| July programs at SAAM are full of virtual and in-person conversations and experiences. |
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Featured Program
Virtual The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture Artist Conversation with Young Joon Kwak and Glenn Kaino
Wednesday, July 2, 7 p.m. ET
Online via Zoom
Free | Registration required
This artist conversation explores the relationship between community, power, and monument making. Focusing on the dynamic practices of Young Joon Kwak and Glenn Kaino, this conversation examines how these artists intervene in public spaces to create sculptures that center communities and histories often erased from collective memory. The conversation is moderated by Grace Yasumura, assistant curator at SAAM and co-curator of The Shape of Power. |
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| | Beyond the Studio: Paper Folding with Adi Segal
Sunday, July 13, 1 p.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
MacMillan Education Center
$15 | Registration required Adi Segal teaches participants to create folded shapes inspired by Japanese Menko envelopes and Victorian puzzle purses. Adi’s own work incorporates these shapes, which are also decorated in a way to tell stories when unfolded.
This program is for all ages; children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Participants must register by 7 p.m. ET on June 29. |
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| | Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Zoë Jorgenson
Thursday, July 17, 5–7 p.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Kogod Courtyard
Free | Registration encouraged
Celebrate a uniquely American art form with Take 5: Jazz at SAAM, a series of free, live performances in the Kogod Courtyard. Zoë Jorgenson is a bassist, composer, and educator whose music is deeply rooted in jazz, indie, folk, and ambient genres. She has been hailed for her innovative approach to melodic bass and vocal lines. Jorgensen will perform a variety of original compositions and jazz standards with her quartet.
Borrow a board game to play during the concert and stop by the Courtyard Café to purchase refreshments. We encourage registration to aid us in our planning for the program. |
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| | Virtual America InSight: Verbal Description Tours
Thursday, July 24, 5:30 p.m. ET Online via Zoom
Free | Registration requiredJoin the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a docent-led virtual tour designed for participants who are blind or have low vision. Discover highlights from the collection through rich verbal descriptions that invoke a multisensory experience. |
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| | Art Bites Gallery Talk
Friday, June 27, 12:15 p.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Free | Meet in G Street 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 ever-changing cultural landscape of the United States. Brandon O. Scott, Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellow, discusses Minnie Evans’s Arlie Oak (1954). |
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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: Glenn Kaino, Bridge, 2013-2014, fiberglass, steel, wire and gold paint, dimensions variable, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Smithsonian Secretary and the Smithsonian National Board and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.34A-C, © 2013-2014, Glenn Kaino
Beyond the Studio; Photo courtesy of the artist
Zoë Jorgenson; Photo by Keith Butler Jr.
America InSight; Photo by Mary Tait
Minnie Evans, Airlie Oak, 1954, oil paint on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josh Feldstein, 2017.35.2 |
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