TACOMA ARTS MONTH

KALEIDOSCOPE

Opening Party

Wednesday, October 2

6:30 PM – 9 PM

STAR Center

3873 S. 66th Street
Free & family-friendly

CELEBRATE ART

Start Tacoma Arts Month off with a Kaleidoscope of music and dance performances, hands-on activities, visual art, and more at this free, family-friendly, community festival! Enjoy refreshments, free community organization activities, and honor the 2024 AMOCAT Arts Award recipients.

Artist Vernon Ng makes a rubbing as part of his Tacoma Inspection Tour

THE ARTS

We’re excited to showcase our artistic community with Tacoma Artist Initiative Program (TAIP) fundee Vernon Ng, who will be providing an Ink Rubbing Workshop. Experience a large scale work in progress by Artist in Residence for Environmental Services, Teruko Nimura, who will be showcasing her work that explores our connections to our waste. The Tacoma Photo Center will also be displaying photographic works on the main wall. 

PERFORMANCES

We will feature several performances throughout the night from Guma’ Imahe, Northwest Sinfonietta, the Tacomarama, Barefoot Collective and others! 

Lourdes Jackson

AMOCAT AWARDS

Celebrate the 2024 AMOCAT Arts Award recipients!

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Connect and engage with Tacoma Creates organizations. Get creative and explore Arts, Culture, Tradition, Heritage, and Science with Toolbox Laboratories, LeMay – America’s Car Museum,Tacoma Tree Foundation, FabLab Nonprofit, Greentrike, and more!

REFRESHMENTS

Enjoy hand-crafted non-alcoholic beverages from local Aafiya Lounge.

FREE FOR ALL AGES

This event welcomes the community and families of all ages!

Parking

Limited parking is available onsite. Guests are encouraged to take public transit or carpool to this event. STAR Center is serviced by Pierce Transit bus routes 53 and 3.

ACCESSIBLE

This event is wheelchair accessible; accessible parking is directly adjacent to STAR Center.

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SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 & 13 

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