Call your friends and bring the family, admission is FREE to everyone at the Seattle Art Museum on the first Thursday of every month.
In addition to our regular hours, Seattle Art Museum will be open for Free First Thursday evenings from 5–8 pm to provide more opportunities to visit the galleries for free! Evening hours will feature extra activities like live music, drop-in art making, and in-gallery experiences for visitors.
Tickets are available both onsite and online.
5-8 pm | Actualize AiR Drop-in workshop: “Art for Activism” with Gabriel Bello Diaz
Brotman Forum
Actualize Artist in Residency (AiR) is a woman-run and woman seed-funded art organization. Their mission is to foster and accelerate the careers of emerging artists by creating space and opportunities, establishing an artist alliance in downtown Seattle.
5–8 pm | DJ Sets by SEA Vinyl Society
Brotman Forum
SEA Vinyl Society is a Seattle-based, AANHPI collective dedicated to uniting communities through the collection, preservation, and performance of music and stories from Asia and the Asian diaspora. Rooted in vinyl culture and community memory, they celebrate their shared heritage through sound.
5-8 pm | Write Postcards to Politicians
4th floor Galleries
In this activity inspired by Ai Weiwei’s political advocacy, write postcards to your elected officials about the issues that matter to you. Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei inspires us to speak out about human rights, government corruption, surveillance, immigration, misinformation, and other topics. What issue do you want to see addressed by your representatives?
5:30–6:30 pm | SAM Gallery Artist Talk
SAM Gallery
6–7 pm | Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Meet at the top of the 3rd floor escalators
Enhance your visit to Seattle Art Museum with a guided gallery tour of SAM's global collection. Engage with other visitors and discover diverse personal connections while exploring creatively installed galleries and outstanding works of art.
Free First Thursday Evenings Presented by
