2023 Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series: Cauleen Smith

Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United States

Interdisciplinary 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 […]

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In-Person SAAM Arcade

Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United States

Turn 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 […]

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In-Person SAAM Fellows Lectures

Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United States

Wednesday, 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, […]

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Recurring

In-Person SAAM Fellows Lectures

Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United States

Wednesday, 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, […]

Free
Recurring

In-Person SAAM Fellows Lectures

Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United States

Wednesday, 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, […]

Free