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December Programs at SAAM |
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Featured Program
Archive Live with Joyce J. Scott and Josh Franco
Thursday, December 11, 6:30 p.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
McEvoy Auditorium and SAAM’s YouTube channel
Free | Registration required Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Archives of American Art online or in person for an evening with artist Joyce J. Scott and Head of Collecting at the Archives of American Art, Josh Franco. Franco and Scott will discuss selected items from her papers, held at the Archives of American Art, as Scott shares memories about them. Scott is a MacArthur Fellow renowned for her figurative sculptures, innovative fiber art, and jewelry using bead weaving techniques, blown glass, and found objects. As an African American feminist artist, Scott fearlessly tackles challenging themes, including race, misogyny, economic disparity, history, and discrimination. Her work is currently on view in SAAM’s Renwick Gallery exhibition, Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women.
The lecture will be held in person and online on SAAM’s YouTube Channel. |
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| | Handi-hour
Thursday, December 5, 5:30–8 p.m.
Renwick Gallery
Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street, NW
Rubenstein Grand Salon
Tickets are $25 | Registration required
Relax with crafts, live music, and local brews at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery! Design and print your own set of linocut greeting cards, enjoy music by Caroline Weinroth of local band, Cinema Hearts, and try local beer and cider provided by ANXO Cider. Light snacks, crafting materials, two drinks, and after-hours access to the second-floor galleries are included in the price of the ticket.
Attendees must be 21+ to attend and show a valid ID with birthdate at the door. Please note space is limited and registration is required. |
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| | Art in the A.M.
Tuesday, December 10, 10:30 a.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Meet in the G Street Lobby
Free | Registration required
Inspire early childhood creativity with SAAM during Art in the A.M. Children ages up to 5 years and their caregivers are invited to the museum before hours to learn, connect, and create in the galleries. During this program, participants will explore the exhibition Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo together. Participants will then create their own kirigami (the Japanese art of paper folding and cutting) artworks.
Please note space is limited and registration is required. |
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| | Art Signs: Artful Conversations in ASL
Thursday, December 12, 5:30 p.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Free | Registration required
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. |
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| | The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture Gallery Talk
Wednesday, December 18, 5:30 p.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Meet in the G Street Lobby
Free | Registration required
Explore SAAM’s groundbreaking exhibition, The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture with curators Karen Lemmey, Grace Yasumura, and Tobias Wofford. Learn more about the ways in which sculpture has shaped and reflected attitudes and understandings about race in the United States. |
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| | Art Bites Gallery Talk
Friday, December 20, 12:15 p.m.
Renwick Gallery
Free | Meet in the Renwick Gallery 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 what each one tells us about the diverse cultural landscape of the United States. Margot Yale, Wyeth Foundation Predoctoral Fellow discusses Marguerite Zorach’s, Untitled (Embroidered Bedspread) (1918). |
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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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Image Credits:
Joyce J. Scott, Photo courtesy of Goya Contemporary
Handi-hour, Photo by Norwood Photography
Hisako Hibi, Floating Clouds, 1944, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the American Women&’s History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women&’s History Initiative, 2023.6.1, © 2024, Ibuki Hibi Lee
Artful Signs, Photo by Mary Tait
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
Marguerite Zorach, Untitled (Embroidered Bedspread), ca. 1918, linen fiber: tabby weave with plied wool yarn and chain stitch embroidery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Miller Obstler, 1985.52 |
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