SAAM Stories

An interview with Tanya DePass, the founder of We Need Diverse Games, who will deliver the keynote at this year's SAAM Arcade.

Ginny Ruffner's exhibition conjures up notions of beauty and frailty through her use of glass, drawing, and augmented reality (AR) technology.

A brief look at Hip-Hop and Contemporary Art in conjunction with America Now

Local student Amaia Noursi responds to the painting, Braceros, by Domingo Ulloa, as part of SAAM's "Creating American Stories" program.

DC public school student Myles Bell, responds to Mark Bradford's painting, Amendment #8

Dancer/choreographer Brendan Fernandes talks about his work, including Free Fall 49, making its East Coast debut at SAAM on June 9.

Populated with toy cowboys and cavalry, Barbie dolls and baseball players, David Levinthal’s photographs reference iconic images and events that shaped postwar American society.

Walt Whitman, born in 1819, would be celebrating his two-hundredth birthday today, if such a thing were possible. Let us celebrate the poet with a round of American art from our collection.

SAAM's director, Stephanie Stebich, on our touring exhibitions, national programs, and museum initiatives.

The second ASL After Five happy hour event for the D.C. area’s Deaf community will take place on May 31, 2019

Saisha Grayson, curator of time-based media at SAAM, discusses the pop-up exhibition for the June 9 celebration of Pride.

A blog post in honor of Mother's Day, featuring Burning Man artist Tyler Fuqua and his mother talking about his work in "No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man."

SAAM is presenting three films on the Vietnam War in honor of the exhibition, "Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965-1975."

Painter Anthony Benedetto is better known as crooner Tony Bennett. His painting "Central Park" depicts the New York oasis in autumn.

An interview with Mike Boggs of We Were Pirates, in advance of their Luce Unplugged appearance.

Senior Curator Eleanor Harvey describes the allure of Paris and Notre Dame on American artists beginning after the Civil War.

A closer look at the late-19th-century landscape of "Niagara" by George Inness.

Curator of Time-Based Media at SAAM talks about upcoming initiatives emphasizing women artists and LGBTQ+ perspectives.