Where can you see great Northwest art, hear amazing local performers, build and fly a kite, create outdoor chalk art, and more, all for free? Bring your family to celebrate some treasured art and artists and all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer at Tacoma Art Museum’s annual summer festival.

Chalk It Up
Join us across the street from the museum to challenge your friends to a chalk-off or create an illustration to entertain the passing traffic. R.R. Anderson and artists from CLAW will be leading the way with their own fantastic chalk art. While you’re there, check out three temporary art installations as part of Spaceworks Tacoma’s “Artscapes,” and meet the artists who made them.

Alphabet Dump Truck
Be ready in Tollefson Plaza for the arrival of James Sinding’s work, “Letters,” that will be delivered via dump truck! Five square yards of colorful letters will be piled on the plaza ready for your creative writing skills.

Tacoma’s Got Talent
We are leaving out the judges but bringing in the talent. Enjoy performances from over a dozen of our own local superstars, coordinated by Billy Farmer. Make sure to grab a refreshing beverage and treat at the museum’s Workz Cafe first, because once the show starts you won’t want to lose your seat!