SAAM Stories
04/21/2021
Yreina D. Cervántez uses text, imagery, and symbolism to pay tribute to bold female leaders of different eras
Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
04/16/2021
Remembering the Navajo artist whose clay works pushed against conventions over her fifty-year career
Anya Montiel
Curator of American and Native American Women’s Art and Craft
04/08/2021
No green thumb? No problem. Hear from local botanical artist and educator, Emily Paluska of Revery Paper Flora, as SAAM's Luce Foundation Center connects with local artists.
Jessica McFadden
Program Specialist
04/08/2021
Luis González’s Hasta La Victoria Siempre combines bold graphics and text in a powerful political poster designed to support the Chicano movement
Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
04/06/2021
The author’s new book, Fierce Poise, chronicles the artist coming into her own in the 1950s
Howard Kaplan
Writer
04/02/2021
The ceramic artist reflects on his art, studio practice, and life during this challenging period
Mary Savig
Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft
03/29/2021
Curator John P. Jacob reflects on his recent conversations with the photographer Joan Clark Netherwood, her legacy, and the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project
John Jacob
McEvoy Family Curator for Photography
03/25/2021
DC soulpunk band, Lightmare, discusses writing and recording an album during a pandemic with Hometown Sounds.
Anne Wilsey
Program Specialist for the Luce Foundation Center
03/24/2021
Sonia Romero pushes the boundaries of graphic arts beyond paper and seeks to bring art out of the museum and into the community
Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
03/23/2021
At the Smithsonian, we condemn xenophobia, misogyny, and racial and gendered violence.
Stephanie Stebich
The Margaret and Terry Stent Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery
03/19/2021
Celebrating National Quilting Day with a gift of Amish quilts
Laura Baptiste
Head of Communications and Public Affairs
03/18/2021
Celebrate the splendor of spring with cherry blossom crafts you can make at home
Gloria Kenyon
Public Programs Coordinator
03/16/2021
How Chicanx protest artists in the 1970s used discarded materials in their work
Claudia Zapata
Former Curatorial Assistant of Latinx Art
03/11/2021
Barbara Carrasco's vivid portrait of Dolores Huerta honors the iconic labor activist
Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
03/08/2021
Stephanie Stebich, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director, shares her thoughts on artworks by women in the collection.
Stephanie Stebich
The Margaret and Terry Stent Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery
03/05/2021
Checking in with the artist who creates lively and unexpected sculptures from clay.
Mary Savig
Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft