Wednesday, March 12, 2008

TAM: Chuck Close in Conversation with Bob Holman

The following program is highly recommended for docents.

 

Chuck Close in Conversation with Bob Holman
Sunday, May 11 at 2 pm

New Location: Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma
Chuck Close, one of America’s foremost portrait artists, speaks with New York School poet Bob Holman about their collaborative work in A Couple of Ways of Doing Something: Photographs by Chuck Close, Poems by Bob Holman. Reflecting on his forty-year career, Close will discuss his approach to capturing images of longtime friends through multiple media. Holman will perform the praise poems written to accompany the portraits. Cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Tickets are general admission only and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Advance purchases are highly recommended. Purchase tickets online now or contact education@TacomaArtMuseum.org or 253.272.4258 x3030.

 

 

Heide Fernandez-Llamazares

Museum Educator and Docent Coordinator

hllamazares@TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

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Tacoma, Washington 98402

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TAM: docent training schedule for April - July 2008

Here is the training schedule for the next few months.

Please let me know if you are unable to attend any of the “required” trainings.

 

Thanks for your time!

 

highly recommended

Third Thursday, March 20, 4:30 – 5:30

Exhibition Walk-Through: Michelle Dunn Marsh, Director of Aperture West, will discuss the broad range of photographic media Chuck Close incorporates in his work, including daguerreotypes and large-scale digital prints – in the format of a walk-through of Chuck Close especially for the docents.

Location: Event Space

Required

April 9, 5:30 – 7:30

or

April 14, 10:30 – 12:30

Chuck Close Workshop

Location: Gallery

 

Ellen Ito will lead this workshop by talking about the artists whose portraits are in A Couple of Ways of Doing Something. This will provide a launching point for a group discussion of how Chuck Close’s portraits and Bob Holman’s poems represent the artist-subjects.

Required

Monday, April 21, 10:30 – 12:30

Illuminating the Word training by Father Eric Hollas, O.S.B. (Order of Saint Benedict), Director, Hill Monastic Manuscript Library

Location: Event Space

 

Father Hollas will talk about how the project came about and why the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library commissioned and pursued this project.

Optional

Tuesday, May 13, 10:30

Second Tuesday: Art Encounter

 

Margaret Bullock leads an up-close experience with a rarely seen work of art from the museum’s collection. A hands-on art activity will follow the presentation.

Required

May 12, 10:30 – 12:30

or

May 14, 5:30 – 7:30

Introduction to 2008 Neddy 

Location: Event Space

 

Saturday, May 31

2008 Neddy opens

Required

June 2, 10:30 – 12:30

or

June 4, 5:30 – 7:30

Walk-through: 2008 Neddy

Location: Gallery

Required

June 9, 10:30 – 12:30

or

June 11, 5:30 – 7:30

Introduction to Illuminating the Word and Janet Cardiff’s Forty Part Motet

Location: Event Space

Optional

Tuesday, June 10, 10:30

Second Tuesday

 

Learn about Renoir’s life from Margaret Bullock, Curator of Collections and Special Exhibitions at Tacoma Art Museum.

Required

Saturday, June 21, 10:00 – 1:30

Calligraphy workshop and Docent Potluck Lunch

Location: Classroom & Balcony

 

This is a hands-on workshop led by members of the Tacoma Calligraphy Guild where we will learn about and practice doing calligraphy.

And afterwards, we will have an informal potluck lunch together. More details about lunch closer to the date.

 

Saturday, June 28

Forty Part Motet opens

Optional

Tuesday, July 8, 10:30

Second Tuesday

 

Explore the music history behind the sound installation by artist Janet Cardiff, Spem in Alium by the English composer Thomas Tallis. This program will provide historical insight into this forty-voice 1573 composition.

 

Saturday, July 12

Illuminating the Word opens

Required

July 14, 10:30 – 12:30

or

July 16, 5:30 – 7:30

Walk-through: Illuminating the Word and Janet Cardiff’s Forty Part Motet

Location: Gallery

Optional

Tuesday, August 12, 10:30

Second Tuesday: Suzanne Moore

 

Suzanne Moore is a painter and lettering artist whose book works explore the boundaries and links between word and image. She is one of two Americans creating illuminations for the Saint John’s Bible.

 

 

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, March 11, 2008

TAM: artist binder from gallery

Attached are the text and images of the subject-artists from the Chuck Close exhibition. This is the same info that is in a binder in the galleries. It is also in the binder at the docent desk.

 

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

Become a Member Today!

 

TAM UPDATE: docent contact list

An updated docent contact list is attached – Sid Cloud was missing and his info is also found below.

 

Sid Cloud          (253) 581-2842   6802 Amethyst Ct. SW, Lakewood WA 98498      rsidneycloud@comcast.net

 

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

Become a Member Today!

 

From: Heide Fernandez-Llamazares
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 3:51 PM
Subject: TAM: docent contact list

 

Attached is a current list of docent contacts.

 

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

Become a Member Today!