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Celebrating Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Duncanson

Stephanie Stebich, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director, shares her thoughts about Black History Month, Martin Luther King, Jr. and hope for American democracy.

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From the Director
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The Changing Nature of Chicano Graphic Arts from 1965 to Today

Exploring how Chicanx artists continue to use graphic arts as a response to issues of the time

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Chicano Graphics

Exhibitions
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Making the Most: In the Studio with Julia Kwon

Julia Kwon’s interactive art projects facilitate solidarity and community

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Contemporary Craft

Making the Most - Craft Practice during the Dual Pandemics

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Craft and Decorative Arts
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Skipping Valentine’s Day and Focusing on Friends

Who needs hearts and flowers when you have a group text?
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Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Quiero Mis Queerce

Artist and activist Julio Salgado challenges a traditional rite of passage

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Chicano Graphics

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Pride

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Lunar New Year Craft Activities to Celebrate Year of the Ox

SAAM’s Family Zone has crafts and activities for the whole family

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Craft Making Activities
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The Power of Representation: Black Families in American Art

SAAM’s rich collection of art by African Americans shines during Black History Month
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Debora Moore’s Glass Sculptures are Rooted in Nature

Sculptor Debora Moore works with glass to achieve great feats of creativity, craftsmanship, and natural wonder.

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Exhibitions

Craft and Decorative Arts
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Dawoud Bey Photographs in Focus: Underground Railroad Sites

Dawoud Bey’s metaphorical photographs of Underground Railroad sites in Ohio turn scenes of darkness into symbols of hope

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Exhibitions

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Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: I Stand with Emma

Lalo Alcaraz’s digital poster of Emma González echoes a long tradition of activist posters dating back to political rebellions of the 1960s

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Chicano Graphics

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Podcast Release: Music and Conversation with DC Instrumental Duo, Domingues and Kane

DC Instrumental Duo, Domingues and Kane, discusses soothing sounds and “magick” with Paul Vodra and Anthony Porecco of Hometown Sounds

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Luce Foundation Center

Five Question Interviews
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1952

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1970

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n.d.

ink on paper

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1940

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