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SUMMARY:Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL
DESCRIPTION:Curious about American art? Join us for a 30-minute in-person conversation about selected works from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection. This program is presented in American Sign Language (ASL) with voice interpretation for hearing participants. \nFree | Registration required \nIn-person | Smithsonian American Art Museum \nMeet in the F Street Lobby
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/art-signs-artful-conversations-in-asl/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T113000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152503
CREATED:20240221T210726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T210726Z
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SUMMARY:Art in the A.M.
DESCRIPTION:Spark your imagination with SAAM during Art in the A.M. Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to join SAAM before hours to learn\, connect\, and create in the galleries. Together\, attendees will explore the expressive colors and music behind the exhibition Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas\, with close looking at artworks such as White Roses Sing and Sing and Untitled (Music Series). After touring the galleries\, children will create their own Alma Thomas-inspired artworks. Space is limited and registration is required. \nFree | Registration required \nIn-person | Smithsonian American Art Museum \nMeet in G Street Lobby
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/art-in-the-a-m/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T143000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152503
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T210727Z
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SUMMARY:America InSight: Verbal Description Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a docent-led tour designed for participants who are blind or have low vision. Discover highlights from the collection through rich verbal descriptions that invoke a multisensory experience. \nFree | Registration required \nIn-person | Smithsonian American Art Museum \nMeet in the F Street Lobby
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/america-insight-verbal-description-tours/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240909
DTSTAMP:20260503T152503
CREATED:20240522T193731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T193731Z
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SUMMARY:Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice
DESCRIPTION:William H. Johnson (1901 – 1970) painted his Fighters for Freedom series in the mid-1940s as a tribute to African American activists\, scientists\, teachers\, and performers as well as international leaders working to bring peace to the world. He celebrated their accomplishments even as he acknowledged the realities of racism\, violence\, and oppression they faced and overcame. Johnson reminds us that individual achievement and commitment to social justice are at the heart of the American story. \nThis landmark exhibition brings together—for the first time since 1946—34 paintings featured in the series. \nThe exhibition illuminates the extraordinary life and contributions of Johnson\, an artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance but whose practice spanned several continents\, as well as the contributions of historical figures he depicted. Some of his Fighters—Marian Anderson\, George Washington Carver\, Mohandas Gandhi\, and Harriet Tubman—are familiar figures; others—Nannie Helen Burroughs and William Grant Still\, among them—are less well-known individuals whose achievements have been eclipsed over time. Johnson celebrates their accomplishments even as he acknowledges the realities of racism\, oppression\, and sometimes violence they faced and overcame. Johnson clues viewers to significant episodes in the Fighters lives by punctuating each portrait with tiny buildings\, flags\, and vignettes that give insight into their stories. Using a colorful palette to create evocative scenes and craft important narratives\, he suggests that the pursuit of freedom is an ongoing\, interconnected struggle\, with moments of both triumph and tragedy. \nThe exhibition is drawn primarily from SAAM’s collection of more than 1\,000 works by William H. Johnson\, the largest and most complete collection of work by the artist\, given to the museum by the Harmon Foundation in 1967.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/fighters-for-freedom-william-h-johnson-picturing-justice/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T183000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152503
CREATED:20240221T210727Z
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SUMMARY:Converse with a Conservator: Alma Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Join SAAM’s head of conservation\, Amber Kerr\, for a conservation-focused tour through the museum’s popular exhibition\, Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas. Kerr will discuss in-depth how Thomas achieved her unique visual effects in large-scale works\, and the methods conservators use to gain insight into her working methods. \nFree| Registration encouraged \nIn-person | Smithsonian American Art Museum \nF Street Lobby
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/converse-with-a-conservator-alma-thomas/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T160000
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CREATED:20240206T152554Z
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SUMMARY:Championing Black Art: A Conversation with Myrtis Bedolla
DESCRIPTION:Gallerist\, curator\, and art advisor Myrtis Bedolla brings her popular “Tea with Myrtis” event to SAAM. The series is inspired by a deep appreciation for the transformative power of art and a desire to create a space where meaningful conversations about contemporary art can thrive. A passionate leader and champion of promoting and collecting African American art\, Bedolla engages in a lively conversation with art collectors\, scholars\, and arts professionals. Participants in this rich panel discussion\, presented in person and online\, include Mel Hardy\, art collector and co-founder of DC-based organization Millenium Arts Salon; Leslie King-Hammond\, art historian and founding director of the Center for Race and Culture at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Stephanie Stebich\, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of SAAM; and Lowery Stokes Sims\, art historian. \nThis program is presented in person and online; registration is required.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/championing-black-art-a-conversation-with-myrtis-bedolla/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T124500
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20240124T133901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T133901Z
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SUMMARY:Art Bites Gallery Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about an ever-changing culture in the United States. Sonja Gandert\, Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellow\, discusses Melesio Casas’ Humanscape 62. \n  \nFree \nSmithsonian American Art Museum \nMeet in G Street Lobby
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/art-bites-gallery-talk-3/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240210T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240210T150000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20240124T133901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T133901Z
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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Family Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with SAAM! Join us for our annual celebration showcasing the ways different Asian cultures ring in the Lunar New Year. Attendees will enjoy dance and music performances\, crafts\, traditional Chinese and Korean art demonstrations\, photo booths\, face painting (for children 12 and under\, while supplies last)\, family-friendly activities\, and the showstopping lion dance. The Courtyard Café will also offer special holiday treats to celebrate the occasion. \nThis program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America and with the Korean Cultural Center\, Washington\, DC. \n  \nFree | Registration encouraged \nSmithsonian American Art Museum \nKogod Courtyard
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/lunar-new-year-family-celebration/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T183000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20240124T133901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T133901Z
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SUMMARY:Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas Gallery Talk
DESCRIPTION:Explore the colorful vision of the painter Alma Thomas with Melissa Ho\, curator of twentieth-century art at SAAM. Ho examines the artist’s favored themes of “Space”\, “Earth” and “Music” featured in the exhibition. Participants will learn about Thomas’s vital role in the history of modern art in Washington DC\, her relationship with the Smithsonian American Art Museum\, and the remarkable artistic breakthroughs she made during the last 15 years of her life. \n  \nSOLD OUT — Waitlist Only \nSmithsonian American Art Museum \nMeet in F Street Lobby \nFree |Registration encouraged
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/composing-color-paintings-by-alma-thomas-gallery-talk/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T130000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20231218T200230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231218T200230Z
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SUMMARY:Art Bites Gallery Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about an ever-changing culture in the United States. Sadé Ayorinde\, Terra Foundation Predoctoral Fellow\, discusses Nick Cave’s Soundsuit. \nFree \nRenwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum \nMeet in the Lobby
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/art-bites-gallery-talk-2/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231222T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231222T130000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20231121T204507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T204507Z
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SUMMARY:Art Bites Gallery Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about America’s ever-changing culture. Kelly-Christina Grant\, the Terra Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum\, discusses Loïs Mailou Jones’ Les Fétiches. \nFree \nMeet in the G Street lobby
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/art-bites-gallery-talk/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231214T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231214T183000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20231121T204507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T204507Z
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SUMMARY:“Musical Thinking” Gallery Talk
DESCRIPTION:Go in-depth with Saisha Grayson\, curator of time-based media at SAAM\, as she discusses the years-long curatorial process behind Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies. Learn about her reasons for featuring selected artists and video art\, with a special focus on auditory artworks and how they merge together in this evocative and emotionally resonant exhibition. \nFree | Registration encouraged \nSmithsonian American Art Museum \nMeet in G Street Lobby
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/musical-thinking-gallery-talk/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T183000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20231018T175047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T175047Z
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SUMMARY:Art Signs: "Musical Thinking" Tour in ASL
DESCRIPTION:In this special edition of “Art Signs”\, Deaf collaborators from Motion Light Lab (ML2) at Gallaudet University lead an hour-long American Sign Language (ASL) tour of the exhibition “Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies”\, focusing on the haptics and captions developed in partnership with ML2. The tour and discussion engage with selected artworks from a d/Deaf perspective. Voice interpretation is provided for hearing participants. \nFree | Registration required \nSmithsonian American Art Museum; meet in the G Street Lobby
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/art-signs-musical-thinking-tour-in-asl/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231129T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231129T193000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20231018T175047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T175047Z
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SUMMARY:"Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea"  Lecture with Anne Hyland
DESCRIPTION:Commonly accepted ideas about the American West\, both in popular culture and in dominant historical narratives\, are often based on a past that never was. They frequently diminish\, if not overlook entirely\, important viewpoints and experiences. Join Anne Hyland\, curatorial assistant and coordinator for the Art Bridges Cohort Program at the Smithsonian American Art Museum\, for a lively talk about the exhibition Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea. The exhibition\, now on view at SAAM\, offers counterviews of “the West” through the perspectives of 48 modern and contemporary artists especially those who identify as Asian American\, Black\, Indigenous\, LGBTQ+\, and Latinx who offer a broader and more inclusive view of this region. Their artworks question old and sometimes racist clichés\, examine tragic and sidelined histories\, and illuminate the multiple communities and events that contribute to the past and present of this region of the United States. \nTickets: SI Associates program: Members\, $20; Nonmembers\, $25 with CODE: 1L0542 \nSmithsonian American Art Museum; McEvoy Auditorium
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/many-wests-artists-shape-an-american-idea-lecture-with-anne-hyland/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T193000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20231018T175047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T175047Z
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SUMMARY:In-person and Virtual Artist Conversation with Geo Neptune and Lily Hope
DESCRIPTION:Join “Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023” artists Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy) and Lily Hope (Tlingit) in conversation with Darienne Turner\, assistant curator of Indigenous Art of the Americas at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Neptune\, a skilled basket maker and activist\, explores themes of generational consciousness while incorporating sacred Native American mythology into their work. One of the last living apprentices of her mother\, late master Chilkat weaver Clarissa Rizal\, Hope is a designer and weaver whose contemporary works in textile and paper collage weave together Ravenstail and Chilkat design. These artists will discuss the importance of cultural identity and how it informs their creative practice. \nMedia sponsorship for “Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023” programing is provided by the American Craft Council. \nFree | Registration required \nIn-person and streaming: \n-In-person: Smithsonian American Art Museum; McEvoy Auditorium \n-Online: Streaming on SAAM’s YouTube channel
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/in-person-and-virtual-artist-conversation-with-geo-neptune-and-lily-hope/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibition,Virtual Events + Viewing Rooms
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20231018T175048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T175048Z
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SUMMARY:Special Preview Screening of “Out of the Picture” and Conversation with Art Critics
DESCRIPTION:In the final lecture in SAAM’s annual Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series\, critic Mary Louise Schumacher is joined by fellow art critics Seph Rodney and Hrag Vartanian of Hyperallergic and Jeneé Osterheldt of The Boston Globe for a special preview screening of Schumacher’s film “Out of the Picture”\, followed by a conversation with the art critics. Made over the course of several years\, this feature-length film follows the critics noted above\, as well as Carolina Miranda and Jen Graves\, as the landscape of art criticism evolves in a fast-paced media environment. \nThe film is in-person only; the conversation portion will be recorded and available online on the museum’s YouTube channel at a later date. \nFree | Registration required \nSmithsonian American Art Museum; McEvoy Auditorium
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/special-preview-screening-of-out-of-the-picture-and-conversation-with-art-critics/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T183000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20231018T175047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T175047Z
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SUMMARY:Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Explore “Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas” with award-winning poet and journalist Celeste Doaks. Her 2019 book\, “American Herstory”\, included ekphrastic poems about the art choices made by Michelle Obama to decorate the White House. Doaks will lead the group through her process of writing ekphrastic poetry and then teach attendees how to create their own poem about a work of art inspired by the paintings of Alma Thomas. Space is limited and registration is required. \nFree | Registration required \nSmithsonian American Art Museum \nMacMillan Education Center\, meet in F Street lobby
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/ekphrastic-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231011T183000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20231009T142250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T142250Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual and In-Person Lecture with Scholar Shirley Reece-Hughes
DESCRIPTION:Scholar Shirley Reece-Hughes\, curator of painting\, sculpture\, and works on paper at the Amon Carter Museum\, discusses her recently opened exhibition “The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury”. This exhibition illuminates Nevelson’s multidimensional mastery of form and attunement to postwar American culture. Nevelson was an avid collector of objects\, and she assembled various found wooden scraps–table legs\, bannisters\, rolling pins\, milk crates\, moldings\, and other architectural fragments–to create her sculptures. Nevelson aimed to create a spiritual experience out of everyday objects\, transforming them from the material to the immaterial. Reece-Hughes will connect her talk to artworks in SAAM’s collection\, including the monumental “Sky Cathedral”. \nThis lecture replaces the one with Debra Yepa-Pappan originally scheduled for this date. \nFree | Registration required \nIn-person and Streaming: \nIn-person: Smithsonian American Art Museum\, McEvoy Auditorium \nStreaming: SAAM’s YouTube Channel
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/virtual-and-in-person-lecture-with-scholar-shirley-reece-hughes/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual Events + Viewing Rooms
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T173000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20230815T212134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T212134Z
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SUMMARY:American Voices and Visions: Modern and Contemporary Art Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join SAAM’s curatorial and conservation staff for a series of gallery talks exploring the newly reimagined and reinstalled modern and contemporary art galleries\, as well as a look at our special exhibitions\, Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea and Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies. These projects highlight many voices—including artists who identify as Asian American\, Black\, Indigenous\, Latinx\, and LGBTQ+—presenting a multifaceted view of art in the United States. \nSchedule of Events:\n12:30 p.m. Many Wests Gallery Talk with SAAM curator Anne Hyland\n1:30 p.m. Modern Art Gallery Talk with SAAM curator Melissa Ho\n2:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Gallery Talk with SAAM curator  Sarah Newman\n3:30 p.m. Conservation Gallery Talk featuring Lunder Conservation Center Conservators\n4:30 p.m. Musical Thinking Gallery Talk with SAAM curator Saisha Grayson \nFree; registration encouraged via https://events.blackthorn.io/en/5f4ZMUx7/in-person-american-voices-and-visions-modern-and-contemporary-art-open-house-5a2b5f1QrEv/overview \nLocation: Smithsonian American Art Museum; Meet at the information desk in the G Street Lobby.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/american-voices-and-visions-modern-and-contemporary-art-open-house/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240704T170000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20240522T193731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T193731Z
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SUMMARY:Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward\, Looking Back
DESCRIPTION:This focused exhibition pairs two projects by Carrie Mae Weems—a major multimedia installation\, Lincoln\, Lonnie\, and Me – A Story in 5 Parts\, and eight photographs from the series Constructing History—that explore the relationship of memory to history and of memory as it is mediated through performance\, photography\, or video. \nWeems invites others to step back in time. Lincoln\, Lonnie\, and Me–A Story in 5 Parts (2012) is a multimedia installation that transforms the gallery into a nineteenth-century illusionistic theater. This complex work brings to life episodes from the American Civil War to the present\, accompanied by a soundtrack that evokes the constitutional promise of equality\, along with projections of recurring racial and gender difference that make achieving it so elusive. It is accompanied by eight photographs from her series Constructing History (2008). Weems worked with college students to restage iconic photographs from World War II to the civil rights era and beyond. Taking on these poses\, a new generation simultaneously enacts and witnesses past moments of strength\, pain\, and progress in the present.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/carrie-mae-weems-looking-forward-looking-back/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T193000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20230815T212159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T212159Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems
DESCRIPTION:Don’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 racism\, sexism\, classism\, colonialism\, and xenophobia. For four decades\, Weems has been an inspiring force in American art\, using photography\, text\, textile\, video\, film\, installation\, public art\, and performance. Weems will discuss her career\, key artworks\, and what inspires her to create. Her work Lincoln\, Lonnie\, and Me – A Story in 5 Parts was recently acquired by the museum and newly installed in our modern and contemporary art galleries. This major video installation brings to life phantoms of America’s past to address contemporary social issues. \nFree; registration required via https://events.blackthorn.io/en/5f4ZMUx7/virtual-artist-conversation-with-carrie-mae-weems-5a2b5f1QrEr/overview \nLocation: Livestreamed via SAAM’s YouTube Channel
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/virtual-artist-conversation-with-carrie-mae-weems/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Virtual Events + Viewing Rooms
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240805
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
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SUMMARY:Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas
DESCRIPTION:The 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 Alma Thomas draws on these extensive holdings to offer an intimate view of Thomas’s evolving practice during her most prolific period\, 1959 to 1978. \nIn her work\, color can be symbolic and multisensory\, evoking sound\, motion\, temperature\, even scent. Her abiding source of inspiration was nature—whether seen through her kitchen window or from outer space. Organized around the artist’s favored themes of Space\, Earth\, and Music\, this show invites you to see the world through Alma Thomas’s eyes. She often assigned titles to her own paintings that connect natural phenomena\, like flowers or a sunset\, with song. In her art\, nature and music are treated as twin expressions of a fundamental life force or spirit. \nConsciously oriented toward the future\, she embraced the technological and social changes of the twentieth century. Her artistic evolution from academic painting to abstraction reflected this forward-facing attitude—her belief in the need for “a new art representing a new era.”
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/composing-color-paintings-by-alma-thomas/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T200000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20230815T212159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T152618Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series: Cauleen Smith
DESCRIPTION: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 fiction\, and tactics of experimental film to conjure alternative narratives and what the artist has called “a cornucopia of future histories.” Smith lives and works in Los Angeles. \nFree; registration required via https://events.blackthorn.io/en/5f4ZMUx7/virtual-and-in-person-lecture-with-artist-cauleen-smith-5a2b5f1QrEq/overview \nLocation: \n-In-Person: Smithsonian American Art Museum; McEvoy Auditorium \n-Online: Livestreamed via SAAM’s YouTube Channel
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/2023-clarice-smith-distinguished-lecture-series-cauleen-smith/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibition,Virtual Events + Viewing Rooms
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230722T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230722T190000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20230626T142031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T142031Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person SAAM Arcade
DESCRIPTION: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 popular music. Like the works of video art highlighted in the galleries\, video games employ the same toolkit to evoke emotional responses and communicate the game’s story\, values\, and goals. Music can act as a building block for game worlds and a mechanic for navigating those worlds through rhythm and repetition. This year\, the popular Indie Developer Showcase will highlight games that use music and sound design in engaging\, experimental\, and inventive ways\, from rhythm games to musical instrument simulators to groundbreaking soundtracking. Play classic video and arcade games provided by local partner MAGFest and explore SAAM’s collection with a sonic-inspired art scavenger hunt. Visit https://americanart.si.edu/events/saam-arcade for a full list of games and more details about the 2023 program. \n  \nFree | Registration encouraged via Blackthorn \nSmithsonian American Art Museum \nKogod Courtyard \nRegistration link: https://events.blackthorn.io/en/5f4ZMUx7/in-person-saam-arcade-5a2b5f1QrEW/overview
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/in-person-saam-arcade/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pop up
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230519T170000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20230425T190200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T190200Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person SAAM Fellows Lectures
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 17-Friday\, May 19 2023\, 1 – 5pm EDT \nJoin 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. \nWednesday\, May 17\, 2023\, 1 – 5pm EDT \nSession I: 1–2:45 p.m. ET \nModerated by Melissa Ho\, curator\, Smithsonian American Art Museum \nManon Gaudet\, Terra Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in American Art\, Yale University\, “Picturing (Dis)Possession: Land\, Likeness\, and the General Allotment Act” \nAmy Kahng\, Patricia and Philip Frost Predoctoral Fellow\, Stony Brook University\, “Unsettled and Unrooted Ground: Chiura Obata’s Internment Landscapes” \nZoe Weldon-Yochim\, Douglass Foundation Predoctoral Fellow\, University of California\, Santa Cruz\, “Fighter Jets and Fallout: Attending to Militarized Western Shoshone Lands and Diverse Multi-Being Assemblages in Jack Malotte’s The End ” \nSession II: 3:15–5 p.m. ET \nModerated by Robin Veder\, executive editor of American Art\, Smithsonian American Art Museum \nElizabeth Driscoll Smith\, Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellow\, University of California\, Santa Barbara\, “Building Feminist Bloodlines: Tressa ‘Grandma’ Prisbrey’s Bottle Village and the Los Angeles Woman’s Building” \nJessica Larson\, Joe and Wanda Corn Predoctoral Fellow\, The Graduate Center\, CUNY\, “‘No Substitute for Justice Withheld’: Visualizing Black Charitable Landscapes in Nineteenth-Century Manhattan” \nConnor Hamm\, Wyeth Foundation Predoctoral Fellow\, University of California\, Los Angeles\, “Unsettling the Florida Sub-Tropical Exposition” \nThursday\, May 18\, 2023\, 1 – 5pm EDT \nSession III: 1–2:45 p.m. ET \nModerated by Eleanor Harvey\, senior curator\, Smithsonian American Art Museum \nKatie Loney\, Wyeth Foundation Predoctoral Fellow\, University of Pittsburgh\, “American Orientalism’s Transimperial Economies” \nSarah Emily Rogers Morris\, Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellow\, University of Illinois\, Chicago\, “A Photographic ‘Trip Around the World’: Visual Instruction in a Transnational Frame\, 1890–1940” \nGrace Kuipers\, Terra Foundation Predoctoral Fellow in American Art\, University of California\, Berkeley\, “‘The Surface Has Hardly Been Scratched’: Spratling Silver\, Mineral Imperialism\, and U.S. Developmentalism in Mexico” \nSession IV: 3:15–5 p.m. ET \nModerated by Grace Yasumura\, assistant curator\, Smithsonian American Art Museum \nRachel Burke\, Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellow\, Harvard University\, “Fugitive Grounds: Writing in the Archival Absence of Henry Box Brown’s Mirror of Slavery” \nMadeleine Harrison\, Terra Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in American Art\, The Courtauld Institute of Art\, “Palmer Hayden on Paper” \nClaire Ittner\, Will Barnet Foundation Predoctoral Fellow\, University of California\, Berkeley\, “Materiality\, Objecthood\, and (Self) Possession in Eldzier Cortor’s Sea Islands Works” \nFriday\, May 19 2023\, 1 – 5pm EDT \nSession V: 1–2:45 p.m. ET \nModerated by Saisha Grayson\, curator\, Smithsonian American Art Museum \nEllen Yoshi Tani\, Smithsonian Institution Postdoctoral Fellow\, Rochester Institute of Technology\, “Black Conceptual Practice” \nAmy E. Crum\,SAAM Predoctoral Fellow in Latinx Art\, University of California\, Los Angeles\, “Projecting the Barrio: Los Four at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1974) and Murals of Aztlán at the Craft and Folk Art Museum (1981)” \nAriel Evans\,William H. Truettner Postdoctoral Fellow\, University of Texas at Austin\, “‘Talk that talk’: Reinventing Documentary with Carrie Mae Weems’ Family Pictures and Stories” \nSession VI: 3:15–4:30 p.m. ET \nModerated by Randall Griffey\, head curator\, Smithsonian American Art Museum \nMaki Kaneko\, Terra Foundation Senior Fellow in American Art\, University of Kansas\, “Unnamable Friendship: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani” \nMarisa Lerer\, George Gurney Senior Fellow\, Manhattan College\, “Memorializing Tragedies Across Borders in the Work of Antonio Martorell and Freddy Rodríguez” \nFree; Smithsonian American Art Museum \nMcEvoy Auditorium \n 
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/in-person-saam-fellows-lectures/2023-05-17/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230321T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230321T180000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20230302T190315Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person Film Screening and Conversation: This World is Not My Own
DESCRIPTION:Join filmmakers Ruchi Mital and Petter Ringbom with executive producer Marquise Stillwell for a screening of their biographical film about the artist Nellie Mae Rowe. Exploring the world created by Rowe\, including intricate sets that recreate Rowe’s “Playhouse”\, Mital and Ringbom bring her unique vision to life on film. Narrated by Emmy-award winner\, Uzo Aduba\, with voice support by Broadway actress Amy Warren\, this film considers the cultural and political forces that shaped Rowe’s life and art. This event will be the D.C.  premiere of the film\, after it debuts at SXSW in Austin\, Texas.  \n  \nFree | Registration required; registration opens on Feb. 21   \nSmithsonian American Art Museum: McAvoy Auditorium   \nImage credit: Nellie Mae Rowe by her home known as the “playhouse.”©Opendox\, Photography by Petter Ringbom. Character Animation & VFX by KaktusFilm 
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/in-person-film-screening-and-conversation-this-world-is-not-my-own/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230314T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230314T190000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20230302T190315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T190315Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person Charles C. Eldredge Prize Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join art historian Vivien Green Fryd for the Eldredge Prize lecture\, “The Art of the Un-Speakable and the ‘Me Too’ Movement.” Fryd is a professor emerita in the history of art and architecture department at Vanderbilt University. She is the author of “Art and Empire: The Politics of Ethnicity in the United States Capitol\, 1815–1865”\, and “Art and the Crisis of Marriage: Edward Hopper and Georgia O’Keeffe”\, and is currently writing “Henry Ries’s Photographs of Berlin Iconic Buildings and Monuments\, 1937–2004”. In addition\, Fryd has published essays in Panorama\, Art Bulletin\, American Art Journal\, American Art\, and Winterthur Portfolio. She was the 2022 recipient of SAAM’s Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art for her book\, “Against Our Will: Sexual Trauma in American Art Since 1970”. This publication focuses on the role of contemporary art in challenging society to acknowledge and legally address rape\, incest\, and other forms of sexual violence. In her lecture\, Fryd will reflect on how she has conscientiously brought this difficult material into university and museum settings.  \n  \nContent warning: SAAM seeks to provide a safe space for all attendees; this lecture will amplify the voices of survivors of sexual violence.  \n  \nFree | Registration opening soon   \nSmithsonian American Art Museum: McAvoy Auditorium 
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/in-person-charles-c-eldredge-prize-lecture/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230303T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230303T170000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20230302T190315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T190315Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Virtual Crafting a Better Future: The Renwick 50th Anniversary Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today. This symposium\, organized in conjunction with the exhibition\, highlights the role that artists play in our world to spark essential conversations\, stories of resilience\, and methods of activism—showing us a more relational and empathetic world. Led by SAAM curators Nora Atkinson and Mary Savig\, artists and scholars discuss ways in which everyday objects can teach us lessons about who we are and the future we are creating. Registration is required for both in-person and virtual attendance.  \nFree | Registration required via Eventbrite  \nOnline and In-Person  \nSmithsonian American Art Museum: McAvoy Auditorium and YouTube   \n 
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/in-person-and-virtual-crafting-a-better-future-the-renwick-50th-anniversary-symposium/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Smithsonian American Art Museum":MAILTO:americanartpressoffice@si.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221116T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221116T203000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20221024T190812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T190812Z
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SUMMARY:Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art: Julia Bryan-Wilson: Embellished Legacies
DESCRIPTION:Scholar Julia Bryan-Wilson considers how women of color artists like Pacita Abad and Rosie Lee Tompkins have used embellishment as a strategy to blur the lines between function and decor. Her talk examines how these artists’ practice of intricately adorning domestic objects can expand our understanding of women’s work. Bryan-Wilson’s 2017 book Fray: Art and Textile Politics won prestigious works such as the ASAP Book Prize\, the Frank Jewett Mather Award\, and the Robert Motherwell Book Award. Her show “Louise Nevelson: Persistence” is an official collateral events of the 2022 Venice Biennale\, and her monograph on Nevelson is forthcoming in 2023. \nLocation: In-Person and Online; SAAM’s McAvoy Auditorium and YouTube \nTickets: Free | Registration required via Eventbrite
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/clarice-smith-distinguished-lectures-in-american-art-julia-bryan-wilson-embellished-legacies/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual Events + Viewing Rooms
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221007T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221007T180000
DTSTAMP:20260503T152504
CREATED:20220928T173450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T173450Z
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SUMMARY:We Are Made of Stories: Selfhood and Experience in Art: The Margaret Z. Robson Symposium Series
DESCRIPTION:This half-day symposium addresses recent scholarship centering on the critical role of content and culture in the field of self-taught American art. \nArtists Joseph Yoakum\, Henry Darger\, Nellie Mae Rowe\, Sam Doyle\, Judith Scott\, and Dan Miller are highlighted for their creative abilities while challenging the notions of invisibility and historical hierarchies. Co-moderated by SAAM curator Leslie Umberger and Tom di Maria\, director emeritus of Creative Growth Art Center\, a five-speaker panel addresses these six artists’ contributions to American art. \nThis program is presented both in person and online. We Are Made of Stories: Selfhood and Experience in Art is the second program in the Margaret Z. Robson Symposium Series. Support for the series is provided by Douglas O. Robson. \nDoors open at 12:30 p.m. for in-person attendees. Registrants can also participate via the museum’s livestream on its YouTube channel.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/we-are-made-of-stories-selfhood-and-experience-in-art-the-margaret-z-robson-symposium-series/
LOCATION:Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 750 9th St. N.W.\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual Events + Viewing Rooms
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