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information about arts events and opportunities or join the TACelist to simply
receive periodic emails from the Tacoma Arts Commission about sponsored
opportunities and programming. Check out the TacomaArt
Listserv & TACelist page for more information.
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Metal Arts Events
Looking for something to do this summer?
Check out the entire Metal-Urge Events (PDF) listing from the brochure,
or see the latest updates in the list below:
| 4-Jun |
The Heavens Reflect Our Labor
Molly Epstein, Chris McMullen, Joseph Miller, Mick Newham,
James Porter
Join us for the opening reception of this group exhibition,
featuring five Northwest artists working in metal.
location: Fulcrum Gallery, 1308 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
time: 6 - 10 pm
cost: free
253.250.0520
www.fulcrum.oliverdoriss.com
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| 5-Jun |
Meet the Artists
Meet the gallery artists at this reception for our current
exhibit, Rock, Paper, Scissors.
location: Grand Impromptu Gallery, 608 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.572.9232
www.grandimpromptugallery.com
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| 13-Jun |
Opening Reception for "Metal-Urge"
Catherine Grisez, Laurie Hall, Ron Ho, Nancy Worden, Ada
Rosman
Join us for the opening reception for our Metal-Urge exhibit.
location: Traver Gallery, 1821 E. Dock Street, #100
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.383.3685
www.travergallery.com
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| 18-Jun |
Third Thursday Art Walk
On the Third Thursday of every month, from 5 - 8 pm, member
galleries have refreshments, demonstrations and artists on site.
Admission to the Museum of Glass is free from 5 - 8 pm, The
Tacoma Art Museum is free all day and the Washington State
History Museum is free from 2 - 8 pm. Come join the fun and be a
part of the arts in downtown Tacoma. Check out the website for a
listing of participating galleries and museums.
location: Downtown Tacoma
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.272.4327
www.artwalktacoma.com
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| 18-Jun |
Calder Circus
In 1927, sculptor Alexander Calder created a miniature circus
fashioned from wire, string, rubber, cloth, and other found
objects and designed to fit into a suitcases. This short film,
"Cirque Calder", celebrates these tiny wire
performers, ingeniously articulated to walk tightropes, dance,
lift weights and engage in acrobatics in the ring. Run time: 19
minutes. Film lent courtesy of the Tacoma Art Museum.
location: The Grand Cinema, 606 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: See website for show times
cost: free
253.572.6062
www.grandcinema.com
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| 18-Jun |
Opening Reception
Bill Wentworth, Timothy Leonard, Cynthia Wood, Nadine K.
Kariya, Amy Reeves, Robert Stocker, Phillip Baldwin, Ron Pascho,
Jennifer Bennett, Maru Almeida, Christine Clark
Join The Robert Daniel Gallery for their Metal-Urge exhibit
opening reception.
location: The Robert Daniel Gallery, 2501 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: 5 - 9 pm
cost: free
253.297.3869
www.therobertdanielgallery.com
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| 18-Jun |
Artist Reception
Fred Conlon
Join us for the Gnome-Be-Gone War II exhibit reception.
location: BKB & Company, 1734 Pacific Avenue
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.272.6884
www.bkbcompany.com
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| 18-Jun |
Metal-Urge Artists Reception
Tracy Cross, Esther Ervin, Timothy Leonard, Kim Merriman,
Ellen Miffitt, Amy Reeves, Biff Vincent, Coleen Sargen
Join us for this exhibit reception honoring our Metal-Urge
artists.
location: Tacoma Art Place, TAP Gallery, 1116 S. 11th Street
time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
cost: free
253.238.1006
www.tacomaartplace.org |
| 18-Jun |
Metal-Urge Artists Reception
Justin Hahn, Steve Barnard, Marsha Glaziere
Join us for this exhibit reception featuring medium and
large scale metal sculptures.
location: Tacoma Public Library, Handforth Gallery, 1102
Tacoma Avenue S.
time: 6 pm
cost: free
253.591.5666
www.tacomapubliclibrary.org
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| 18-Jun |
Bronze Pour
Come experience a live bronze pour and see the wide collection
of bronze and metal art in our gallery space.
location: The Bronze Works, 2506 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: 7 pm
cost: free
253.396.0396
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| 20-Jun |
Metal-Urge Block Party
Bill Wentworth, Timothy Leonard, Cynthia Wood, Nadine K.
Kariya, Amy Reeves, Robert Stocker, Phillip Baldwin, Ron Pascho,
Jennifer Bennett, Maru Almeida, Christine Clark
Join The Robert Daniel Gallery and The Bronze Works for a
block party with a wine and beer garden, food, and karaoke.
location: The Robert Daniel Gallery, 2501 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: 12 - 9 pm
cost: free
253.297.3869
www.therobertdanielgallery.com
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| 28-Jun |
Facets of Meaning: Looking into the Depths of Contemporary
Art Jewelry
In considering the works in Ornament as Art and Loud
Bones, this half-day program opens with a discussion of the
multifaceted role of treasure materials in the Middle Ages. An
exploration of how body adornment carries meaning in a multitude
of cultures follows, along with an investigation of the
psychological underpinnings of the relationship between jewelry
and the viewer, wearer, and artist. Finally, the program closes
with a discussion of the Drutt Collection and a brief
conversation and a book signing with Helen Williams Drutt
English in the gallery. Space is limited. Advance tickets
are available by calling 253-722-2455.
location: Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Avenue
cost: $10; $5 for members. Includes museum admission
253.272.4258
www.tacomaartmuseum.org |
| 29-Jun |
Annual Meeting with Keynote Presentation by Helen Williams
Drutt English
Celebrate with us as we look back at the accomplishments of this
year and discuss plans for the future. Respected jewelry
collector, gallerist, and scholar Helen Williams Drutt English,
whose collection is on view in Ornament as Art, will give the
keynote presentation at the Annual Meeting. All guests are
invited to adorn themselves in works of wearable art!
location: Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Avenue
time: 6 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.272.4258
www.tacomaartmuseum.org
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| 10, 11 & 12-Jul |
Puget Sound Bead Festival
The 14th annual Puget Sound Bead Festival is the largest
national bead show on the west coast and features over 120 high
quality bead merchants and classes taught by nationally
recognized instructors. Produced by The Bead Factory www.thebeadfactory.com
location: Hotel Murano Bicentennial Pavilion, 1320 Broadway
Avenue
time: Jun 10 & 11, 10 am - 6 pm; Jun 12, 11 am - 5 pm
cost: $7 for show admission, workshops additional
253.572.5529
www.pugetsoundbeadfestival.com
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| 16-Jul |
Third Thursday Art Walk
On the Third Thursday of every month, from 5 - 8 pm, member
galleries have refreshments, demonstrations and artists on site.
location: Downtown Tacoma
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.272.4327
www.artwalktacoma.com
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| 16-Jul |
Calder Circus
This short film celebrates a creation of Alexander Calder - tiny
wire performers, ingeniously articulated to walk tightropes,
dance, lift weights and engage in acrobatics in the circus ring.
Run time: 19 minutes. Film lent courtesy of Tacoma Art Museum.
location: The Grand Cinema, 606 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: See website for show times
cost: free
253.572.6062
www.grandcinema.com
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| 16-Jul |
Artist Reception
Lori Bellamy
Join us for an exhibit reception featuring the mixed metal
necklaces and earrings of Lori Bellamy.
location: BKB & Company, 1734 Pacific Avenue
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.272.6884
www.bkbcompany.com
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| 16-Jul |
The Mythological Maps of Nancy Worden
Nancy Worden
Jewelry artist Nancy Worden will discuss her narrative work
in Loud Bones and her search for the universal threads in the
stories of our lives followed by Q & A and a book signing in
the gallery.
location: Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Avenue
time: 6 pm
cost: free
253.272.4258
www.tacomaartmuseum.org
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| 16-Jul |
Bronze Pour
Come experience a live bronze pour and see the wide collection
of bronze and metal art in our gallery space.
location: The Bronze Works, 2506 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: 7 pm
cost: free
253.396.0396
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| 16-Jul |
In the Spirit: Contemporary Northwest Native Arts Exhibit
Opening
Kick off our month-long celebration of Northwest native art with
an evening of traditional native drumming in the museum’s
Grand Lobby and a reception for the opening of the exhibit.
location: Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific
Avenue
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.272.3500
www.washingtonhistory.org
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| 17-Jul |
Meet the Artists
Meet the gallery artists at this reception for our current
exhibit, (re:)flex.
location: Grand Impromptu Gallery, 608 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.572.9232
www.grandimpromptugallery.com |
| 18-Jul |
Two Vaults "Metal-Urge" Summer Soiree
Steve Barnard, Bill Dawson, Lynne Hull, James Kelsey, Julia
Lowther, Birna Sigurbjornsdottir, Margie McDonald
Join us for our Summer Soiree gallery reception;
you'll be treated to a large section of work by 7 metal artists
and an array of fine paintings and pottery.
location: Two Vaults Gallery, 602 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: 6 - 9 pm
cost: free
253.759.6233
www.twovaults.com
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| 31-Jul |
Metal-Urge Free Community Festival
Join us at Tacoma Art Museum! This free metal-inspired festival
will feature robot demonstrations from SOTAbots, dancing, music,
a performance by Rainier Ringers English Handbell Choir, and
art-making activities. Come and be seen in your own wearable art
ensemble and strut your stuff on the runway during the Iron
Artist Fashion Show.
location: Tacoma Art Museum & Tollefson Plaza, 1701
Pacific Avenue
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.272.4258
www.tacomaartmuseum.org
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| 31-Jul |
Iron Artist Competition
Experience competitive, real-time art making at Tacoma Art
Museum’s third annual artist competition inspired by the TV
show “Iron Chef.” Participating artists will create a
wearable art masterpiece using surprise materials in a one-hour
high pressure art-extravaganza. Watch, participate, and vote in
the next “Iron Artist Tacoma.” For additional program
information, to view a video from previous years, or to become
an Iron Artist Challenger, visit www.TacomaArtMuseum.org
or call 253.272.4258 x3016.
location: Tacoma Art Museum & Tollefson Plaza, 1701 Pacific
Avenue
time: 6 pm
cost: free
253.272.4258
www.tacomaartmuseum.org |
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31-Jul |
Aluminum Pour
Kyle Dillehay
Join TCC instructor Kyle Dillehay to cast your own aluminum scratch
block. You will learn how to make a cool design in a form and will take
home an aluminum tile.
location: Tollefson Plaza, 17th and Pacific Avenue
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: $5 material fee
253.761.7937
www.tacomacc.edu/academics/areasofstudy/art.aspx
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1-Aug |
FLUX - Metal-Urge '09 @ Gallery Madera
Jennifer Wedderman-Hay, Chris Spadafore, Danella Sydow, Christine
Parent, Cynthia Wood, Amy Reeves, Chris Wooten
Join us for the opening reception of FLUX featuring original wall
mounted art works, sculpture, jewelry and artistically inspired
furniture.
location: Gallery Madera, 2210 Court A
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.572.1218
www.gallerymadera.com
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| 8 & 9-Aug |
In the Spirit: Northwest Native Arts Market & Festival
Join us for this two-day arts market and festival featuring a variety of
products from some of the best Pacific Northwest artisans. Experience
Native American culture by taking in live performances by local Native
dancers, musicians, and storytellers.
location: Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Avenue
time: Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 12 - 5 pm
cost: free
253.272.3500
www.washingtonhistory.org
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| 20-Aug |
Third Thursday Art Walk
On the Third Thursday of every month, from 5 - 8 pm, member galleries
have refreshments, demonstrations and artists on site.
location: Downtown Tacoma
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.272.4327
www.artwalktacoma.com
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20-Aug |
Calder Circus
This short film celebrates a creation of Alexander Calder - tiny
wire performers, ingeniously articulated to walk tightropes,
dance, lift weights and engage in acrobatics in the circus ring.
Run time: 19 minutes. Film lent courtesy of Tacoma Art Museum.
location: The Grand Cinema, 606 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: See website for show times
cost: free
253.572.6062
www.grandcinema.com
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| 20-Aug |
Artist Reception
Lori Bellamy
Join us for an exhibit reception featuring the mixed metal
necklaces and earrings of Lori Bellamy.
location: BKB & Company, 1734 Pacific Avenue
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.272.6884
www.bkbcompany.com
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| 20-Aug |
Adornable You!
Create unique personalized pendants and charms using shrink film and
other fun materials.
location: Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Avenue
time: 6 pm
cost: free
253.272.4258
www.tacomaartmuseum.org |
| 20-Aug |
Featured Artist Opening Reception
Ilse Verhalle
Join us for this reception featuring a collection of Ilse's new
one-of-a-kind hand fabricated fine art jewelry pieces.
location: The Art Stop,
940 Broadway Plaza
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.274.1630
www.theartstoptacoma.com
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| 20-Aug |
Bronze Pour
Come experience a live bronze pour and see the wide collection
of bronze and metal art in our gallery space.
location: The Bronze Works, 2506 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: 7 pm
cost: free
253.396.0396
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| 23-Aug |
4 Curators:
Contemporary Craft in Northwest Museums
Rock Hushka, Tacoma Art Museum; Stefano Catalani, Bellevue
Art Museum; Kathleen Moles, Museum of Northwest Art; Namita
Wiggers, Museum of Contemporary Craft
Each
curator will give a PowerPoint presentation about the
importance of contemporary craft in their
respective museum programming
and collections. The moderator will ask a few questions and then
open the floor for additional questions.
location: Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Avenue
time: 1 - 3 pm panel discussion; 3 - 5 pm docent tour of jewelry
exhibitions
cost: $15 general, $10 for Seattle Metals Guild members and
Tacoma Art Museum members
253.272.4258
www.tacomaartmuseum.org
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4-Sep |
Meet the Artists
Meet the gallery artists at this reception for our current exhibit,
Enchanted Environments.
location: Grand Impromptu Gallery, 608 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: 5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.572.9232
www.grandimpromptugallery.com |
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12-Sep |
Panel Discussion: Production Line Jewelry Artists
The Museum Store features jewelry by local artists including Micki
Lippe, Vinosus and Ada Rosman. Join us as some of the artists will discuss
their work and then participate in a panel discussion. The Museum Store
will have pieces from the artists for sale.
location: Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Avenue
time: 1 pm
cost: free
253.272.4258
www.tacomaartmuseum.org
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| 17-Sep |
Third Thursday Art Walk
On the Third Thursday of every month, from 5 - 8 pm, member galleries
have refreshments, demonstrations and artists on site.
location: Downtown Tacoma
time:
5 - 8 pm
cost: free
253.272.4327
www.artwalktacoma.com
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17-Sep |
Bronze Pour
Come experience a live bronze pour and see the wide collection
of bronze and metal art in our gallery space.
location: The Bronze Works, 2506 S. Fawcett Avenue
time: 7 pm
cost: free
253.396.0396
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