Tacoma Art Museum Docents Blog TAM Docents Blog: 02/10/2013

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 18^th, 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)
(Adjusted for Daylight Saving Time)

February 2013
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March 2013
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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