Start Tacoma Arts Month off with a kaleidoscope of music and dance performances, hands-on activities, visual art, appetizers, and more at this free, family friendly community festival! The 2023 AMOCAT Arts Awards will be presented by Tacoma City Council Members Kiara Daniels, Olgy Diaz, and John Hines. The celebration will begin with a blessing from the Puyallup Tribe Culture Department.
October 5
6:30 – 9:00 pm
STAR Center, 3873 S. 66th Street
Free and family friendly
This event is wheelchair accessible; parking is directly adjacent to STAR Center.
Parking: Limited parking is available onsite. Guests are encouraged to take public transit or carpool to this event.
Public Transit: STAR Center is service by Pierce Transit bus routes 53 and 3
PERFORMANCES
music by Jaziré and Cassio Vianna
dance by Metro Arts Tacoma and Sophie Marie Schatz
poetry by Tacoma Poet Laureate Christian Paige
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
printing project with Write253 / Line Break Press
cultural activities with Asia Pacific Cultural Center
poetry with Burl Battersby
collaborative mural making with Mary Mann
ceramics project with Kristina Batiste
crafting activity with Toolbox Laboratories
STEAM-based activity with FabLab
lantern making with Tacoma Light Trail
tree ID exercise with Tacoma Tree Foundation
demonstration with Alchemy Skateboarding
selfie station by Metro Arts Tacoma
Language Exchange with Latinx Unidos of South Sound
VISUAL ART
Roxann Murray, Kalvin Satiacum, and Yoshi Nakagawa
FILM SCREENINGS
short films by Donovan Wilson and Melinda Raebyne
2023 AMOCAT ARTS AWARDS
Kristina Batiste and Reid Ozaki - Community Outreach by an Individual
Southeast Asian Comedy Collective - Community Outreach by an Organization
Foster’s Creative - Arts Patron
CATERING BY
Trini Plate
EVENT PARTNERS
STAR Center, Metro Parks Tacoma
TACOMA ARTS MONTH MEDIA SPONSORS
KBTC, KNKX, Northwest Public Broadcasting, ParentMap, Preview, Showcase Magazine, South Sound Business, South Sound Magazine, SouthSoundTalk