Tacoma Armory

06/13/2024

Portland Taiko blends the tradition of Japanese taiko drumming with a sense of Asian American identity, creativity, and empowerment. Since its founding in 1994, the group has headlined at arts festivals and concert halls, and has performed at hundreds of community events and school assemblies.

Portland Taiko will be here at the Rialto on March 29th, 2025.

Season subscribers can save money on multiple tickets! Call our box office for details 253.346.1721

Single tickets go on sale June 26th

05/20/2024

Did you know? Today is Josephine Baker Day, declared so by the NAACP in 1963, in honor of her Civil Rights Advocacy.

Learn more about Josephine Baker in this video podcast with Erricka Turner Davis, Adjunct Faculty Cornish College of the Arts, and Eric Clausell, Clinical Psychologist and performer/director, where they discuss the life, work, artistry, and lasting impact of this incredible historical figure.

Delve into a rich conversation between Erricka Turner Davis, Adjunct Faculty Cornish College of the Arts and Eric Clausell, Clinical Psychologist and performer/director,…

02/29/2024

THIS WEEKEND! SuperFolk!
Friday, March 1
SuperFolk Market at Tacoma Armory - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
Gallery Walk at the Washington State History Museum - 11:00 a.m.
and
Social at the Washington State History Museum - 5:00 p.m.

Tickets: $0 – $50 available at https://buff.ly/49fES0c

Website: https://buff.ly/3jcrUIk

02/24/2024

SuperFolk empowers our creative ecosystem to envision a brighter and thriving future for our artists, our communities, and our common humanity!

On Friday March 1 from 6-10 p.m., join us in the Roosevelt Room at Tacoma Armory for a night market and jam. Shop local with a selection of some of Tacoma's incredible craft artists. Bring an instrument and play some music with some of the SuperFolk musicians.

This is a free event to kickstart the weekend's festivities at the Washington State History Museum. The fun continues on Saturday, March 2 - learn more at https://buff.ly/3jcrUIk

02/22/2024

Did you see Imagine Monet featured on Studio 13 Live yesterday? Thank you, Mireya Garcia and team, for visiting Tacoma Armory!
https://buff.ly/42SpuEK

Mireya Garcia got an inside look at Imagine Monet in Tacoma.

02/22/2024

Thank you, South Sound Magazine, for your review of Imagine Monet!

The Tacoma Arts Live-hosted experience will be on view through April 14.

02/16/2024

Did you catch us on KING 5 Evening yesterday? Thank you, Saint Bryan and team, for visiting Imagine Monet at Tacoma Armory!

More than 200 paintings by Claude Monet are on exhibit at "Imagine Monet" which runs through April 14

02/14/2024

Thank you for the Imagine Monet feature, Seattle Times!
Happy Valentine's Day 💙 and Happy Imagine Monet Opening Day ✨

From new Valentine's Day events to classic spots to catch a sunset, here are nine ways to spend the holiday around Seattle.

02/09/2024

Monet at Tacoma Armory

Capitol City Press

02/06/2024

Imagine radiance
Imagine movement
Imagine Monet

02/04/2024

It's not too late to plan the perfect Valentine's Day!

The grand opening event for Imagine Monet is February 14. We've got the atmosphere, the music, and the chocolates - all you have to do is show up! Get tickets here: https://buff.ly/3usRbXC

Music provided by the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association
Delectable chocolates from Johnson’s Candy Co.

Many thanks to our sponsors:
Charles Wright - Platinum Sponsor
MultiCare - Season Champion
Umpqua Bank - Silver Sponsor

Thank you to our partners:
Silver Cloud Hotel
The Seattle Times
Tacoma Art Museum

02/03/2024

Accelerating Creative Enterprise (ACE) Partner Spotlight!

Meet Morgan Bogart, Founder of 8 Arms Accounting. 8 Arms Accounting provides bookkeeping and tax services for individuals and small businesses.

"ACE has provided a space where I'm able to present a professional front for clients," Bogart said of the ACE Program. "I love that I am in a space that feels supportive and inclusive."

Bogart's previous experience in the arts helps her to support individuals in the creative fields. "I want them to feel heard and know that they have someone rooting for them that understands the financial aspects of running a business."

You can find 8 Arms Accounting on instagram at

The ACE program incubates and supports emerging BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and women entrepreneurs. Together with our ACE Partners, we are elevating community-led microenterprise by supporting working creative professionals, owners of small businesses, and nonprofit visionaries. ACE is administered in partnership with the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County with funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce.

02/02/2024

Imagine Monet opens this month in Tacoma!

We're just two weeks away from sharing with you an incredible experience featuring the life and work of Claude Monet.

The U.S. premiere of Imagine Monet is only at Tacoma Armory - did you get your tickets yet?
https://buff.ly/3usRbXC

02/01/2024

Imagine Monet
Opens February 14 at Tacoma Armory

Tickets on sale now! https://buff.ly/3usRbXC

01/29/2024

Imagine Monet opens February 14 at Tacoma Armory!
Tickets: https://buff.ly/3usRbXC

Thank you to our sponsors and partners for this exhibit: Charles Wright Academy, MultiCare, Umpqua Bank, Silver Cloud Hotel, Seattle Times, Tacoma Art Museum.

01/26/2024

"Critic asks: ‘And what, sir, is the subject matter of that painting?’
✨
‘The subject matter, my dear good fellow, is the light.'”
☀️
Imagine a RADICAL
Imagine MONET
Open February 14 at Tacoma Armory
https://buff.ly/3usRbXC

01/25/2024

ACE Partner Seeds of Peace, a youth led advocacy organization, held a Youth Town Hall with Pierce County Council-member Ryan Mello and Metro Parks Commissioner Rosie Ayala last week to discuss policies impacting youth.

Thank you SoP Projects, Pierce County Council, Metro Parks Tacoma, Ryan Mello, Rosie Ayala, Fahren Johnson

01/20/2024

Accelerating Creative Enterprise (ACE) Partner Spotlight:

Meet LaRisha Calley and Gervona Johnson, Founders of AurPlace Sensory Gym. AurPlace provides a safe space and fun sensory friendly activities for children with and without special needs.

LaRisha and Gervona share that the ACE program has "provided a lot of support and workspace for meetings and business-related activities."

Learn more about AurPlace here: https://buff.ly/3O4hD0x

The ACE program incubates and supports emerging BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and women entrepreneurs. Together with our ACE Partners, we are elevating community-led microenterprise by supporting working creative professionals, owners of small businesses, and nonprofit visionaries. ACE is administered in partnership with the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County with funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce.

01/14/2024

RADICAL BEAUTY

Claude Monet was a revolutionary artist known for initiating Impressionism. Today, he is admired as one of the most influential artists of all time.

Direct from Lyon, France, comes Imagine Monet!

Grand Opening Special Event on Valentine’s Day 💙 Get tickets now: https://buff.ly/3usRbXC

Special savings for Students, Military, Tacoma Arts Live Contributors, and Tacoma Art Museum Members.

01/12/2024

Music Together ® Award-winning Mixed-Age early music classes for children from birth through age 5—and the grownups who love them! Now at Tacoma Music Academy.

01/12/2024

01/09/2024

Take a stroll through history and explore the artworks of one of the world's most celebrated Impressionist painters. Enjoy an inspiring afternoon and discover why Monet continues to captivate us today. Experience Imagine Monet for yourself!

https://buff.ly/3usRbXC

01/03/2024

Water Lilies!

This is one of our favorites, a kind of manifesto of Monet's conception of art. Come see it at Tacoma Armory starting February 14 at Imagine Monet. https://buff.ly/3usRbXC

12/24/2023

Make an impression: Imagine Monet is the perfect gift 🎨
https://buff.ly/3usRbXC

12/20/2023

Happy Holidays!

Tacoma Arts Live Administrative and Box Offices will be closed December 21 through January 2.

The Box Office will resume normal hours on January 3.

12/08/2023

Tacoma Arts Live hosted Tacoma Public Schools students with Metro Parks Tacoma today on their first field trip to Tacoma Armory. Thank you for visiting!

12/08/2023

Experience the work of French artist Claude Monet in a whole new light — 360-degree, floor-to-ceiling, fully immersive light and color, that is — at the Tacoma Armory starting Feb. 14.

12/05/2023

A Very Merry Market is this Saturday at Tacoma Armory!

2:00 p.m. - Market opens
2:45 p.m. - Kwanza Chat
2:55 p.m. - Ari Jones - music performance
3:00 p.m. - Vision Step Team
3:15 p.m. - Bomba by Hijos de Agüeybaná
4:00 p.m. - Ari Jones music performance
4:05 p.m. - Vision Step Team
4:50 p.m. - Gentlemen Dro - spoken word
5:00 p.m. - Ayana Freeman - music performance
6:00 p.m. - The Gospel Project (live band)
6:20 p.m. - CeCe T. music performance
Then, shop til you drop (or til 8:00 p.m.)

Black Night Market
Video of Hijos de Agueybana by Latino Northwest Communications