Join Us This Weekend for SAAM Arcade!

SAAM Arcade is back and in person! Be the first to play innovative new indie games and enjoy classic console and arcade games. Saturday, July 30, 11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET

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Play New Games and Classic Favorites

In-Person SAAM Arcade
Saturday, July 30, 11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and G Streets, NW

SAAM Arcade returns to the Kogod Courtyard for a day of exciting new games from indie developers along with classic arcade and console games from MAGFest! Join us for this free event as we celebrate the theme Color, Line, and Form and the ways these essential art elements show up in video games. Browse the Indie Developer Showcase and discover SAAM's connections to video game art with a special scavenger hunt through the galleries.

SAAM Arcade is made possible by the generous support of Events DC. Registration not required but encouraged.

Virtual Game Jam is Back!
Thursday, July 28 – Sunday, July 31

Want more games? Participate in our 2nd annual SAAM Arcade Game Jam, an online opportunity to create and submit your very own game. Presented in partnership with IGDA DC, this jam is open to all! Games of all formats—print-and-play tabletop games, mobile games, online games, etc.—are welcome. In addition to this year's SAAM Arcade theme, we also encourage participants who are creating games to draw inspiration from the museum’s collection as well as the extraordinary creativity and diversity of American voices.

Develop and submit a game on your own or form a collaborative team and create with friends, peers, or colleagues. The jam will be hosted on itch.io, a virtual open marketplace for independent digital creators focused on playing, building, and sharing independent video games.

Learn More

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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.

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Program Credit: SAAM Arcade is made possible by the generous support of Events DC. Media sponsorship provided by Washington City Paper.

Image Credit:
Photo by Bruce Gutherie
Photo by Libby Weiler

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