Former City of Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards presents an award to the late and beloved Mattice Hoyt in a gold-patterned dress, who is wearing glasses during the AMOCAT Arts Awards during Tacoma Arts Month

AMOCAT ARTS AWARDS

Celebrating community leaders, artists, and organizations shaping Tacoma’s vibrant arts scene since 2004.

 

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. These awards recognize artists, arts leaders, and organizations whose work has shaped Tacoma’s creative community over time.

2025 Recipients

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

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.

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