Virtual and In-Person Lecture with Artist Cauleen Smith
Wednesday, September 13, 6:30 p.m. ET

Don't miss your chance to join filmmaker Cauleen Smith in person or virtually for an artist's talk discussing her career and the the rich connections between film, music, and experimentation in her artwork. Smith explores African American identity through her multilayered work, particularly in films such as Sojourner, featured in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's current exhibition Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies.

Smith 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.” This program kicks off SAAM's annual Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series.

Know Before You Go

In-Person Attendees
The auditorium doors will close ten minutes after the published start time for the program, following introductory remarks. Latecomers arriving after this grace period will be admitted at the discretion of staff.

Virtual Attendees
Online participants must be subscribed to SAAM’s YouTube channel 24 hours in advance to participate in the chat and ask a question that may be answered live by the speaker during the program.

Read about Smith's artwork, and all the contemporary artists featured in Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies, in the exhibition's digital catalogue. Available for free download.