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
Take a look at our exhibition Luces y Sombras: Images of Mexico | Photographs from the Bank of America Collection–more than 100 photographs spanning more than 85 years of Mexican … Continue reading “Luces y Sombras: Images of Mexico”
Known in English as Day of the Dead, this life-affirming celebration of the eternal life cycle has been observed for centuries. Day of the Dead combines ancient and colonial traditions, … Continue reading Día de los Muertos 2022
The power of the photographic image, evidenced in Luces y Sombras, to reflect a diversity of experiences within Mexico inspired the companionable program exploring the country’s moviemaking legacy: Rayos: Cine … Continue reading “Rayos: Cine en México” film series
Some scenes from the 17th annual In The Spirit Arts Market & Northwest Native Festival at Tacoma Art Museum! This beloved summer tradition celebrates the diverse Native cultures of our … Continue reading In The Spirit Northwest Native Festival 2022
The BLM Mural Project Tacoma-a collaboration between Tacoma Art Museum, The City of Tacoma, and artist Dionne Bonner-is a months-long effort to recognize the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and … Continue reading Black Lives Mater Mural community hand-printing day!
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
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”
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”
