Tacoma Community Days and ArtCity is coming to TAM
Mark your calendars! For the first time, Tacoma Art Museum will offer all-day free admission to Tacoma residents on Friday, October 13 and Sunday, December 15, 2024. All you need to do is show your id...
View ArticleThe Current Corner // episode 007 : Chris Lee Hill x Kenjiro Nomura
Welcome back to The Current Corner! In this video, DJ and “what if” sound designer Chris Lee Hill is discussing Kenjiro Nomura’s Barbershop. “Thinking about The Current, to me this talks a lot about...
View ArticleThe Current // “what if” : Kristina Batiste’s “Compose #5”
As we put the finishing touches on the gallery for our upcoming what if exhibition, check out this behind the scenes explanation for Kristina Batiste’s “Compose #5,” which is part of the exhibition....
View ArticleTAM // The Current : “what if” : looking back and forward
In the wake of closing our second exhibition of The Current, An Artist Award, what if curator Victoria Miles speaks on the highlights of the exhibition and how the The Current is evolving at TAM into a...
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Intersections of Expression
TAM x CHARLES PETERSON // MOPOP x KEITH HARING The Tacoma Art Museum in collaboration with Minor Matters presents an exploration of Charles Peterson’s photography with Charles Peterson’s Nirvana....
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The Current Corner // episode 008 : Cristina Martinez x Emilio Amero
Welcome back to The Current Corner! In this video, visual artist, Cristina Martinez, is discussing Emilio Amero’s Fiesta. “This piece was initially very comforting to me because it reminded me of...
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Christopher Paul Jordan announced as the 2025 The Current Awardee by Final...
Christopher Paul Jordan has been announced as the 2024-2025 awardee of The Current, An Artist Award, at Tacoma Art Museum. The Current, An Artist Award establishes an annual, unrestricted award...
View ArticleThe Current Corner // episode 009 : Victoria Miles x Ikune Sawada
Thank you for tuning in to The Current Corner this year! For this final episode of 2024, Rebecca and Jack Benaroya curator Victoria Miles discusses Ikune Sawada’s Winter Scene. I believe that this...
View ArticleWest of the Northwest
For over a decade, visitors to the Tacoma Art Museum have been welcomed by the evocative imagery of cowboys, cattle, and the vast American West, thanks to a generous gift from the Haub family of...
View ArticleA Finger on the Pulse
If you’ve been following the news, you likely know that Christopher Paul Jordan was announced as the 2025 The Current Awardee in November of last year. You’ll probably also know that The Current, an...
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