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Tacoma Art Museum awarded $2M for expansion project Posted online Weds., Aug. 14 Image Courtesy Tacoma Art Museum The Tacoma Art Museum has been awarded $2 million from the State of Washington Building for the Arts program to support the museum's $15.5 million building expansion project. The addition of this grant leaves the museum $500,000 left to raise to fund the project. One of twelve organizations selected to receive funds by the Washington Department of Commerce, the funds will amplify the museum's economic impact by $1.5 million annually for a total of $5.9 million. Tacoma Art Museum's major expansion will create a new wing that will feature the Haub Family Collection of Western American Art as well as a newly designed front entrance that will provide improved accessibility, increased visibility, and spaces for outdoor art. According to Tacoma Art Museum officials, the projected increased visitor attendance will translate into a host of local economic impacts such as increased patronage to neighboring businesses, other cultural institutions, transit, and parking, totaling $24.50 per person on average. The funds from Building for the Arts only adds up to 16 per cent of the total cost of the capital projects it supports. The remaining 84 per cent is invested by private individuals, businesses, foundations, and local governments. "Tacoma Art Museum is thrilled to receive this investment from the State of Washington," said Tacoma Art Museum Director Stephanie A. Stebich. "The museum expansion is not only a transformative moment in the museum's history, but for our broader community, to share in this opportunity to build, connect, and express ourselves through art. The museum is committed to working as good stewards of these public funds." Building for the Arts was created by the Legislature in 1991 to award grants to 501 (c) (3) nonprofit art museums, performing arts, and cultural organizations for up to 20 percent
of eligible capital costs for acquisition, construction, and/or major renovation of capital facilities. Organizations must be able to prove a community need for the project, their ability to complete it expediently, have the capacity to run the facility effectively, and the availability of other funding sources. In 1999, Tacoma Art Museum received $836,125 from Building for the Arts to support the construction of the current Antoine Predock-designed building on Pacific Avenue. Tacoma Art Museum's other funding sources for the $15.5 million project include a recent $400,000 grant from the M J Murdock Charitable Trust. Since 1975, the Trust has invested almost $650 million into nonprofit organizations in the form of grants and enrichment programs. Their goal is to strengthen the region's educational, spiritual, and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways. In addition to many generous individual donors, the museum has also received funds from the Ben B. Cheney Foundation, City of Tacoma, National Endowment for the Arts, The Norcliffe Foundation, KeyBank Foundation, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Trust, Brown and Brown of Washington, Sellen Construction, and Tremaine Foundation. Other organizations who received a Building for the Arts grant include Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Tacoma's Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, Tacoma Musical Playhouse, Coyote Central, Icicle CreekSnowy Owl Center, and Washington Center for the Performing Arts. Tacoma Art Museum has recently launched the public portion of its campaign and is asking the public to Pause Life and Play Art as they raise funds to enliven Tacoma through thriving arts, help fuel our economy, and create a civic gathering space for the community. To learn more about the campaign, visit PauseLifePlayArt.org.
Posted online Weds., Aug. 14 Voters who want to learn more about the City of Tacoma’s plan to place a proposal on the ballot in November to raise money for street repairs should attend a series of informational meetings scheduled to begin later this month. According to City of Tacoma officials, Proposition 1, a ballot measure slated for the Nov. 5 election, asks voters to consider a proposal that would authorize the City of Tacoma to levy an additional two per cent tax on natural gas, electric and phone company earnings for the sole purpose of funding basic Tacoma-wide neighborhood street improvements and safety upgrades would generate an estimated $10 to $11 million in sustainable annual funds for the basic maintenance of neighborhood streets, bridges and safety improvements. The City of Tacoma will host 10 informational sessions at various locations across the community on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings between Mon., Aug. 26 and Weds., Oct. 30. All sessions are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the following locations: -- Mon., Aug. 26 at Lincoln High School, 701 South 37th St., Tacoma, WA 98418; -- Weds., Sept. 4 at Wheelock Library, 3722 North 26th St., Tacoma, WA 98407; -- Weds., Sept. 11 at Fern Hill Library, 765 South 84th St., Tacoma, WA 98444; -- Mon., Sept. 16 at Meeker Middle School, 4402 Nassau Ave. NE, Tacoma, WA 98422; -- Mon., Sept. 23 at Truman Middle School, 5801 North 35th St., Tacoma, WA 98407 -- Weds., Oct. 2 at Tacoma Main Library, 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402; -- Weds., Oct. 9 at Moore Library, 1102 Tacoma Avenue South Tacoma, WA 98402; -- Thurs., Oct. 10 at Jason Lee Middle School, 602 North Sprague Ave., Tacoma, WA 98403; -- Mon., Oct. 14 at Gray Middle School, 6229 South Tyler St., Tacoma, WA 98409; -- Weds., Oct., 30 at Snake Lake Nature Center, 1919 South Tyler St., Tacoma, WA 98405. More information is available online at CityofTacoma.org/Prop1Facts.