[https://mcusercontent.com/dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8/images/b725ade4-4fd0-515b-9a4b-6e9943b79ba8.png] Ready for Arts at the Armory? Arts at the Armory<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cityoftacoma.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8&id=e839f752af&e=884d82c518__;!!CRCbkf1f!X9scmNK2eW1uY6aYztFcb1wdPsWV8smbI4ae021b7BKTBIaqkvuJniFQf2TdPNe_dW0jA9xsGdklIf_atflpjx2VBWFwC5g$> is right around the corner! Join us November 15–16 from 11 AM - 5 PM at the historic Tacoma Armory for Tacoma’s biggest indoor arts market and community arts celebration. Over 130 local artists will fill the historic Tacoma Armory with ceramics, jewelry, prints, glass, textiles, and more - all made right here in our city. This free, family-friendly event is about more than shopping; it’s about connection, creativity, and supporting the people who make Tacoma such a vibrant place to live. Explore the artists who are participating and start noting your favorites now. It is sure to be a busy and fun weekend no matter what the weather brings. Plan Your Visit Dates: Saturday & Sunday, November 15 & 16 Time: 11 am - 5 pm Location: Tacoma Armory, 1001 S. Yakima Ave.<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cityoftacoma.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8&id=223d133c7f&e=884d82c518__;!!CRCbkf1f!X9scmNK2eW1uY6aYztFcb1wdPsWV8smbI4ae021b7BKTBIaqkvuJniFQf2TdPNe_dW0jA9xsGdklIf_atflpjx2VuPWIeA8$> Admission is free and open to all ages Street parking is available around Tacoma Armory; please follow all posted signage, some spots are time limited. Paid public parking is available adjacent to the Armory in the County-City Building parking lot (entrance located on S. 11th Street & Altheimer), operated by LAZ Parking. The Armory is also served by Pierce Transit routes 2, 3, 13, and 28 — all within a short walk. You can find more about directions and parking here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cityoftacoma.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8&id=d23cf47e3e&e=884d82c518__;!!CRCbkf1f!X9scmNK2eW1uY6aYztFcb1wdPsWV8smbI4ae021b7BKTBIaqkvuJniFQf2TdPNe_dW0jA9xsGdklIf_atflpjx2Vev1IbTA$>. Explore these Artists and more! [https://mcusercontent.com/dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8/images/2e948336-ac5b-ad34-3347-448ac5ecfc49.png] These artists explore the natural worlds and your inner connections through line, texture, and color, resulting in wonderful and unique art that inspires reflection. Specializing in printmaking since 1999, Yoshi Nakagawa<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cityoftacoma.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8&id=7ee7086f22&e=884d82c518__;!!CRCbkf1f!X9scmNK2eW1uY6aYztFcb1wdPsWV8smbI4ae021b7BKTBIaqkvuJniFQf2TdPNe_dW0jA9xsGdklIf_atflpjx2V4ybbp5s$> pulled her first print at the University of Puget Sound, and honed her craft in Seattle and Oaxaca, Mexico. Her artwork is influenced by patterns of the natural world and Japanese textiles, along with her experiences living in Oaxaca, Japan, and the Pacific Northwest. Aubree Mladenovic<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cityoftacoma.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8&id=6cb0f4714a&e=884d82c518__;!!CRCbkf1f!X9scmNK2eW1uY6aYztFcb1wdPsWV8smbI4ae021b7BKTBIaqkvuJniFQf2TdPNe_dW0jA9xsGdklIf_atflpjx2VwckYlZI$> is a visual artist based in Tacoma. Combining elements of collage, embroidery, and ink on paper, Aubree’s drawings feature figures in transcendent landscapes infused with patterns. Her works represent the complexities of beauty, love, and loss that are felt in moments of reflection and introspection. Liz Morrow<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cityoftacoma.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8&id=1879a68830&e=884d82c518__;!!CRCbkf1f!X9scmNK2eW1uY6aYztFcb1wdPsWV8smbI4ae021b7BKTBIaqkvuJniFQf2TdPNe_dW0jA9xsGdklIf_atflpjx2Vv-8awGM$> is a multidisciplinary artist primarily working in linoleum relief printmaking, as well as wood carving and acrylic painting. Her work focuses on exploring ideas of home, nature, place, identity, and rootedness and often involves an interplay between bold, graphic visuals depicting plant and animal life, and typographical elements. Ashley Furman<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cityoftacoma.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8&id=3c607458e8&e=884d82c518__;!!CRCbkf1f!X9scmNK2eW1uY6aYztFcb1wdPsWV8smbI4ae021b7BKTBIaqkvuJniFQf2TdPNe_dW0jA9xsGdklIf_atflpjx2VNIWKIHI$> is a printmaker who finds inspiration for her works in nature, antiquing, tattoo iconography, literature, and horror media. [https://mcusercontent.com/dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8/images/647896dd-733b-4cb8-e00d-57aba37e8f0e.png] From the surreal, to the practical, and from abstract impressions to expanding on traditional art forms, our local artists thrive in the mastery of their craft. LJ Kuring<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cityoftacoma.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8&id=78187c7967&e=884d82c518__;!!CRCbkf1f!X9scmNK2eW1uY6aYztFcb1wdPsWV8smbI4ae021b7BKTBIaqkvuJniFQf2TdPNe_dW0jA9xsGdklIf_atflpjx2VZ-bNivE$> is an oil painter seasoned on the streets of Baltimore. Inspired by its dark history, they relay the haunted stories and memories of lifetimes before into their oil paintings. They are driven by the thin line that separates the present from the past. Kathy Hogan<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cityoftacoma.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8&id=d9bc74df64&e=884d82c518__;!!CRCbkf1f!X9scmNK2eW1uY6aYztFcb1wdPsWV8smbI4ae021b7BKTBIaqkvuJniFQf2TdPNe_dW0jA9xsGdklIf_atflpjx2Vv526IFY$> creates wire sculpture to draw attention to form, light, and shadow. The shapes invite exploration of texture and depth. She is inspired by curves, dips, distances or closeness of the landscape, the power of the wind, the pathways of rain, or the tree roots pushing through the forest floor. Kendyl Chasco<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cityoftacoma.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dab5c8dcabb4a48a61875c4b8&id=3dfef29ac0&e=884d82c518__;!!CRCbkf1f!X9scmNK2eW1uY6aYztFcb1wdPsWV8smbI4ae021b7BKTBIaqkvuJniFQf2TdPNe_dW0jA9xsGdklIf_atflpjx2VwGEkyW0$> has lived all her life in the PNW. It is the landscapes, objects, and textures of her environment that inspire her functional, fine art ceramics. She fires her work in local wood and soda kilns, both processes that result in dynamic and unique surfaces painted by flames. Tristan Scheible is a queer, mixed media artist who combines his love of nature, PNW landscapes, and the flora/fauna here, into oil paintings and drawings. He also uses nature as his medium with things he finds along the way. What’s Next? Arts at the Armory marks the final major event of Tacoma Arts Month, but the creativity doesn’t stop here. 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