SAAM Stories

In his all too short career, the photographer rejected conventional codes of identity and insisted on new, ambiguous conditions of being.

Artist L.J. Roberts integrates queer theory with traditional “domestic crafts” such as knitting and embroidery.

Celebrating Pride with paintings by two artists whose lives intersected and whose artworks explore similar themes

Online volunteers learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by creating or updating articles related to the history of fifty women sculptors in the United States

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

Sculptor Wanxin Zhang explores history, politics, and culture through clay

New exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of SAAM’s Renwick Gallery

SAAM’s director on the exhibition This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World

Learn more about artist Bisa Butler's vivid portraits of African American heroes from World War I

SAAM's Luce Foundation Center is teaming up with DC local music podcast Hometown Sounds to bring you music and conversations from your favorite artists.

What happens when poet Frank O'Hara walks into Mike Goldberg's studio while he's working on a painting?

SAAM conservator Kate Maynor explains the delicate process of washing paper

An unexpected email reveals more about the subject of one of Diane Arbus’s celebrated portraits

Go behind-the-scenes with conservators who make a fascinating discovery about a rarely seen Roman glass bowl

On the multimedia installation, Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me, recently acquired by SAAM

This Women's History Month, learn how SAAM is using open data platforms to increase the visibility of artists represented in the collection

SAAM's Luce Foundation Center is teaming up with DC local music podcast Hometown Sounds to bring you music and conversations from your favorite artists.

A look into the daily lives of women living in one close-knit Baltimore neighborhood