[image: image.png] Artist Talk: Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (PDT) *Jono Vaughan: Project 42 Memorializing the lives of transgender and gender non-conforming Americans through art and performance.* Join Rainbow Center and TAM in welcoming Jono Vaughn. Project 42 addresses the pattern of violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people in the United States, providing both a form of memorialization and an entry point for engagement and discussion. Begun in 2012, the project’s name is taken from the short life expectancy of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in the United States, which is estimated at forty-two years, based—in lieu of official data, which often excludes these identities—on third-party texts and research. The project will continue until 42 garments and memorial actions, one for each individual represented in the chronologically selected group are completed. *Tacoma Art Museum - Murray Family Event Space* 1701 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, WA 98402 This event is free but reservations are requested. Tickets available from this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jono-vaughan-project-42-tickets-58870360834?fbclid=IwAR1SQaV0AignEXRz0Dp-S2ONjFwyLWF0eTC34cZqWj-Ywv4hkjPGYzp02rY -- KC Bitterman 505-570-9335