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TACOMA ART MUSEUM THRU JUNE 10
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Next Repeat
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Workshop: Fiber Art Figurines
Saturday, February 25, 10 am–4 pm
Whether depicting people engaged in everyday activities or honoring loved ones who’ve passed away, Mexican folk art often features playful, colorful figurines. Learn how to make your own fiber art figuring in this full-day workshop with Northwest artist Marita Dingus. Educator clock hours available. Cost: $35 ($25 for members). Click here to purchase tickets.

Museums on Us®; March 3–4; Bank of America bankcard holders and employees receive free admission the first weekend of every month as part of Bank of America’s national Museums on Us program. Visit museums.bankofamerica.com for details.
 
Acrylic Painting Workshop Series: Finding Your Artistic Vision
Sundays, March 4–25, 10:30 am–2:30 pm
Join figurative painter Peter Sheesley for this four-week workshop series in which you will work with acrylic paint, from photographs, to discover and learn to skillfully express your unique artistic vision. Discuss and practice strategies to communicate in your particular creative voice and to express your personal style. This class is recommended for students with some previous painting experience. Participants must pre-register; supply list provided upon registration. Cost: $240 for complete series ($200 for members). Some supplies included. Educator clock hours available. Click here to purchase tickets.
Literacy Month Author Series
Greater than the Sum of their Parts: Combining the Arts
Sundays, March 4–25, 2 pm
Support literacy month and join authors from the Seattle7Writers as they reveal how writers use other art forms as catalysts and inspiration for their writing. All proceeds from ticket and book sales support literacy programs and Tacoma Art Museum’s public programming. Educator clock hours available. Preregistration is recommended. Bring new books to donate to the pocket libraries program. Book signings will follow all lectures. Cost: Individual lectures $10 ($5 for members and students); complete series $35 ($15 for members and students).
 
March 4
Making Music and Visual Art Out of Words
Join us for an opportunity to examine how writers create three-dimensional experiences out of two-dimensional words on a page. In this afternoon program for writers and readers alike, authors Erica Bauermeister (The School of Essential Ingredients, Joy for Beginners) and Stephanie Kallos (Broken for You, Sing Them Home) delve into the intersection of the visual, musical, and literary arts through a discussion of rhythm, metaphor, sentence structure, and style in their writing. Click here to purchase tickets.
 
March 11
History, Art, and the Novel
Delve into the interaction of history and fiction with Dave Boling and Indu Sundaresan. Indu Sundaresan (Taj Mahal Trilogy) will take us on a virtual tour through the hallways of 17th century India’s palaces, harem apartments, forts, gardens, and tombs, discussing how existing structures and historical accounts influenced the writing of her novels. Dave Boling (Guernica) explores how history and art collided after the tragic Nazi bombing of the Basque village of Guernica in 1937, the horrific event which spurred the creation of Picasso's iconic anti-war mural Guernica. Click here to purchase tickets.
 
March 18
Thrillers and Movies and Terror, Oh My!
This is a program for thriller fans who like their chills and excitement served up on the printed page and the big screen. Seattle-area movie lovers and Seattle7Writers Boyd Morrison (The Ark, The Vault) and Kevin O'Brien (Final Breath, Vicious, Disturbed) will discuss how movies influence their best-selling thrillers. Learn about the writers’ favorite films; how watching movies has made them more aware of pace, plotting, and character development in their own writing; and how movie soundtracks provide just the right mood music for spine-tingling writing. Click here to purchase tickets.
               
March 25
The Art of Technology
We tend to think of science and technology stories as logical, linear, and objective. But are they? Authors Thea Cooper (Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle) and Laurie Frankel (The Atlas of Love) contend that while scientifically based projects often begin with linear intentions, they frequently take a meandering path to somewhere far more creative and impressionistic. This is a talk for anyone looking to bring artistic lenses to the left-brain aspects of their lives and willing to discover that fiction, narrative, and miracles exist even within the world of science and technology. Click here to purchase tickets.

Literacy Night
Third Thursday, March 15, 5–8 pm
Join Tacoma Art Museum as we celebrate Literacy Month. Enjoy a special program honoring Pierce County Reads. This year’s featured Pierce County Reads book will be announced on February 12, so stay tuned for additional details about this program. While you’re here, make sure to visit the Art Resource Center’s book sale on the Atrium. Museum admission is free from 5–8 pm.
 
Art Resource Center Book Sale
Third Thursday, March 15, 10 am–8 pm
Celebrate Literacy Month with Tacoma Art Museum Art Resource Center volunteers during this exciting opportunity to buy a variety of books at great prices. Children’s books, novels, non-fiction, rare, and art books will all be available. Half-price on all books starting at 7:30 pm. Museum admission is free from 5–8 pm.
 
Community “Lounge” and Collaborative Art Project
March 17-June 10
Join us on the Third Floor Atrium to create your own portrait or share your reactions to the exhibition HIDE/SEEK in a large-format sketchbook using art materials from the Open Art Studio. Flip through postcards individuals have sent in sharing their secrets and maybe share your own! Enjoy a comfortable space to relax and reflect, or to gather as you wait for your timed entry into this ground-breaking exhibition.
 
Educator Workshop: Hot Stuff: Mixed Media and Wax Portraiture
Saturday, March 17, 10 am–4 pm
Learn basic encaustic painting techniques and have fun expressing yourself with mixed media in this full-day workshop. Take new ideas and techniques home or back to your classroom. All levels welcome. Educator clock hours available. Cost: $75 ($60 for members). Click here to purchase tickets.
 
Curator Talk: HIDE/SEEK Revealed
Saturday, March 17, 2 pm
Join co-curator Jonathan D. Katz for a revealing lecture about the artwork in HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture. A book signing of the exhibition catalogue will follow the lecture. Cost: $15 ($10 for members, $5 for students). Includes museum admission. Click here to purchase tickets.
 
HIDE/SEEKOpening Celebration
Saturday, March 17, 7–10 pm
Celebrate the opening of the ground-breaking exhibition HIDE/SEEK as it makes its only West Coast appearance and final stop at Tacoma Art Museum. Join us for live entertainment, delicious hors d’oeuvres, tantalizing cocktails by The Mix (cash bar), and more surprises that you don’t want to miss! This bash at Tacoma Art Museum will reach capacity so don’t wait, members can reserve tickets now at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Free for Tacoma Art Museum Members; Guests $25 in advance, $35 at the door.
 
Grand Cinema Film Series in Conjunction with Hide/Seek
March 20, April 10, and May 29
Enjoy special screenings of three films that complement the art and themes of Tacoma Art Museum’s exhibition HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture. As part of its Tuesday Film Series, the Grand Cinema presents The Music Lovers, The Times of Harvey Milk, and Caravaggio. Show your Tacoma Art Museum member card to get Grand Cinema member pricing for these films.
·         The Music Lovers
Tuesday, March 20, 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm
·         The Times of Harvey Milk
Tuesday, April 10, 2 pm and 6:30 pm
·         Caravaggio
Tuesday, May 29, 2 pm and 6:30 pm
 
Lecture: The Lavender Palette: Gay Northwest Artists in the Early 20th Century
Saturday, March 24, 1 pm
The reputations of many gay artists have suffered due to the lack of extant material, which is often destroyed by embarrassed family members or friends after their deaths. Lecturer David Martin has done extensive investigation into this subject over the past twenty years and uncovered important material. In this lecture, he shines a lens on gay, lesbian, and bisexual artists who were active in Washington State before 1960. Although these artists achieved local and even national recognition during their lifetime, their personal lives have rarely, if ever, been discussed, and most of the gay-oriented works by these artists that Martin will reveal have never before been seen by the public. Cost: $15 ($10 for members, $5 for students). Includes museum admission. Click here to purchase tickets.
 
EXHIBITIONS
The Eloquent Silver Curve: The Jewelry of Flora Book
On view through February 5, 2012
Flora Book has combined her passion for elegant jewelry with her love of silver and life-long study of textiles. Unlike many other Northwest jewelry artists who favor narrative content and use found objects, Book has focused almost exclusively on the expressive possibilities offered by meticulous strands of slender silver beads. Organized by Tacoma Art Museum.
 
Folk Treasures of Mexico: The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection from the San Antonio Museum of Art
On view through February 19, 2012
Selections from Nelson A. Rockefeller’s collection, considered the finest collection of Mexican folk art in the United States, offer a rare chance to both marvel at and learn about the cultural heritage of the people of Mexico through artisans, cultural objects, and practices. The exhibition will feature approximately 80 major works of Mexican folk art in all media from 12 different Mexican states. Organized by Tacoma Art Museum.
 
At Home Across America: Scenes from the 1930s to 1950s in Prints
On view through February 26, 2012
Rarely seen prints from the museum’s collection showcase the American Scene, one of the most popular subjects for American art in the 1930s and 1940s. Sold in the form of inexpensive prints by publishers like Associated American Artists, these images of daily life, particularly rural life, in different regions of the country helped create regional markers that are now deeply ingrained in how we think about parts of the country today like New England lighthouses, Midwest corn fields, and others. Organized by Tacoma Art Museum.
 
The 10th Northwest Biennial
On view through May 20, 2012
Featuring more than 30 Northwest artists from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana, The Biennial addresses critical issues of Pacific Northwest identity and community and the newly revitalized and resurgent forms of interdisciplinary art. Organized by Tacoma Art Museum.
 
HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture
March 17 through June 10, 2012
HIDE/SEEKoffers an unprecedented survey of nearly 150 years of American art and includes more than 100 works by masters including Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, Georgia O’Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and more. The exhibition marks the first time these iconic works by renowned artists have been presented within a context that emphasizes the importance of gay and lesbian identity, sexuality, AIDS, and the articulation of gender difference in shaping the contours of the broader American culture.
 
Chihuly: Gifts from the Artist
Open for extended exhibition
Tacoma Art Museum’s extensive permanent collection of artwork by world-renowned glass artist and Tacoma-native Dale Chihuly is in a gallery of its own. Tacoma boasts more installations of Chihuly’s artwork than any other city in the world. Organized by Tacoma Art Museum.
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HOURS – Wednesdays–Sundays 10 am–5 pm, Third Thursdays 10 am–8 pm
ADMISSION – Adult $10, Student/Military/Senior (65+) $8, Family $25 (2 adults and up to 4 children under 18). Children 5 and under free. Third Thursdays free from 5-8 pm. Members always free.
CONTACT – 253.272.4258, www.TacomaArtMuseum.org, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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