Tacoma

  • Tacoma's Art Door Auction

    What is the first impression of any home or room before even entering the space? A door of course. It can speak volumes of what lies within. Why not then acquire a door that says more than just "knock-knock", "welcome and come in", or maybe...
  • Escape the Mall to Gritty City Gift Fair in Tacoma

    Oh the weather outside is frightful, holiday commercials featuring Santa are ever present and Black Friday is this Friday. Not looking forward to a 3am wake-up call, waiting in the cold and having to scratch and claw your way to the...
  • The Art of Being Tacoman: Farrelli's and a Cocktail I Won't Name Here

    6th Ave is one of the prime "strips" for food, drinks and vintage shopping in Tacoma. On a recent visit to Farrelli's, I discovered Hot Monkey Vodka, a pepper infused concoction that will kick you in the taste buds and burn just a wee bit...
  • Tom Llewelyn Blogs His Way to a Book Deal

    His debut novel of young adult fiction, The Tilting House, just hit bookshelves this last summer, but author Tom Llewelyn is not resting on his laurels. As announced on his blog, Letter Off Dead, the multi-talented artist – who is also one-...
  • The Art of Being Tacoman: Tollbooth Gallery

    It's ugly, dirty. It just doesn't look like much. Yet, the Tollbooth Gallery or the "World's Smallest Gallery," located on 11th and Broadway, showcases experimental video and wheatpaste art. When I have taken the the time to visit the...
  • R.R. Anderson's Loveable Lampoon of the Gritty City

    I have had the pleasure of previewing what will surely be a Tacoma classic. 100 Tacomics: The Secular and Apolitical Cartoon Life of Tacoma and Her Moral People(s) is a compilations of works by artist, cartoonist, political button-pusher...
  • The Warehouse + Beyond the Bridge Cafe = Musical Delight

    The Warehouse and the Beyond the Bridge Cafe are teaming up again for a show this Saturday at 7:30pm at the Cafe, featuring prominent talents from the local indie/folk music community. Valerie Warren, a senior at SOTA in Tacoma, has...
  • The Art of Being Tacoman: Fall Leaves...

    ...are soon to be replaced by naked branches. This is not exclusive to the life of a Tacoman, of course. I'm just one Tacoman soaking it all in.  
  • (What I Thought Was the) New Dead Feminist Broadside from Anagram Press

    Tacoma letterpress artists Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring (read more about them in our cover story from earlier this year) have released their latest this broadside as part their Dead Feminist series. [Note: I thought this was the...
  • Tacoma Art Supply is Going Out of Business?

    That's what Tacoma Contemporary said on Twitter this afternoon. A phone call to confirm with the Tacoma retalier hasn't been returned yet. But it looks like the News Tribune Blog has the story, including the store's last day in its current...
  • A Glimpse of Tacoma's Art at Work Studio Tours

    Today and tomorrow from 10am - 4pm, artists throughout Tacoma are opening thier doors to welcome our artistic voyueristic tendancies to behold their mighty spaces.  This is where the magic happens. No, not their bedrooms - their...
  • Tacoma's Art at Work Month! Q&A With Sharon Carr

    On November 6th and 7th from 10am-4pm, studios and artist are opening their spaces up to the public for Tacoma's Art at Work, featuring forty-four locations throughout Tacoma. City Arts spoke with some of the artists participating...
  • The Art of Being Tacoman: Welcome Figure

    Puyallup artist Shaun Peterson made this beauty installed in Tollefson Plaza. Taking a stroll along Pacific for some shopping and lunch, I quite liked this angle.  
  • Tacoma's Art at Work Month! Q&A with artist Carolyn Burt

    On November 6th and 7th from 10am-4pm, studios and artist are opening their spaces up to the public for Tacoma's Art at Work, featuring forty-four locations throughout Tacoma. City Arts spoke with some of the artists participating...
  • Tacoma's Art at Work Month!-Two Ravens Studio & Art Foundry

    On November 6th and 7th from 10am-4pm, studios and artist are opening their spaces up to the public for Tacoma's Art at Work, featuring forty-four locations throughout Tacoma. City Arts spoke with some of the artists participating...
  • Tacoma's Art at Work Month!-Some Q&A with artist Lorraine Toler

    On November 6th and 7th from 10am-4pm, studios and artist are opening their spaces up to the public for Tacoma's Art at Work, featuring forty-four locations throughout Tacoma. City Arts spoke with some of the artists participating...
  • Tacoma's Art at Work Month! Q&A with artist Mirka Hokkanen

    On November 6th and 7th from 10am-4pm, studios and artist are opening their spaces up to the public for Tacoma's Art at Work, featuring forty-four locations throughout Tacoma. City Arts spoke with some of the artists participating...
  • Tacoma's Art at Work Tours! Q&A with the Ladies of bella balls

    On November 6 and 7 from 10am-4pm, studios and artist are opening their spaces up to the public for Tacoma's Art at Work, featuring forty-four locations throughout Tacoma. City Arts spoke with some of the artists participating in this...
  • The Art of Being Tacoman: Masquerade Concert

    Sometimes the art of being a Tacoman involves enjoying live music, especially if it's your own child playing. Molding Tacoma's future is no easy task.
  • Tacoma's Art at Work Tours! Q&A with Mark Hoppmann

    On November 6th and 7th from 10am-4pm, studios and artist are opening their spaces up to the public for Tacoma's Art at Work, featuring forty-four locations throughout Tacoma. City Arts has sat down with a few of the local artists involved...
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