Spring Educator Workshop: Art & Activism
Join us for an engaging workshop that explores the powerful intersection of art and activism. Art has emerged as a potent tool for raising awareness, inspiring action, and fostering community dialogue. This workshop is designed for educators wanting to learn about art as activism, arts integration in their classroom, and engage in creative exercises that demonstrate how to use art to address social issues. This workshop includes resources and Washington State Clock Hours.
Free with registration required. K–12 educators, paraeducators, subject area coaches, and administrators are welcome to attend.
This workshop is free to attend, but reservations are required. This workshop includes resources and Washington State Clock Hours. K–12 educators, paraeducators, subject area coaches, and administrators are welcome to attend.
Support for K-12 programs during the 2024-2025 school year is provided by the BNSF Railway Foundation, Foster Foundation, and Freeman Foundation. Partial, sustained support for SAM’s K-12 programs is provided by an endowment established in 1999 by a National Endowment for the Humanities challenge grant and the generous contributions of matching donors, including the Ann P. Wyckoff Education Endowment. The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs at the Seattle Art Museum has supported SAM K–12 programs since 1994.
Related program
Educator Workshops
Educator Workshops provide teachers with rich opportunities to relate the arts directly to lived experiences. SAM’s virtual and on-site professional development workshops offer K–12 educators and administrators techniques and ideas for integrating popular culture, art, and cultural objects into classroom learning.
view programWhat’s on at Seattle Art Museum
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Thu Mar 27 2025
2:30–3:30 pm
SAM Remix
Fri Mar 28 2025
7–11 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Sat Mar 29 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Sat Mar 29 2025
1:15–2:15 pm
Following Space Tour
Sat Mar 29 2025
2:15–3:15 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Sun Mar 30 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Sun Mar 30 2025
1:15–2:15 pm
Following Space Tour
Sun Mar 30 2025
2:15–3:15 pm
SAM Films: Human Flow
Sun Mar 30 2025
2–4 pm
SAM Gallery Presents: Stacked
Wed–Sun Mar 5–30 2025
10 am–5 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Thu Apr 3 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Thu Apr 3 2025
2:30–3:30 pm
Spring Educator Open House | Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei
Thu Apr 3 2025
4–7 pm
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu Apr 3 2025
10 am–8 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Sat Apr 5 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Sat Apr 5 2025
1:15–2:15 pm
Following Space Tour
Sat Apr 5 2025
2:15–3:15 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Sun Apr 6 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Sun Apr 6 2025
1:15–2:15 pm
Following Space Tour
Sun Apr 6 2025
2:15–3:15 pm
SAM Films: China’s Van Goghs
Sun Apr 6 2025
2–4 pm
Member Monday
Mon Apr 7 2025
2–8 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Thu Apr 10 2025
2:30–3:30 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM's Collection
Sat Apr 12 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Sat Apr 12 2025
1:15–2:15 pm
Following Space Tour
Sat Apr 12 2025
2:15–3:15 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Apr 12 2025
3–4 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Sun Apr 13 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Sun Apr 13 2025
1:15–2:15 pm
SAM Creates: Vivid Description Poetry Workshop with Luther Hughes
Sun Apr 13 2025
1–3 pm
Following Space Tour
Sun Apr 13 2025
2:15–3:15 pm
SAM Films: Dragonfly Eyes
Sun Apr 13 2025
2–4 pm
Conversations with Curators | New Scores for Art: The Work of Benjamin Patterson
Wed Apr 16 2025
6–7:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Thu Apr 17 2025
2:30–3:30 pm
SAM Talks: Hamza Walker
Thu Apr 17 2025
6–7:30 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Sat Apr 19 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Sat Apr 19 2025
1:15–2:15 pm
Following Space Tour
Sat Apr 19 2025
2:15–3:15 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Apr 19 2025
3–4 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Sun Apr 20 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Sun Apr 20 2025
1:15–2:15 pm
Following Space Tour
Sun Apr 20 2025
2:15–3:15 pm
SAM Films: Hausu
Sun Apr 20 2025
2–4 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Thu Apr 24 2025
2:30–3:30 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Sat Apr 26 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Sat Apr 26 2025
1:15–2:15 pm
Following Space Tour
Sat Apr 26 2025
2:15–3:15 pm
Public Tour: Highlights from SAM’s Collection
Sun Apr 27 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm
Ai Weiwei Public Tour
Sun Apr 27 2025
1:15–2:15 pm
Following Space Tour
Sun Apr 27 2025
2:15–3:15 pm
SAM Gallery Presents: Rising
Wed–Sun Apr 2–27 2025
10 am–5 pm
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu May 1 2025
10 am–8 pm
SAM Films: Terminal USA
Sun May 4 2025
2–4 pm
Member Monday
Mon May 5 2025
2–8 pm
Naramore Ceremony
Fri May 9 2025
6–7 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat May 10 2025
3–4 pm
SAM Films: Ai Weiwei Never Sorry
Sun May 11 2025
2–4 pm
My Dinner with SAM
Wed May 14 2025
6:30–10 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat May 17 2025
2–3 pm
SAM Creates: Vivid Description Poetry Workshop with Luther Hughes
Sun May 18 2025
1–3 pm
SAM Films: Rohingya
Sun May 18 2025
2–4 pm
SAMS Spring Into Art
Tue May 20 2025
6–11 pm
Conversations with Curators | Uncanny Landscapes: Surrealism in the Pacific Northwest
Wed May 21 2025
6–7:30 pm
SAM Talks: Dr. Richard Powell
Sat May 24 2025
1–2:30 pm
SAM Films: Vivos
Sun May 25 2025
2–4 pm
SAM Gallery Presents: Wander
Wed–Tue Apr 30–May 27 2025
10 am–5 pm
2025 Naramore Middle & High School Art Show
Wed–Sun Apr 2–Jun 1 2025
10 am–5 pm
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu Jun 5 2025
10 am–8 pm
Saturday University: Magic Materiality, and Miniatures in First Millennium BCE West Asia
Sat Jun 14 2025
10–11:30 am
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Jun 14 2025
3–4 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Jun 21 2025
2–3 pm
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu Jul 3 2025
10 am–8 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Jul 12 2025
3–4 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Jul 19 2025
2–3 pm
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu Aug 7 2025
10 am–8 pm
Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum
Thu Sep 4 2025
10 am–8 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Sep 13 2025
3–4 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Sep 20 2025
2–3 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Oct 11 2025
3–4 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Oct 18 2025
2–3 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Nov 8 2025
3–4 pm
Chanoyu: Tea Culture of Japan Demonstration
Sat Nov 15 2025
2–3 pm
log invisit
art & artists
learn
get involved
Sign up for SAM News
