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Free First Thursday: Seattle Asian Art Museum
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Conversations with Curators | After Middle Fork: More Rebellious Revelations from John Grade
Wed Jan 15 2025
6–7:30 pm
Sat Jan 18 2025
SAM Talks: Malcolm Peacock
1–2:30 pm
The Moth at SAM Body + Mind
Sat Jan 25 2025
5:30–8 pm
Lunar New Year Family Festival Presented by PNC Bank
Sat Feb 1 2025
Thu Feb 6 2025
Saturday University: Mexican “Muralismo” in Contemporary Japanese Arts and Literature
Sat Feb 8 2025
10–11:30 am
Conversations with Curators | Zen Misfits
Wed Feb 19 2025
SAM Talks: Asia Society Seattle Series
Thu Feb 20 2025
5:30–7:30 pm
SAM Body + Mind Poetry Evening
Sat Feb 22 2025
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Sat Mar 1 2025
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THE OPENING
Fri Mar 7 2025
6:30–11 pm
Saturday University: Plumage and Power, Decadence and Decay
Sat Mar 8 2025
Sat Mar 15 2025
Conversations with Curators | Scandal & Celebration: Queer Representation in Art
Wed Mar 19 2025
Sat Mar 22 2025
Sat Mar 29 2025
Spring Educator Open House | Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei
Thu Apr 3 2025
4–7 pm
Sat Apr 5 2025
Saturday University: Performing Identity in Contemporary Art of Mongolia
Sat Apr 12 2025
Conversations with Curators | New Scores for Art: The Work of Benjamin Patterson
Wed Apr 16 2025
SAM Talks: Hamza Walker
Thu Apr 17 2025
Sat Apr 19 2025
My Dinner with SAM
Thu Apr 24 2025
6:30–10 pm
Spring Educator Workshop: Art & Activism
Sat Apr 26 2025
10:30 am–4 pm
Sat May 3 2025
Saturday University: Paper Reliquaries
Sat May 10 2025
Wed May 14 2025
Thu May 15 2025
Conversations with Curators | Uncanny Landscapes: Surrealism in the Pacific Northwest
Wed May 21 2025
SAM Talks: Dr. Richard Powell
Sat May 24 2025
Thu Jun 5 2025
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Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei
Suchitra Mattai: she walked in reverse and found their songs
Tariqa Waters: Venus is Missing
Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism
Samantha Yun Wall: 2024 Betty Bowen Award Winner
Curator Christian Larsen on Diego Cibelli’s Fiori dei miei Habiti
How SAM’s Interpretation Team Brought Poke in the Eye to Life
SAM Talks: Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems
Celebrate Pride with a Mickalene Thomas-Inspired Art Activity
World-Renowned Artist Ai Weiwei Comes to SAM in 2025
Calder Smartphone Tour: Group of Circus-Themed Prints
Global Agitator: An Interview with Anida Yoeu Ali
Poke in the Eye Object Spotlight: American Gothicware
Poke in the Eye Object Spotlight: Red Hot Pot
Five Decades of Supporting Local Artists: SAM Gallery Celebrates 50 Years
Meet the 2024 Betty Bowen Award Winner: Samantha Yun Wall
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