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Metal Artists Wanted for Tacoma’s Metal-Urge

Metal-Urge, organized by the Tacoma Arts Commission, is Tacoma’s city-wide celebration of the metal arts during which venues around Tacoma will program a wide variety of metal-based activities including exhibits, workshops, lectures, festivals and more. The event, which will run Oct. 1– Nov. 30, 2014, will showcase the vast range of talent and creativity present in metalworking to date.

In conjunction with Metal-Urge, Tacoma Arts Museum and Seattle Metals Guild will host two major metal arts events. The first is a metal arts exhibit, “Protective Ornament: Contemporary Amulets to Armor”, running Oct. 18, 2014 – early February 2015, at Tacoma Art Museum (1701 Pacific Ave.). The second is the Seattle Metals Guild’s 19^th Annual Northwest Jewelry and Metals Symposium at the Washington State History Museum (1911 Pacific Ave.) on Oct. 18, 2014.

Opportunity for Artists

Professional metal artists or artists whose work incorporates metal as an important component are invited to apply for exhibition opportunities at traditional and non-traditional venues around Tacoma in conjunction with Metal-Urge. Artists must reside in Washington or Oregon.

Application submissions will be juried by representatives from local galleries and venues participating in the event. Selected artists will be assigned to shows and contacted directly by the gallery or venue mounting the exhibit. Exhibition details will be worked out with each venue directly.

The deadline for artist applications is midnight on April 25, 2014.

More information about Metal-Urge is available for download at cityoftacoma.org/artsopps.