Metal in Tacoma

4 Curators:
Contemporary Craft in Northwest Museums
cosponsored by Seattle Metals Guild and Tacoma Art Museum

August 23, 2009 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1:00 - 3:00 - Panel discussion
3:00 - 5:00 - Docent tour

·4 informative presentations followed by a dynamic discussion with 4 Museum Curators. Each will outline the significance of contemporary craft within the collection of their museum and the role that craft plays in museum programming. The moderator will begin the discussion by posing several questions to the panel and will then open the floor to questions from the audience.
·A docent tour of 2 important contemporary jewelry exhibitions:
-Ornament as Art: Avant Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection
-Loud Bones: The Jewelry of Nancy Worden.

All for $15! Includes museum admission
($10 for members of TAM or Seattle Metals Guild)
Space is limited. Advance tickets are available by calling 253.722.2455
or Email - Education@tacomaartmuseum.org
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, Washington 98402
www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

Rock Hushka Tacoma Art Museum - Tacoma, WA
Stefano Catalani Bellevue Arts Museum - Bellevue, WA
Kathleen Moles Museum of Northwest Art - La Conner, WA
Namita Wiggers Museum of Contemporary Craft - Portland, OR

Why should I bother to go to a panel of museum curators? My work will never be in a museum… Well, maybe, but several regional museums have made a commitment to exhibiting craft, especially jewelry and metal objects, and some are even beginning to assemble collections. Your brooch, neckpiece, or Kiddush cup might just one day be found on display in one of these museums. And, even if your work never finds its way into those hallowed halls, aren’t you curious about what they are collecting, how they make their decisions or how they acquire work? Or even how they care for all that work?

Here is the opportunity to not only be in the room with the curators from four of the five major museums in the area but to ask them questions as well. This is a unique event and a unique window into four unique points of view.
So don’t miss it!

And while you are in Tacoma, be sure to check out: Metal-Urge - Beginning on June 6 and continuing through September 20, the Tacoma Arts Commission is presenting a city-wide celebration of the metal arts. This community event includes 23 venues and features more than 100 artists. For additional information, please visit http://www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx?hid=11969.