SAAM Stories

Because at SAAM everything eventually comes back to American art, some of us have been inspired to model our sweet, sassy, bored, annoyed, sleepy, amusing pets after favorite artworks in our collection. We offer them as amusement and inspiration, and as evidence of the creativity and sense of humor we appreciate in each other.

How SAAM is helping students stay creative when they can’t visit the museum

Transform your Zoom virtual background or computer desktop into a work of art

Instructions for an easy cherry blossom craft to make at home

Director Stephanie Stebich reflects on connecting online with art, and with one another, during challenging times.

Why Hearts of Our People exhibition labels have been translated into dozens of Native languages

SAAM conservators help to preserve cultural heritage when natural disaster strikes.

The groundbreaking director of "Born in Flames" discusses about her work in advance of her talk at SAAM.

Applying countless layers of color gives the artist's work depth and luminosity

Join us at SAAM for the second Women Filmmakers Festival March 6 and 7

The groundbreaking exhibition at the Renwick features more than 80 works from antiquity to the present

Learn more about Des Demonas in advance of their appearance at Luce Unplugged on February 13, 2020.

Get to know local artist, Katherine Akey, in advance of her Beyond the Studio Workshop on February 9, 2020.

Meet Alexander von Humboldt, the singular superstar of the 1800s

The "Father of Video Art" takes center stage in a new installation and book.

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.

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.

Remembering the influential artist whose video works helped define contemporary art