Sending our thoughts and BEST wishes on Veterans Day

BEST Artist and volunteer, Justin Thompson, contributed a special piece of art to the BEST community art installation, Superhero, at the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM).  His untitled work of acrylics on canvas shown below, was intended to to symbolize and honor brain injury survivors who are veterans, along with their families.  Thank you, Justin, for (more…)

See Art, Make Art, Be a Superhero November 14, 2019 in Tacoma

Save the date: Next Thursday, November 14, 2019, BEST Artists Diane Rasch of Heartfelt Tidbits of Creativity, Robin Spicuzza, and Erin Thompson, along with BEST Communications Manager, Kim Thompson, will be at the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) from 5 pm to 8 pm in the Cheney room on the third floor, the home of the Superhero show, our community (more…)

Support BEST: #MyGivingStory 2019

Our donors and supporters are the BEST.  Now, through the Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesday) event (which is the international celebration and day of giving back to causes you care about, on Tuesday, December 3, 2019), BESTies can take their giving stories for BEST to the next level!  Introducing the #MyGivingStory event! BESTies can share their stories on (more…)

A Thankfulness Collage: Join BEST’s Online Art Project

Join BEST for an online art project!  We are creating online collages of what we are thankful for!  BESTies, share one to three things you are grateful for and join our collage project! We will share our project on this blog, BEST social media, and newsletter the week before the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, November 21, 2019.  (more…)

The Art of Empowerment: You Voted and the Results Are In!

BEST’s Kim Thompson (in her animated superhero form), shares how you voted on our empowerment definition poll. It’s clear: empowerment has several important definitions. Check it out in the video below! We’ll being doing more about empowerment this month for The Art of Empowerment for our upcoming Giving Tuesday event on December 3, 2019.   (more…)

BEST Superhero of the Month October 2019

The equation is simple, but powerful.  Arts + Community = SUPER.  At the beautiful and iconic Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) , this museum is indeed super. For well over 80 years, the museum has been connecting people and communities with art, with rich and engaging installations, programming, events and education.   That’s why the Brain Energy (more…)