Micahel Liang of Spaceworks Tacoma joins the podcast this week. He shares his background in the arts and as a park ranger for the National Parks service. His love of art and the natural world…
This episode, we are joined by the Abby E. Murray, the current Tacoma Poet Laureate. Talking to Abby was a delight the whole way through. This wide-ranging interview goes from the work Abby does teaching…
Did you read the blog post in The Stranger by Charles Mudede? He writes: Something has clearly shifted in the way Tacoma and Seattle are perceived at the level of the arts. My point: As…
Mindy Barker joins the podcast to talk about how her background in decorative painting led her to murals. She has several murals around Tacoma, which we talk about, as well as her love for the…
Tacoma Arts Live is hosting a production of the award-winning (and hilarious) play “Art” at the Theater on the Square. Director Brett Carr sits down on the podcast to talk about what it’s like to…
Conductor and musical director Sarah Ioannides joins the podcast to talk about Symphony Tacoma’s May 11 program which brings together Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (including Ode to Joy) with “In Hopes of Finding the Sun,” a…
Wayzgoose–a letterpress and book arts extravaganza–is in its 15th year. This family-friendly event is at Kings Books and features a steamroller press, a “print your t-shirt” booth, and many letterpress and book art vendors and…
On this episode of We Art Tacoma, sculptor Gustavo Martinez talks about his background, teaching, and (of course) his art, which includes a variety of fascinating styles and inspirations. Links Gustavo’s website Fear not, there…
Chandler O’Leary joins the podcast today to talk about her book, “The Best Coast.” The book is an impressive achievement—it’s entirely illustrated atlas of the west coast. That means the hundred maps, several hundred locations,…
Meet Steve LaBerge. Originally from Minnesota who now makes his home in Tacoma where he has one foot in his day job (insurance) and another foot in fantastical, whimsical art. Steve talks about his projects…
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