Jamika and Katy get together with elder-in-training Amy McBride: City of Tacoma Arts Administrator, artist, creatrix, mystic, and witch!
Amy shares her experiences from over 20 years in arts administration and creative community building, and what she’s learned when it comes to coalescing communities, practicing in public, justice, sharing stories, and what sustainability looks like for creatives in Tacoma.
Shout outs in this episode include: magic, public art, art as healing, artists as leaders, advocacy, Tacoma Arts Month, ambiguity, Tacoma’s “lets put on a show” and hustle mentality, Tacoma Creates, the creative ecology, Design the Hill, relational leadership, systems, South Tacoma, A Greener Tacoma Starts Today, intersectionality, anti-racism, reconciliation, grief, housing, and equity!
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