art, outsider art, healing arts, culinary arts, martial arts, or gardening arts. Workshop attendees will learn more about community engagement and creative projects, see inspiring examples, take a neighborhood walk, meet possible collaborators, and participate in brainstorming sessions for their own projects. "Tacoma is full of creative energy, and this is one of the many things that the City of Tacoma is doing to spark even more positive change across the Lincoln District," said District 4 Council Member Marty Campbell. "This is all about thinking out of the box and bringing people together who want this incredible area to thrive and who are willing to help make it happen." "We're looking to support innovative and fun approaches that facilitate economic development, neighborhood identity, and community cohesion in the Lincoln District," said Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride. "Following the workshop, participants can apply for mini-grants in the amounts of $500, $1,000, $2,500 or $5,000 to support selected projects. People who are members of historically disenfranchised racial, ethnic, cultural, and other identity groups are encouraged to apply." Those interested in attending the free workshop on Saturday, July 30 can RSVP to Asia Tail at atail@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:atail@cityoftacoma.org>or (253) 591-5206. Grant applications are due by 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. More information on this opportunity is available at cityoftacoma.org/artsopps<http://cityoftacoma.org/artsopps>. More information about the Lincoln Neighborhood Revitalization Project is available at cityoftacoma.org/lincoln<http://cityoftacoma.org/lincoln>. ### Rebecca Solverson Public Art Specialist City of Tacoma 747 Market Street, Room 900 Tacoma, WA 98402 253.591.5564