Happy Labor Day! To celebrate, one of Seattle's most recognizable laborers, “Hammering Man,” is taking the day off. A champion of all working classes, this anonymous figure designed by Jonathan Borofsky swings his hammer 20 hours a day, 364 days a year.
📸 Benjamin Benschneider
Our art preparators use masks while working in the shop constructing exhibition materials, but right now hospitals need them more than we do! Here's SAM preparator Alexa sending a box of supplies to
@harborviewmc
! If you have unused PPE, consider donating:
The last time John Lewis visited SAM we celebrated the release of his graphic novel, "MARCH," & he saw "Jacob Lawrence: Migration Series." This icon has impacted our country & our museum. As we remember him, we're watching him speak on
#SAMBlog
.
This past hump day was historic for many reasons outside of the inaugural memes, but we're enjoying them nonetheless! Don't forget your mask and mittens if you visit SAM's camels outside the
#AsianArtMuseum
in Volunteer Park.
Did you know making art can be an act of
#selfcare
?🎨💖 It can reduce stress, increase focus, and help you through sad times—read more in
@businessinsider
!
New art alert‼️ This gorgeous work is one of 19 screenprints by Native Northwest Coast artists in our new installation, "Inked!" See the installation on view when you
#ComeBackToSAM
3/5.
"Salmon Homecoming," 1996, Susan A. Point,
Seattle is breaking records! Check out the work of 62 global artists along the two-mile stretch next to the light rail and bus lane in SODO—it's the world's longest continuous corridor of street art.
Seattle’s SODO Track mural corridor is now the longest in the world. Sixty-two global artists contributed to two miles of murals, viewable by bus, train or on foot:
Happy birthday to our downtown building! Over 10K visitors streamed through the doors when they opened for the first time today in 1991. Here's a model of the original building, isn't it cute?!
#onthisday
Today we are joining the
@space_needle
alongside many other Seattle organizations in raising a virtual
#WeGotThisSeattle
flag to recognize and celebrate our combined efforts to contain COVID-19.
Admission to the Seattle Asian Art Museum is FREE this Friday! Yes, you read that right. Admission to the museum is always free on the last Friday of each month. Space is limited so make sure to reserve your tickets online now.
📸 Natali Wiseman
How do paintings get restretched at SAM? With a lot of TLC! Check out this behind the scenes conservation team working on 2 Morris Louis paintings that were oversized & needed restretching here at SAM!
The wait is over! "Double Exposure: Edward S. Curtis, Marianne Nicolson, Tracy Rector, Will Willson" is now officially on view, see powerful portrayals of Native culture for free at our Community Opening Celebration today, 5–9 pm! 🎉
#SAMDoubleExposure
🗞BIG NEWS! Today, we’re announcing a major gift of 48 artworks by Alexander Calder and a $10 million endowment to the museum from the collection of Jon and Kim Shirley. Learn more about this incredible gift on
#SAMBlog
now!
Today, we're remembering abstract artist Sam Gilliam who recently died at the age of 88. Five of his paintings are in SAM's collection—read the full New York Times' obituary as we celebrate his life and artwork.
We're so excited to share the news!
@yousuck2020
is sharing "Untitled" by
#JeanMichelBasquiat
with the West Coast for the first time ever! "Basquiat—Untitled" opens at SAM 3/21!
#Basquiat
After a 24-month-long renovation and expansion, we're excited to announce that the Seattle Asian Art Museum will reopen February 8, 2020. Find out more about this exciting transformation!
#IHeartAsianArt
#SeattleAsianArtMuseum
#SeattleArtMuseum
RIP to legendary Seattle-based Jazz pianist Deems Tsutakawa. Son of sculptor George Tsutakawa & classical musician Ayame Tsutakawa, he was one of many incredible Tsutakawa artists that have left a lasting legacy on Seattle.
We're honored to announce that SAM has received 19 major artworks that formed the core of the Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis Collection. Learn more about this gift and what it means to the museum on
#SAMBlog
:
“A game-changer in the status of the museum”: Seattle Art Museum gets donation of 19 works by artists including Bacon, Rothko, Krasner, Pollock, Frankenthaler, Kline, and de Kooning
@iheartSAM
We ❤️ dogs! For
#NationalDogDay
🐶, we’re celebrating some of our favorite four-legged friends at the
#OlympicSculpturePark
. Leash up your pup, snap a pic, and tag us in
#YourSAMStories
next time you're at the park!
Photos: marieandpercival, yoda_siberianhusky, meet_mocha on IG
Learn the Raven story depicted in this silkscreen in our
#SAMObjectoftheWeek
on
#SAMBlog
. Then see this work in "Inked! Northwest Coast Silkscreen Prints from the Colwell Collection" at Seattle Art Museum.
["Raven Releasing the Sun," 1985, George Hunt Jr.]
"Valley 2" is one of many Ryan Molenkamp paintings that explore the topographies of the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about the artist and see his work on view
#AtSAMGallery
!
"Valley 2," Ryan Molenkamp, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 in.
We're sad we weren't able to have more people experience John Akomfrah's incredible video essays in "Future History" at SAM, but you can learn more about his art in
@TheStranger
.
🍂⏰ Daylight Saving time ends tonight at 2 am! As a reminder, we're looking at Seattle artist George Tsutakawa's "Sunset, Point of Arches,
#10
." Although he is better known for his large-scale bronze fountains, Tsutakawa continued to paint throughout his career.