Free annual Tacoma art studio tour happens this weekend. Here’s a map
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- Tacoma Art Studio Tour opens 100+ artists’ studios Oct. 11–12, free public access
- Most studios cluster in North End and downtown Tacoma
- Attendees get demonstrations, shopping opportunities and a bingo contest with artwork prizes
For one weekend a year more than 100 Tacoma artists open their studios to the public, offering a free behind-the-scenes look at their workspaces, tools and creative processes.
This year the Tacoma Art Studio Tour is happening Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11 and 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., as part of Tacoma Arts Month. Most studios are concentrated in the North End and downtown Tacoma, but some reach as far south as Midland. Find a full map, with photos and descriptions of the artists’ work online.
All artists will sell their wares and have hands-on demonstration activities for visitors. The artists specialize in a variety of mediums, including painting, sewing, printmaking, pottery, drawing, textiles, glass, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, woodworking and photography, according to a list of artists the city published online.
Attendees who complete seven squares of their Studio Tour bingo card and send in a photo by Nov. 3 will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win artwork by a selection of artists on the tour.
Other Tacoma Arts Month events
The city of Tacoma has an online calendar of arts events happening in October.
Some highlights:
- Crafts events by Remakery at various Tacoma Public Library branches (including crochet pumpkins Oct. 10, yarn-wrapped pumpkins on Oct. 15, cloaks sewing and shields on Oct. 17 and tutu sewing and wands on Oct. 22)
- Teen Open Studio night at the Tacoma Art Museum, where teenagers can try an array of hands-on artmaking activities and mediums on Oct. 16 from 5-7 p.m.
- Free admission at the Tacoma Art Museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 18 and all Thursdays from 5-8 p.m
- Free programming for Filipino American History Month celebrations at the Washington State History Museum on Oct. 16 (including performances and demonstrations, vendors and a panel conversation on Filipino American heritage and history)
- A free Lego Print Making workshop from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the main branch of the Tacoma Public Library on Oct. 18. Ages 6 and up.
- The Da Vinci Code’s opening night at Tacoma Little Theatre kicks off Oct. 24 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- The Children’s Museum of Tacoma will be offering a low-sensory string quartet concert for kids from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Oct. 30, which will feature classical and popular music
Mark your calendar for the Arts at the Armory market from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16. (1001 S. Yakima, Tacoma).
