While you enjoy the very hot summer we have in store this year, why not stock up on some good reads from the TAM Store?! Enjoy them in your air-conditioned … Continue reading TAM Store Highlight – Summer Reading List
The Pacific Northwest is celebrated as a pivotal center for the birth and growth of the contemporary studio glass movement. However, the region’s history as a key hub for studio … Continue reading Studio Jewelry at TAM – The Northwest Studio Art Jewelry Display
“For thousands of years, Native and non-Native storytellers have used art as a means to share the tales of their people. For me, I am carrying on a tradition that … Continue reading In the Spirit Spotlight: Jeffrey Veregge
Campfire Coffee Campfire Coffee, based in downtown Tacoma Washington, roasts fair trade organic coffee over a wood fire “campfire” style, making them one of the only roasters in the world … Continue reading TAM Cafe Highlight – Pop-Up Restaurant Community Partners
What is your favorite piece in the collection? Shirley Kinsey [SK]: My favorite piece is The Cultivators. We met the artist, he was a student at the time. We liked … Continue reading Engaging the Kinseys – A Conversation with Bernard and Shirley Kinsey
What are some of your first memories of the collection? How has your relationship evolved with the collection over time? My first memories of the collection were at home, my … Continue reading Engaging the Kinseys – A Conversation with Khalil Kinsey
The arrival of The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection at the Tacoma Art Museum at the end of July will be a banner event for the Museum, Tacoma, … Continue reading Connecting Kinsey and TAM: A History of the Exhibition
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Benjamin Moore, who was an important figure in the Northwest’s glass community as well as an internationally celebrated glass artist. He received his BFA from California … Continue reading In Memoriam – Benjamin Moore
It is with heavy hearts that TAM recognizes the passing of internationally renowned jewelry artist and teacher Nancy Worden on Wednesday February 17, 2021. We send our sincere condolences to … Continue reading In Memoriam – Nancy Worden
In her Four Seasons series, Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke Nation, born Billings, Montana, 1981) creates diorama-like portraits, depicting each season. In this specific work, Fall, Red Star has set up … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Fall — Four Seasons”
