Artist Talk: A Conversation with Paul Stephen Benjamin at Tacoma Art Museum Thursday, September 27, 6pm, FREE Atlanta-based artist Paul Stephen Benjamin joins TAM's Chief Curator Rock Hushka for a dynamic dialogue about contemporary art, identity, and the creative process. Then head into the galleries for your last chance to experience To Sing of Beauty before it closes. About Paul Stephen Benjamin Paul Stephen Benjamin earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1988 and a master of fine arts degree from the Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University in 2013. He has recently exhibited at the Telfair Museum Jepson Center in Savannah, Georgia, the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia and the High Museum of Art both in Atlanta. He has frequently exhibited at Georgia State University including the Digital Art and Entertainment Lab Window Project, the Welch Gallery, and the Rialto Center for the Arts. Benjamin was a finalist for the 2018 Southern Prize by South Arts, one of the most prestigious awards in the Southeast. Among other awards, he also was a finalist for the Working Artist Project at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Atlanta and has received the Artadia Award, the Forward Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award, and the Diasporal Rhythms Artist Recognition Award. Visit www.paulsbenjamin.com<http://www.paulsbenjamin.com> for more information. To Sing of Beauty is on view through September 30, 2018. [https://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Benjamin-2016-1775-2-899x396.jpg] Hope to see you at the Museum! Amelia Layton Public Programs Manager Pronoun: she, her, hers Office hours: Tuesday - Friday, 8 am - 6 pm TACOMA ART MUSEUM 1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 T: 253-272-4258 x3062 TacomaArtMuseum.org<http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/TacomaArtMuseum>, Instagram<http://i.instagram.com/tacomaartmuseum/>, and Twitter<https://twitter.com/TacomaArtMuseum> Connecting people through art.