What is the art that represents the American West? The answer is more expansive than you might imagine. Tacoma Art Museum opened the [re]Frame: Haub Family Collection of Western American Art exhibit in May. This is a major reinstallation of the Haub Family Galleries. The [re]Frame project meaningfully expands on the stories and perspectives about the art of the American West by … [Read more...] about Expansive [re]Frame: Haub Family Collections
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T.A.M Announces Ambitious and Expansive [re]Frame Exhibitions
What is the art of the AmericanWest? The answer is more expansive than you might imagine. Tacoma Art Museum is pleased to announce the [re]Frame: Haub Family Collection of Western American Art, a major reinstallation of the Haub Family Galleries, that recently opened. The [re]Frame project meaningfully expands on the stories and perspectives about the art of the American Westby … [Read more...] about T.A.M Announces Ambitious and Expansive [re]Frame Exhibitions
The Current, An Artist Award
Kristina Batiste, a minimalist potter and ceramic artist from Tacoma, was recently named Tacoma Art Museum’s 2023 The Current, An Artist Award recipient. The Current is an annual award providing financial and institutional support to a Black artist living and working in the Tacoma area. “I have to say I was shocked and delighted,” said Batiste when asked about her reaction … [Read more...] about The Current, An Artist Award
Día de los Muertos Festival Returns to Tacoma Art Museum
Día de los Muertos (also known as Day of the Dead) combines ancient and colonial traditions, folk customs, and spiritual beliefs. Celebrated in Mexican and Latin American communities on November 1 and 2, Día de los Muertos is a powerful, symbolic way to honor relatives and friends who have died. This year the Tacoma Art Museum will host an event on November 5th from noon to … [Read more...] about Día de los Muertos Festival Returns to Tacoma Art Museum
Soft Power at Tacoma Art Museum: Soft materials and Powerful ideas
The textile-based works in Soft Power are declarations: potent expressions of care, rebuke, resistance, and resilience. These soft manifestations of cultural heritage - the natural, tangible, and intangible- amplify personal narrative and social criticism through process and materiality. Visitors are encouraged to join in the creation of a large-scale collaborative soft artwork … [Read more...] about Soft Power at Tacoma Art Museum: Soft materials and Powerful ideas