If you have been outdoors anywhere in Tacoma, you have seen public art. From the amazing Prairie Line Trail to the environmental sculptures at the new Dune Peninsula, Tacoma has … Continue reading The Art in Your Backyard: Public Art in Tacoma
In ancient Greek mythology, Persephone was the goddess of vegetation and was abducted by Hades, the ruler of the underworld. Ancient Romans adopted her cult. In this work, Nancy Mee … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Reconstruction of Pluto and Persephone”
Have you ever seen someone skin a rabbit? I watched the artist Christine M. Babic remove the fur from a rabbit carcass as part of an art performance and it … Continue reading The Tail of the Tale: The Origin of The Naturalist & The Trickster: Audubon/RYAN!
Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace developed their now widely recognizable large fruit sculptures to reflect ideas of abundance, nature, and the rhythm of life. “We needed a symbol; we … Continue reading Object of the Week: “Greengage Plum”
Cappy Thompson first began working with glass when she assisted in a small glass studio in Olympia, Washington. When she moved back to Seattle in the early 1980s, she was … Continue reading Object of the Week – “I Receive a Great Blessing from the Sun and the Moon: I Will Be an Artist and Walk the Path of Beauty”
The catalogue card that led to four mysterious boxes read simply “Delivery—Forest Service from Washington D.C. 1952.” Inside them was a remarkable discovery, one of many that has made … Continue reading Lessons Learned: Never Throw Away an Old Box without Looking Inside
“I consider myself an African-American Feminist and environmental artist. My approach to producing art is environmentally and politically infused: neither waste humanity nor the gifts of nature. I am primarily … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Baby Face”
Seattle-based artist Barbara Earl Thomas weaves order into the chaotic natural world in order to tell stories. Drawing from history, literature, folklore, biblical stories and her surrounding communities, Thomas’ work … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Man Cleaning His Fish II”
This February TAM will celebrate Black artists within the museum’s collection by critically engaging the collection and past exhibitions from 2019. Of the more than 5000 works within TAM’s collection, … Continue reading Black History Month at TAM
Milton Simons was an important Northwest African American artist from the 1940s until his death in 1973. In addition to his skills as a painter, Simons was an educator, poet, … Continue reading Object of the Week – Self Portrait (1969)
