Having been on the forefront of the movement to get Tacoma Creates passed last year, TAM has become a leader in arts advocacy locally. So it made perfect sense to attend this year’s gathering of artists, government leaders, and representatives from various arts, cultural and heritage organizations at the 2019 Cultural Congress held in October … Continue reading Forging Our Cultural Future
Every week for the past four years, Anjuli Russell has volunteered at Tacoma Art Museum, mainly in the Art Studio where she greets visitors with a welcoming smile and plenty of encouragement to explore making art. This year, TAM honored Anjuli as the TAM Volunteer of the Year. “I was shocked when I found out … Continue reading TAM’s Volunteer of the Year – Anjuli Russell
There are so many stories to tell when we look at the story of French Impressionism, so many facets to draw out and talk about. Of course, when we look at a group of painters who, to 21st century eyes, produced works that superficially may seem pretty, it is so easy to forget what revolutionaries … Continue reading Impressionist Painting: From Pleasure Gardens to the Palais Garnier
It has been a busy summer at TAM! In July, the museum opened Bart at TAM: Animating America’s Favorite Family, an unauthorized and in-depth look at the process and teamwork needed to create America’s longest-running primetime animated television show. Featuring over 100 hand generated animation cels, scripts, and drawings related to the first 13 season … Continue reading TAM Roundup – Bart at TAM
One of the joys, and sometimes terrors, of being a curator is the chance you will be asked to curate an exhibition on an unusual or unfamiliar topic. My area of specialty is American and Northwest art of the 19th and early 20th centuries. I work most often with paintings and prints, sometimes sculpture or … Continue reading The Simpsons Meet Monet
“Tacoma’s youth are our community’s future and we are so excited to engage teens and teachers through the arts.” – David F. Setford, Executive Director Tacoma Art Museum provides a myriad of art education opportunities to Tacoma/ Pierce County students and teachers to use the power of art to fuel learning. As families head back … Continue reading Exciting Back to School Art Resources for Teachers and Teens
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have”- Maya Angelou What happens when you truly give kids space to express themselves freely? They create art that tests the bounds of their creativity; they create stories through their art that reflect certain aspects of themselves. At this year’s Summer Art Camps … Continue reading 2019 Summer Camp Reflections
We like babies and want them to be welcomed at TAM so this Spring we created our Infant Care Room. The idea for the Infant Care Room grew out of a staff need for a place to breastfeed and pump during the workday. While we had been making do with an empty office space, but … Continue reading Infant Care Room Debutes at TAM
On Saturday, May 11, noted artist and activist Gregg Deal will be speaking at TAM. He is a well-known performance artist whose work focuses on Native identity and representation. Watch Gregg’s TEDx Talk
