ArtRod

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ArtRod is a nonprofit arts organization in Tacoma, Washington. It was founded in 1958 and has existed under several names, including Allied Arts and Artists Exchange. Its mission is to show art in nontraditional public spaces and to bring contemporary art from museums into the community. 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. The group was a collaboration between Michael Lent and Jared Pappas-Kelley. In 2005 they received the City of Tacoma's Arts Genius Award for their work on ArtRod and the Tollbooth Gallery.