Last chance to register for this week's virtual and in-person programs celebrating modern and contemporary art at SAAM.

Celebrate Modern and Contemporary Art

Featured Program

In-Person American Voices and Visions: Modern and Contemporary Art Open House
Friday, September 22, 12:30 – 5:15 p.m.

Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and G Streets NW
G Street Lobby | Meet at information desk
Free | Registration encouraged

Explore the newly reimagined and reinstalled modern and contemporary art galleries and experience the special exhibition Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward, Looking Back. An afternoon of gallery talks includes tours through the new exhibitions Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea and Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies.

Join SAAM’s curatorial and conservation staff as they discuss the new artworks and spaces, which highlight many voices—including artists who identify as Asian American, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and LGBTQ+—presenting a multifaceted view of art in the United States.

Learn More About the Exhibitions

Virtual Artist Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems
Wednesday, September 20, 6:30 p.m. ET

Online
Free | Registration required

Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to hear from legendary artist Carrie Mae Weems, Described as an icon, national treasure, and genius, Weems is a moral compass in the field, entwining art and activism to address racism, sexism, classism, colonialism, and xenophobia. For four decades, Weems has been an inspiring force in American art, using photography, text, textile, video, film, installation, public art, and performance.

Weems will be joined in conversation by Saisha Grayson, SAAM’s curator of time-based media, to explore her new exhibition Carrie Mae Weems: Looking Forward, Looking Back. She will discuss her career, key artworks, what inspires her to create, and SAAM's new installation of her work Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me - A Story in 5 Parts.

Museum Careers Networking Open House
Friday, September 22, 10:30 a.m. – Noon

Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and G Streets NW
Free | Registration required

Are you an undergraduate, graduate student, or recent grad interested in a career in museums, or do you know someone who is? The Smithsonian American Art Museum is hosting an in-person morning of networking with museum professionals and is looking for YOU. Students are invited to connect with SAAM staff and research fellows to explore the wide range of career possibilities that exist in museums in this informal open house.

Learn from the pros! SAAM staff with various backgrounds and expertise will share their career stories and advise how SAAM develops exhibitions, digital content, publications, education resources, and more. Information about SAAM’s paid advanced level intern program will be available. Participants are encouraged to attend a series of afternoon gallery talks.

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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Image Credits:
Audrey Flack, Queen, 1976, acrylic on canvas, 80 × 80 in. (203.2 × 203.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis K. and Susan P. Meisel, 2022.11.5

Carrie Mae Weems, Photo by Audoin Desforges

Photo by Libby Weiler