EXHIBITS
Tacoma’s Civil Rights Struggle: African Americans Leading the Way

President John F. Kennedy at the White House with African American leaders, June 21, 1963. Tacoma’s Jack Tanner stands behind Kennedy, his hands on a chair. (Washington State Historical Society)
August 18 through December 7
The South was not the only place where Americans were denied equal […]

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White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman
September 13, 2008 – June 14, 2009
Organized by Daniel Clayman/Montague Studios, Ltd.
Daniel has been involved in the visual and performing arts since the mid 1970’s. His first formal training was as a theater and modern dance lighting designer. He began “sculpting with light” as a lighting design student and […]

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Susan Plum
Visiting Artist Summer Series Residency: July 30 - August 3
Lecture: August 3, 2pm
Artist Statement & Project Description
Having been raised in Mexico City and returning to Mexico in 2002 to live in San Miguel de Allende has given me a great appreciation for the folk art in general, but specifically in the state […]

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Please join us on July 26th from 12-4 for an afternoon of carving and conversation with highly respected Coast Salish artist Alfred Charles Jr.
Al will be bringing along some of his pieces in progress and be working on them in the gallery as well as conducting a jewelry carving demonstration.
Hope to see you there!
Steinbrueck Native […]

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Susanne Jøker Johnsen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Visiting Artist Summer Series Residency: July 23 – 27
Lecture: July 27, 2pm
Project Description
The project I wish to develop during the residency in Tacoma involves blown glass, regular clear crystal, various optical molds and color in rods.
By using this unique opportunity to work with the glass blowing team at Tacoma, I […]

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This Weekend!
Seattle’s Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow
July 18-20
Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
Discovery Park, Seattle

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Pow Wow princesses and Pirates…
Salmon bakes, fry bread tacos and Native Jewelry…
Grand entries, dance contests, drumming and singing…
How can you not?
The Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow begins this Friday and runs all weekend. Bring yourself, family and […]

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White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman
September 13, 2008 – June 14, 2009
Organized by Daniel Clayman/Montague Studios, Ltd.
Tacoma, Wash. (July 17, 2008)— White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman, an exhibition that defies the stereotype of contemporary glass, will open at the Museum of Glass on September 13, 2008. Seven large-scale, dense, opaque sculptures […]

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Due to the perpetual exhibition of the Buster Simpson, Incidence, displayed on the Museum’s roof top plaza, general wear of the piece has necessitated its removal.
Deinstallation has begun - the pool has been drained.
Beginning, July 16th at 8:00am, a crew will arrive to assist with the dismantling of the sculpture. […]

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Chad Holliday
Visiting Artist Summer Series Residency: July 16 - 20
Lecture: July 20, 2pm
Chad Holliday was the first Hot Shop technician at the Museum of Glass. The original day tank furnace and Hot and Cold Shop equipment that are still in use were built and assembled at his hand. He returns to […]

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Jiří Harcuba, Marc Chagal, engraved portrait, 1977, 14cm
Jiří Harcuba (Czech, born 1928)
Visiting Artist Summer Series Residency: July 9 - 13
Lecture: July 13, 2pm
Artist Statement
Glass engraving – my heritage
My heritage is the place I was born. My heritage is also the family tradition. All my ancestors worked with glass. As a boy […]

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We are exceptionally fortunate this week to host renowned Czech engraver and teacher, Jirí Harcuba, (pronounced Year-gee Har-zu-ba). Jiri’s friends and Czech colleagues Petr Novotny and Martin Janecky will join him on the Hot Shop floor.
Petr and Martin will blow cylinders. Once annealed and cut, Jiri will engrave on them. Once engraved, […]

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July at the Washington State History Museum
UPCOMING EXHIBIT
Tacoma’s Civil Rights Struggle: African Americans Leading the Way
August 18 through December 7, 2008
The South was not the only place where Americans were denied equal rights. Right here in Washington, people could not get jobs or housing because of their color. The national civil rights movement of the […]

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Here come the brothers! And it’s July 4th weekend. Fireworks appropo!
As the LA Times wrote in a 2008 review: Mixed media doesn’t get any more mixed than in the outrageously smart, irresistibly ugly, gloriously provocative work of Einar and Jamex de la Torre.
For their residency, Einar and Jamex plan to pick up where […]

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geoffrey rene garza
monoliths and maniacs!

geoff garza
the truth
david ruth
sticks and stones

david ruth
erebus
geoffrey rené garza: monoliths and maniacs!
Exhibition Runs: July 5 - August 3, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 3, 5 - 8 pm
The Traver Gallery is proud to present Monoliths and Maniacs!, a solo exhibition showcasing a powerful new body of work by Seattle-based artist Geoffrey René […]

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Visiting Artist Summer Series
Residency: July 3rd - July 6th
Lecture: Sunday, July 6th at 2:00pm in Theater
Brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre consider themselves both American and Mexican. Born in Mexico to an American-Mexican mother and Mexican father, they spent the majority of their adolescence in California. As a result, the subject matter […]

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