FAQ

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  • The Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts is a playful interrogation of the definition of a museum. It is meant to ask more questions than it answers.

    TCMoFA does not have a permanent location. It does not have a permanent collection.

    TCMoFA provides temporary, free to enter, public spaces for the appreciation and examination of art.

  • TCMoFA is a series of pop-up museums operating out of a variety of underutilized commercial and industrial spaces in Olympia, Washington. Past exhibitions have been located inside the Olympia Press Building, 509 4th Ave E, and in the garage of the Olympia Armory Creative Campus. Join our email list to stay in the loop about upcoming exhibitions!

  • We currently present 2-3 pop-up exhibitions per year.

  • The Coast Salish Museum of Fine Arts (CSMoFA) is the name of the museum’s annual exhibition of art created by self-identified Indigenous artists with personal connections to the broadly-defined Coast Salish region of North America. Each year during the weekend preceding Indigenous People’s Day, the museum hosts a juried exhibition of works created by Indigenous artists. The jury for these exhibitions is paneled by Indigenous artists in the interest of promoting a self-directed representation of contemporary artworks by Native artists.

  • TCMoFA is operated by six lead organizers and dozens of community volunteers. Click here to learn more about our core organizational team. Click here to learn more about getting involved as a volunteer.

  • TCMoFA doesn’t facilitate the sale or purchase of art. If you’re interested in purchasing a work of art, please email info@tcmofa.org and we’d be happy to connect you with the artist directly. Our exhibitions feature a gift shop where merchandise designed by local artists can be purchased.

  • TCMoFA is a fiscally-sponsored nonprofit through Shunpike. All donations are tax deductible.

  • TCMoFA is powered by volunteers and funded through gifts, grants, sponsorships, and the generosity of generous, art-loving individuals. If you feel moved to make a donation, please click here. Every dollar goes toward supporting artists and keeping the whole museum project afloat.