Smithsonian American Art Museum
Virtual Artist Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesDon’t miss this amazing opportunity to hear from legendary artist Carrie Mae Weems, joined in conversation by Saisha Grayson, SAAM’s curator of time-based media, to discuss her new exhibition Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward, Looking Back. Described as an icon, national treasure, and genius, Weems is a moral compass in the field, entwining art and activism to address […]
Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesThe Smithsonian American Art Museum has the largest public collection of works by Alma Thomas in the world. Thomas’s art first entered SAAM’s collection in 1970. The museum acquired more than a dozen works during the artist’s lifetime, and thirteen that were bequeathed to the museum by Thomas after her death. Composing Color: Paintings by […]
2023 Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series: Cauleen Smith
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesInterdisciplinary artist Cauleen Smith kicks off the annual Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series. Smith explores African American identity through her work, particularly in films such as Sojourner, featured in SAAM’s current exhibition Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies. She describes her work as a reflection on “the everyday possibilities of the imagination,” drawing on poetry, Afrofuturism, science […]
In-Person SAAM Arcade
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesTurn the volume up for our annual exploration of video games and art, SAAM Arcade 2023! This annual celebration of creativity and innovation in games explores many of the same themes on display in the new exhibition Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies. The exhibition explores the powerful resonances between recent video art and […]
In-Person SAAM Fellows Lectures
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesWednesday, May 17-Friday, May 19 2023, 1 – 5pm EDT Join the 2022–2023 class of Smithsonian American Art Museum research fellows as they present new scholarship on a range of topics and time periods, media and messages. Speakers will share research discoveries and offer fresh perspectives on works of American art. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, […]