Tacoma, Wash. - Anyone under 18 can go to Tacoma Art Museum free Aug. 18-30.

Things to do at the museum:

• See five different art exhibitions
• Make art in the Open Art Studio
• Learn more about art in the Art Resource Center 

“We want young people in our community to be exposed to the arts,” said Paula McArdle, director of education and audience development. “We’d love to see teenagers and families take advantage of this affordable, educational activity as the summer winds down.”

This special free admission offer is made possible by generous contributions from Tacoma Art Museum donors.

Current Tacoma Art Museum exhibitions are:

• Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams
• Drutt Collection
• Loud Bones: The Jewelry of Nancy Worden
• 2009 Neddy Artist Fellowship 
• Speaking Parts: Conversations Between Works in the Collection
• Dale Chihuly Permanent Collection

Ornament at Art and Loud Bones showcase studio art jewelry. The Drutt Collection is considered one of the best collections of studio art jewelry in the world. Nancy Worden is a Northwest artist known for the stories she tells through her art.   

“As young people look at these exhibitions in particular, they’ll see a wide variety of things art can be made of,” McArdle said. “We hope they’ll also think about questions like what is art, and how and why do we wear jewelry?”

LINK: Tacoma Art Museum information page