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Through Oct. 2: The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation's Foundation of Art Award, 2008-2010

Kittredge Gallery

Nicholas Nyland's "Dog Love," 2009, is part of "The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation's Foundation of Art Award, 2008-2010" show.

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Tacoma's best are represented in The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation's Foundation of Art Award, 2008-2010 show at Kittredge Gallery.Twenty-five artists over the past three years had their art judged by a panel in hopes of grabbing the $7,500 prize.Chris Sharp and Jeremy Mangan won in 2008 and 2009, respectively. This year, the honor went to Lisa Kinoshita, Tacoma artist and owner of Mineral studio gallery on Puyallup Avenue. Her work, especially her jewelry, is stunning. The list of nominees is impressive.

The exhibition itself includes work by the 25 nominees featuring works range from painting, sculpture, and prints to video, jewelry, and embroidery, among other techniques. Materials are as diverse as felt, Legos, found cardboard signs, and repurposed books to the more traditional media such as oil, watercolor, ceramics, and photography.

Read Alec Clayton's review of the show here.

Small print: The annual $7,500 award program was established by the Community Foundation in 2008 to honor professional artists living and working in Pierce County, and is made possible through a foundation fund to support the Pierce County art community. Each year nominees are selected by a panel of regional arts professionals and Community Foundation board members. The award winner then creates a commissioned artwork for the foundation. Lisa Kinoshita's commissioned piece for the Community Foundation will be unveiled this fall.

The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation's Foundation of Art Award, 2008-2010

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday
Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, North 15th Street at North Lawrence Street, Tacoma
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