Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass
Organized by the Museum of Glass
Presenting sponsor: Rebecca and Jack Benaroya
Additional sponsors: The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Russell Investment Group, Windgate Charitable Foundation, The Boeing Company, Click! Network, The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass, an […]
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Now is your chance to support several great things: the arts community of Tacoma, The Grand Cinema and the Tacoma Film Festival. This year’s Tacoma Film Festival kicks off Thursday, October 2 with Opening Night at the Grand Cinema. We’ll show films through the following Thursday, October 9 and conclude that evening with […]
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Come to the Tacoma Museum District for Back to School Night, an annual community collaboration between many of the Puget Sound region’s museums and other educational organizations. This year’s event will be held at Tacoma Art Museum on Wednesday, October 1 from 5:30 to 8 pm.
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Back to School Night is a FREE event […]
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Join us for our 5th Annual Bird Lovers’ Weekend! This year’s event presents the U.S. debut of the newest iittala birds, Cartoon Chicks, designed by Anu Penttinen. Anu will join master glassblower Arto Lahtinen in making both Toikka- and Penttinen-designed birds in the Hot Shop, including the creation of a brand new Penttinen bird to […]
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New Exhibit
Artist: Chris Sharp
Location: Iron Gallery at UW Tacoma, 1742 Pacific Avenue Exhibition Dates: September 18 - October 14, 2008
Please join us on Thursday September 18th for the opening reception with the artist from 5 to 8pm, as part of Tacoma’s Third Thursday Art Walk.
Chris’ Statement:
“I like the idea of practice, and living a […]
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The Museum of Glass will be closed all day this Saturday, September 13, as we prepare to roll out the red carpet for RED HOT 2008, our annual gala and auction. We will reopen as scheduled at noon on Sunday.
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You need your name on the champions belt!
This year we have Sonja Bloomdahl and Dick Weiss judging,
MC Greg Owen on the mic, and DJ Broam, aka Oliver Doriss, spinning records.
Ben Cobb will be definding his title on the Pro bench while Samantha
and the rest of the Hilltop gang try to continue their […]
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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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Michael Fox received a BFA from the California College of the Arts. He moved to Seattle in 1998 where he founded Bubba Mavis Gallery and began work with artists such as Dale Chihuly, Benjamin Moore, Richard Royal, Dante Marioni, Preston Singletary, Dan Dailey, among many others. He has been a key member of the […]
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For the fifth consecutive year, the Museum of Glass and Finland’s iittala, Inc. are teaming up for a weekend dedicated to birds and bird enthusiasts. This three-day event will feature the U.S. debut of the newest iittala Birds, Cartoon Chicks, designed by Anu Penttinen. The 2008 designs for the Birds by Toikka collection, […]
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Annual Auction Events to Celebrate Co-Founder’s Commitment to Education
Collectors, philanthropists, and artists from all over the world will gather at Pilchuck Glass School’s 30th Annual Auction, October 30 at The Westin Seattle, to celebrate Dale Chihuly and Leslie Jackson Chihuly and support the school.
As Pilchuck’s first artistic director, Chihuly devised the initial creative path […]
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FREE PREVIEW FRIDAY NIGHT 5 TO 8 PM
JOIN IN FOR WORKSHOPS AND ACTIONS WITH THE MEMBERS OF GRAND OPENINGS FOLLOWING THE MAYOR’S ARTS AWARDS CEREMONY!
Grand Openings Meets You at the
Corner of the Rainier Room
The Henry Art Gallery Satellite at Bumbershoot 2008
This year’s Henry Art Gallery Satellite at Bumbershoot celebrates
performance in contemporary art. […]
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David Levi
VA Residency: August 27 - 31, 2008
Conversation with Artist: Sunday, August 31, 2pm
Artist Statement
The best ideas often seem utterly obvious. Of course, that’s the way I would have done it (framed the question, invented the solution, made or presented the thing) if it had been up to me…
In my work (this isn’t […]
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