artTown - Artist & Place with Sean Alexander

The City of Tacoma's Media and Communications Office -- in partnership with its Community and Economic Development Department's Arts Program -- has launched "artTown," a cultural documentary-style TV initiative exploring Tacoma's emergence as a major creative hub in the Pacific Northwest. The quarterly series offers segments featuring diverse perspectives on a variety of creative disciplines. The inaugural episode first aired on Oct. 11, 2013 and features music composed by local artist Isaac Solverson. It also includes viewpoints from J.D. Elquist and Travis Pranger at vintage menswear boutique Feather and Oar; Pacific Avenue Streetscape artists Elizabeth Conner and Daniel Martin; graphic designer Art Chantry whose work has been exhibited in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian and the Louvre; letterpress artist Lance Kagey of Beautiful Angle; Metro Parks historian Melissa McGinnis; Tacoma School of the Arts instructors Robin Jaecklein and Kareem Kandi; Arts EnviroChallenger teaching artist Meredith Essex; and many others. For more information about artTown, read this news release: http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=39360