AMOCAT ARTS AWARDS

Celebrating the amazing contributions of our community!

Where

747 Market Ave 

City Council Chambers (First floor)

Tacoma, WA 98404

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 your dedication to making Tacoma a more vibrant and inclusive place.

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

2024 amocat arts awardees

The 2024 AMOCAT Arts Awards honored individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to Tacoma’s arts community.

This past year’s awardees included:

  • Anida Yoeu Ali – Community Outreach by an Individual
  • Lourdes Jackson – Community Outreach by an Individual
  • Black Night Market – Community Outreach by an Organization
  • Mattice Beauty Supply – Arts Patron

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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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.