SIXTEEN SPACES AND 51 PROJECTS >>>

Over its six-month lifespan Spaceworks Tacoma has introduced and reacquainted the community with local artists, tremendously improved the aesthetic of many downtown storefronts and been a popular subject of discussion at many a Tacoma party. This month the program releases its third installment, which includes 16 spaces and 51 projects.

City of Tacoma Public Art Assistant Rebecca Solverson, who runs Spaceworks for the city, the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and partnering nonprofit Shunpike, says the program (and many like it around the country) have been wildly popular because of the limited effort required and the great overall gain. Spaceworks Tacoma aims to "activate empty storefronts in downtown Tacoma with art and creative enterprise," according to the official website, spaceworkstacoma.com.

"Essentially we're just using what we have (open space and willing artists) to make something better with it," Solverson explains.

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