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Browse Tacoma Art Museum’s press releases and press kits below, including announcements, high-resolution images, and supporting materials for media use.
2026
- October 29 – Tacoma Art Museum Announces Interim Executive Director
- October 16 – Tacoma Art Museum and Mi Centro present the 22nd annual Día de los Muertos Festival
- July 7 – Decades in the Making: 10 Years of SOLA Awardees
- June 27 – Kent Monkman: Death of Adonis
2025
- December 5 – The One-Two Punch: 100 Years of Robert Colescott
- October 11 – Haunted
- August 9 – Gossip: Between Us
- May 31 – tomakesenseofitall
- January 8 – Echoes of the Floating World: Historic Japanese Woodblock Meets Contemporary NW Art
2024
- Nov 20 – Christopher Paul Jordan announced as the 2025 The Current Awardee
- Nov 7 – Sea Change: The Art of Karen Hackenberg
- Sept 3 – Charles Peterson’s Nirvana On Photography and Performance
- June 11 – Summer Shines Bright with Immersive Activities at Tacoma Art Museum
- May 20 – Tacoma Art Museum Presents “what if,” an exploration of the inner lives and curiosities of Black artists; the second exhibition of The Current: An Artist Award
- March 28 – Tacoma Art Museum Announces Programming for The Current, An Artist Award
- February 28 – Momentum Gala 2024 Celebrates, Supports Tacoma Art Museum Collections and Community Programs
- February 28 – Tacoma Art Museum Announces Ambitious and Expansive [re]Frame exhibitions
2023
- November 21 – Tacoma Art Museum Unveils Acquisitions Progress in New Exhibition Momentum: New Work in the Collection
- November 8 – Tacoma’s Kristina Batiste named 2023 Awardee of The Current, An Artist Award
- September 26 – Stitches and Pleats, Resilience and Rebuke: Soft Power opens Oct. 14 at Tacoma Art Museum
- August 8 – Mi Centro and Tacoma Art Museum Presents El Noroeste with Special Guest Speaker Cheech Marin
- July 7 – Tacoma Art Museum Launches Contemporaries Event Series for Art Enthusiasts
- June 23 – Tacoma Art Museum Board Votes to Voluntarily Recognize TAM Workers United
- June 13 – Enjoy a Creative, Cultural Summer at Tacoma Art Museum
- May 12 – Tacoma Art Museum Names New Executive Director
- April 6 – Tacoma Art Museum explores realms of possibility, intimacy, and care through experiential exhibition, The Current: Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud
- February 15 – Passion, Emotion Fill Exhibition of New Work by Camille Patha Coming to Tacoma Art Museum
2022
- November 8 – Tacoma’s Darrel McKinney Named Inaugural Winner of The Current, An Artist Award
- October 3 – Community Invited to Black Lives Matter Mural Public Dedication Event on October 7
- September 29 – Finalists Named for First Black Artist Award, The Current, at Tacoma Art Museum
- September 28 – Rich Survey of Mexico’s Communities and Cultures through Photos Coming to Tacoma Art Museum (English) | (Spanish)
- September 16 – Tacoma Art Museum Executive Director Announces Departure
- July 26 – Tacoma museums invite you to the IN THE SPIRIT Arts Market & Northwest Native Festival on August 6
- July 22 – Lend a Hand(print) to the Black Lives Matter Mural in Tollefson Plaza
- July 15 – Dramatic, Redesigned Installation Offers New Perspective on Dale Chihuly’s Glass at Tacoma Art Museum
- April 28 – Enliven your spring with events and exhibitions in Tacoma’s Museum District
- March 14 – Tacoma Art Museum to Present a Survey of Hilltop Artists Alumni in GATHER: 27 Years of Hilltop Artists
- January 17 – New Exhibition at Tacoma Art Museum Explores the Birth of New American Styles of Art and their Influence from 1900-1950
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