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Deborah Huke was a founding member of Tacoma Photo Center, as well as one of its biggest supporters. She was a lifelong artist and musician.  She raised four boys, including Drew Lindgren, the founder and executive director of Tacoma Photo Center.

Deb was a lifelong advocate for equality and truly believed there was some good in most people. Despite her constantly calm and bewildered exterior, she was a deeply emotional person who passionately cared for the arts and for people’s ability to pursue their creative endeavors.

She spent her early career as an engineer and became a restauranteur before finally returning to school and becoming a luthier, which was her true creative calling. She was very excited about the Tacoma Photo Center opening and the support it would give to the arts community.

There are very few words that I can use to truly express her energy and who Deb was as a person. This scholarship fund was a request of hers that we worked on together after she got sick and knew she couldn’t travel and see space in person. We launched the fund upon her passing in February of 2023.

Your donation to this fund will be used to support accessible arts education in the community, including providing film, supplies, cameras, and programming access. My Mom truly believed that the arts should be accessible to everyone and we are honored to offer this scholarship to further her goal of sharing the arts with all.