The Current, An Artist Award is an annual, unrestricted award providing financial and institutional support to a Black artist living and working in the Tacoma area. In recognition of artistic excellence … Continue reading The Current, An Artist Award 2023 Nominees
TAM’s Día de los Muertos Festival was full of spirit, vibrant colors, and beautiful remembrance. We took this day to celebrate the life in our community and the ones who … Continue reading Día de los Muertos Festival 2023
Soft Power is here! The exhibition opened on October 14, and the member opening party was on Friday, October 13. Using traditional processes to create contemporary declarations of resistance, resilience, … Continue reading “Soft Power” // opening party
Mi Centro and Tacoma Art Museum (TAM), with support from Tacoma Creates, were excited to present the “El Noroeste” art exhibition highlighting local Chicano/Latine art from across Washington State at … Continue reading TAM + Mi Centro // “El Noroeste” opening reception with Cheech Marin
What color has been asking for your attention a lot lately? What three values and commitments define you? What makes you feel like you belong? These are some of the … Continue reading Stay Awhile
We joined The Current for an exciting, hands-on first session of a clay workshop led by artist and potter Kristina Batiste of juniper clay. Batiste led participants in creating a … Continue reading Let’s Clay Around: A Coil Pot Workshop with The Current and juniper clay
Did you know we have a life drawing class every second Thursday from 6 to 8 pm at TAM? This class features a live model and on-site instructor to help … Continue reading Life Drawing at TAM
We had a wonderful time in the community at the Tacoma Pride Celebration! We made art, made friends, and celebrated our LGBTQIA2S+ community. Tacoma Pride Celebration is an annual community … Continue reading Tacoma Pride Celebration 2023
We were proud to participate in the 2023 Juneteenth Freedom Celebration, a family-friendly celebration with music and performances to honor Juneteenth and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Mural designed by … Continue reading Tacoma Juneteenth Freedom Celebration 2023
TAM’s display of studio art jewelry in the reconstructed Kreielsheimer Foundation Alcove took many years of planning and fabrication before its official opening in 2021. Designed by Olson Kundig during … Continue reading Stories from staff by Stephen Rue, Lead Preparator
