Thursday, February 14, 2013

TAM Docent Trainings and Calendar

Hello, fabulous docents:

And Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you are all eating chocolates as you read this. I wanted to remind you/let you know about two upcoming training opportunities, one of which I’ve just confirmed. In addition to the BNY Mellon symposium, which is not required but is highly recommended, we also have a special opportunity to learn directly from the curator of BNY Mellon’s corporate collection, Brian Lang, at our regular Wednesday training time at the end of this month:

Highly Recommended

Saturday,

February 23, 1 pm

Symposium: Crafting Public Spaces for Art

Join us on the opening day of Drawing Line into Form: Works on Paper by Sculptors from the Collection of BNY Mellon (on view through May 26) to hear a variety of local experts discuss the philosophy and planning that go into creating a public art and sculpture collection. Hear from Brian Lang, Curator of the BNY Mellon Collection; Amy McBride, Arts Administrator for the City of Tacoma; Mark Anderson, Managing Director of the Walla Walla Foundry; and Peggy Kendellen, Public Art Manager for the Regional Arts and Culture Council in Portland; with an introduction by Rock Hushka, Curator of Contemporary and Northwest Art at Tacoma Art Museum. Docents receive student rate of $10.

Required Training

Wednesday,

February 27,

10:30 am

Curator Lecture: Drawing Line into Form

The Corporate Art Collection of BNY Mellon features internationally celebrated modernist and contemporary artists, including 50 works on paper by sculptors that are on view at Tacoma Art Museum through May 26. Come learn more about BNY Mellon’s collection from Pittsburgh-based curator Brian Lang. Free for docents. (This is also a public program.)


I hope to see you at one or both of these programs! To whet your appetite for the upcoming BNY Mellon exhibition, I’ve also attached a copy of the illustrated checklist.

Finally, I am sending along an updated calendar for the next month. There are only 2 needed time slots right now, so please let me know if you can fill either of them. In particular, I am still looking for someone who might be available next Monday the 18th, Presidents’ Day, when we will be open especially for military families, who receive free admission.

  

Docent Calendar Calendar
Thursday, February 14, 2013 – Friday, March 15, 2013
Time zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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Loretta L
(2nd Thursdays)

Thu, Feb 14

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

 

Margaret Upshaw

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

 

Sue Stibbe
docent - 3rd Fri.

Fri, Feb 15

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 

Kara Bonavia

Sat, Feb 16

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 

Sanjeev Narang
docent - 3rd Sun.

Sun, Feb 17

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

 

NEED

Mon, Feb 18

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 

Barbara Beaver
docent - 3rd Wed

Wed, Feb 20

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 

Kara Bonavia
Third Thursday

Thu, Feb 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, Feb 22

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 

Gaard Logan

Sat, Feb 23

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 

Sharon Berens
docent - 4th Sun

Sun, Feb 24

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

 

Cathy Wiggins
docent - 4th Wed

Wed, Feb 27

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

 

Judi Keyser
4th Thursdays

Thu, Feb 28

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

 

Margaret Upshaw

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

 

NEED
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

 

 

 

Thanks as always!

Courtney

 

Courtney Vowels | TACOMA ART MUSEUM

Public and Docent Programs Manager

 

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