Eye Level
Eye Level is the blog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery. Publishing behind-the-scenes museum stories since 2005.
Who Wore it Better? Burning Man Dresses up the Renwick
Luce Unplugged: Five Questions for Governess
Sneak Peek: Burning Man Unfolds at the Renwick
Here Be Dragons
From the Director: Be Astonished
In her poem, "Sometimes," Mary Oliver writes, "Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be Astonished. Tell About it."
Movies at SAAM: Five Questions for Pamela Tanner Boll
Perhaps a Pose with a Panda?
Even if you're not familiar with her name, you’ve probably seen muralist Kelsey Montague's art. Kelsey’s interactive street murals can be found throughout the country and around the globe, as well as on the Instagram accounts of multiple celebrities.
The Renwick’s New Touch Cart is a Work of Art
Submit your work for SAAM Arcade 2018: Game on!
Two Artists, One Vision: Kara Walker and Spike Lee
Wendell Castle: Timeless
How’d He Do That? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Lumia
Seeing Star Wars
Recipe for a Holiday Murder Mystery
Pantone Ultra Violet Inspiration
Feel the Burn: The Art of Burning Man comes to the Renwick in March
Eye Level spoke with Nora Atkinson, the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, to learn more about her upcoming exhibition No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, opening at t
In Harmony: Artist Rufino Tamayo and Composer Carlos Chávez
Carlos Chávez was Mexico’s most important composer of the twentieth century, as well as a conductor, theorist, educator, and founder of the Mexican Symphony Orchestra.