Mondrian’s Dress
• September 20, 2023

Join an in-depth presentation on issues of authorship and (mistaken) identity raised by Yves Saint Laurent’s 1965 series of so-called Mondrian dresses. Nancy J. Troy, Kress-Beinecke Professor at the Center […]

Capital City Symphony Presents: Let Inspiration Be Your Guide
• August 30, 2023

Journey from sorrow to triumph in mere moments with Brahms’ vivid Tragic Overture as CCS opens its penultimate concert of the season. The concert’s emotional adventure continues as Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade […]

Virtual Artist Conversation with Erica Lord and Maggie Thompson, moderated by Lara Evans
• August 16, 2023

Join “Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023” artists Erica Lord (Athabaskan/ Iñupiat) and Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) in conversation with guest curator, Lara Evans (Cherokee Nation). Thompson, […]

2023 Clarice Smith Lecture Series: Virtual and In-Person Lecture with Artist Cauleen Smith
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Interdisciplinary artist Cauleen Smith kicks off the annual Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series. Smith explores African American identity through her work, particularly in films such as Sojourner, featured in SAAM’s […]

Virtual Artist Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems
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Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to hear from legendary artist Carrie Mae Weems, joined in conversation by Saisha Grayson, SAAM’s curator of time-based media, to discuss her new exhibition “Carrie […]

In-Person Art Bites Gallery Talk
• April 24, 2023

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 […]

In-Person SAAM Fellows Lectures
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Wednesday, May 17-Friday, May 19, 2023 1 – 5pm EDT (daily) Join the 2022–2023 class of Smithsonian American Art Museum research fellows as they present new scholarship on a range […]

In-Person Art Bites Gallery Talk
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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 […]

Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art: Julia Bryan-Wilson: Embellished Legacies
• November 10, 2022

Scholar Julia Bryan-Wilson considers how women of color artists like Pacita Abad and Rosie Lee Tompkins have used embellishment as a strategy to blur the lines between function and decor. […]

Art Bites Gallery Talk
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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 […]