SAAM Stories: Exhibitions

From research to installation to curators’ perspectives, an in-depth look at exhibitions at SAAM and the Renwick Gallery.  

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  Decorative Arts in Focus: Miniature Diorama of John Gellatly Collection

  How John Gellatly’s eclectic collection of fine and decorative arts took over his New York home and six rooms in the Heckscher Building

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  Native American Arts in Focus: Sustaining Traditions—Digital Memories

  Discover how artist Kelly Church is ensuring that centuries of Indigenous traditions are preserved for future generations with her beautifully woven basketry.

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  Contemporary Craft

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  From the Collection

  New Acquisitions

  Craft and Decorative Arts

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  Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition Brings Fresh Global Perspectives to the Renwick Gallery

  New Glass Now showcases artists challenging the status quo, offering new perspectives, and experimenting with what the medium of glass can do!

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  Contemporary Craft

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  When Kusama Met Cornell

  On the surprising friendship between artists Yayoi Kusama and Joseph Cornell

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  Creating Authentic Community Collaboration

  One SAAM educator explores creating a meaningful partnership with a community-based organization to achieve something neither could have done alone.

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  Behind-the-Scenes

  Education

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  Reflecting on Forces of Nature: Renwick Invitational 2020 During a Global Pandemic

  Nora Atkinson, curator-in-charge of SAAM’s Renwick Gallery, reflects on an unprecedented year and a half and the universal force of nature

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  Craft and Decorative Arts

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  Chicanx Artists on Sharing Knowledge and Building Community

  We look at themes from ¡Printing the Revolution! as discussed in conversations between the artists, curators, and scholars

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  Chicano Graphics

  Exhibitions

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  Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: RIFA, from Méchicano 1977 Calendario

  Go in-depth with ¡Printing the Revolution's! iconic image

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  Chicano Graphics

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  From the Collection

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  Exhibition Showcases How Artists Challenge Mythic Conceptions of the American West

  Now on tour! Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea, a collaboration among SAAM and four partner museums, offers counterviews of “the West” and showcases modern and contemporary artists who are who are reclaiming the narratives of their region.

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  Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Between the Leopard and the Jaguar

  Artist Melanie Cervantes explores indigeneity, identity, and activism in her printmaking practice

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  Chicano Graphics

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  From the Collection

  New Acquisitions

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  Into the Community: A New Exhibition Explores a Changing American Neighborhood

  A close exploration of a resilient community through the lens of three women photographers

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  Lessons Learned from Alexander von Humboldt

  Senior Curator Eleanor Jones Harvey takes readers behind the scenes of an exhibition’s 17-month run

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  Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: La Curandera

  Artist Carmen Lomas Garza’s scenes from everyday life honor borderland culture and create community

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  Chicano Graphics

  Exhibitions

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  Chicanx Queer Visions: Fighting for Change and Exploring Identity

  Artists in ¡Printing the Revolution! explore pressing issues of the LGBTQ+ community

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  Chicano Graphics

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  Pride

  New Acquisitions

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  Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Manifestaciones

  Explore Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA, a New York art collective inspired by Chicano print centers

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  Chicano Graphics

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  Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: José Martí

  Chicanx artists elevate national and global historic figures to inspire activism

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  Chicano Graphics

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  New Acquisitions

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