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 | | Come in, learn from, and get to know local artist Victoria Adams as she spends time at Tacoma Art Museum this summer. - Walk and Talk in the Gallery, Thursday, September 16, 5-7 pm
- Navigating the Landscape, Sunday, September 26, 1 pm
For more information about Where Sky Meets Earth, click here. |
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Saturday, September 18, 10 am-12 pm in Tollefson Plaza
Join Tacoma Art Museum, the Puyallup Tribe, and the City of Tacoma to honor and bless the installation at Tollefson Plaza of a Welcome Figure by Shaun Peterson (Qwalsius). This monumental sculpture was carved from cedar in the Coastal Salish tradition. |
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 | | Wednesday October 6, & November 3 at 11 am Bring your family to the museum's Art Resource Center (ARC) and listen to a story or two. Books are chosen based on relevance to current exhibitions or artists on view, or just for fun, and are read by ARC volunteers. Free with museum admission. - September 1: Babar's Museum of Art by Laurent de Brunhoff; One Day in Japan with Hokusai by Altmann, Julia
- October 6: The Crane Wife retold by Odds Bodkin; Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
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Saturday, September 25
Hosted by Smithsonian Media, museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket, which provides free admission to one person, plus a guest. Official tickets can be found here on the Museum Day website. |
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 | | Saturday & Sunday, October 9 & 10, 10 am-5 pm The Tacoma Film Festival is an eight-day celebration of current independent film from around the globe that began in 2006. The primary focus of the festival is on art house, foreign language, independent, documentaries and numerous short films. Visit the Grand Cinema's website for movie titles and times. |
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Saturday, October 16, 10:30 am
Tuesday, October 19, 7 pm
Step back in time with us as we watch a special screening of the 1935 classic film Top Hat at the Grand Cinema. To purchase tickets to the film, go to www.GrandCinema.com |
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 | | Tacoma Art Museum is partnering with Centro Latino for the sixth year to present a celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) beginning Saturday, October 23, and culminating with a festival Sunday, November 7, 2010. Learn more about all of the festivities surrounding the celebration by clicking here. - Exhibition Installation: Saturday, October 23, 10 am-5 pm
- The Artistry of the Tapete: Saturday, October 30, 1-4 pm
- Free Community Festival: Sunday, November 7, 10 am-4 pm
Click here to purchase tickets to the Artistry of Tapete workshop. |
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Saturday, November 13, 2 pm
Inspired by the exhibition Mighty Tacoma: Photographic Portrait 2010, local saxophonist Erik Steighner performs Northwest compositions, including works from Tacoma composers. Cost: $12, $7 for members and students.
Purchase tickets to Sax and the City |
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Saturday, January 22, 3 pm
Join Silk Strings, a duo fluent in a wide range of music from traditional to contemporary, as they perform on koto and other Japanese instruments in conjunction with the exhibition Edo to Tacoma: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection. Cost: $15, $10 for members, and $5 for students.
Purchase tickets to the Silk Strings Koto Concert |