By Jay Kuehner, independent film critic and educator Looking at Manuel Álvarez Bravo’s 1932 photograph Las lavanderas sobreentendidas (The Washerwomen Implied) in a preview of the Luces y Sombras exhibit, … Continue reading Amulet of Light: Notes on Rayos: Cine en México
We were so excited to have Victoria Miles, TAM’s Artist Award Manager, along with artist Darrell McKinney, recipient of The Current, An Artist Award, on CityLine yesterday. Watch the segment … Continue reading The Current, An Artist Award on Tacoma’s CityLine
Departures and Divisions: Variation in American Styles, 1900 – 1950, drawn almost entirely from TAM’s own collection, demonstrates how artists in early twentieth-century America moved away from conservative European and … Continue reading Departures and Divisions: Artist Spotlight
The Current, An Artist Award is excited to announce that the nomination and selection process for the inaugural award has begun. The identities of the nominators and final juror will … Continue reading The Current, An Artist Award | Selection Process
Artist Edgar Valentine’s explorations into functional glass art and unique figurines and characters are now on view as part of the Museum’s latest exhibition, GATHER: 27 Years of Hilltop Artists. … Continue reading GATHER Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Edgar Valentine
The Current Collaborative Committee has been doing a lot of work surrounding supporting Black artists in Tacoma and our region through both discussions and targeted programming. That work will continue … Continue reading The Current Collaborative Committee Outing
I’m not an artist or a curator, but I still appreciate art—albeit in a more pedestrian way than my more creative-minded colleagues. I hope for those reading who may be … Continue reading TAM Staff Pick: Charlene Liu’s “Swoops and Cyclone”
The creative collaboration between Kranitzky and Overstreet began in 1985 when a mutual interest in ceramics prompted them to create mixed-media jewelry to raise funds for a kiln. The serendipitous … Continue reading Studio Jewelry Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Kranitzky & Overstreet
Artist Dani Kaes’ unique approach to glass art and neon is now on view as part of the Museum’s latest exhibition, GATHER: 27 Years of Hilltop Artists. Featuring a variety of … Continue reading GATHER Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Dani Kaes
Last month, I attended How We See Us: On the Refusal of Limitations on Black Creativity. This virtual event staged a conversation between Tiffanny Hammonds, the Tacoma-based muralist known for … Continue reading Three Lessons from “How We See Us: On the Refusal of Limitations on Black Creativity”
