Closing Night – 10th Foundation of Art Award by GTCF

Gallery visitors mingle at the 10th Foundation of Art Award Opening Reception, On September 19th, 2017. photo by Scott Haydon.

Spaceworks and Greater Tacoma Community Foundation invite you to visit the exhibition one last time. The show includes bold artworks from 19 of Pierce County’s most talented and community-minded visual artists. Their work is honored annually by  Greater Tacoma Community Foundation through the GTCF Foundation of Art Award, along with a public exhibit.

Thursday, October 19, 5-9pm

FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC

“White Ashes 2” by Kenji Stoll, mixed media. Photo by Kris Crews.

Award and Exhibit Honoring Pierce County Artists, Join us for Opening Reception

Left: “Strata Discs” by Mindy Barker. Right: “White Ashes 2” by Kenji Stoll. Photo by Kris Crews.

Join us for the opening reception of the 2017 GTCF Foundation of Art Award Exhibit. The award winners will be present, along with live music, appetizers, and the premiere of a video highlighting past award recipients sharing stories and lessons from working as artists in Pierce County.

OPENING RECEPTION
Third Thursday, September 21, 2017
5 PM – 9 PM – Free and Open to Public
Spaceworks Gallery
950 Pacific Ave. Suite 205, Tacoma WA
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“Papillon” by Todd Jannaush. Photo by Kris Crews.

“Papillon” by Todd Jannaush. Photo by Kris Crews.

“EncourageTits!” by Saiyare Refaei. Photo by Kris Crews.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of this award, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation has honored ten Pierce County visual artists with a prize, and opportunity to participate in the 2017 exhibit. On display at the Spaceworks Gallery, the exhibit includes artworks from this year’s winners, along with all the past winners. The exhibit runs September 4th through October 19th, 2017.

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GTCF Honors 10 Pierce County Artists with 10th Foundation Of Art Award

Tacoma, WA – Greater Tacoma Community Foundation will honor ten Pierce County visual artists for the 10^th Foundation of Art Award in recognition of the growth of the local arts community since the Award’s inception. This year’s awardees span a wide range of artistic mediums, from painting and sculpture, to fabric and letterpress.

The following artists will showcase their work at a dedicated Spaceworks Gallery show and receive $1,000 each: Mindy Barker, Heather Cornelius, Todd Jannausch, Janet Marcavage, Gillian Nordlund, Nicholas Nyland, Chandler O’Leary, Saiyare Refaei, Kenji Stoll, and Chandler Woodfin. The awardees’ art will be on display at Spaceworks Gallery from September 4 to October 19, 2017.

Miriam and GeeGee Have Fun at 1120 Creative House

World renowned and internationally famous artists Miriam Dubinsky and Gillian Nordlund draw things they’ve never drawn before!

1120 Pacific Ave
Creative House
2nd floor

Friday October 23
7pm to 10pm 
FREE

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TONIGHT! GeeGee Presents: The Art of Gillian Nordlund

Gillian Nordlund is exhibiting several years worth of her clever, and skillful work in one glorious show… you will not want to miss this opportunity!

GeeGee Presents the Art of Gillian Nordlund
Friday, August 28 to Monday, August 31
Opening Reception: Friday, 7pm to 10pm
717 Tacoma Ave. S. Suite C
FREEEE
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