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Two Artists Withdraw From Smithsonian Symposium
Nicholas Galanin and Margarita Cabrera said the decision to make the event private is a form of silencing participants amid Trump’s attacks on the institution.
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Apply for a 2026–2027 Fellowship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Fellowships at SAAM and its Renwick Gallery provide scholars with access to collections, community, and professional advancement.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Director Reportedly Removed Over Staff Complaints
Stephanie Stebich was replaced by the board after several staff members sent a letter alleging toxic leadership in July 2023, according to the Washington Post.
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The Kaleidoscopic World of Amish Women’s Quilts
The quilts in Pattern and Paradox exist at the intersections of tradition and innovation, the humble and the spectacular.
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The Divine Dissatisfaction of Music
Mariam Ghani and Erin Ellen Kelly’s Musical Thinking at the Smithsonian American Art Museum is alive with pathos.
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Edmonia Lewis, Prominent Black and Ojibwe Sculptor, Gets Her Own USPS Stamp
The stamp will debut on January 26 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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With a New Professional Development Program, American Art Journal Intends to Make Scholarly Publishing More Equitable
Scholars who are producing research on US-American art history and related visual culture topics have until September 15 to apply for Toward Equity in Publishing.
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Black Daguerreotypists Highlighted at the Smithsonian
The American Art Museum purchased a collection of early American photographs spanning the 1840s to the mid-1920s.
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SAAM Highlights Cecilia Vicuña, Coco Fusco, and Mariam Ghani at Third Women Filmmakers Festival
From March 1 to 21, watch online screenings hosted by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and attend weekly conversations with the artists and museum curators.
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The Timely Dissent of a Vietnam War-Themed Show
Less than a mile from the White House, the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Artists Respond boldly surveys how artists wrestled with showing how their government had gone wrong.
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The Beatitudes of Bill Traylor
I wonder if it is possible for black Americans and white Americans to really see the same thing when they look at the creations of institutionally minted “modern” black artists.
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The Unsung Heroes of Burning Man Go Unnoticed
A host of creative, kind, brave, funny people go unsung in No Spectators, which is centered on a narrow, affluent segment of the Burning Man population.