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Seattle Art Museum Director and CEO Amada Cruz Announces Departure
Release July 25, 2023

Seattle Art Museum Announces Calder: In Motion, The Shirley Family Collection
Release June 28, 2023

The Seattle Asian Art Museum presents Renegade Edo and Paris: Japanese Prints and Toulouse-Lautrec
Release June 26, 2023

Seattle Art Museum Presents Exhibition of Contemporary Artist Amoako Boafo
Release May 30, 2023

Seattle Art Museum Appoints Tanya Uyeda Inaugural Conservator of Asian Paintings
Release May 9, 2023

Seattle Art Museum Announces Major Gift of Works by Alexander Calder from the Collection of Jon And Kim Shirley
Release April 4, 2023

Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Announces 2023 Lineup of Exhibition Openings
Release December 22, 2022

Seattle Art Museum Presents Exhibition of Ikat Textiles from around the World
Release December 14, 2022

Seattle Art Museum Awards Elizabeth Malaska the 2022 Betty Bowen Award
Release November 1, 2022

Seattle Art Museum Presents Transformation of Its American Art Galleries
Release September 26, 2022

Seattle Art Museum Presents Solo Exhibition for Award-Winner Anthony White
Release August 24, 2022

Seattle Art Museum Presents Groundbreaking Photography by Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems
Release August 15, 2022

Summer At SAM Returns After Two Years To Olympic Sculpture Park July 14–August 20
Release June 27, 2022

Seattle Asian Art Museum Presents Immersive Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Art
Release June 15, 2022

Seattle Art Museum Appoints José Carlos Diaz as Deputy Director for Art
Release June 7, 2022

Seattle Art Museum Presents Major Alberto Giacometti Exhibition
Release May 11, 2022

Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Announces 2022 Lineup of Exhibition Openings
Release March 2, 2022

Seattle Art Museum Presents Prize-winner Lauren Halsey’s Solo Exhibition
Release February 8, 2022

Seattle Asian Art Museum Presents Inaugural Show By New Curator of South Asian Art
Release January 19, 2022

One Month Left to See Imogen Cunningham: A Retrospective at Seattle Art Museum
Release January 4, 2022

Seattle Art Museum Presents Our Blue Planet: Global Visions of Water
Release December 16, 2021

Seattle Art Museum Announces Inaugural Acquisitions From New Fund For Contemporary Global Art
Release October 11, 2021

Dr. Constance W. Rice Elected Board Chair of Seattle Art Museum
Release September 29, 2021

Anthony White Wins The 2021 Betty Bowen Award
Release September 15, 2021

Imogen Cunningham Retrospective Debuts at Seattle Art Museum November 18
Release August 11, 2021

Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Embarks on Transformation of American Art Galleries
Release June 15, 2021

Seattle Art Museum Presents Monet At Étretat
Release May 4, 2021

Last Chance To See Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle At The Seattle Art Museum
Release April 21, 2021

Seattle Art Museum Presents Award-Winner Dawn Cerny’s Solo Exhibition
Release April 13, 2021

Seattle Asian Art Museum to Reopen to the Public May 28
Release April 1, 2021

Seattle Art Museum Receives Transformative Gift of Art and Funds From The Friday Foundation
Release February 25, 2021

Seattle Art Museum Presents Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle
Release February 16, 2021

Seattle Art Museum Presents Barbara Earl Thomas: The Geography of Innocence
Release February 4, 2021

Artist Lauren Halsey Awarded the 2021 Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize by Seattle Art Museum
Release February 1, 2021

Seattle Art Museum Presents Award-Winner Lynne Siefert’s Solo Exhibition
Release November 10, 2020

Seattle Art Museum Presents Landmark Modern and Contemporary Works from the Wright Collection
Release October 29, 2020

Dawn Cerny Wins the 2020 Betty Bowen Award
Release September 16, 2020

Finalists Selected for the 2020 Betty Bowen Award
Release August 28, 2020

Seattle Art Museum to Reopen to the Public September 11
Release August 24, 2020

Seattle Art Museum Names Priya Frank Director Of Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion
Release August 10, 2020

Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Announces Exhibitions for Fall 2020–Summer 2021
Release May 12, 2020

SAM Temporary Closure At All Three Sites Extended Until Further Notice
Release March 27, 2020

Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstract Variations Opens at the Seattle Art Museum March 5, 2020
Release March 2, 2020

Seattle Art Museum Curator Chiyo Ishikawa To Retire After 30 Years
Release February 26, 2020

John Akomfrah: Future History Opens at The Seattle Art Museum March 5, 2020
Release February 24, 2020

Revitalized Seattle Asian Art Museum Reopens To The Public With A Two-Day Celebration, February 8 and 9, 2020
Release February 3, 2020

SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Park Presents Winter Programs For The 2020 Season
Release December 19, 2019

Seattle Art Museum Presents Prize-Winner Aaron Fowler’s Solo Exhibition
Release December 16, 2019

Seattle Art Museum Debuts New Installation By Haida Artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulaanas
Release November 27, 2019

SAM's Asian Art Museum to Reopen February 8 with Free Weekend-Long Community Celebration
Release October 1, 2019

Filmmaker Lynne Siefert Wins the 2019 Betty Bowen Award
Release September 12, 2019

Finalists Selected For the 2019 Betty Bowen Award
Release August 28, 2019

Seattle Art Museum Presents Award-Winner Natalie Ball’s Solo Exhibition
Release August 26, 2019

Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces From The Capodimonte Museum Opens At Seattle Art Museum October 17, 2019
Release August 19, 2019

Seattle Art Museum Celebrates The Cultural Legacy Of Paul G. Allen With Works From The Family Collection
Release July 22, 2019

Seattle Art Museum Presents Solo Show Of Visual Activist Zanele Muholi
Release July 8, 2019

Summer at SAM Returns to Olympic Sculpture Park July 11–August 22, 2019
Release June 18, 2019

Seattle Art Museum Appoints Amada Cruz As New Director and CEO
Release June 10, 2019

SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Park hosts Landscapes Café Pop-Up
Release June 4, 2019

18 Of The World’s Finest And Rarest Cars To Be Shown At The Olympic Sculpture Park
Release May 30, 2019

SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Park Debuts New Site-Specific Work by Brazilian Artist Regina Silveira
Release May 13, 2019

Victorian Radicals: From The Pre-Raphaelites To The Arts & Crafts Movement Opens at Seattle Art Museum June 13, 2019
Release April 16, 2019

Seattle Art Museum Announces $150 Million Campaign With Over $125M Pledged To Date
Release February 14, 2019

Seattle Art Museum Presents Programs and Events for Jeffrey Gibson: Like A Hammer
Release February 13, 2019

Mixed-Media Artist Aaron Fowler Awarded the 2019 Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize by Seattle Art Museum
Release January 22, 2019

Jeffrey Gibson: Like A Hammer Opens At Seattle Art Museum February 28
Release January 8, 2019

Last Chance to See Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India
Release December 12, 2018

Seattle Art Museum Director and CEO Kimerly Rorschach to Retire Fall 2019
Release October 31, 2018

Seattle Art Museum Appoints Dr. Theresa Papanikolas as Curator of American Art
Release October 16, 2018

SAM Presents Programs and Events for Peacock in the Desert: the Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India
Release September 20, 2018

Natalie Ball Wins The 2018 Betty Bowen Award
Release September 18, 2018

Finalists Selected For The 40th Annual Betty Bowen Award
Release August 23, 2018

Peacock In The Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India Opens at Seattle Art Museum October 18, 2018
Release July 31, 2018

Double Exposure: Edward S. Curtis, Marianne Nicolson, Tracy Rector, Will Wilson Opens At Seattle Art Museum June 14
Release May 24, 2018

Seattle Art Museum Presents Award-winner Jono Vaughan’s Solo Exhibition
Release April 25, 2018

Last Chance to See Figuring History: Robert Colescott, Kerry James Marshall, Mickalene Thomas At Seattle Art Museum
Release April 18, 2018

Major Seattle Art Museum Exhibition Explores Legacy of Photographer Edward S. Curtis From 21st-Century Perspectives
Release March 19, 2018

Construction Begins On Seattle Asian Art Museum Renovation and Expansion
Release March 14, 2018

Famed Jean-Michel Basquiat Painting to Travel to Seattle Art Museum
Release March 6, 2018

Seattle Art Museum Announces Manish Engineer as its First Chief Technology Officer
Release February 8, 2018

French Government Names Seattle Art Museum Curator Chiyo Ishikawa “Chevalier De L'Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres”
Release January 18, 2018

Figuring History: Robert Colescott, Kerry James Marshall, Mickalene Thomas Opens at Seattle Art Museum February 15
Release December 19, 2017

Seattle Art Museum Presents Prize-Winner Sondra Perry’s Solo Exhibition
Release December 12, 2017

Last Chance To See Andrew Wyeth Retrospective At Seattle Art Museum
Release December 7, 2017

SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Park Presents Winter Programs For 2017–18 Season
Release November 14, 2017

The Mundane Becomes Poetic with Everyday Poetics Exhibition at Seattle Art Museum
Release November 1, 2017

Seattle Art Museum Receives $3.5 Million Grant From The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release October 26, 2017

SAM Presents Programs and Events For Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect
Release September 20, 2017

Jono Vaughan Wins the 2017 Betty Bowen Award
Release September 15, 2017

Seattle Asian Art Museum Activates Empty Museum with Free Community Celebration
Release September 6, 2017

Finalists Selected For the 2017 Betty Bowen Award
Release August 28, 2017

Last Chance to See Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors at Seattle Art Museum
Release August 21, 2017

Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect Opens at Seattle Art Museum October 19
Release August 8, 2017

Remix Returns for Summer Edition at Olympic Sculpture Park Friday, August 11
Release August 1, 2017

SAM Presents Programs And Events For Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors
Release June 22, 2017

SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Parks Hosts Pop-Up Café, La Panadería
Release June 21, 2017

Summer At SAM Returns To Olympic Sculpture Park July 13–August 31, 2017
Release June 19, 2017

Seattle Art Museum Premieres Major New Exhibition Featuring Robert Colescott, Kerry James Marshall, and Mickalene Thomas
Release June 6, 2017

Blockbuster Exhibition Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors Opens at Seattle Art Museum June 30
Release May 3, 2017

Olympic Sculpture Park Debuts New Installation by New York-Based Artist Spencer Finch
Release March 28, 2017

SAM Remix Returns for Spring Edition at Seattle Art Museum Friday, March 24
Release March 13, 2017

Seattle Art Museum and Northwest African American Museum Announce Participants for Complex Exchange
Release March 3, 2017

17th-century Screens from Seattle Art Museum Collection to Undergo Major Conservation
Release March 2, 2017

Seattle Art Museum Debuts Largest Iteration Of John Grade’s Sculpture—Middle Fork
Release February 23, 2017

Seattle Asian Art Museum Closes To Prepare For Renovation Of Its Historic Building
Release February 16, 2017

Seattle Art Museum Presents An Evening With Congressman John Lewis, Author Andrew Aydin, And Artist Nate Powell
Release February 8, 2017

Tabaimo: Utsutsushi Utsushi Closes At Seattle Asian Art Museum February 26
Release February 2, 2017

Seattle Art Museum Presents Programs and Events for Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series
Release January 24, 2017

Seattle Art Museum Honors Sondra Perry with the 2017 Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize
Release January 12, 2017

Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Announces Cindy Bolton As Chief Financial Officer
Release December 21, 2016

Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection Opens At Seattle Art Museum February 16
Release December 7, 2016

SAM’s Olympic Sculpture Park Presents 2016-17 Series Of Winter Programs
Release November 30, 2016

Seattle Art Museum Commissions Site-Specific Installation By Los Angeles Artist Jennifer West
Release November 3, 2016

Tabaimo: Utsutsushi Utsushi Opens at Asian Art Museum November 11
Release October 17, 2016

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