| November at SAAM is full of artful conversations and experiences. |
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November Programs at SAAM |
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Featured Program
The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture Open House
Friday, November 8, 1–4 p.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
3rd Floor, Cunniffe Galleries
Free | Registration required Join curators and artists for the opening of SAAM’s exhibition, The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture. Listen to gallery talks by curators Karen Lemmey, Grace Yasumura, and Tobias Wofford for an in-depth look at themes in the exhibition, then mingle with artists whose work is on view, including Elia Alba, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Raven Halfmoon, Young Joon Kwak, Julia Kwon, Cathy Lu, Gabriela Muñoz, Pepón Osorio, Jenea Sanchez, and Maggie Thompson. |
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| | America InSight: Verbal Description Tours
Thursday, November 14, 5:30 p.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Free | Registration required
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. |
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| | Art Bites Gallery Talk
Friday, November 22, 12:15 p.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Free | Meet in the G Street Lobby 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. Sarah Myers, Patricia and Phillip Frost Predoctoral Fellow, discusses Audrey Flack’s Queen. |
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum is able to create and share experiences like these thanks to funding from generous supporters like you. Thank you for ensuring that American art is available to all. Donate to support SAAM. |
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Fred Wilson, I Saw Othello’s Visage in His Mind, 2013, Murano glass and wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2019.8, © 2013, Fred Wilson
America InSight; Photo by Mary Tait
Audrey Flack, Queen, 1976, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis K. and Susan P. Meisel, 2022.11.5 |
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