“My pieces are meant for dialogue, for discussion, for thinking about…That’s my ultimate goal.” Thomas Haukaas In More Time Expected, ledger, beadwork, and doll artist Thomas Haukaas (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) … Continue reading Object of the Week – “More Time Expected”
Marsha Burns has spent much of her career capturing people whose existence is self-defined. Working in Seattle in the 1970s, she focused on creating figure studies and nudes in her … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Untitled”
Seattle based (and TAM collection) artist Steven Miller has been spending much of his time during the stay at home order creating a new series of work informed by the … Continue reading Portraits Under Quarantine: An Interview with Steven Miller
In Tacoma Art Museum’s new exhibition Forgotten Stories: Northwest Art of the 1930s, explores how in 1930s the US federal government appreciated art and artists as critical to economic and … Continue reading From Despair to Hope- What We Can Learn for Today from Our Own Forgotten Stories
In February, Tacoma Art Museum opened Forgotten Stories: Northwest Art of the 1930s. In the 1930s, government investment in public art and artists in the Northwest supported communities and created … Continue reading The Contemporary Call for a New WPA
At the end of February, I was lucky enough to get to Washington DC., for a very special event. TAM’s quite outstanding work of art by Edgar Degas – Danseuses, … Continue reading Degas and the Opéra
“I love creating open stories in my artwork” writes Seattle-based artist Saya Moriyasu. By using figurative elements, like those visible in “Waiting Lady 291,” and broad, yet informative titles, Moriyasu … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Waiting Lady #291”
Portraits have a long history with examples in a variety of mediums and cultures across time. More than just a record of someone’s appearance, portraits are often used to show … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Self Portrait Drawing”
Tacoma Art Museum was founded in 1935 but it was not until 2003 that it moved into a building designed specifically as an art museum. For 68 years the organization … Continue reading All About TAM: Buildings over Time
This week, we hear from TAM docent Cathy Wiggins, who reflects on a favorite piece from the museum’s collection, Minidoka No. 5 (442nd) by Roger Shimomura. This large painting … Continue reading Object of the Week: “Minidoka No. 5 (442nd)”
