ArtRod is a nonprofit arts organization located in Tacoma, Washington. It was founded in 1958 and went through several incarnations including Allied Arts and Artists Exchange.[1][2] The mission of ArtRod is to facilitate art exhibition in nontraditional public arenas and grew out of a response to bring contemporary art forms from a traditional museum setting and directly into the community's path.[3]

ArtRod has supported four major projects: Toby Room magazine, the Don't Bite the Pavement film series, and the exhibition spaces Tollbooth Gallery and Critical Line.[4] The organisation has been a collaboration between Michael Lent and Jared Pappas-Kelley.[5][6] In 2005 they were honoured with an arts genius award from the City of Tacoma for their work on ArtRod and the Tollbooth Gallery.[7]

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  1. ^ "ArtRod". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  2. ^ Graves, J., 2005. Art in Tacoma's Present Links Past with Uncertain Future. The News Tribune. 2 Jan.
  3. ^ "ArtRod". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  4. ^ "ArtRod". Archived from the original on 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "3 x 2 | City Arts". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2013-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)