Tacoma's Art Hangout

Open Art Studio.

Tacoma Art Museum.

Free Third Thursday museum admission.

Free to military members and their dependents.

Art Jewelry

Tacoma Art Museum has a fine collection

of studio art jewelry.

This is a beautiful piece, but what really grabbed

my attention was the interplay

 of light and shadow behind the piece. 

Lenticular Clouds

Mt. Rainier with a lenticular cloud cap --

not an infrequent occurence. But it's rare to see

a stack of similar clouds next to the peak.

This is taken from a window at Tacoma Art Museum.

The building with the red stripe is the Museum of Glass.

Native American Festival at Tacoma Art Museum

The Tacoma Art Museum has wonderful family festivals

that celebrate cultural gifts to the community.

Here, Native American children dance to the beat 

of beautiful handmade drums. 

Yes We Can-Can

A special treat during the history presentation

at Tacoma Art Museum yesterday

was a can-can dancer,

one of the original can-can girls from

Tacoma's Gay Nineties restaurant.

The guest was Miss Tacoma in the 1950s.

She's still quite a fetching figure

and more than willing to engage the audience. 

Tacoma History at the Tacoma Art Museum

To accompany the "Mighty Tacoma" exhibition

author Darlyne Reiter lectured on the history of

the South Tacoma Area, including the Nalley Company

(ever had Nalley's chili?) and Roman Meal.

Her presentation included historic photographs.

Origami Crane

The Tacoma Art Museum

has a new, very large bird

perched on the rail

on the upstairs balcony.

You're invited to come in

and make origami cranes

small size

in the Open Art Studio.

Ma Chihuly's Floats

Ma Chihuly's Floats

are back

at Tacoma Art Museum.

Catching Up on Missed Days

I've been neglectful.

Haven't posted for a while,

at least on this particular photo blog.

So let me catch you up

with a mosaic of Tacoma photos.

Invitation

Give it a try.

Tacoma Art Museum's Open Art Studio.

Card Stock

Cards with an Asian flair.

Tacoma Art Museum.

Storeroom

A rare glimpse of the art storage

facilities of Tacoma Art Museum.

Assembling Gingerbread Displays

Here's a glimpse of some of the amazing volunteers

who assembled the gingerbread buildings

at the Tacoma Art Museum.

Tacoma Dome

More gingerbread.

It would be fun to see the real thing

decorated like this every December.

Behind the Scenes Tour of Tacoma Art Museum

This is Margaret Bullock,

a curator at the Tacoma Art Museum.

Margaret was explaining how the registrar at the museum

catalogs art coming into the collection and

handles materials on loan.

She also showed us the specialized packing required

for shipping fine art.

The Elks Lodge

This gingerbread beauty

is far more spiffed up

than its bricks and mortar counterpart.

The real building is deteriorating

each and every day.

On display at Tacoma Art Museum.

Courtyard at Tacoma Art Museum

There's an interior courtyard
in the Antoine Predock-designed Tacoma Art Museum.

Here's a peek at the stone wave installation
gracing the courtyard

taken right at the corner from the inside.

Staying Warm and Dry

Another place to stay warm and dry

is the library at Tacoma Art Museum.

Read about your favorite artists.

Then tour the exhibits.

Or vice versa.

Special Events

If you're planning to host a special event,

a wedding, a party, a prom, a reception,

Tacoma Art Museum is a great place.

Tacoma Art Museum Plaza

Here's the entrance plaza
for the Tacoma Art Museum.


A design has been chosen to enliven the space.
Someday I'll show you the transformation.