Sonia Sanchez once said, “In order for us to survive, you should re-read Toni Morrison every 10 years because every 10 or 15 years, we have to re-imagine ourselves on this American landscape. You won’t survive if you don’t do that.” “In order for us to survive, you should re-read Toni Morrison every 10 years … Continue reading The Current Award – An Award Program for Black Artists in the Greater Tacoma Area
Over a year ago, Sketch Club programming came to a halt. What we thought would be a few weeks turned into a few months and then a year. It’s sobering to reflect on this past year and see how much the program has changed due to the pandemic. The possibility of Sketch not being offered … Continue reading Sketch Club Year in Review
February is ending and I’m in a reflective mood. I’d love to take some time to revisit some past exhibitions held at TAM that focused on the work of Black artists. I’d also like to hold space to think about what these artists have left us with and how they’ve helped us access our imaginations … Continue reading A Moment of Reflection
February 18, 2021 marked what would have been Toni Morrison’s 90th birthday. A timeless person and ancestor to many Black people who honor and revere her work, Morrison provided us with the gift of language, forcing us to look at the ugly and painful truth of Black life, specifically Black girlhood. As I reflect on … Continue reading Honoring Toni Morrison: Lessons Museums Can Learn from the Iconic Author
An artist that I have truly come to admire and study is Aminah Robinson. I came across Robinson’s works last year and have been moved by her process and purpose since. I even selected her work, Come Sunday, from TAM’s collection to be included in our current exhibition South Sound Selects: Community Choices from the … Continue reading Find Your Way Back Home: Aminah Robinson’s Lessons of Grounding Community in Art
Sketch Club is a program based in Tacoma Public Schools that provides materials and resources for youth to create art. The program encourages student voice, choice, and thoughts around how they engage with their own identity as well as the world around them. It is a very special program that holds a dear place in … Continue reading Sketch Club: Art and the Power of Youth Imagination
