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Arts Events image: Snippet of 2022 Tacoma Arts Month Events calendar, learn more here: tacomaartsmonth.org/events.
Opening Party image: Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C.) dance performance at Kaleidoscope, the Tacoma Arts Month opening party, in 2019.
Studio Tour image: A young community member engages at the studio of Jenifer Davis, South Tacoma Artists Collective, 2019 Tacoma Studio Tour.
AMOCAT Arts Awards image: Left to Right: 2019 past AMOCAT Arts Award winners: Community Outreach by an Individual – Aya Hashiguchi Clark and Randy Clark, Community Outreach by an Organization – Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C.), Arts Patron – Tacoma Creates Campaign.
Arts at the Armory image: Attendees at 2021 Arts at the Armory.
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We want to thank Tacoma Arts Live for being the event sponsor of Arts at the Armory. Check out this list of upcoming events at Tacoma Arts Live here tacomaartslive.org/events.
📣Almost one week until Arts at the Armory! You are invited inside the spacious Tacoma Armory on Saturday, December 10, and Sunday, December 11, from 11 AM - 5 PM inside of the Tacoma Armory at 1001 S Yakima Ave to meet over 100 local artists next weekend.
📺Watch this CityLine segment and meet two participating artists, 🎨Dierdre Patterson (deardrahpee.com/) and 📚Christina Vega (Blue Cactus Press) here, youtu.be/VBmsYMmK5RI.
For more information, visit tacomaartsmonth.org/arts-at-the-armory/.
Meet the Arts at the Armory Artists (Part 15 of 15)! The following artists work with mixed media and folk art.
💠 Penny FireHorse is a mixed media artist who has overcome poverty and violence to heal, educate and empower herself through art. cosmicsparkdesigns.com
💠 Yoshi Nakagawa's artwork is influenced by patterns of the natural world and Japanese textiles, along with her immigrant life experiences in Mexico and Japan (1999-2001). yoshinakagawa.com
💠Joshua Lee brings his reality to life through art. He brings out the essence of a person, place or thing through his work.
💠 Lynn Di Nino's materials include household objects, plastic, shredded newspaper, and coffee beans – whatever will express my story in a clever and shapely way. lyndinino.com
💠 Mauricio Robalino's art is a celebration of life rooted in nature and curiosity. artpeople.com
💠 Tracy Painter loves working with different mediums but currently having a lot of fun with encaustic wax. tracypainterdesigns.com
💠 Teresa Owens and her alter ego, Senora Sweet, use skills learned from the talented women of previous generations to create fancy paper crowns and accessories. teresakowens.com
💠 Julia White is a big fan of mid-century American postcards and integrates what she sees into her paintings with unexpected results. JuliaWWhite.com
💠 Shelly Manteufel is a local artist in Tacoma, and her style is folk art. instagram.com/shellymanteufel
Images courtesy of Penny FireHorse, Yoshi Nakagawa, Joshua Lee, Lynn Di Nino, Mauricio Robalino, Tracy Painter, Teresa Owens, Julia White, Shelly Manteufel
Check them out at Arts at the Armory! See the complete list of artists at tacomaartsmonth.org/arts-at-the-armory.
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📣 Request for Volunteers!
Would you like to be part of an exciting community arts event? Come volunteer with us at Arts at the Armory. Volunteer opportunities are limited, so be sure to secure your spot! Masks are required.
Volunteers' duties will vary but can include setting up chairs, helping artists move their items into the Armory, being a "seat warmer" for artists who need a break, cleaning up, and breaking down the space after the event concludes. Let us know what duties you're most comfortable with.
Volunteer shifts are flexible; choose any time that works for your schedule, from one hour to a full day. Volunteers are needed during the following dates and times:
• Friday, December 9, from 4pm - 9 pm
• Saturday, December 10, from 10 am - 6 pm
• Sunday, December 11, from 10 am - 8 pm
📨Interested? Please get in touch with us at artists@cityoftacoma.org.
Meet the Arts at the Armory Artists (Part 14 of 15)! The following artists work with glass.
✴️ Trenton Quiocho/Baso Glass creates contemporary, hand-blown glasswares that honors the experiences of diasporic Filipinos. basoglass.com
✴️ Shanna Evanger works from high-power fusion to old fashion dish-breaking mosaics - and everything in between. instagram.com/glass_bee__
✴️ Mary Patton/Patton Glass is a maker of hand-blown and sculpted glass art. etsy.com/shop/PattonGlass
✴️ Haven Livingston's love of wild spaces and decades spent observing nature as a field biologist inform my stained glass and mosaic landscapes and wild objects. wavehavenglass.com
✴️ Tom Comstock is a fused glass artist, having worked in fused glass for over a decade and now living in Tacoma.
✴️ Jonathan Bolivar is a glassmaker who has been blowing glass for almost ten years. glassbolivar.com
✴️ Ethan Budd started blowing glass his junior year of high school, then began taking part in Hilltop artists; this led to many opportunities, including jobs at Silas high school, Hilltop Heritage middle school, and the Museum of Glass.
✴️ Oliver Doriss showcases physical principles, mechanical functions, and the transmission of imagery through reflected light. oliverdoriss.com
Images courtesy of Trenton Quiocho, Shanna Evanger, Mary Patton, Haven Livingston, Tom Comstock, Jonathan Bolivar, Ethan Budd, Oliver Doriss
Check them out at Arts at the Armory! See the complete list of artists at tacomaartsmonth.org/arts-at-the-armory.
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Meet the Arts at the Armory Artists (Part 13 of 15)! The following artists work with performing and literary arts.
🔸Emma Kelly/Syncopation Foundation builds community through swing dancing and Lindy Hop. syncopationfoundation.org
🔸Rosemary Ponnekanti/Tacoma Light Trail is a free winter festival of light art in downtown Tacoma. A walkable and drivable trail pairs light art with music and poetry at 30+ locations. tacomalighttrail.org
🔸Nick Stokes' writings confront reality and the reader. His books include THE END: a story of the undead, ARTIFACT COLLECTIVE: an attempt to consciousness, YOU CHOOSE: an (anti)-choose-your-own-adventure, and AFFAIR. nickstokes.net
🔸 Steve and Kristi Nebel bring passion, finesse, and beauty with their songs of social justice, knife-edge observations, and pure, simple love. sknebel.com
🔸 Deborah Renee is a poet and photographer in the Tacoma area. She combines the two arts of photography and poetry into the medium of "Photopoetry."
🔸 Lydia K. Valentine is a playwright, director, dramaturg, editor, educator, writer, and the 2021-23 City of Tacoma Poet Laureate. cityoftacoma.org/poet
Images courtesy of Emma Kelly, Rosemary Ponnekanti, Nick Stokes, Steve Nebel, Deborah Renee, Lydia K. Valentine
Check them out at Arts at the Armory! See the complete list of artists at tacomaartsmonth.org/arts-at-the-armory.
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