Seattle Upcoming Events
SAM Talks: An Evening with Saya Woolfalk
Next Up: Thursday, August 27 | 6:30pm | Seattle Art Museum
Saya Woolfalk's Lessons from the Insitute of Empathy has been a beloved part of SAM's galleries since 2018. Join Woolfalk for an expansive conversation about her artistic practice.Saya Woolfalk (Japan, 1979) is a New York based artist who uses science…
Up Close with Conservators | Preparing the Past: Medieval Japanese Buddhist Art
Next Up: Thursday, September 17 | 6:00pm | Seattle Asian Art Museum
Go behind the scenes with Geneva Griswold, Objects Conservator, and Tanya Uyeda, Director of East Asian Paintings Conservation, as they share the work underway for an upcoming exhibition of medieval Japanese Buddhist art opening in 2027. From careful examination and…
Christopher W. Smith on Tsimshian Master Carver Samuel Elwitt Free
Next Up: Thursday, September 24 | 7:00pm | Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
In 2018, Vancouver-based scholar and writer Christopher W. Smith identified several unattributed Northwest Coast objects using the Reciprocal Research Network, a digital database that enables the simultaneous search of cultural objects in museums across North America. Smith was able to…
Up Close with Conservators | Beneath the Surface: Conserving Schubert Sonata
Next Up: Thursday, November 19 | 6:00pm | Seattle Asian Art Museum
Delve into the recent conservation of Mark di Suvero’s Schubert Sonata at the Olympic Sculpture Park with Erin Fitterer, Assistant Objects Conservator. Follow the artwork's conservation journey and learn how careful research and treatment revealed new insights hidden beneath the…