Tacoma Art Museum Docents Blog TAM Docents Blog: TAM Docent Calendar & Trainings

Hello, faithful docents:

Nice to see several of you this weekend for the very interesting public sculpture symposium, and many of you yesterday for Brian Lang’s presentation on the BNY Mellon exhibition! He is a treasure trove of information about each of the works, and several of you commented that hearing from him was extremely helpful in terms of wrapping your heads around the exhibition. For those that missed, unfortunately we did not record this one, but today Brian sat down to help record an audio guide, so you’ll be able to hear from him personally soon. In the meanwhile, if anyone who attended would be kind enough to share their notes, please let me know and I can send those out to the group.

It was also pointed out that while my last email to you included the main panel label copy and a number of other documents, it did not include the individual object label text, and in the case of this exhibition those are quite detailed. So that document is attached here, but be forewarned it is over 70 pages long! Perhaps best to read on your computer rather than printing out; and I will also make sure a copy makes its way to the current exhibition info binder at the docent desk by early next week (I’m sorry I did not have a chance to update it for this exhibition yet). The exhibition catalogue is also really helpful, and you can find copies of that in the exhibition, in the ARC general collection (it’s living on the center table right now), and at the docent desk in the ARC. (If you could, please refrain from borrowing it from the docent desk right now, or return it quickly, so that everyone gets a chance to look at it in these first couple weeks of the exhibition.)

Below are two different calendars: first, upcoming trainings through the end of April, and second, the shift calendar through the end of March. In regards to the former, note that March is kind of downtime for us training-wise—we have two exhibitions closing (Michael Kenna and Best of the NW), and then the hubbub of Eric Carle doesn’t start till the beginning of April (and note that in April we start with a weird training time—a Friday afternoon—due to the presenter’s schedule). So enjoy your free time while you’ve got it this month. J I am working on arranging a field trip for us, and will have more info for you as soon as possible. In regards to the shift calendar, it looks like we are very well covered for March, except for the very last week. Since it’s the fifth week of the month, those days are not regularly covered by anyone, so please let me know if you are available.

For Fun!

Mid-late March

Field Trip – not confirmed

More details soon!

Required Training

Friday,

April 5, 2 pm

Training: Preview walk-through of Eric Carle exhibition

Join The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art’s Chief Curator Nick Clark for this private docent walk-through of the exhibition before it opens to the public on Saturday.

Highly Recommended

Saturday,

April 6, 2 pm

Curator Lecture: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Learn more about Eric Carle on the opening day of his exhibition Beyond Books. Hear from Nick Clark, Chief Curator of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, as he discusses the artist and the museum in Amherst, MA that Carle and his wife Barbara founded in 2002. Cost: Free with museum admission.

Highly Recommended

Sunday,

April 7, 1 pm

Beyond Books: A Conversation with Eric Carle

at Philip Hall, in partnership with UW Tacoma

Book signing to follow at Tacoma Art Museum, 3 pm

Join Tacoma Art Museum for a conversation with renowned author, illustrator, and fine artist Eric Carle as he discusses the remarkable variety of paintings, sculptures, and sketches he has been making privately for over 60 years. Cost: $20 ($15 for members, $10 for students).

Required Training

Wednesday,

April 10, 10:30 am

Director Lecture: The “Art Art” of Eric Carle
Best known for his children’s books, Eric Carle has also been creating a remarkable variety of fine art—what he calls his “Art Art”—for years, and it is on view at Tacoma Art Museum through July 7. Join Museum Director Stephanie A. Stebich to learn more about the independent art of this beloved author, illustrator, and artist. Free for docents. (This is also a public program.)

Required Training

Wednesday,

April 24, 10:30 am

Training: the Haub Collection of Western Art

Join the new curator of the Haub Collection of Western Art, Laura Fry, to learn about the collection and what it means for Tacoma Art Museum.

Docent Calendar
Friday, March 01, 2013 – Sunday, March 31, 2013
Time zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
(Adjusted for Daylight Saving Time)

March 2013
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	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
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	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
	31

Loretta L docent - 1st Fri.	Fri, Mar 01	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Terry Dew	Sat, Mar 02	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Sanjeev Narang docent - 1st Sun.	Sun, Mar 03	12:00 PM – 4:00 PM


Randi Kander 1st Wednesdays	Wed, Mar 06	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Karin Morris	Thu, Mar 07	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Randy Hyde	Fri, Mar 08	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Gaard Logan docent - 2nd Sat.	Sat, Mar 09	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Barbara Beaver (Second Sundays)	Sun, Mar 10	12:00 PM – 4:00 PM


Cathy Wiggins docent - 2nd Wed	Wed, Mar 13	10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Loretta L (2nd Thursdays)	Thu, Mar 14	10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Margaret Upshaw		1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Sue Stibbe docent - 3rd Fri.	Fri, Mar 15	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Kara Bonavia	Sat, Mar 16	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Sanjeev Narang docent - 3rd Sun.	Sun, Mar 17	12:00 PM – 4:00 PM


Barbara Beaver docent - 3rd Wed	Wed, Mar 20	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Kara Bonavia Third Thursday	Thu, Mar 21	10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Karin Morris docent		12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Judi Keyser docent - 3rd Thurs		3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Randy Hyde Third Thursday		5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Sharon Berens docent - 4th Fri.	Fri, Mar 22	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Gaard Logan	Sat, Mar 23	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Sharon Berens docent - 4th Sun	Sun, Mar 24	12:00 PM – 4:00 PM


Cathy Wiggins docent - 4th Wed	Wed, Mar 27	10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Judi Keyser 4th Thursdays	Thu, Mar 28	10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Margaret Upshaw		1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

NEED	Fri, Mar 29	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

NEED	Sat, Mar 30	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

NEED	Sun, Mar 31	11:00 AM – 3:00 PM