The Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) proudly brings the national award-winning Kinsey African American Art & History Collection to our community this summer. A unique merging of art and history, the public exhibition includes over 150 artifacts spanning from masterful paintings and sculpture, to letters, rare books, photographs and more. Eachpiece shines a triumphant light on … [Read more...] about The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection
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In Conversation: Paint, Painters, Paintings
In Conversation: Paint, Painters, Paintings March 21, 1-2:30pm Join us on Zoom Join TAM for a lively conversation about the elements of painting with Chief Curator, Margaret Bullock and Public Programs Manager, Amelia Layton. Follow along as they explore their favorite works from Painting Deconstructed: Selections from the Northwest Collection. … [Read more...] about In Conversation: Paint, Painters, Paintings
“South Sound Selects” Exhibit Open at TAM
If you’re looking for an artistic way to unwind and enjoy the community, be sure to visit South Sound Selects: Community Choices from the Collection, an exhibition at the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM). This has been the first exhibition to open at TAM since it closed in March 2020, due to the pandemic, and it features 27 guest curators from all over the South Sound community. In … [Read more...] about “South Sound Selects” Exhibit Open at TAM
Tacoma Art Museum: Prestigious Portraiture
We have all seen portraits—but wait until you visit “The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today” at Tacoma Art Museum. The exhibit is composed of 43 innovative works from a Smithsonian competition. With a dazzling variety of media, including paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, and mixed media, the portraits explore powerful themes and challenge imaginations. The … [Read more...] about Tacoma Art Museum: Prestigious Portraiture
West Coast debut of 30 Americans
The critically acclaimed, nationally traveling exhibition 30 Americans makes its West Coast debut at Tacoma Art Museum this fall. Featuring 45 works drawn from the Rubell Family Collection in Miami—one of the largest private contemporary art collections in the world—30 Americans will be on view from Sept. 24, 2016, through Jan. 15, 2017. The exhibition showcases paintings, … [Read more...] about West Coast debut of 30 Americans