The Helm Opening on Broadway
There’s an interesting new project in the works down on Broadway that is bringing something very different to the Tacoma art scene.
The Helm Gallery will open at 760 Broadway in the Bostwick this September.
Why did a new art gallery grab us so much?
First, they are attracting some well known national and international artists for their first show The Kindness of Strangers. The creators of the gallery, Sean Alexander and Peter Lynn, used social networking sites and on-line resources to find artists they liked and sent them an e-mail, asking them to “help a stranger.”
Second, we are bowled over by their Residency program. The Helm is not only bringing art to Tacoma, but they are bringing the artists as well. Artists who are displaying their work at the gallery and want to work while they are here will be offered a small bedroom and studio to work out of.
It’s not a vacation for artists, but more of a chance for them to get away and work in a new environment—ours, specifically.
It sounds like a very direct way to get great artists into town help get Tacoma some recognition on the world Art Scene.
We’ll keep you updated on this new art project for Tacoma.
2 comments
T The Gulag July 2, 2008
It must correspond with this year’s Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Society convention being held in Tacoma at the Hotel Murano, July 16’th-19’th. Sorry, you have to be a society member to purchase tickets, but there might be some residual activities that the general public can attend.
The theme is “Jim Fredrickson Country”; a life long Tacoman (lives in Proctor) and career Northern Pacific Railroad telegraher. His photo collection (from Tacoma and the northwest, starting in the 40’s)numbers in the tens of thousands; and did you know he has an old Tacoma Union Station sign (just like the two that are currently there) in his backyard!
O OddTodd July 7, 2008
i was fortunate enough to meet jim fredrickson and tacoma historical society president jim hoard recently to discuss the exhibit for an article in the tacoma daily index:
http://tacomadailyindex.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=88&cat=23&id=1254433&more=0
lots of good stuff there. check it out while you can . . . —TODD