If you live in the 98404 or 98409 zip codes you can VOTE on creative arts and science projects for your community! Voting is open through May 13. Go to www.tacomacreates.org to vote, or look for ballots in your community!
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and Tacoma Creates have partnered to develop community art proposals for South Tacoma and the Eastside. And now it’s time to vote on the projects that you would like to see come to life.
Victor Rodriguez and Liesl Santkuyl join host Evelyn Lopez to talk about participatory budgeting and development of community-based arts and sciences proposals for Tacoma’s Communities of Focus.
Our communities are strengthened through art, culture, heritage, and the people who live, work, and go to school in them. Strong communities lead to stronger residents, and especially as we work through the impacts of COVID 19, strong communities and strong Tacomans are critically important to our civic wellbeing.
Right now, if you live, work, or have children in school in zip codes 98404 or 98409, you can vote on art programs and projects to enrich your community. YOU get to decide which projects should be funded with Tacoma Creates tax revenues.
Check out the programs at the Tacoma Creates website–they are all fantastic! For South Tacoma, you can choose from:
- Rock the Block (talent showcases)
- South Tacoma Heritage Festival
- Cross-Cultural Community Mural
For East Tacoma, you can choose from:
- Light Up the City (light art shows)
- Tacoma Eastside Freewall (murals and aerosol art)
- Multicultural Festivals (Lunar New Year, Juneteenth, Dia de los Muertos)
The winners will be revealed on June 1.
Questions or comments on this podcast? Get in touch!
Evelyn Lopez: truetacoma@gmail.com @True_Tacoma
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