TAM Docents: Neddy Artist Information

Hello Docents-

Below are some handy links to help you get started with the: 2009 Neddy Artist Fellowship Nominees

The walk-through for this exhibition is scheduled for Thursday, May 28 with Rock. Be sure to research these artists ahead of time and bring questions you may have.

 

Painting

 

Tim Cross http://www.davidsongalleries.com/subjects/works_paper06/works_paper06.html

http://soilart.org/archives/aug2008/index.htm

 

Eric Elliott (in The Biennial)

http://www.elliotteric.com/

http://www.jamesharrisgallery.com/Artists/Eric%20Elliott/elliott.htm

 

Gary Faigin

http://www.garyfaigin.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Faigin

 

Lynda Lowe

http://www.lyndalowe.com/default.php

http://www.gailseverngallery.com/index.php/component/gailsevern/view/artist/id/797

 

Glass

 

Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora Mace

http://www.kirkpatrick-mace.com/

http://www.craftinamerica.org/artists_glass/story_358.php?PHPSESSID=bbc3cd1ee15143527668784d6951e287 

 

Jenny Knowles and Sabrina Pohlman

http://www.pohlmanknowles.com/

http://www.friesengallery.com/dynamic/artist_list2.asp?artistid=58

 

Benjamin Moore (applied to Biennial & husband of Deborah Moore)

http://www.benjaminmooreglass.com/

http://www.fosterwhite.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=89

 

April Surgent

http://www.bullseyegallery.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=334

 

Thank you,

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom

Volunteer Programs Coordinator

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

F: 253.627.1898

JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org

TAM Docents: Gallery update and more

Hello Docents-

First off, a reminder about the Seubert change out that happened this week:

Old to New in The 9th Northwest Biennial

Susan Seubert’s ambrotype photographs of bird nests will be replaced by Lambda prints on April 6. Visit before then and enjoy Seubert’s exquisite ambrotypes, a photographic process that dates from the 1850s. Visit after April 6 and see how she translates these ambrotypes into Lambda prints, a contemporary digital process. This transition highlights Seubert’s technical and aesthetic mastery of photography.

 

Secondly, I still need a docent to do an introduction for the Biennial on April 18 during the Sinfonietta’s intermission. I will be out of town that day and unavailable to do it myself so please lend a hand that evening if you can. It will be a jazz ensemble performance and should be a lot of fun. In fact, one of the performers, Todd Larsen, is an ARC volunteer.

 

Thank you,

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom

Volunteer Programs Coordinator

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

F: 253.627.1898

JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org

TAM Docents: Resources for Sight Impaired Visitors

Hello Docents-

Today’s presentation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing was very informative. I have asked for a copy of the PowerPoint so that you will all have access to that information- but I will not email it as PowerPoints take a lot of memory. Once I receive the PowerPoint, I will print it out and have it available up in the Docent Binder.

Meanwhile, attached is the information I passed out for us to read on sight impaired visitors. Thanks again to Florence for sharing her experience with us in today’s training. I will have some extra copies of this in the Docent Binder. I also encourage you to watch the following YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaXy7KSEthM  You are welcome to come by my desk and watch it there (you may want to bring head phones as I cannot have the volume too loud) but please make arrangements if you can (if it is off the cuff, I will work with you!). The video is about 10 minutes long.

Our next required training will be at LeRoy Jewelry, 940 Broadway, on April 27 at 10:30 am. I will leave from the Security entrance at 10 am if you would like to join me for the walk over. Otherwise, feel free to meet us there.

Thank you for all that you do for Tacoma Art Museum!

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom

Volunteer Programs Coordinator

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

F: 253.627.1898

JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org

TAM Docents: UWT Art & Artists

Hello Docents-

For those of you who were not able to join us last week for our art scavenger hunt at UWT last week, we had fun and several challenges. One would think that being armed with a map would help in finding the art but, I assure you, that is not necessarily the case.

For all of you, I have attached the UWT tour flyer and some biographical info on most of the artists. If you decide to embark on the adventure of searching out the artworks, I would like to recommend you check in with one of us who went on the tour as we can certainly offer some pointers to help you in your quest!

Reminder: on Wednesday, April 15, we have the glass tour at MOG to learn a bit more about the process of creating glass art. That will occur at 10 am at MOG. For those who want to walk over as a group, I will leave the  Tacoma Art Museum Security entrance at 9:45 am promptly. If I do not see you there, I will hope to see you in the MOG lobby at 10 am.

Thank you,

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom

Volunteer Programs Coordinator

TACOMA ART MUSEUM

1701 Pacific Avenue

Tacoma, Washington 98402

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

F: 253.627.1898

JWennstrom@TacomaArtMuseum.org