Thursday, May 17, 2007

Today = 5/17 = Third Thursday = Coffee and ArtWalk

Hello Fellow Docents and Interesting People,

I have 6 extra Free Cutters Point coffee coupons (from last month's
volunteer appreciation party) ... first 6 people to show up get free
coffee.

Come by, drink some coffee; see some art ...

The Museum of Glass has a fascinating light and glass exhibit:
Quantizing Effects: The Liminal Art of Jim Campbell
http://www.museumofglass.org/exhibitions/quantizing-effects/

TAM has Strand / Frida Kahlo / Telling Stories

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A gentle reminder that this month's Docent Coffee / Third Thursday
coffee will be at Cutters Point Coffee, 5:00pm + with the same "No
Agenda" and same "No RSVP Required" policy as always!

Day: Third Thursday
Date : 05/17/06
Place : ** Cutters Point Coffee **
Time: 5:00pm +

The museums will be open free and late; the galleries will be open; we
can take the train to the theater district. No agenda is good freedom.

No RSVP; Just show up!

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As always: Too much email ?? Let me know if you want off this list.

--
Regards,
Sanjeev

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

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

FW: TAM: 2007 Neddy checklist

There was one label missing from the Neddy checklist – it is below, as well as in the updated checklist file that is attached.

 

Eric Nelson

Merchant of Muse #5 – Reclining Buddha on Hobby Horse (Dada with Detritus), 1998

Anagama-fired clay

17 x 18 x 10 ½ inches

Tacoma Art Museum, Gift of Morris Graves and Robert Yarber

 

Thanks for your time!

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

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From: Heide Fernandez-Llamazares
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 3:27 PM
Subject: TAM: 2007 Neddy checklist

 

Attached is the final checklist of artworks that will be in the 2007 Neddy Nominees exhibition.

Please start to research each of these artists.

 

I have also included some information about the Neddy Artist Fellowship and its selection process.

 


The Neddy Artist Fellowship is a remarkable gift to Seattle artists and everyone who cares about art. We live in an age in which much lip service is paid to creativity and the pursuit of singular visions.

 

Entrepreneurs wrestle new technologies into innovative uses and are applauded and sometimes richly rewarded for their creativity. Movie directors, actors and musicians are praised for their uncommon interpretations of the world around us. Everyone talks about the value of creativity. Yet for visual artists, people who dedicate their lives to the investigation of the human heart through visual metaphor, recognition is scarce.

 

In Seattle many talented artists remain largely invisible to the public. People appreciate the beauty and spiritual wealth that artists give this community. Surveys invariably demonstrate that Seattle’s citizens love this region partly because of the rich artistic legacy created by visual artists. But how many people can name ten of the city’s most prominent artists? And how many of Seattle’s artists struggle to pay bills despite critical acclaim?

 

Under these circumstances, the Neddy Artist Fellowship is a remarkable gift to Seattle artists and everyone who cares about art. The fellowship, ongoing since 1996, is one of the region’s few significant cash awards made to mature, working artists. It is an award that recognizes excellence as well as community involvement. Recipients have included one of the region’s most admired and best-known senior painters as well as younger and mid-career artists whose names are less familiar.

 

Artists do not apply for the Neddy Artist Fellowship. Unlike most other regional art awards, they are nominated by curators and art experts, then selected by a committee that includes other artists. Because it is unexpected and entirely out of the hands of the candidates, simply being nominated is like having a fairy godmother arrive to grant a wish. The recipients – indeed all the candidates – are therefore a highly select group. They are painters, photographers, sculptors and printmakers whose work resonates with people who spend their lives looking at art. Such judges have seen plenty of ordinary art. What they seek is the extraordinary.

 

Robin Updike

Excerpt from 2000 Neddy Artist Fellowship Catalogue

http://www.behnkefoundation.org/Neddy.htm

 


In 1996 the Behnke Foundation established the Neddy, an annual artist fellowship program awarded in memory of Robert E. (Ned) Behnke (1948-1989). Ned Behnke, the son of Sally and Robert Behnke, was a beloved member of the Behnke family and a renowned and talented painter. Each year two $10,000 fellowships are given -- one in painting and one in a rotating discipline. Additionally each nominated artist receives $500.

 

Ned was a recognized painter whose work continues to be loved and valued by multiple communities. Ned had a passion for the arts reaching beyond his own work. He realized the importance of art to the community. By honoring artists whose work fosters a conscious, vital, and more livable world, the Behnke family hopes not only to keep Ned’s passion for art alive, but to improve our community’s quality of life.

 

To identify fellowship recipients, the Behnke family enlists the help of a small number of arts professionals who each search out and nominate an artist using the example of Ned’s art and life as a guide. These nominators, different each year, are known for their expertise and their familiarity with the work of artists in the area. A separate selection committee then reviews applications from the nominees and selects artists to receive the fellowship.

 

Shari D. Behnke, founder

The Neddy

http://www.behnkefoundation.org/NeddyIntro.htm

 


 

Thanks for your time!

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

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

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Upcoming Docent Trainings

Three training remain before a well deserved summer break!  Please read below for an update of the content of each of the trainings.  I look forward to seeing you in the next couple weeks!

 

Susan

 

2007-08 Exhibition Overview and Sparkle Then Fade Workshop

Monday, May 21, 2007 – 10:30 am-12:30 pm

- OR -

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 – 6:00-8:00 pm

 

WORKSHOP: Introduction to 2007-08 Exhibitions and gallery walkthrough presented by Susan Burnham.

Location: Meet in the Event Space

 

2007 Neddy Artist Fellowship Walkthrough and Art Resource Center Orientation

Monday, June 11, 2007 – 10:30 am-12:30 pm

- OR -

Wednesday, June 13, 2007 – 6:00-8:00 pm

 

WORKSHOP: Gallery walkthrough of 2007 Neddy Artist Fellowship presented by Rock Hushka and orientation to new cataloguing system in Art Resource Center presented by ARC volunteers.

Location: Meet in Galleries

Required Reading:  2007 Neddy Artist Fellowship gallery guide (available on the day of the exhibition opening).

 

Docent Potluck Party

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 – 5:00-8:00 pm

Location: Heide’s House

 

Presentations: New Docent Graduation Projects

Monday, June 25, 2007 – 10:30 am-12:30 pm

- OR -

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 – 6:00-8:00 pm

 

WORKSHOP:  The 2006-07 Docent Class will present their final graduation projects.  Each docent in-training will provide a 10 minute, theme-based tour of one of the current exhibitions.  A graduation celebration will be held immediately following the Wednesday, June 27 presentations.

Location: Meet in Galleries

 

NO TRAINING IN JULY & AUGUST!

 

 

Susan Burnham

Manager of School, Teacher, and Docent Programs

sburnham@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3038

F: 253.627.1898

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Become a Member Today!