Moki Tantoco
Moki Tantoco (they) is an educator and artist creating curriculum and programming exploring socially engaged art practices through interdisciplinary mediums such as bookbinding, writing, performance, and installation. Moki has more than a decade of experience as a museum administrator and educator, community organizer, teaching artist, curriculum developer, historian, and researcher working with youth, families, and veterans in Illinois, USA. In May 2021, Moki was awarded the Outstanding Commitment in Arts and Humanity in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs.
Moki works as the Director of Public Programs and Engagement for the National Veterans Art Museum. Moki loves volunteering in youth and veteran spaces, and working as an advocate for the veteran and military-connected community. Moki enjoys wandering, cooking, traveling, and book exchanges.
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Moki Tantoco has crowd-funded a project with 3AP
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The Veteran Arts Database (VAD) is a growing collection of interdisciplinary arts resources aimed to bridge the gap between professional level arts and the military connected community. Supporting this project will enable us to empower veterans working as artists and …
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