Thursday, June 29, 2006

Fall Exhibitions Season at Tacoma Art Museum

I don’t think this went out properly the first time, so here it is again.

Heide.

 

 

 

1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402

 

NEWS RELEASE

June 28, 2006

Media Contact: Alyssa Rosso, Public Relations Coordinator, 253.272.4258 x3002, arosso@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

Fall Exhibitions at Tacoma Art Museum

The Colorful Illustrations of Eric Carle Plus Two MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award Winners 

 

Symphonic Poem: Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson                              

September 16, 2006 – January 28, 2007

Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson offers an artistic voice and commentary on the African-American experience. An artist of depth and distinction, she was granted the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award in 2004. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Robinson’s subject matter takes the stories of African-American neighborhoods of Sellsville and Poindexter Village as a point of departure. By creating vibrant art that speaks eloquently about social change, courage, and humanity, Robinson reflects the times in which she has lived and the struggle for civil rights and social justice. In her embrace of African-American cultural history and of its narratives, her work recalls artists Jacob Lawrence and Romare Beardon, among others.

 

She uses a wide mix of media in her work: Fabric, needlepoint, paint, ink, charcoal, clay, and found objects create both two- and three-dimensional works that intentionally draw from folk and craft traditions. Intentionally blurring boundaries between folk art and fine art, Robinson’s art is as colorful as it is imaginative in its combination of materials, processes, narratives, and traditions.

 

The exhibition is organized by the Columbus Art Museum in partnership with Arts Midwest and the Ohio Arts Council, and is touring nationally from Columbus to Brooklyn, Toledo, and Tacoma, the only West Coast venue. The Tacoma Art Museum presentation is supported by Key Foundation – a foundation funded by Key Bank.

 

Trimpin: Conloninpurple

September 26 – December 31, 2006

The installation Conloninpurple is a five-octave, room-sized metal and wood instrument that produces natural sounds played by museum visitors or pre-composed musical sequences. This exhibition is part of the year-long regional survey of Trimpin, a German-born composer and sculptor who has lived and worked in Seattle since 1979. A tribute to the composer Conlon Nancarrow, a great influence on Trimpin’s work, Conloninpurple incorporates compositions based on time and space. The Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Montana, originally commissioned and organized this popular installation.

 

Trimpin is an independent researcher and experimenter in musical, acoustical, and sound sculpture design, combining music composition, kinetics, and computer technology. In 1997, he received a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant for his extraordinary mind and talent. During 2005 and 2006, a consortium of ten regional art organizations presented Trimpin’s work through sequential exhibitions of newly commissioned and major past installations. This collaborative project honors his life and the work he created in this region for the past 25 years. Tacoma Art Museum is proud to be the culminating venue.

 

The Art of Eric Carle 

October 7, 2006 – January 14, 2007

This exhibition presents a career survey of original artwork by one of the most acclaimed illustrators of children’s picture books, Eric Carle. Most known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Carle’s art is distinctive and instantly recognizable. He creates collages using hand-painted papers, which he cuts and layers to create bright and cheerful characters known across generations. The themes of Carle’s stories are usually drawn from his extensive knowledge and love of nature. His beautiful artwork, in combination with his concern for children, for their feelings and their inquisitiveness, for their creativity and their intellectual growth, makes reading his books a stimulating and lasting experience. The exhibition includes more than forty works of art created for such classics as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, and many more.

 

The Art of Eric Carle is organized by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, Massachusetts, and is traveling nationally.

 

Telling Stories: Highlights from the Permanent Collection

October 14, 2006 onward

This thematic selection from Tacoma Art Museum’s permanent collection explores how artists capture the spirit and essence of narrative tales. Following closely the narrative structure of stories, themes will include character (portraiture), setting (landscape and still life), and plot development and resolution (figurative works). The exhibition will include many favorites from the museum’s collection, surveying works made from the late 1890s to the present. Highlights will include well-known paintings such as The Two Sisters by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Ballet in the Park by Everett Shinn. The art of the Northwest will be showcased with works by Morris Graves, Jacob Lawrence, Joseph Park, Barbara Earl Thomas, Patti Warashina, and others.

 

The exhibition is organized by Tacoma Art Museum.

 

Dale Chihuly Collection

Permanent Installation

This permanent display of glass artworks by Tacoma native Dale Chihuly is the premier collection of the artist’s work on public long-term display. The collection dates 1977 to the present, and features examples from many of the artist’s major series, including Baskets, Sea Forms, Cylinders, Macchia, Persians, and Venetians.

 

Tacoma Art Museum’s mission is to connect people through art. The museum serves the diverse communities of the region through its collection, exhibitions, and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists from the Northwest. The museum’s five galleries display an array of top national shows, the best of Northwest art, creatively themed exhibitions, and historical retrospectives. In addition, there is an Education Wing for children, adults, and seniors with an art resource center, classroom, and studio for art making. Tacoma Art Museum is located in the downtown Cultural District, near the Museum of Glass, Washington State History Museum, and Union Station.

 

# # #

 

HOURS – Monday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm, Third Thursdays 10 am – 8 pm, Sunday 12 – 5 pm. Closed Mondays Labor Day through Memorial Day, 10 am – 5 pm.

ADMISSION – Adult $7.50, Student/Military/Senior (65+) $6.50, Family $25 (2 adults and up to 4 children under 18). Children 5 & under free. Third Thursdays free. Members always free.

CONTACT – 253.272.4258, www.TacomaArtMuseum.org, info@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Assistant Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3018

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Become a Member Today!

 

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Flickr : DeleteMe Pool Photo


There is a pool on Flickr - the online photo site - called DeleteMe -
where people upload a photo and other comment on it and vote whether
it should be deleted on not ...

A photograph called Mario's Bike was uploaded ... without the
photographer's name/info ...

You have to see the photo ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrerabelo/70458366/

... and read the comments ...I hope all of the docents get the joke in
a blink of an eye ...

--
Regards,
Sanjeev

***

Sanjeev Narang
email: ask {*at*} eConsultant dot com
<a href="http://www.eConsultant.com">www.eConsultant.com</a>

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Docent Needed: Monday, July 3

Can anyone do a docent shift (or trade a shift) on Monday, July 3?

Tacoma Art Museum is open 10-5, but you can pick your shift times.

 

It is important that we try to have docents available for all shifts.

 

We don’t expect you to be in the galleries, on your feet, for the entire four hours! Please feel free to take a break whenever and wherever you need it – in the ARC, the Untitled CafĂ©, the Museum Store, or outside the museum. Just let Visitor Services know where you are, and they will find you if someone requests a docent.

And I will always contact you if there is a tour or other event for which you are needed at a specific time. Otherwise, it is completely up to you to decide when you are most needed and how long you can manage in the galleries.

 

Please reply only if you are available, and I will confirm whether or not you are needed.

 

Thanks for your time!

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Assistant Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3018

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Become a Member Today!

 

FW: Chihuly at Museum of Glass Hot Shop

Sorry to get you all excited – but this email was sent out a little prematurely by mistake!

It is something I am considering, but some details still need to be worked out.

 

But since it did go out, if any of you want to take the initiative to organize a group on one of the days, please do!

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Assistant Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3018

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Become a Member Today!

 


From: Heide Fernandez-Llamazares
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 12:01 PM
To: Carri Campbell
Subject: Chihuly at Museum of Glass Hot Shop

 

Hi Carri,

I wrote the email to offer to buy Chihuly tickets for the docents, but then I realized, how will this be paid for?

Do you think we can put it on a museum credit card, or maybe I should just recommend that they organize themselves into groups and one of them pay for the group and then collect payment? Or give them 2 weeks to drop off payment and then pay cash?

What do you think?

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Assistant Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3018

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Become a Member Today!

 

 

 As you probably know by now, Dale Chihuly will be working at the Museum of Glass Hot Shop from August 8-13.

 

Advance tickets are only available for groups of 8 or more. If enough of you would like to see this event on the same day and time, I am willing to organize the purchase of advance group tickets for you. (Tacoma Art Museum will not be paying for any portion of the tickets.)

 

Museum of Glass will be issuing timed tickets for the Hot Shop demonstrations with a special event fee of $5 in addition to the regular admission price of $10 (so, the price to see Chihuly is $15). Each demonstration will last approximately 45 minutes.

 

If you want to take part in this, please tell me the day (including morning or afternoon, if it applies) and series you want to see.

 

 

Chihuly Visiting Artist Residency in Hot Shop (August 8 – 13, 2006)


 

Tuesday, August 8th

Joey DeCamp with Team Chihuly making Fiori

Team Chihuly: Patricia Davidson, Joey DeCamp, Tony Jojola, Robbie Miller, Joan Monetta, James Mongrain, Joseph Rossano, Daryl Smith, and Dave Walters

 

Wednesday, August 9th

Benjamin Moore and Martin Blank with Team Chihuly making Seaforms and Persians

 

Thursday, August 10th

Morning: Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace with Richard Royal and Team Chihuly making Black Cylinders

Afternoon: Richard Royal with Team Chihuly making Nijima Floats

 

Friday, August 11th

Morning: Dante Marioni with Paul Cunningham and Team Chihuly making Piccolo Venetians

Afternoon: Martin Blank with Robbie Miller and Team Chihuly making Pilchuck Stumps

 

Saturday, August 12th

Pino Signoretto and Amber Hauch with Paul DeSomma and Team Chihuly making Sealife

 

Sunday, August 13th

Morning: William Morris with James Mongrain and Team Chihuly making Macchia and Baskets

Afternoon: William Morris, Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace with Team Chihuly making Soft Cylinders

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Assistant Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3018

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Become a Member Today!

 

 

Chihuly at Museum of Glass Hot Shop

Hi Carri,

I wrote the email to offer to buy Chihuly tickets for the docents, but then I realized, how will this be paid for?

Do you think we can put it on a museum credit card, or maybe I should just recommend that they organize themselves into groups and one of them pay for the group and then collect payment? Or give them 2 weeks to drop off payment and then pay cash?

What do you think?

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Assistant Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3018

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Become a Member Today!

 

 

 As you probably know by now, Dale Chihuly will be working at the Museum of Glass Hot Shop from August 8-13.

 

Advance tickets are only available for groups of 8 or more. If enough of you would like to see this event on the same day and time, I am willing to organize the purchase of advance group tickets for you. (Tacoma Art Museum will not be paying for any portion of the tickets.)

 

Museum of Glass will be issuing timed tickets for the Hot Shop demonstrations with a special event fee of $5 in addition to the regular admission price of $10 (so, the price to see Chihuly is $15). Each demonstration will last approximately 45 minutes.

 

If you want to take part in this, please tell me the day (including morning or afternoon, if it applies) and series you want to see.

 

 

Chihuly Visiting Artist Residency in Hot Shop (August 8 – 13, 2006)


 

Tuesday, August 8th

Joey DeCamp with Team Chihuly making Fiori

Team Chihuly: Patricia Davidson, Joey DeCamp, Tony Jojola, Robbie Miller, Joan Monetta, James Mongrain, Joseph Rossano, Daryl Smith, and Dave Walters

 

Wednesday, August 9th

Benjamin Moore and Martin Blank with Team Chihuly making Seaforms and Persians

 

Thursday, August 10th

Morning: Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace with Richard Royal and Team Chihuly making Black Cylinders

Afternoon: Richard Royal with Team Chihuly making Nijima Floats

 

Friday, August 11th

Morning: Dante Marioni with Paul Cunningham and Team Chihuly making Piccolo Venetians

Afternoon: Martin Blank with Robbie Miller and Team Chihuly making Pilchuck Stumps

 

Saturday, August 12th

Pino Signoretto and Amber Hauch with Paul DeSomma and Team Chihuly making Sealife

 

Sunday, August 13th

Morning: William Morris with James Mongrain and Team Chihuly making Macchia and Baskets

Afternoon: William Morris, Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace with Team Chihuly making Soft Cylinders

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Assistant Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3018

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Become a Member Today!

 

 

FW: Fall Exhibitions Season at Tacoma Art Museum

Here’s the press release for the Fall 2006 exhibition schedule at Tacoma Art Museum. (see email below)

 

And after that, you can await the following exhibitions:

(but please remember that this information is not public)

 

Winter – Spring 2007

  • Paul Strand: Southwest Landscapes (photography) (Street Gallery)
  • Frida Kahlo: Images of an Icon (photography) (Weyerhaeuser-Boeing Gallery)
  • 8th Northwest Biennial (Annie’s Gallery)
  • Telling Stories: Selections from the Permanent Collection (Russell Gallery)

 

Summer 2007

  • 2007 Neddy Artist Fellowship (Street Gallery)
  • The Quiet Landscapes of William B. Post (Weyerhaeuser-Boeing Gallery)
  • 36 Views of Japanese Woodblock Prints: Selections from Tacoma Art Museum Collection (Weyerhaeuser-Boeing Gallery)
  • Sparkle Then Fade (Annie’s Gallery)
  • Telling Stories: Selections from the Permanent Collection (Russell Gallery)

 

Fall 2007

  • Cecilia Beaux (Street and Weyerhaeuser-Boeing Galleries)
  • Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt (Annie’s Gallery)
  • Telling Stories: Selections from the Permanent Collection (Russell Gallery)

 

Thanks for your time!

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Assistant Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3018

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Become a Member Today!

 


From: Alyssa Rosso
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 9:42 AM
To: TacomaArt@cityoftacoma.org
Subject: [TacomaArt] Fall Exhibitions Season at Tacoma Art Museum

 

1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402

 

NEWS RELEASE

June 28, 2006

Media Contact: Alyssa Rosso, Public Relations Coordinator, 253.272.4258 x3002, arosso@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

Fall Exhibitions at Tacoma Art Museum

The Colorful Illustrations of Eric Carle Plus Two MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award Winners 

 

Symphonic Poem: Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson                              

September 16, 2006 – January 28, 2007

Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson offers an artistic voice and commentary on the African-American experience. An artist of depth and distinction, she was granted the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award in 2004. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Robinson’s subject matter takes the stories of African-American neighborhoods of Sellsville and Poindexter Village as a point of departure. By creating vibrant art that speaks eloquently about social change, courage, and humanity, Robinson reflects the times in which she has lived and the struggle for civil rights and social justice. In her embrace of African-American cultural history and of its narratives, her work recalls artists Jacob Lawrence and Romare Beardon, among others.

 

She uses a wide mix of media in her work: Fabric, needlepoint, paint, ink, charcoal, clay, and found objects create both two- and three-dimensional works that intentionally draw from folk and craft traditions. Intentionally blurring boundaries between folk art and fine art, Robinson’s art is as colorful as it is imaginative in its combination of materials, processes, narratives, and traditions.

 

The exhibition is organized by the Columbus Art Museum in partnership with Arts Midwest and the Ohio Arts Council, and is touring nationally from Columbus to Brooklyn, Toledo, and Tacoma, the only West Coast venue. The Tacoma Art Museum presentation is supported by Key Foundation – a foundation funded by Key Bank.

 

Trimpin: Conloninpurple

September 26 – December 31, 2006

The installation Conloninpurple is a five-octave, room-sized metal and wood instrument that produces natural sounds played by museum visitors or pre-composed musical sequences. This exhibition is part of the year-long regional survey of Trimpin, a German-born composer and sculptor who has lived and worked in Seattle since 1979. A tribute to the composer Conlon Nancarrow, a great influence on Trimpin’s work, Conloninpurple incorporates compositions based on time and space. The Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Montana, originally commissioned and organized this popular installation.

 

Trimpin is an independent researcher and experimenter in musical, acoustical, and sound sculpture design, combining music composition, kinetics, and computer technology. In 1997, he received a MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant for his extraordinary mind and talent. During 2005 and 2006, a consortium of ten regional art organizations presented Trimpin’s work through sequential exhibitions of newly commissioned and major past installations. This collaborative project honors his life and the work he created in this region for the past 25 years. Tacoma Art Museum is proud to be the culminating venue.

 

The Art of Eric Carle 

October 7, 2006 – January 14, 2007

This exhibition presents a career survey of original artwork by one of the most acclaimed illustrators of children’s picture books, Eric Carle. Most known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Carle’s art is distinctive and instantly recognizable. He creates collages using hand-painted papers, which he cuts and layers to create bright and cheerful characters known across generations. The themes of Carle’s stories are usually drawn from his extensive knowledge and love of nature. His beautiful artwork, in combination with his concern for children, for their feelings and their inquisitiveness, for their creativity and their intellectual growth, makes reading his books a stimulating and lasting experience. The exhibition includes more than forty works of art created for such classics as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, and many more.

 

The Art of Eric Carle is organized by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, Massachusetts, and is traveling nationally.

 

Telling Stories: Highlights from the Permanent Collection

October 14, 2006 onward

This thematic selection from Tacoma Art Museum’s permanent collection explores how artists capture the spirit and essence of narrative tales. Following closely the narrative structure of stories, themes will include character (portraiture), setting (landscape and still life), and plot development and resolution (figurative works). The exhibition will include many favorites from the museum’s collection, surveying works made from the late 1890s to the present. Highlights will include well-known paintings such as The Two Sisters by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Ballet in the Park by Everett Shinn. The art of the Northwest will be showcased with works by Morris Graves, Jacob Lawrence, Joseph Park, Barbara Earl Thomas, Patti Warashina, and others.

 

The exhibition is organized by Tacoma Art Museum.

 

Dale Chihuly Collection

Permanent Installation

This permanent display of glass artworks by Tacoma native Dale Chihuly is the premier collection of the artist’s work on public long-term display. The collection dates 1977 to the present, and features examples from many of the artist’s major series, including Baskets, Sea Forms, Cylinders, Macchia, Persians, and Venetians.

 

Tacoma Art Museum’s mission is to connect people through art. The museum serves the diverse communities of the region through its collection, exhibitions, and learning programs, emphasizing art and artists from the Northwest. The museum’s five galleries display an array of top national shows, the best of Northwest art, creatively themed exhibitions, and historical retrospectives. In addition, there is an Education Wing for children, adults, and seniors with an art resource center, classroom, and studio for art making. Tacoma Art Museum is located in the downtown Cultural District, near the Museum of Glass, Washington State History Museum, and Union Station.

 

# # #

 

HOURS – Monday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm, Third Thursdays 10 am – 8 pm, Sunday 12 – 5 pm. Closed Mondays Labor Day through Memorial Day, 10 am – 5 pm.

ADMISSION – Adult $7.50, Student/Military/Senior (65+) $6.50, Family $25 (2 adults and up to 4 children under 18). Children 5 & under free. Third Thursdays free. Members always free.

CONTACT – 253.272.4258, www.TacomaArtMuseum.org, info@TacomaArtMuseum.org

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

FW: "Ear for Art" Chihuly Cell Phone Tour is up and running!

More info about the Chihuly Cell Phone Tour:

http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/page.asp?view=5508

 

The cell phone tour transcript is available at the docent desk – and it’s got some good information in it!

 

Thanks for your time!

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Assistant Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3018

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Become a Member Today!

 


From: Paula McArdle
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:46 AM
To: All Employees
Subject: "Ear for Art" Chihuly Cell Phone Tour is up and running!

 

Hello All –

After many months, I am delighted to let you know that the IMLS funded audio tour of Chihuly Glass is up and running! 

Dial 888-411-4220 to access the tour from your desktop telephone or personal cellphone.

Below is the list of tour stops

Tacoma Art Museum: 101*, 102, 103

Union Station: 104, 105, 106, 107, 108

Bridge of Glass: 109, 110

University of Washington Tacoma Library: 111*

The Swiss: 112

 

* The tour stops that end in the number one, currently have a little glitch that is being worked out – the system sends you to a menu.  We will also be adding a menu option to stop 102 regarding “Ma Chihuly Floats” in mid-July in time for Chihuly week in August.  

 

Note:  the system will recognize your telephone number and not repeat the welcome in a 24 hour period, so you may want to listen to that a little more carefully the first call today.  

 

Many thanks to Leslie and Allison for their work on the grant.

 

 

 

Paula McArdle

Curator of Education

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3026

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

pmcardle@TacomaArtMuseum.org