Tacoma Art Place
What We’re All About
Tacoma Art Place (TAP) is a non-profit art center (with 501c3 charitable status) in the heart of the revitalized MLK neighborhood. Our mission is to provide access to equipment and training that will allow more people to affordably explore their creativity and artistic ability. We have a special emphasis to reach underserved individuals with free or reduced-cost memberships and to offer arts education in the community. Buy an annual membership today, or give a friend the gift of a membership or Day Pass. Individuals and businesses can support our mission by donating equipment or funds.
Partnering in the Community
If you’re with an organization that is interested in partnering with Tacoma Art Place, please let us know! We try to accomodate as many requests for bringing programming into the community as possible and host groups at our facility. Also, if you’d like someone to speak to your organization or have presence from TAP at a festival or other event, please let us know that too. Requests for Programs & Outreach may be sent to programs@TacomaArtPlace.org.
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Location and Hours 1116 South 11th Street Where to Park? We’re right next to Key Bank, and after 5pm and on weekends anyone can park in their parking lot…there’s also free parking (no time limits) in the alley between the bank and our building…easy! TAP is also near bus stops on lines 28 and 57 and a nice walk up from downtown Tacoma. |
Hours of Operation Wednesdays and Thursdays 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Closed New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. |
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Board of Directors
Linda Danforth, Founder & President
Deborah Dodson, VP/Treasurer
Steve Dunkelberger, Secretary
Suni Cook Boucher
John Bechtholt
Bilgehan Jansen
Nanci Vargas
If you are interested in joining the Tacoma Art Place Board of Directors, download the application (.DOC or .PDF) and return it to info@TacomaArtPlace.org.
TAP Gallery Curator
TAP Gallery shows are coordinated by a curator. Artists interested in gallery showings may contact us via e-mail at curator@TacomaArtPlace.org. All shows open on Artwalk nights (third Thursday of each month), but run times and reception dates may vary. Please note that there is an extremely long list of artists inquiring about shows, and preference is given to volunteers and members, those willing to participate in group shows, and exceptionally local artists.
Art Equipment
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eight easels (vertical and also horizontal for water color) assorted paint brushes, palettes Simply Swank soldering kit for jewelry-making stained-glass equipment glass grinder knitting and crochet needles beaded jewelry tools paper cutters, cutting mat, scissors, etc. drafting table & drafting arm two kilns Clay Boss motorized wheel Sewing Brother sewing machine Kenmore sewing machine New Home 702 sewing machine Singer 417 sewing machine Singer 8280 sewing machine Singer 7466 sewing machine Baby Lock Serger sewing machine
TV/DVD player to view instructional programs
Library/resource room with art books The Clay Area TAP has two kilns which are overseen and fired as needed by Cat Grey. In addition to white and terracotta throwing clay and handbuilding clay available for purchase, there are free “Kid Bags” on our shelves for kids of all ages. Usually, there is also reclaimed clay available.
To learn about our clay and kiln resources, check out TAP’s Basic Clay Area Guide, posted on-site and available here as a PDF for downloading.
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Dark Room/Photography Canon AE-1 Program camera body Canon AE-1 Program camera body Minolta XG7 Yashica D medium format camera Albinar ADG 28mm lens Canon 50mm lens Canon 50mm lens JC Penney 80mm-200mm lens Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm lens Revagan 28mm lens Sigma Zoom II 26-85mm lens Spiratone 135 lens Vivitar 70mm-150mm lens 52mm lens filters 55mm lens filters 62mm lens filters Kodak Poly contrast filter kit shutter release for Canon camera Vantage DX 700 auto flash Vivatar Autobounce 40D flash Automega enlarger Leitz Valoy II enlarger Omega D-5 XL enlarger Western bulk film loader Lloyds bulk film winder Pro contact printing frame Gralab darkroom timer Master Time-O-Lite darkroom timer Spiraton Digital Darkroom Director/Enlarger timer Kodak Utility Safelight lamp Arkays print washer De Hypo tubular print washer metal chemical mixer containers Dark Room Graduates Wire film holders Paterson Universal developing tank Ansco Anscomatic developing tank Kalt photographic blotter book |