AMOCAT ARTS AWARDS
Celebrating the amazing contributions of our community!
Where
When
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
5 PM
What are the amocat arts awards?
The City of Tacoma and Tacoma Arts Commission’s annual AMOCAT Arts Awards celebrate the individuals and organizations that enrich our community through their passion, innovation, and commitment to the arts. Their work has had a profound impact, and this recognition is a testament to their dedication to making Tacoma a more vibrant and inclusive place.
ANNOUNCING THE 2025 RECIPIENTS
We’re so proud to announce this year’s recipients of the 2025 AMOCAT Arts Awards. These selections come from community nominations, and are chosed by community panel and reviewed by the City of Tacoma Arts Commission.
Community outreach by individual
Community outreach, engagement and involvement in the arts in Tacoma by an individual
community outreach by organization
Community outreach, engagement and involvement in the arts in Tacoma by an organization
arts patron
A community partner who significantly supports or contributes to the arts in Tacoma
AMOCAT Arts Awards: Honoring Tacoma's Creative Champions
Celebrating community leaders, artists, and organizations shaping Tacoma’s vibrant arts scene since 2004.Community Outreach by an Individual
- 2025 – Saiyare Refaei
- 2025 – Irina Rasputnis
- 2024 – Anida Yoeu Ali
- 2024 – Lourdes Jackson
- 2023 – Reid Ozaki and Kristina Batiste
- 2022 – Tamiko Nimura
- 2019 – Aya Hashiguchi Clark and Randy Clark
- 2018 – Jackie Casella
- 2017 – Michael Haeflinger
- 2016 – Christopher Paul Jordan
- 2015 – Connie K Walle
- 2014 – Jessica Spring
- 2013 – David Domkoski
- 2012 – Katy Evans
- 2011 – Stella Haioulani
- 2010 – Oliver Doriss
- 2009 – William Kupinse
- 2008 – Linda Danforth
- 2007 – Lance Kagey & Tom Llewellyn
- 2006 – Laura and Matt Eklund
- 2005 – Jared Pappas-Kelley & Michael S. Lent
- 2004 – Lynn Di Nino
Community Outreach by an Organization
- 2025 – Mi Centro
- 2025 – Remakery
- 2024 – Black Night Market
- 2023 – Southeast Asian Comedy Collective
- 2022 – Real Art Tacoma
- 2019 – Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C.)
- 2018 – Tacoma Little Theatre
- 2017 – Monkeyshines
- 2016 – Tacoma Youth Symphony Association
- 2015 – Tacoma Public Library
- 2014 – Asia Pacific Cultural Center
- 2013 – Puget Sound Book Artists
- 2012 – The Grand Cinema
- 2011 – D.A.S.H. Center for the Arts
- 2010 – Fab-5
- 2009 – Hilltop Artists
- 2008 – King’s Books
- 2007 – Victory Music
- 2006 – Barefoot Studios
- 2005 – Tacoma School of the Arts
- 2004 – Tacoma Art Museum & Museum of Glass Education Programs, Arts Impact
Arts Patron
- 2025 – Tacoma Public Library
- 2024 – Mattice Beauty Supply
- 2023 – Foster’s Creative
- 2022 – Grit City Magazine
- 2019 – Tacoma Creates Campaign
- 2018 – MultiCare Health System
- 2017 – Tacoma Housing Authority
- 2016 – Metro Parks Tacoma
- 2015 – University of Washington Tacoma
- 2014 – ArtsFund
- 2013 – Erivan and Helga Haub and family
- 2012 – Key Bank
- 2011 – The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
- 2010 – Urban Grace Church
- 2009 – City Arts
- 2008 – Hotel Murano
- 2007 – The Weekly Volcano
- 2006 – 6th Avenue Business District
- 2005 – Pierce Transit
- 2004 – Sound Transit Art Program
ʔuk’ʷədiitəb ʔuhigʷətəb čəɫ txʷəl tiiɫ ʔa čəɫ ʔal tə swatxʷixʷtxʷəd ʔə tiiɫ puyaləpabš dxʷəsɫaɫlils gʷəl ʔutxʷəlšucidəbs həlgʷəʔ.
We gratefully acknowledge that we rest on the traditional lands of the Puyallup People where they make their home and speak the Lushootseed language.