SAAM Stories

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From the Director 03/23/2020
The Art of Difficult Times
Director Stephanie Stebich reflects on connecting online with art, and with one another, during challenging times.
 Stephanie Stebich, Former Margaret and Terry Stent Direction in the museum's Lincoln Gallery. Photo by Gene Young. 
Stephanie Stebich
Former Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum
an image of a gallery at the Renwick featuring sculpture
Exhibitions 03/11/2020
The Writing on the Wall
Why Hearts of Our People exhibition labels have been translated into dozens of Native languages
Juline Chevalier
An image of conservators looking at a painting outside of Casa Ulanga, Puerto Rico
Conservation 03/06/2020
Shelter from the Storm: the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria
SAAM conservators help to preserve cultural heritage when natural disaster strikes.
Laura Hoffman
Lunder Conservation Center Program Manager
Still from Lizzie Borden's Born in Flames
03/04/2020
Creating Sparks: Five Questions with Lizzie Borden
The groundbreaking director of "Born in Flames" discusses about her work in advance of her talk at SAAM.
This is a photograph of curator Saisha Grayson
Saisha Grayson
Curator of Time-Based Media
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02/25/2020
Balance and Harmony: Radiant by Felrath Hines
Applying countless layers of color gives the artist's work depth and luminosity
Staff
An image of six women each with a hand filled with pink slime
Behind-the-Scenes 02/21/2020
Women's Films, All of Our Futures
Join us at SAAM for the second Women Filmmakers Festival March 6 and 7
This is a photograph of curator Saisha Grayson
Saisha Grayson
Curator of Time-Based Media
A colorful acrylic on canvas
02/14/2020
How Native Women Artists Guided the Creation of Hearts of Our People
The groundbreaking exhibition at the Renwick features more than 80 works from antiquity to the present
Teri Greeves
Two people in a band playing the guitar and the tambourine.
Luce Foundation Center Five Question Interviews 02/13/2020
Luce Unplugged: Five Questions for Des Demonas
Learn more about Des Demonas in advance of their appearance at Luce Unplugged on February 13, 2020.
This is a photo of Jess McFadden
Jess McFadden
Program Specialist
Headshot of a woman with dark brown hair in her artist studio
Luce Foundation Center 02/07/2020
Beyond the Studio with Katherine Akey
Get to know local artist, Katherine Akey, in advance of her Beyond the Studio Workshop on February 9, 2020.
This is a photo of Jess McFadden
Jess McFadden
Program Specialist
A portrait of a man sitting.
Exhibitions 02/06/2020
Before There Was Beyoncé, There Was Humboldt
Meet Alexander von Humboldt, the singular superstar of the 1800s
A photograph of a woman.
Katie Hondorf
Public Affairs Specialist
A selection of artifacts and ephemera from the Nam June Paik Archive
Exhibitions 02/04/2020
Nam June Paik and New Media at SAAM
The "Father of Video Art" takes center stage in a new installation and book.
This is a photograph of curator Saisha Grayson
Saisha Grayson
Curator of Time-Based Media
Picture of a woman with dark brown hair against a gold background.
Luce Foundation Center 01/30/2020
Luce Unplugged: Five Questions for Pree
The Luce Foundation Center's interview with May Tabol of dark-pop band, Pree, in advance of her performance at the Luce Unplugged Community Showcase on January 31, 2020.
This is a photo of Jess McFadden
Jess McFadden
Program Specialist
Picture of a woman singing, against a purple background.
Luce Foundation Center 01/29/2020
Luce Unplugged: Five Questions for Carly Harvey
Learn more about DC's Queen of the Blues, Carly Harvey, in advance of her performance at the Luce Unplugged Community Showcase on January 31, 2020.
This is a photo of Jess McFadden
Jess McFadden
Program Specialist
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01/28/2020
John Baldessari: An Appreciation
Remembering the influential artist whose video works helped define contemporary art
This is a photograph of curator Saisha Grayson
Saisha Grayson
Curator of Time-Based Media
The artist holding some of his illustrated DC postcards
Luce Foundation Center 01/24/2020
Beyond the Studio with Carlos Carmonamedina
Get to know local illustrator, Carlos Carmonamedina, ahead of his Beyond the Studio Workshop on January 26, 2020.
This is a photo of Jess McFadden
Jess McFadden
Program Specialist
An image of David Best's Temple inside the Grand Salon at the Renwick Gallery.
Exhibitions Craft and Decorative Arts 12/20/2019
Saying Goodbye to Artworks by David Best, Ginny Ruffner, and Michael Sherrill
Last chance to see three exhibitions at SAAM's Renwick Gallery is January 5, 2020
Elana Hain
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New Acquisitions 12/17/2019
The Lost Kusamas
Discovering four watercolors by Yayoi Kusama in SAAM's Joseph Cornell Study Center
A photograph of Melissa Ho by Jeff Elkins
Melissa Ho
Curator (20th-Century Art)
This is a photo of the founders of Rock Paper Plant, Alicia Mazzara and Cielo Contreras.
Luce Foundation Center 12/06/2019
Beyond the Studio with Rock Paper Plant
The founders of Rock Paper Plant, Alicia Mazzara and Cielo Contreras, explain how their business got its roots in this interview before their upcoming Beyond the Studio Workshop.
This is a photo of Jess McFadden
Jess McFadden
Program Specialist