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Departures and Divisions: Artist Spotlight

Departures and Divisions: Variation in American Styles, 1900 – 1950, drawn almost entirely from TAM’s own collection, demonstrates how artists in early twentieth-century America moved...

The Current, An Artist Award | Selection Process

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...

GATHER Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Edgar Valentine

Artist Edgar Valentine’s explorations into functional glass art and unique figurines and characters are now on view as part of the Museum’s latest exhibition, GATHER:...

The Current Collaborative Committee Outing

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...

TAM Staff Pick: Charlene Liu’s “Swoops and Cyclone”

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...

Studio Jewelry Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Kranitzky & Overstreet

Kim Overstreet (L) and Robin Kranitzky (R). Photo courtesy of Allen Hurdle. The creative collaboration between Kranitzky and Overstreet began in 1985 when a mutual...

GATHER Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Dani Kaes

Artist Dani Kaes’ unique approach to glass art and neon is now on view as part of the Museum’s latest exhibition, GATHER: 27 Years of Hilltop...

Three Lessons from “How We See Us: On the Refusal of Limitations on Black Creativity”

Photograph courtesy of Jasmine J. Mahmoud. Last month, I attended How We See Us: On the Refusal of Limitations on Black Creativity. This virtual event...

The Artists of “GATHER: 27 Years of Hilltop Artists”

Representing nearly 30 years of youth development and creative cultivation, GATHER: 27 Years of Hilltop Artists includes work from 21 Hilltop Artists alumni with artistic...

A Statement About Harm We Caused

To our community, We want to acknowledge that we inadvertently misused an image and caused harm to Vision Step Team, an organization we have partnered...