TACOMA ART MUSEUM
1701 PACIFIC AVE, TACOMA, WA 98402 www.tacomaartmuseum.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH ART AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE PROGRAMMING AND FREE COMMUNITY DAYS.

CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH ART, TACOMA ART MUSEUM SERVES THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH ITS COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS, AND LEARNING PROGRAMS, EMPHASIZING ART AND ARTISTS OF THE NORTHWEST AND BROADER WESTERN REGION.

TAM INTERPRETS THE ART AND ARTISTS OF THE NORTHWEST AND BROADER WESTERN REGION THROUGH ITS COLLECTION AND EXHIBITIONS. THE COLLECTION FEATURES 4,653 WORKS OF ART, APPROXIMATELY SIXTY-SIX PERCENT ARE BY NORTHWEST ARTISTS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE HAUB FAMILY COLLECTION, ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP MUSEUM COLLECTIONS OF WESTERN AMERICAN ART, AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST RETROSPECTIVE MUSEUM COLLECTION OF GLASS ART BY DALE CHIHULY ON CONTINUED VIEW. WITH THE HAUB FAMILY COLLECTION, TAM PROVIDES A UNIQUE DIMENSION OF CULTURAL OFFERINGS TO TACOMA AND TO THE ENTIRE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. EXHIBITIONS IN 2014 INCLUDED: PHOTOGRAPHIC PRESENCE AND CONTEMPORARY INDIANS: MATIKA WILBUR'S PROJECT 562, A PUNCH OF COLOR: FIFTY YEARS OF PAINTING BY CAMILLE PATHA ,NORTHWEST IN THE WEST: EXPLORING OUR ROOTS, AUSTERE BEAUTY: THE ART OF Z. VANESSA HELDER, AGNES MARTIN: THE NEW YORK-TAOS CONNECTION, SHIMMERING TREE: A PROJECTION BY JENNIFER STEINKAMP, SITTING FOR HISTORY: EXPLORING SELF-IDENTITY THROUGH PORTRAITURE, CREATING THE NEW NORTHWEST: SELECTIONS FROM THE HERB AND LUCY PRUZAN COLLECTION, OPTIC NERVE: THE ART OF PERCEPTION, CHIHULY: GIFTS FROM THE ARTS, AND MA CHIHULY'S FLOATS.

TAM EDUCATION PROGRAMS ALIGN WITH EXHIBITIONS TO ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF THE VISUAL ARTS. FREE PROGRAMS DEVELOPED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE ARTS PROVIDE COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION TO 25% OF ALL TAM VISITORS EACH YEAR AT FREE THIRD THURSDAY, FREE COMMUNITY FESTIVALS, AND THROUGH ART ACCESS PASS. IN TAM STUDIO, ALL VISITORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE OPEN-ENDED AND INTUITIVE HANDS-ON ART ACTIVITIES THAT CAPTIVATE FAMILIES AND BRING THE WESTERN AMERICAN AND NORTHWEST COLLECTIONS TO LIFE. TAM STUDIO IS AVAILABLE TO ALL WITHOUT PAYING MUSEUM ADMISSION. TAM WELCOMES STUDENTS EXPLORE THE MUSEUM THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS, SCHOOL TOURS, SUMMER CAMPS, ONLINE CURRICULUM RESOURCES, AND MORE. OFF-SITE OUTREACH PROGRAMS BRING ART EDUCATION TO AT-RISK YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND SCHOOLS. ALL YOUTH PROGRAMS ADDRESS COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND FOCUS ON DEVELOPING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS, INCLUDING INCREASING CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING, COLLABORATION, AND COMMUNICATION. TAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS TO MORE FULLY ENGAGE WITH WORKS OF ART, INTERACT WITH LIVING ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS, AND EXPLORE THEIR OWN CREATIVITY THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY SYMPOSIA, AND MORE.

MUSEUM SERVICES INCLUDES EXPENSES RELATED TO ADMISSIONS AND VISITOR SERVICE, PRIVATE EVENTS, AND THE SALES OF MERCHANDISE TO PROMOTE TAM EXHIBITIONS. THIS REVENUE SUPPORTS MUSEUM OPERATIONS AND THE EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATION SERVICES DESCRIBED ABOVE.

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