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 2018_DC_Solstice_DRC_In_180623 | 73 | DC -- America Now Solstice Saturday @ DRC -- Inside: Miscellaneous
Continue the night at SAAM and National Portrait Gallery for a block party and beer garden. A live concert at 9:30 p.m. closes out an unforgettable evening in the Kogod Courtyard. Admission is free, festive food and drinks available for purchase.
America Now is a three-museum collaboration between... |
| 2018_DC_Solstice_DRC_Odd_180623 | 42 | DC -- America Now Solstice Saturday @ DRC -- Inside: Oddisee
Continue the night at SAAM and National Portrait Gallery for a block party and beer garden. A live concert at 9:30 p.m. closes out an unforgettable evening in the Kogod Courtyard. Admission is free, festive food and drinks available for purchase.
America Now is a three-museum collaboration between... |
| 2018_DC_Solstice_DRC_RVS_180623 | 107 | DC -- America Now Solstice Saturday @ DRC -- Inside: Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics
Continue the night at SAAM and National Portrait Gallery for a block party and beer garden. A live concert at 9:30 p.m. closes out an unforgettable evening in the Kogod Courtyard. Admission is free, festive food and drinks available for purchase.
America Now is a three-museum collaboration between... |
| 2018_DC_Solstice_DRC_BD_180623 | 68 | DC -- America Now Solstice Saturday @ DRC -- Outdoors: Batala Drummers
Continue the night at SAAM and National Portrait Gallery for a block party and beer garden. A live concert at 9:30 p.m. closes out an unforgettable evening in the Kogod Courtyard. Admission is free, festive food and drinks available for purchase.
America Now is a three-museum collaboration between... |
| 2018_DC_Solstice_DRC_Out_180623 | 15 | DC -- America Now Solstice Saturday @ DRC -- Outdoors: Miscellaneous
Continue the night at SAAM and National Portrait Gallery for a block party and beer garden. A live concert at 9:30 p.m. closes out an unforgettable evening in the Kogod Courtyard. Admission is free, festive food and drinks available for purchase.
America Now is a three-museum collaboration between... |
| 2018_DC_Solstice_DRC_TM_180623 | 5 | DC -- America Now Solstice Saturday @ DRC -- Outdoors: Tasty Morsels
Continue the night at SAAM and National Portrait Gallery for a block party and beer garden. A live concert at 9:30 p.m. closes out an unforgettable evening in the Kogod Courtyard. Admission is free, festive food and drinks available for purchase.
America Now is a three-museum collaboration between... |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Rentals | 15 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Rentals (usually in Kogod courtyard) |
| 2010_DC_SIPG_Rentals | 42 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Rentals (usually in Kogod courtyard)
The courtyard was being set up for a couple of special events including the Telling Stories Gala which I wasn't invited to. |
| 2011_DC_SIPG_Rentals | 17 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Rentals (usually in Kogod courtyard)
These dancers were preparing for a private event by the Council on Competitiveness. |
| 2014_DC_SIPG_Rentals | 15 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Rentals (usually in Kogod courtyard) |
| 2017_DC_SIPG_Rentals | 10 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Rentals (usually in Kogod courtyard)
Preparing for the Pence inaugural party. I wonder what they did with all the artwork displaying women, clothed and otherwise. |
| 2019_DC_SIPG_Rentals | 13 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Rentals (usually in Kogod courtyard)
Including a set-up for promoting the new Cats movie. |
| 2009_DC_SIPG_Ball_090118 | 21 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Rentals: Pre-inaugural ball
I have no idea who was supposed to be at this one but it looked interesting! I was told later that it was a fund-raiser event. Some of the period people were part of the Victorian Dance Ensemble. |
| 2010_DC_SIPG_Tour | 6 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Tour
A really big highlights tour group due in large part to publicity in the Washington Post. (Article below)
Get a closeup of the National Portrait Gallery during its Docent's Choice Tours
Friday, January 8, 2010
Museums can be overwhelming: They're crowded. They're big. And they're chock-full of... |
| 2014_DC_SIPG_Tour | 10 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Tour |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Tour | 4 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Tour: Garrett Peck |
| 2018_DC_SIPG_Tour_180609 | 11 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center -- Tour: Garrett Peck |
| 2023_DC_SIPG_1898R_230427 | 58 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Opening Reception: 1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions |
| 2023_DC_SIPG_1898PP_230427 | 35 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: 1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions
Press preview for “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions” at the National Portrait Gallery
WHO:
* Michael Hussey, director of history, restorative history and research, National Portrait Gallery
* Taína Caragol, curator of painting, sculpture and Latino art and history, National Portrait... |
| 2016_DC_SIPG_BoocheverP_160311 | 81 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
Press preview for the new exhibition, “The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today” and announcement of the winner of the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
WHO:
* Kim Sajet, director, National Portrait Gallery
* Dorothy Moss, associate curator of painting and sculpture and competition... |
| 2019_DC_SIPG_BoocheverP_191025 | 82 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
Reveal of the winner of the 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition and preview of “The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today”
Speakers:
* Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery
* Dorothy Moss, curator of painting and sculpture
* Taína Caragol, curator of painting and sculpture... |
| 2022_DC_SIPG_BoocheverPP_220429 | 96 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
Reveal of the winner of the 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition and preview of “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today”
WHEN: Friday, April 29, 10–11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and G streets N.W.
WHO:
* Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait... |
| 2018_DC_SIPG_Eye2IPP_181101 | 20 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: Eye 2 I exhibit |
| 2020_DC_SIPG_SargentPP_200227 | 39 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal
Press preview for “John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal”
WHO:
* Kim Sajet, director, National Portrait Gallery
* Robyn Asleson, curator of prints and drawings, National Portrait Gallery
* Richard Ormond, guest curator and co-author of the "John Singer Sargent, Complete Paintings" series... |
| 2022_DC_SIPG_KinshipPP_221027 | 139 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: Kinship
Press preview for “Kinship” at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery
WHO:
* Rhea Combs, Director of Curatorial Affairs
* Dorothy Moss, Curator of Painting and Sculpture
* Leslie Ureña, Curator of Photographs
* Robyn Asleson, Curator of Prints and Drawings
* Taína Caragol, Curator of... |
| 2023_DC_SIPG_DouglassPP_230615 | 46 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: One Life: Frederick Douglass
Press preview for “One Life: Frederick Douglass” at the National Portrait Gallery
WHO:
* John Stauffer, Sumner R. and Marshall S. Kates Professor of English and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
* Ann Shumard, consulting curator and senior curator of photographs, National... |
| 2018_DC_SIPG_Yr1968PP_180628 | 33 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey exhibit
Press preview for “One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey”
Speakers:
* Kim Sajet, director, National Portrait Gallery
* James Barber, historian, National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery presents “One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey,” an exhibition highlighting a time of... |
| 2018_DC_SIPG_UnSeenPP_180322 | 64 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: UnSeen: Our Past in a New Light: Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar
As the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery marks its 50th anniversary, it will not only honor the past with special exhibitions but also shape the museum’s next chapter. The first contemporary exhibition of the museum’s anniversary season, “UnSeen: Our Past in a New Light: Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus... |
| 2019_DC_SIPG_VotesPP_190327 | 72 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence
Press preview for “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence”
Kate Clarke Lemay, historian at the National Portrait Gallery and coordinating curator of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative
The National Portrait Gallery announces “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence,” a major... |
| 2022_DC_SIPG_WatergatePP_220324 | 38 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will host a press preview with Kate Clarke Lemay, the curator of “Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue,” exploring the 50th anniversary of the 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate complex.
The exhibition will display 23... |
| 2017_DC_SIPG_JFK_VisPP_170502 | 47 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Press Preview: American Visionary: John F. Kennedy's Life and Times
Press Preview for "American Visionary: John F. Kennedy's Life and Times"
Participants:
* Stephanie Stebich, The Margaret and Terry Stent Director
* John Jacob, McEvoy Family Curator for Photography
* Lawrence Schiller, exhibition organizer and curator, Wiener Schiller Productions
The... |
| 2019_DC_SIPG_VietnamPP_190314 | 116 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Press Preview: Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War and Tiffany Chung
Press preview for exhibitions “Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965–1975” and “Tiffany Chung: Vietnam, Past Is Prologue”
Participants:
* Stephanie Stebich, The Margaret and Terry Stent Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum
* Melissa Ho, curator of 20th-century art,... |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_PennPP_151022 | 48 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Press Preview: Irving Penn "Beyond Beauty" Exhibit
Press Preview for Irving Penn "Beyond Beauty" exhibit
Welcoming remarks by:
* Elizabeth (Betsy) Broun, The Margaret and Terry Stent Director
Guest Curatorial discussion by:
* Merry Foresta |
| 2014_DC_SIPG_SingingPP_141030 | 32 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Press Preview: Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art Exhibit |
| 2018_DC_SIPG_PaglenPP_180620 | 48 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Press Preview: Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen exhibit
Press preview for the exhibition “Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen”
Trevor Paglen is an award-winning artist whose work blurs the lines between art, science and investigative journalism to construct unfamiliar and at times unsettling ways to see and interpret the world around us. “Trevor Paglen: Sites... |
| 2008_DC_Lady_080321 | 20 | DC Env Film Festival (2008) -- Film Talk: -- "A Life: The Story of Lady Bird Johnson" (w/Sid Hart, Grace Guggenheim and Bess Abell) @ Reynolds Center
"A Life: The Story of Lady Bird Johnson": The story of America’s most admired First Lady, and her lasting legacy to the nation, is celebrated in this film biography of Lady Bird Johnson. Our nation’s First Lady from 1963 through 1968, Lady Bird was a pioneer in the environmental movement, organizing a... |
| 2012_DC_Muir_120322 | 43 | DC Env Film Festival (2012) -- Film Talk: "John Muir in the New World" (w/Catherine Tatge) @ Reynolds Center
JOHN MUIR IN THE NEW WORLD (USA, 2011, 83 min.)
Preservationist, naturalist, author, explorer, activist, scientist and farmer John Muir (1838 – 1914) was all these things and more. Nearly a century after his death, this Scottish American is remembered and revered as the father of the environmental... |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_ADA | 19 | Reynolds Center -- ADA steps
Honoring leaders of the Disability Rights Movement on steps across Washington DC.
On March 12, 1990, activists with disabilities abandoned their crutches and wheelchairs to pull themselves up the 83 stone steps at the Capitol Building and demanded passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. On July... |
| 2018_DC_MuertosFD_Else_181027 | 106 | Reynolds Center -- Dia de los Muertos Family Day -- All else
Dia de los Muertos Family Day
Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with SAAM! Enjoy Mexican folk dance performances throughout the day and leave your handmade ofrendas (offerings) including paper marigolds, calaveras (skull masks), and paper monarch butterflies on our Day of the Dead... |
| 2018_DC_MuertosFD_Ballet_181027 | 172 | Reynolds Center -- Dia de los Muertos Family Day -- Ballet Folklorico Mi Herencia Mexicana
Dia de los Muertos Family Day
Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with SAAM! Enjoy Mexican folk dance performances throughout the day and leave your handmade ofrendas (offerings) including paper marigolds, calaveras (skull masks), and paper monarch butterflies on our Day of the Dead... |
| 2018_DC_MuertosFD_MADC_181027 | 26 | Reynolds Center -- Dia de los Muertos Family Day -- Mariachi Aguila DC
Dia de los Muertos Family Day
Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with SAAM! Enjoy Mexican folk dance performances throughout the day and leave your handmade ofrendas (offerings) including paper marigolds, calaveras (skull masks), and paper monarch butterflies on our Day of the Dead... |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Lincoln_150414 | 30 | Reynolds Center -- Event: Lincoln 150th Event
Screening of Spielberg’s Lincoln
At the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery
Join us for a free screening at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery of Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film Lincoln.
Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in this revealing drama that focuses... |
| 2006_DC_SIPG_Ceremony_060701 | 52 | Reynolds Center -- Event: Opening -- Building Reopening Day Ceremony
Grand Opening Family Festival: Sponsored by Target: Celebrate the opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture with a fun-filled day of activities and music. Meet actors impersonating individuals from the collections, tour the galleries, and see the new Lunder Conservation... |
| 2006_DC_SIPG_Opening_060701 | 49 | Reynolds Center -- Event: Opening -- Building Reopening Day Events |
| 2007_DC_SIPG_OpeningS_071118 | 32 | Reynolds Center -- Event: Opening -- Kogod Courtyard -- Stage Events
Entertainers included:
- Jacques Johnson (Jazz ensemble)
- The Washington Chorus Outreach Singers (Variety of musical selections)
- Los Quetzales (Traditional Mexican dance ensemble)
- Crowtations (Motown puppet group)
- Doug McKelway Band (bluegrass)
- The Grandsons (Rock 'n' roll)
-... |
| 2007_DC_SIPG_Opening_071118 | 169 | Reynolds Center -- Event: Opening -- Kogod Courtyard (2007) -- Events |
| 2011_DC_ExperimentO_110714 | 66 | Reynolds Center -- Event: Opening Reception -- Great American Experiment Exhibit (donor event) |
| 2011_DC_Ault_Opening_110310 | 57 | Reynolds Center -- Event: Opening Reception -- "To Make a World: George Ault and 1940s America" |
| 2016_DC_America_Now_160709 | 54 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- America Now
Join SAAM for the third and final program in this year’s exciting series that celebrates the ways Americans participate in our democracy—through art, music, storytelling, and service. The program features performances by D.C. hip-hop artist Tarica June, and bluegrass bands Steep Canyon Rangers and... |
| 2016_DC_America_NowSS_160709 | 108 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- America Now -- Seldom Scene
Join SAAM for the third and final program in this year’s exciting series that celebrates the ways Americans participate in our democracy—through art, music, storytelling, and service.
This page features the performance of ... |
| 2016_DC_America_NowSCR_160709 | 163 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- America Now -- Steep Canyon Rangers
Join SAAM for the third and final program in this year’s exciting series that celebrates the ways Americans participate in our democracy—through art, music, storytelling, and service.
This page features the performance of the ... |
| 2016_DC_America_NowTJ_160709 | 43 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- America Now -- Tarica June
Join SAAM for the third and final program in this year’s exciting series that celebrates the ways Americans participate in our democracy—through art, music, storytelling, and service.
This page features the performance of ... |
| 2011_DC_Artstronaut_110813 | 111 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Art-stronaut Family Day
Art-stronaut Family Day:
Reach for the stars with a family day that is out of this world! See how American inventiveness, as depicted in The Great American Hall of Wonders exhibition, led to the great leaps of science and technology behind space travel and flight. Try your hand at experiments and art... |
| 2012_DC_Video_FD_120317 | 13 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Art of Video Games Opening |
| 2011_DC_Art_Trails_111022 | 59 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Art Trails
Choose your own art-adventure on a trip through the halls of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Pick a theme, grab a guide, and discover a world of creativity and fun in the galleries! You'll meet friends along the way to tell you stories, play music for you, and help you find the clues you need to... |
| 2012_DC_Art_Trails_121110 | 14 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Art Trails
Art Trails Family Day:
Lace up your favorite pair of comfy sneakers as you prepare to explore the galleries of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Pick up a themed scavenger hunt and begin your trek through time, through space, and through art. You'll have to answer questions, solve puzzles, and look... |
| 2018_DC_APacFD_180512 | 22 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Family Day
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Family Day
Bring the whole family for a day filled with art, performances from different regions, and a variety of crafting activities. Make a parol lantern from the Philippines, or a rubbing inspired by Korean artist Do Ho Suh: |
| 2012_DC_AsianFD_120506 | 19 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a day centered on the exhibition “Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter.” The event includes music and dance performances and a range of hands-on activities about portraiture and identity. The Hirshhorn’s Artlab+... |
| 2010_DC_Baseball_100814 | 130 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Baseball (2010) (w/Sean Burnett and Adam Kennedy)
The Washington Nationals are coming to American Art and National Portrait Gallery for the fourth annual Baseball Family Day featuring craft activities and performances by Snowday! Come dressed in your favorite Nats’ gear for photo-ops with the players, from 12-1 p.m.
Sean Burnett and Adam Kennedy from... |
| 2011_DC_Baseball_110709 | 76 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Baseball (2011) (w/Todd Coffey and Alex Cora)
Nationals Baseball Family Day: Take me out to the museum! The American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery are pleased to welcome all to our fifth annual Baseball Family Day with the Washington Nationals Baseball Club. Come take your picture with ball players Todd Coffey and Alex Cora from noon... |
| 2013_DC_BaseballFD_130810 | 166 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Baseball (2013) (w/Scott Hairston and Chad Tracy)
Root for the home team! The National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum bring back the boys of summer to celebrate America's favorite pastime. Meet players from the Washington Nationals Baseball Club, take a picture, and create your own keepsake frame to remember the day.
Scott... |
| 2014_DC_Beach_FD_Play_140809 | 72 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Beach Party Family Festival -- Beach Balls and Kinetic Sand
Enjoy steel drum music from local DC band Oasis Island sounds and learn to hula with Kinikia from DC Hippodrome. There will be sand, shells, and sports for various summer crafts and games. |
| 2014_DC_Beach_FD_Crafts_140809 | 156 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Beach Party Family Festival -- Crafts
Enjoy steel drum music from local DC band Oasis Island sounds and learn to hula with Kinikia from DC Hippodrome. There will be sand, shells, and sports for various summer crafts and games. |
| 2014_DC_Beach_FD_Kinikia_140809 | 76 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Beach Party Family Festival -- Kinikia
Enjoy steel drum music from local DC band Oasis Island sounds and learn to hula with Kinikia from DC Hippodrome. There will be sand, shells, and sports for various summer crafts and games. |
| 2014_DC_Beach_FD_Oasis_140809 | 50 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Beach Party Family Festival -- Oasis Island Sounds
Enjoy steel drum music from local DC band Oasis Island Sounds and learn to hula with Kinikia from DC Hippodrome. There will be sand, shells, and sports for various summer crafts and games. |
| 2012_DC_BHMFD_120204 | 184 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Black History Month
Black History Month Family Day
One-Time Events Celebrate the start of Black History Month with a day of craft activities and live music for the whole family. Join us for a day of music, dance, a special tour of the related exhibition, and hands-on activities.
Throughout the day: Family books,... |
| 2008_DC_Carnaval_Tour_080913 | 10 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Carnaval del Corazon! -- Docent Tour
Pictures in this section were from the first part of a docent-led tour of Latino artist works in the museum.
Carnaval del Corazon! Family Day: Living in Many Worlds:
Bring the whole family to SAAM for an afternoon of celebrating Latino art and culture. Hands-on activities include learning how to... |
| 2008_DC_Carnaval_Ent_080913 | 62 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Carnaval del Corazon! -- Entertainers
Pictures in this section include two of the musical groups which performed at the event: Grupo Corozo (doing a bomba y plena performance) and Cantare.
Carnaval del Corazon! Family Day: Living in Many Worlds:
Bring the whole family to SAAM for an afternoon of celebrating Latino art and culture.... |
| 2008_DC_Carnaval_Main_080913 | 154 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Carnaval del Corazon! -- Main
Pictures in this section are mostly the families doing art activities for the event.
Carnaval del Corazon! Family Day: Living in Many Worlds
Bring the whole family to SAAM for an afternoon of celebrating Latino art and culture. Hands-on activities include learning how to compose a plena and creating... |
| 2008_DC_Carnaval_Vol_080913 | 15 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Carnaval del Corazon! -- Volunteer Get-together
Pictures in this section consisted of a get-together orientation for volunteers for the event. I was totally confused, thinking I was getting in early for an event with Cheech Marin which was actually scheduled for October 4. Instead, I found myself with dedicated volunteers and, me having a camera and... |
| 2011_DC_Chalk4Peace_110924 | 71 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chalk4Piece
Join the American Art Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and your friends outside on the F Street sidewalk for a day of chalk art, entertainment, and fun! Make your mark with chalk artist Michael Kirby and his team from Murals of Baltimore as they create a site-specific work in chalk. |
| 2014_DC_CBlossomFD_Crafts_140412 | 66 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Cherry Blossom -- Crafts
Cherry Blossom Family Festival
Spring has arrived! Celebrate D.C.’s famous cherry blossom season with floral-themed craft activities, live music, Japanese screen painting and a gardening demonstration from Smithsonian Gardens. Explore how Japanese art and culture have influenced American artists... |
| 2014_DC_CBlossomFD_Kimono_140412 | 67 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Cherry Blossom -- Kimono Demonstration
Cherry Blossom Family Festival
Spring has arrived! Celebrate D.C.’s famous cherry blossom season with floral-themed craft activities, live music, Japanese screen painting and a gardening demonstration from Smithsonian Gardens. Explore how Japanese art and culture have influenced American artists... |
| 2014_DC_CBlossomFD_Drums_140412 | 127 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Cherry Blossom -- Nen Daiko Taiko Drum Ensemble
Cherry Blossom Family Festival
Spring has arrived! Celebrate D.C.’s famous cherry blossom season with floral-themed craft activities, live music, Japanese screen painting and a gardening demonstration from Smithsonian Gardens. Explore how Japanese art and culture have influenced American artists... |
| 2014_DC_CBlossomFD_Onoe_140412 | 47 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Cherry Blossom -- Onoe Ryu Dancers
Cherry Blossom Family Festival
Spring has arrived! Celebrate D.C.’s famous cherry blossom season with floral-themed craft activities, live music, Japanese screen painting and a gardening demonstration from Smithsonian Gardens. Explore how Japanese art and culture have influenced American artists... |
| 2009_DC_SAAMNY_090124 | 160 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2009)
SAAM I Am - Happy Chinese New Year! SAAM invites the whole neighborhood to join us in celebrating the Chinese New Year in the heart of Chinatown. Festivities to bring in the Year of the Ox include the famous Lion Dance parade, performances by the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe, and traditional martial... |
| 2014_DC_CNY_FD_Costume_140125 | 65 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2014) -- Chinese Student Arts and Performance Trouple, UMD (Folk Costume)
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a fun and educational day for the whole family! Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of China, the day will begin with "awakening the Lion" for a Lion Dance performed by the Johns Hopkins University Yong Han Lion Dance group. Enjoy puppetry performances by the... |
| 2014_DC_CNY_FD_Crafts_140125 | 93 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2014) -- Crafts
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a fun and educational day for the whole family! Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of China, the day will begin with "awakening the Lion" for a Lion Dance performed by the Johns Hopkins University Yong Han Lion Dance group. Enjoy puppetry performances by the... |
| 2014_DC_CNY_FD_Dance_140125 | 68 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2014) -- Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe (Dance)
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a fun and educational day for the whole family! Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of China, the day will begin with "awakening the Lion" for a Lion Dance performed by the Johns Hopkins University Yong Han Lion Dance group. Enjoy puppetry performances by the... |
| 2014_DC_CNY_FD_Misc_140125 | 49 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2014) -- Miscellaneous
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a fun and educational day for the whole family! Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of China, the day will begin with "awakening the Lion" for a Lion Dance performed by the Johns Hopkins University Yong Han Lion Dance group. Enjoy puppetry performances by the... |
| 2014_DC_CNY_FD_Panda_140125 | 23 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2014) -- Panda performer
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a fun and educational day for the whole family! Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of China, the day will begin with "awakening the Lion" for a Lion Dance performed by the Johns Hopkins University Yong Han Lion Dance group. Enjoy puppetry performances by the... |
| 2014_DC_CNY_FD_Puppets_140125 | 72 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2014) -- Tianjin Arts Troupe (Puppets)
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a fun and educational day for the whole family! Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of China, the day will begin with "awakening the Lion" for a Lion Dance performed by the Johns Hopkins University Yong Han Lion Dance group. Enjoy puppetry performances by the... |
| 2014_DC_CNY_FD_Music_140125 | 34 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2014) -- Washington Guzheng Society (Musicians)
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a fun and educational day for the whole family! Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of China, the day will begin with "awakening the Lion" for a Lion Dance performed by the Johns Hopkins University Yong Han Lion Dance group. Enjoy puppetry performances by the... |
| 2014_DC_CNY_FD_Lions_140125 | 48 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2014) -- Yong Han Lion Dance Troupe
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a fun and educational day for the whole family! Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of China, the day will begin with "awakening the Lion" for a Lion Dance performed by the Johns Hopkins University Yong Han Lion Dance group. Enjoy puppetry performances by the... |
| 2015_DC_ChineseFD_Artists_150214 | 50 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Artists
Chinese New Year Family Festival
This program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
American Art is proud to open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community in celebration of the 2015 Lunar New Year! Help us bring in the year of the sheep with an afternoon of... |
| 2015_DC_ChineseFD_Cere_150214 | 134 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Ceremony
Chinese New Year Family Festival
This program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
American Art is proud to open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community in celebration of the 2015 Lunar New Year! Help us bring in the year of the sheep with an afternoon of... |
| 2015_DC_ChineseFD_Crafts_150214 | 53 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Crafts
Chinese New Year Family Festival
This program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
American Art is proud to open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community in celebration of the 2015 Lunar New Year! Help us bring in the year of the sheep with an afternoon of... |
| 2015_DC_ChineseFD_Else_150214 | 36 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Everything else
Chinese New Year Family Festival
This program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
American Art is proud to open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community in celebration of the 2015 Lunar New Year! Help us bring in the year of the sheep with an afternoon of... |
| 2015_DC_ChineseFD_Fairfax_150214 | 58 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe
Chinese New Year Family Festival
This program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
American Art is proud to open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community in celebration of the 2015 Lunar New Year! Help us bring in the year of the sheep with an afternoon of... |
| 2015_DC_ChineseFD_Lions_150214 | 47 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Lions
Chinese New Year Family Festival
This program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
American Art is proud to open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community in celebration of the 2015 Lunar New Year! Help us bring in the year of the sheep with an afternoon of... |
| 2015_DC_ChineseFD_Shaanxi_150214 | 72 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2015) -- Shaanxi Folk Arts Group
Chinese New Year Family Festival
This program is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
American Art is proud to open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community in celebration of the 2015 Lunar New Year! Help us bring in the year of the sheep with an afternoon of... |
| 2016_DC_ChineseFD_Acro_160130 | 196 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2016) -- Acrobatics by Henan Performance Group
Join SAAM as we open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community to celebrate the 2016 Lunar New Year! Help us "awaken the lion" and ring in the year of the monkey with fun craft activities, traditional performances, artists, and demonstrations.
Full Schedule of Events:
* Lion Awakening Ceremony and... |
| 2016_DC_ChineseFD_Cere_160130 | 45 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2016) -- Ceremony
Join SAAM as we open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community to celebrate the 2016 Lunar New Year! Help us "awaken the lion" and ring in the year of the monkey with fun craft activities, traditional performances, artists, and demonstrations.
Full Schedule of Events:
* Lion Awakening Ceremony and... |
| 2016_DC_ChineseFD_Crafts_160130 | 89 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2016) -- Crafts
Join SAAM as we open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community to celebrate the 2016 Lunar New Year! Help us "awaken the lion" and ring in the year of the monkey with fun craft activities, traditional performances, artists, and demonstrations.
Full Schedule of Events:
* Lion Awakening Ceremony and... |
| 2016_DC_ChineseFD_Else_160130 | 33 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2016) -- Everything Else
Join SAAM as we open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community to celebrate the 2016 Lunar New Year! Help us "awaken the lion" and ring in the year of the monkey with fun craft activities, traditional performances, artists, and demonstrations.
Full Schedule of Events:
* Lion Awakening Ceremony and... |
| 2016_DC_ChineseFD_Lions_160130 | 73 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2016) -- Lions
Join SAAM as we open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community to celebrate the 2016 Lunar New Year! Help us "awaken the lion" and ring in the year of the monkey with fun craft activities, traditional performances, artists, and demonstrations.
Full Schedule of Events:
* Lion Awakening Ceremony and... |
| 2016_DC_ChineseFD_Music_160130 | 43 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2016) -- Music by Henan Performance Group
Join SAAM as we open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community to celebrate the 2016 Lunar New Year! Help us "awaken the lion" and ring in the year of the monkey with fun craft activities, traditional performances, artists, and demonstrations.
Full Schedule of Events:
* Lion Awakening Ceremony and... |
| 2016_DC_CNY_Setup_160129 | 50 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2016) -- Setup |
| 2017_DC_ChineseFD_Acro_170128 | 195 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2017) -- Acrobats
Join SAAM as we open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community for the 2017 Lunar New Year and celebrate the Year of the Rooster! Help us "awaken the lion" and ring in the New Year. Enjoy a variety of activities and demonstrations throughout the day including: traditional paper cutting; bristle dolls;... |
| 2017_DC_ChineseFD_Crafts_170128 | 55 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2017) -- Crafts and Miscellaneous
Join SAAM as we open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community for the 2017 Lunar New Year and celebrate the Year of the Rooster! Help us "awaken the lion" and ring in the New Year. Enjoy a variety of activities and demonstrations throughout the day including: traditional paper cutting; bristle dolls;... |
| 2017_DC_ChineseFD_Lions_170128 | 93 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2017) -- Lion Awakening Ceremony and Visitors
Join SAAM as we open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community for the 2017 Lunar New Year and celebrate the Year of the Rooster! Help us "awaken the lion" and ring in the New Year. Enjoy a variety of activities and demonstrations throughout the day including: traditional paper cutting; bristle dolls;... |
| 2017_DC_ChineseFD_Music_170128 | 90 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Chinese New Year (2017) -- Music
Join SAAM as we open our doors to the Chinatown and DC community for the 2017 Lunar New Year and celebrate the Year of the Rooster! Help us "awaken the lion" and ring in the New Year. Enjoy a variety of activities and demonstrations throughout the day including: traditional paper cutting; bristle dolls;... |
| 2013_DC_CivilWar_FD_130309 | 235 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Civil War
Civil War Family Day: Join the troops who have set up camp in the Kogod Courtyard for an afternoon of crafts, games, and music, including silhouette art, period photography, and a scavenger hunt, all inspired by popular activities during the Civil War.
Also included here:
* Susquehanna Travellers... |
| 2013_DC_Collage_FD_130413 | 46 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Collage
Gluing and cutting won't be the only way you can collage at this Family Day! Come enjoy a game of collage roulette, with mystery pieces and a surprise design. For a totally new experience, a DJ will layer and mix tunes to create an audio collage while you work on crafts and projects the whole family... |
| 2010_DC_Communities_100522 | 63 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Communities: Best of D.C.
Communities: Best of DC Family Day:
The current exhibition Portraiture Now: Communities is the source of inspiration for a family day event that includes local student talent, with music by the Sitar Center and Oyster Bilingual Elementary School, a student artwork display from Oyster Bilingual and... |
| 2013_DC_DeadFD_131102 | 175 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Day of the Dead
Explore the museum’s new Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art exhibition and celebrate the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos).
Enjoy performances at noon and 2 p.m. by Bailes de Mi Tierra and try out craft activities, including making paper marigolds, papel picado (a decorative... |
| 2016_DC_MuertosFD_161105 | 136 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Dia de los Muertos
Dia de los Muertos Family Day
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with SAAM. Enjoy traditional Mexican folk dance performances throughout the day, add your own artwork to our mural, and leave your handmade ofrendas (offerings) including paper marigolds, calaveras (skull masks), and paper... |
| 2010_DC_Earth_FD_100417 | 148 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Earth Day
Family Day: Earth Day Celebration:
Celebrate Earth Day in conjunction with the opening of the Running Fence exhibition with live performances and interactive storytelling. Have fun making eco-friendly woven placemats, fabric collages, decorating tote bags, and even helping to make a community... |
| 2010_DC_Elvis21_101106 | 125 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Elvis at 21
Elvis at 21 Family Day
This family day, inspired by the exhibition, "Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer" will feature performances of Elvis’ early music by local tribute artist Will Debley and band Blue Steele. Visitors will enjoy hands-on craft activities; book reading and discussion as... |
| 2010_DC_Elvis_100123 | 70 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Elvis Is in the Building!
Elvis Is in the Building!
Join the Portrait Gallery for an afternoon celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the birth of the King of Rock and Roll—Elvis Presley! The program will include gallery talks in the exhibition “Echoes of Elvis”; a discussion and book signing by George Klein, author... |
| 2014_DC_FallFD_141011 | 216 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Fall Family Day (2014)
Celebrate the changing seasons with stilt walkers, ghost stories, and a performance by the Banjo Man, Frank Cassel. Enjoy fall-themed craft activities or a scavenger hunt to find autumn scenes in the museum's galleries. |
| 2015_DC_FallFD_Crafts_150912 | 62 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Fall Family Day (2015) -- Crafts
Celebrate the start of the fall season at American Art with an afternoon of festive activities and performers including: face painting, scavenger hunts, craft making, stilt walkers and a "cake walk".
Join local artist Susan Goldman in a printmaking workshop or kick up your heels to lively Americana... |
| 2015_DC_FallFD_Printing_150912 | 87 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Fall Family Day (2015) -- Printmaking
Celebrate the start of the fall season at American Art with an afternoon of festive activities and performers including: face painting, scavenger hunts, craft making, stilt walkers and a "cake walk".
Join local artist Susan Goldman in a printmaking workshop or kick up your heels to lively Americana... |
| 2015_DC_FallFD_Music_150912 | 97 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Fall Family Day (2015) -- RockCandy Cloggers
Celebrate the start of the fall season at American Art with an afternoon of festive activities and performers including: face painting, scavenger hunts, craft making, stilt walkers and a "cake walk".
Join local artist Susan Goldman in a printmaking workshop or kick up your heels to lively Americana... |
| 2014_DC_ReunionFD_140614 | 157 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Family Reunion Celebration
Summer is the perfect time to reconnect with family members near and far. The American Art Museum welcomes families to come and create memory books, make art collages, design patriotic scratch-offs, receive photos from our photo booth and our specially designed tattoos of items in the museum’s... |
| 2013_DC_FarmFD_130112 | 123 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Farm-to-Table
Farm-to-Table Family Day:
The American Art Museum joins the National Portrait Gallery's second farm-to-table event. Enjoy live music, learn about the "slow food" movement from local community organizations, and participate in hands-on activities that get your hands a little dirty. You'll be ready to... |
| 2013_DC_FarmFD_RICO_130112 | 91 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Farm-to-Table -- Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra
Farm-to-Table Family Day:
The American Art Museum joins the National Portrait Gallery's second farm-to-table event. Enjoy live music, learn about the "slow food" movement from local community organizations, and participate in hands-on activities that get your hands a little dirty. You'll be ready to... |
| 2010_DC_Food_In_Art_101120 | 90 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Food in Art
Food in Art Family Day:
As Thanksgiving approaches, discover how food has been a source of inspiration for artists in our collection. Try a scavenger hunt through the galleries or sketch out the decoration for your own delicious cake. Decorate your own apron and pick up a recipe for frosting inspired... |
| 2009_DC_Frontier_091114 | 103 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Frontier!
Family Day - Frontier!
Take off with American Art and the Portrait Gallery as we journey out to the Western Frontier. Dress up like Annie Oakley or George Catlin for a photo-op and make corn-husk dolls and dream catchers to take with you. Our scavenger hunt through the art galleries will be your map to... |
| 2015_DC_GamerFD_150815 | 156 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Gamer Family Festival
Gamer Family Festival
Imagine a whole day inspired by the video games in the museum’s collection! Play the game Flower; create pixel art and other crafts; catch up with our partners at MAGFest, who will be bringing multiple console stations and games including Pong, Duck Hunt, Sonic Adventure 2, Super... |
| 2015_DC_GamerFDP_150815 | 56 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Gamer Family Festival -- Performance by Mega Ran and K-Murdock
Gamer Family Festival
Imagine a whole day inspired by the video games in the museum’s collection! Play the game Flower; create pixel art and other crafts; catch up with our partners at MAGFest, who will be bringing multiple console stations and games including Pong, Duck Hunt, Sonic Adventure 2, Super... |
| 2015_DC_HalloweenFDC_151017 | 122 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Halloween -- Crafts
Ghosts and goblins and witches, oh my! Get in the Halloween spirit with spooky craft activities, scavenger hunts, and live music and performances. Whether in new costume or an old favorite, all are welcome to arrive wearing their Halloween best!
This program is generously supported by Booz Allen... |
| 2015_DC_HalloweenFDJ_151017 | 93 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Halloween -- Junk Man
Ghosts and goblins and witches, oh my! Get in the Halloween spirit with spooky craft activities, scavenger hunts, and live music and performances. Whether in new costume or an old favorite, all are welcome to arrive wearing their Halloween best!
This program is generously supported by Booz Allen... |
| 2015_DC_HalloweenFDM_151017 | 40 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Halloween -- Magician
Ghosts and goblins and witches, oh my! Get in the Halloween spirit with spooky craft activities, scavenger hunts, and live music and performances. Whether in new costume or an old favorite, all are welcome to arrive wearing their Halloween best!
This program is generously supported by Booz Allen... |
| 2014_DC_HispanicFD_140913 | 155 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Hispanic Heritage Family Festival
Hispanic Heritage Family Festival/Día para la familia
Bring the whole family to the Smithsonian’s kickoff celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month! Held in conjunction with the exhibition Portraiture Now: Staging the Self, the day includes musical performances, interactive demonstrations, arts and... |
| 2017_DC_HispanicFD_BF_171007 | 140 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Hispanic Heritage Month Family Day -- Ballet Folklorico Mi Herencia Mexicana
Hispanic Heritage Month Family Day
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at SAAM! Dance in the courtyard, create colorful crafts, and participate in a museum-wide scavenger hunt! Discover works by Latino artists, which are part of a major initiative at SAAM to build a significant collection of Latino art... |
| 2017_DC_HispanicFD_CA_171007 | 19 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Hispanic Heritage Month Family Day -- Cantare
Hispanic Heritage Month Family Day
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at SAAM! Dance in the courtyard, create colorful crafts, and participate in a museum-wide scavenger hunt! Discover works by Latino artists, which are part of a major initiative at SAAM to build a significant collection of Latino art... |
| 2017_DC_HispanicFD_M_171007 | 92 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Hispanic Heritage Month Family Day -- Crafts etc
Hispanic Heritage Month Family Day
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at SAAM! Dance in the courtyard, create colorful crafts, and participate in a museum-wide scavenger hunt! Discover works by Latino artists, which are part of a major initiative at SAAM to build a significant collection of Latino art... |
| 2009_DC_Cards_091212 | 31 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Holiday Cards
On Dec. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m., the Archives will offer visitors the chance to turn their holiday inspiration into cards. Artist Ed Bisese, who makes his annual holiday card, will describe his process and then guide participants in creating mail-ready works of art. |
| 2013_DC_HolidayFD_131214 | 85 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Holiday Festival
Come in from the cold and celebrate the holidays with us! Stop by our craft tables to make a wintry art project. We'll also have themed scavenger hunts, hot apple cider, and festive music to get you into the holiday spirit. |
| 2015_DC_Italian_FDCH_151205 | 35 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Italian Holiday Family Festival (2015) -- Capital Hearings
Co-sponsor: Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute
Celebrate the wonders of the holiday season and Italian culture. Enjoy colorful performances by The Italian Fairy and traditional Italian bagpipers, the lively theatrics of a commedia dell’arte troupe, festive craft activities, face... |
| 2015_DC_Italian_FDC_151205 | 41 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Italian Holiday Family Festival (2015) -- Crafts and other
Co-sponsor: Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute
Celebrate the wonders of the holiday season and Italian culture. Enjoy colorful performances by The Italian Fairy and traditional Italian bagpipers, the lively theatrics of a commedia dell’arte troupe, festive craft activities, face... |
| 2015_DC_Italian_FDF_151205 | 40 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Italian Holiday Family Festival (2015) -- FLUSSO dance project
Co-sponsor: Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute
Celebrate the wonders of the holiday season and Italian culture. Enjoy colorful performances by The Italian Fairy and traditional Italian bagpipers, the lively theatrics of a commedia dell’arte troupe, festive craft activities, face... |
| 2015_DC_Italian_FDIF_151205 | 47 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Italian Holiday Family Festival (2015) -- Italian Fairy
Co-sponsor: Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute
Celebrate the wonders of the holiday season and Italian culture. Enjoy colorful performances by The Italian Fairy and traditional Italian bagpipers, the lively theatrics of a commedia dell’arte troupe, festive craft activities, face... |
| 2015_DC_Italian_FDZ_151205 | 25 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Italian Holiday Family Festival (2015) -- Zampognari (Italian Pipes)
Co-sponsor: Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute
Celebrate the wonders of the holiday season and Italian culture. Enjoy colorful performances by The Italian Fairy and traditional Italian bagpipers, the lively theatrics of a commedia dell’arte troupe, festive craft activities, face... |
| 2014_DC_Italian_FD_141213 | 228 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Italian Holiday Festival (2014)
Celebrate the holiday season with the American Art Museum, the Embassy of Italy, and the Italian Cultural Institute. Enjoy seasonal music and costumed performers that embody Italian culture, and join us as we make festive arts and crafts you can keep for yourself or give to your loved ones. Author... |
| 2016_DC_Italian_FD3_161210 | 32 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Italian Holiday Festival (2016) -- Commedia dell’Arte with Faction of Fools Theatre Company
Italian Holiday Festival
There's no place like SAAM for the holidays. To celebrate the vibrant culture of Italy, Simona Rodano returns as The Italian Fairy to engage kids with the beauty of her native language. Along with winter-themed crafts and holiday photo ops, she’ll be joined by The Washington... |
| 2016_DC_Italian_FD_161210 | 38 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Italian Holiday Festival (2016) -- Crafts etc
Italian Holiday Festival
There's no place like SAAM for the holidays. To celebrate the vibrant culture of Italy, Simona Rodano returns as The Italian Fairy to engage kids with the beauty of her native language. Along with winter-themed crafts and holiday photo ops, she’ll be joined by The Washington... |
| 2016_DC_Italian_FD4_161210 | 69 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Italian Holiday Festival (2016) -- Italian Fairy
Italian Holiday Festival
There's no place like SAAM for the holidays. To celebrate the vibrant culture of Italy, Simona Rodano returns as The Italian Fairy to engage kids with the beauty of her native language. Along with winter-themed crafts and holiday photo ops, she’ll be joined by The Washington... |
| 2016_DC_Italian_FD2_161210 | 47 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Italian Holiday Festival (2016) -- The Washington School of Ballet
Italian Holiday Festival
There's no place like SAAM for the holidays. To celebrate the vibrant culture of Italy, Simona Rodano returns as The Italian Fairy to engage kids with the beauty of her native language. Along with winter-themed crafts and holiday photo ops, she’ll be joined by The Washington... |
| 2012_DC_JAMminFD_120428 | 67 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- JAM-min'
American Art celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM)! Baltimore Jazz Alliance’s Jazz for Kids band presents an introduction to jazz music, with a family-friendly mini-concert including audience participation. Children can also visit a “petting zoo” of musical instruments, where they try out some or all... |
| 2009_DC_SAAM_JAM_090404 | 50 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Jazz Appreciation Month
SAAM I Am - JAM at SAAM Family Day:
April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and we will bebop and toe-tap to the beat. Musicians from Baltimore Jazz Alliance’s Jazz for Kids program will provide instruction and encourage experimentation with nine different musical instruments. Everyone is invited to... |
| 2018_DC_SAAM_JAM_180407 | 37 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Jazz Family Day
Come and jam at SAAM during Jazz Appreciation Month! SAAM celebrates jazz’s influence on artists with activities and performances. Improvise with your own jazz-themed crafts, complete a swinging scavenger hunt, and bop to jazz performances throughout the day.
Listen to a range of jazz songs from Billie... |
| 2010_DC_SAAM_MLK_100109 | 38 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Martin Luther King Jr.
Family Day: Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...Have fun making a handprint wreath and a sampler after quilts used to help slaves as they made their way to freedom. |
| 2014_DC_MothersFD_140510 | 151 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Mother's Day
Celebrate your family and the caregivers in your life during this family day. Make portraits of your loved ones like the ones artist Fasanella did of his parents; create a bouquet of paper flowers to give to someone special; and make a decorative family tree to display in your home with artist Alyson... |
| 2012_DC_Multiprints_120121 | 130 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Multi-Prints Family Day
Press, stamp, and rub to make an artistic impression during this printmaking family day. Artists from George Mason University will demonstrate a variety of printing techniques to kids of all ages, who can then visit our workshop tables to create a print of their own to take home! |
| 2016_DC_OlympicFD2_160820 | 33 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Olympic Celebration -- Aniekan Udofia
The Olympics may be in Rio de Janeiro, but you can join the festivities right here at SAAM! Listen to the Samba-Reggae rhythms of Afro-Brazilian drum band, Batalá, or enjoy crafts and games that celebrate the culture of Rio and the athletes competing in the 2016 Olympic Games. Whatever your sport, you... |
| 2016_DC_OlympicFD3_160820 | 91 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Olympic Celebration -- Batalá
The Olympics may be in Rio de Janeiro, but you can join the festivities right here at SAAM! Listen to the Samba-Reggae rhythms of Afro-Brazilian drum band, Batalá, or enjoy crafts and games that celebrate the culture of Rio and the athletes competing in the 2016 Olympic Games. Whatever your sport, you... |
| 2016_DC_OlympicFD_160820 | 51 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Olympic Celebration -- Crafts
The Olympics may be in Rio de Janeiro, but you can join the festivities right here at SAAM! Listen to the Samba-Reggae rhythms of Afro-Brazilian drum band, Batalá, or enjoy crafts and games that celebrate the culture of Rio and the athletes competing in the 2016 Olympic Games. Whatever your sport, you... |
| 2010_DC_PeanutsFD_101002 | 146 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Peanuts
The museum hosts a friends-and-family day for all ages with programs inspired by Charles M. Schulz and his characters from Peanuts:
• Snoopy is available for photographs.
• Joe Wos, cartoonist-in-residence at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California, offers workshops throughout the day.
• Sean... |
| 2009_DC_Pinball_091031 | 72 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Pinball in the courtyard
Tilt! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about pinball machines with collector and historian David Silverman. Then join us in the courtyard to test your skills on his one-of-a-kind pinball machines. Lecture at 3 p.m., game playing follows. |
| 2018_DC_PresFD_180217 | 60 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day
Celebrate President's Day and fifty years of our hallmark exhibition America's Presidents with live music, art activities, tours with historians, and a special appearance by Washington Nationals' Running Presidents. Also featured was music from the past five decades: "Original" Moonligjhters band.... |
| 2009_DC_PresFFD_090214 | 88 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2009)
Join us for the fourth annual Presidential Family Fun day at the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum to honor America's presidents. Some of the activities scheduled for this Presidents' Day holiday weekend extravaganza include fife-and-drum music, a children's choral group,... |
| 2010_DC_PresFD_100213 | 181 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2010)
Family Day: Presidents Day:
Join us for the fifth annual Presidential Family Day at American Art and the National Portrait Gallery! Music, storytelling, hands-on art projects, a scavenger hunt, and encounters with several “special guests” are just some of the activities scheduled for this lively... |
| 2011_DC_PresFD_110219 | 120 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2011)
The National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum celebrate our nation’s presidents with a day full of craft activities, performances, and scavenger hunts. Make a "Happy Presidents' Day Card" to send to the White House, or dress up as a future President and get your official portrait taken. You can... |
| 2012_DC_PresFD_120218 | 147 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2012)
Bring the whole family to celebrate President’s Day by joining the festivities inside the Kogod Courtyard!
The celebration, suited for all ages, will feature art exhibitions, musical performances, hands-on activities, and a talk by Sushmita Mazumdar, author of "Looking for Presidents."
Family Fun... |
| 2013_DC_PresFD_130216 | 150 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2013)
Start off your Presidents' Day weekend at a patriotic family day at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. Enjoy a variety of crafts and performances dedicated to our nation's past leaders. Stick around to meet some special guests, and pose for your own Presidential... |
| 2014_DC_PresFD_140215 | 306 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2014)
Presented by the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.
Activities will take place in the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard unless otherwise noted.
Hands-on activities:
* Dress up and add yourself... |
| 2015_DC_PresFD_Crafts_150215 | 29 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2015) -- Crafts etc
Presidential Family Fun Day
Celebrate President’s Day weekend during a patriotic family day at the National Portrait Gallery. Enjoy a variety of crafts and performances dedicated to our nation’s famous past-leaders.
Meet Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in person and enjoy several art... |
| 2015_DC_PresFD_GWAL_150215 | 22 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2015) -- George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Family Fun Day
Celebrate President’s Day weekend during a patriotic family day at the National Portrait Gallery. Enjoy a variety of crafts and performances dedicated to our nation’s famous past-leaders.
Meet Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in person and enjoy several art... |
| 2015_DC_PresFD_Corps_150215 | 89 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2015) -- Linton Hall Fife and Drum Corps
Presidential Family Fun Day
Celebrate President’s Day weekend during a patriotic family day at the National Portrait Gallery. Enjoy a variety of crafts and performances dedicated to our nation’s famous past-leaders.
Meet Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in person and enjoy several art... |
| 2015_DC_PresFD_Heads_150215 | 58 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2015) -- Washington Nationals' Racing Presidents
Presidential Family Fun Day
Celebrate President’s Day weekend during a patriotic family day at the National Portrait Gallery. Enjoy a variety of crafts and performances dedicated to our nation’s famous past-leaders.
Meet Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in person and enjoy several art... |
| 2016_DC_PresFD_Crafts_160213 | 83 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2016) -- Crafts
Presidential Family Fun Day
Visitors and their families can celebrate American commanders-in-chief over Presidents Day weekend at the Family Fun Day. From calligraphy workshops to scavenger hunts, games, music and hands-on activities, there will be something for everyone.
Performances covered:
*... |
| 2016_DC_PresFD_Corps_160213 | 148 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2016) -- Linton Hall Fife and Drum Corps
Presidential Family Fun Day
Visitors and their families can celebrate American commanders-in-chief over Presidents Day weekend at the Family Fun Day. From calligraphy workshops to scavenger hunts, games, music and hands-on activities, there will be something for everyone.
Performances covered on this... |
| 2016_DC_PresFD_Racing_160213 | 64 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Presidential Family Fun Day (2016) -- Racing Presidents
Presidential Family Fun Day
Visitors and their families can celebrate American commanders-in-chief over Presidents Day weekend at the Family Fun Day. From calligraphy workshops to scavenger hunts, games, music and hands-on activities, there will be something for everyone.
Performances covered on this... |
| 2019_DC_CBlossomFD_Crafts_190323 | 97 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom -- Crafts and all else
Join SAAM and the National Cherry Blossom Festival for a celebration of Japanese culture. A taiko drumming performance kicks off the day on our F Street plaza. Afterward, move into the Kogod Courtyard for a day of Japanese music and performances. Enjoy face painting, make cherry blossom crafts, decorate... |
| 2017_DC_CBlossomFD_Misc_170325 | 57 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom -- Crafts and Miscellaneous
SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration
Join SAAM and the National Cherry Blossom Festival for a celebration of Japanese culture! A taiko drumming performance kicks off the day, followed by Japanese music and dance performances, face painting, and cherry blossom themed crafts. Make your own tatebanko (a... |
| 2017_DC_CBlossomFD_Music_170325 | 38 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom -- Japanese Musical Performance
SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration
Join SAAM and the National Cherry Blossom Festival for a celebration of Japanese culture! A taiko drumming performance kicks off the day, followed by Japanese music and dance performances, face painting, and cherry blossom themed crafts. Make your own tatebanko (a... |
| 2019_DC_CBlossomFD_Other_190323 | 21 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom -- Other Performers
Join SAAM and the National Cherry Blossom Festival for a celebration of Japanese culture. A taiko drumming performance kicks off the day on our F Street plaza. Afterward, move into the Kogod Courtyard for a day of Japanese music and performances. Enjoy face painting, make cherry blossom crafts, decorate... |
| 2017_DC_CBlossomFD_Drums_170325 | 192 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom -- Taiko Drumming by Nen Daiko
SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration
Join SAAM and the National Cherry Blossom Festival for a celebration of Japanese culture! A taiko drumming performance kicks off the day, followed by Japanese music and dance performances, face painting, and cherry blossom themed crafts. Make your own tatebanko (a... |
| 2019_DC_CBlossomFD_Drums_190323 | 161 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom -- Taiko Drumming, with Nen Daiko
Join SAAM and the National Cherry Blossom Festival for a celebration of Japanese culture. A taiko drumming performance kicks off the day on our F Street plaza. Afterward, move into the Kogod Courtyard for a day of Japanese music and performances. Enjoy face painting, make cherry blossom crafts, decorate... |
| 2017_DC_CBlossomFD_Dance_170325 | 49 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom -- Traditional Dance by Onoe Ryu
SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration
Join SAAM and the National Cherry Blossom Festival for a celebration of Japanese culture! A taiko drumming performance kicks off the day, followed by Japanese music and dance performances, face painting, and cherry blossom themed crafts. Make your own tatebanko (a... |
| 2016_DC_CBlossomFD_Crafts_160409 | 63 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration -- Crafts
SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration
Join SAAM for a celebration of Japanese culture and the arrival of the cherry blossoms! A taiko drumming performance kicks off the afternoon, followed by other traditional Japanese music and dance, face painting, and cherry-blossom themed crafts. Colleagues from the... |
| 2016_DC_CBlossomFD_JMP_160409 | 47 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration -- Japanese Musical Performance
SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration
Join SAAM for a celebration of Japanese culture and the arrival of the cherry blossoms! A taiko drumming performance kicks off the afternoon, followed by other traditional Japanese music and dance, face painting, and cherry-blossom themed crafts. Colleagues from the... |
| 2016_DC_CBlossomFD_SSM_160409 | 109 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration -- Shizumi Shigeto Manale
SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration
Join SAAM for a celebration of Japanese culture and the arrival of the cherry blossoms! A taiko drumming performance kicks off the afternoon, followed by other traditional Japanese music and dance, face painting, and cherry-blossom themed crafts. Colleagues from the... |
| 2016_DC_CBlossomFD_Taiko_160409 | 179 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration -- Taiko Drumming by Nen Daiko
SAAM Cherry Blossom Celebration
Join SAAM for a celebration of Japanese culture and the arrival of the cherry blossoms! A taiko drumming performance kicks off the afternoon, followed by other traditional Japanese music and dance, face painting, and cherry-blossom themed crafts. Colleagues from the... |
| 2017_DC_SafariFD2_170916 | 101 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM on Safari -- Bowen McCauley Dancers
Family Day: SAAM on Safari
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to venture on a jungle safari? Take a walk on the wild side with SAAM and find out! Challenge yourself with a photo scavenger hunt—see if you can spot the animals hiding throughout the museum. Make your own binoculars at one of the... |
| 2017_DC_SafariFD_170916 | 33 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- SAAM on Safari -- Crafts
Family Day: SAAM on Safari
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to venture on a jungle safari? Take a walk on the wild side with SAAM and find out! Challenge yourself with a photo scavenger hunt—see if you can spot the animals hiding throughout the museum. Make your own binoculars at one of the... |
| 2019_DC_OrchidFD_190406 | 47 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Family Day
Did you know orchids live on every continent except Antarctica? Visit the Kogod Courtyard to explore Orchids: Amazing Adaptations, a Smithsonian Gardens, U.S. Botanic Gardens, SAAM, and National Portrait Gallery partnership, and learn how orchids have adapted to diverse habitats. Learn what makes an... |
| 2016_DC_SummerFD_160618 | 179 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Summer in the City
Looking to stay cool this summer? Come and celebrate the hottest season in our indoor courtyard. With water scrims to play in, steel drums by Oasis Island Sounds to dance to, and crafts and games for the whole family, what’s not to love about summer
in the city!
Performance Schedule:
Noon-1 p.m.:... |
| 2008_DC_SAAMTH_081108 | 40 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Thanksgiving Family Festival (2008)
Hungry for turkey? Thanksgiving is just around the corner and we are celebrating food and friends at SAAM I Am. Join us for a reading of A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Batman and then go on a Food in Art scavenger hunt to find some of your favorite holiday treats in artworks all around the museum.... |
| 2014_DC_TGiving_FD_141115 | 168 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Thanksgiving Family Festival (2014)
Every Turkey Day celebration needs a well-dressed table! Start at the museum and make your very own Thanksgiving Day decorations to display. Learn to contra dance with caller Anna Rain and live music with Callithump featuring Glyn Collinson, David Knight, and Andrew Marcus. Then create your centerpiece,... |
| 2016_DC_BigTopFD_AC_161022 | 164 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Under the Big Top Family Day (Acrobatic Conundrum)
Under the Big Top Family Day
The circus is in town! SAAM takes you under the Big Top for an afternoon of dazzling feats with performers from Acrobatic Conundrum (we hope you’re not afraid of heights!) Try your hand at carnival games, grab a tasty bag of popcorn, or make a mask inspired by your favorite... |
| 2016_DC_BigTopFD_161022 | 99 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Under the Big Top Family Day (Except Acrobatic Conundrum)
Under the Big Top Family Day
The circus is in town! SAAM takes you under the Big Top for an afternoon of dazzling feats with performers from Acrobatic Conundrum (we hope you’re not afraid of heights!) Try your hand at carnival games, grab a tasty bag of popcorn, or make a mask inspired by your favorite... |
| 2009_DC_Warholapalooza_090620 | 53 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Warholapalooza
Warholapalooza: Make a piece of art in the style of Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamp. Including a book reading in the Kogod Courtyard with James Warhola, Andy Warhol’s nephew and author of "Uncle Andy's: A Faabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol," followed by a book signing in the G Street lobby. The book may... |
| 2010_DC_Prints_100123 | 28 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- What's It All Mean To Make Prints
Workshop: What’s It All Mean to Make Prints
Do you know the difference between a lithograph and a serigraph print? Join us for an informative session on printmaking led by Susan Goldman and her colleagues from George Mason University’s Art and Visual Technology Department. Help design a collaborative... |
| 2009_DC_WileyFD_091003 | 124 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- William Wiley
Help us welcome artist William Wiley to the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Wiley will perform his own music for audiences of all ages. In between attending Improv for Kids workshops and playing the pinball machines, you can create pinball paintings and design your own buttons. |
| 2015_DC_Winter_FD_150110 | 162 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Winter Festival
Don’t fly south for the winter, flock to the museum! Join us for feathery fun as the whole family enjoys crafting for the birds to celebrate The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art, including a printmaking workshop with Lily Press, origami with Smithsonian Gardens, "Take-out Library" with... |
| 2009_DC_Womens_090307 | 144 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Women's History Month (2009) -- Crafts
Family Day: Women's History Month: Enjoy an afternoon of storytelling with author Yona Zeldis McDonough and folk artist Malcah Zeldis, a musical concert from a cappella trio Ulali, craft activities, dance performances, stamp designing, and a scavenger hunt. Clara Barton will be on hand to share her... |
| 2009_DC_WomensP_090307 | 146 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Women's History Month (2009) -- Performances
Family Day: Women's History Month: Enjoy an afternoon of storytelling with author Yona Zeldis McDonough and folk artist Malcah Zeldis, a musical concert from a capella trio Ulali, craft activities, dance performances, stamp designing, and a scavenger hunt. Clara Barton will be on hand to share her... |
| 2010_DC_Womens_100306 | 81 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Women's History Month (2010)
Family Day: Womens History Month Events for Kids & Family:
Kick off Women’s History Month with musical performances and hands-on art and stamp activities, and walk the red carpet at a celebrity dress-up and photo station. Jointly presented by the American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery,... |
| 2014_DC_Womens_History_140301 | 79 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day -- Women's History Month (2014)
Women’s History Month Family Day:
Stop by the National Portrait Gallery to celebrate Women’s History Month with a family day event that includes art activities, tours in English and Spanish, music and dance.
Check out a display of artwork created by students of the Fairfax County Family Literacy... |
| 2012_DC_1812FD_121103 | 55 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day (NPG) -- 1812: A Nation Emerges
“1812: A Nation Emerges” Family Day:
Join us for a fun-filled day of learning for all ages that will include music, hands-on activities and gallery talks in conjunction with the Portrait Gallery’s “1812: A Nation Emerges” exhibition. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education... |
| 2018_DC_MuertosFD_181101 | 42 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day (NPG) -- El Día de los Muertos Celebration
El Día de los Muertos Celebration
Join us for an evening of music, dancing and crafts in celebration of Latin American heritage, including special performances by the DC-based band Los Gallos Negros and dancers from the Maru Montero Dance Company. |
| 2011_DC_Lego_Awards_111112 | 152 | Reynolds Center -- Family Day (NPG) -- First LEGO(R) League Family Day
Invention is the theme of the regional First LEGO(R) League Tournament, in which student-designed robots work to solve problems of food safety. Come cheer on your favorite team during a day filled with music, demonstrations, and students working to solve real-world engineering challenges. |
| 2018_DC_BalletFD_Else_181201 | 25 | Reynolds Center -- Holiday Ballet Family Day -- Crafts and Face Painting
Celebrate the holidays with SAAM and The Washington Ballet. Acclaimed Artistic Director Julie Kent gives an introduction of how the ballet of the nation's capital puts on their annual performance of The Nutcracker before dancers perform excerpts from the charming holiday classic.
Enjoy making festive,... |
| 2018_DC_BalletFD_Perf_181201 | 125 | Reynolds Center -- Holiday Ballet Family Day -- Performances
Celebrate the holidays with SAAM and The Washington Ballet. Acclaimed Artistic Director Julie Kent gives an introduction of how the ballet of the nation's capital puts on their annual performance of The Nutcracker before dancers perform excerpts from the charming holiday classic.
Enjoy making festive,... |
| 2012_DC_Video_Kojima_120317 | 102 | Reynolds Center -- Opening -- Art of Video Games -- Hideo Kojima
A Conversation with Hideo Kojima:
Hideo Kojima is considered one of the most important and innovative video game designers of his generation. Best known for the Metal Gear series, published by Konami, Kojima introduced a new cinematic style of video game that blended narrative, character development,... |
| 2012_DC_Video_Misc_1203 | 169 | Reynolds Center -- Opening -- Art of Video Games -- Miscellaneous
Including people waiting outside on opening day and the "Tron" screening. |
| 2012_DC_Video_Bushnell_120316 | 96 | Reynolds Center -- Opening -- Art of Video Games -- Nolan Bushnell
Video Games in Retrospect with Nolan Bushnell:
Join us for a fascinating evening with Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and a key player in the growth and popularity of the first video games. Bushnell, who is often considered the father of electronic gaming, will discuss how far video games have come... |
| 2012_DC_Video_Panel_120316 | 63 | Reynolds Center -- Opening -- Art of Video Games -- Panel -- The Future
Evolution of Video Games: The Future:
Curator Chris Melissinos moderates a panel predicting what is in store for the future.
Paul Barnett, Mark DeLoura, Ken Levine, and Kellee Santiago.
From Wikipedia:
* Paul Barnett is an English game designer who is currently the Creative Director of BioWare... |
| 2012_DC_Video_Hunicke_120317 | 84 | Reynolds Center -- Opening -- Art of Video Games -- Robin Hunicke
It’s All in the Design with Robin Hunicke:
Video game designer Robin Hunicke with thatgamecompany takes you inside the world of game design and discusses the company’s highly anticipated, Journey. |
| 2012_DC_Video_Sternberger_120317 | 62 | Reynolds Center -- Opening -- Art of Video Games -- Seth and Michelle Sternberger (8 Bit Weapon) |
| 2010_DC_Airmen_100703 | 91 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Airmen of Note
Airmen of Note and The Smithsonian: Two National Treasures
Posted 7/1/2010
by Master Sgt. Brian McCurdy
The USAF Band
7/1/2010 - BOLLING AFB, D.C. -- On Saturday, July 3, and Sunday, July 4, the Airmen of Note will perform at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Each concert, featuring hits from... |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Gehring_150522 | 38 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Bo Gehring
Modern dance company Pilobolus will fill the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard with movement, music and performance while artist Bo Gehring projects video portraits of the troupe on the courtyard’s walls at this special Friday before Memorial Day event. Join free dance workshops open to all or watch... |
| 2009_DC_DTSB_090508 | 122 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company: Dancing through the Asian American Experience
One of the areas leading dance troupes, the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company, premiers its latest work-in-progress -- Island -- along with Chino Latino and Hyphen to kick-off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.... |
| 2016_DC_Foster_160228 | 45 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company
The well-known contemporary dance company in the Washington, D.C. area, Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company will perform this Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The new dance piece is inspired by the Civil War and mourning photographs in the exhibition "Dark Fields of the... |
| 2011_DC_SIPG_Catepillar_110405 | 13 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Dance Rehearsal for Catepillar Tractor event |
| 2017_DC_Ella_Concert_170429 | 36 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Ella Turns 100 concert w/Duke Ellington School of the Arts New Washingtonians Jazz Ensemble
Ella Turns 100
Jazz’s first lady of song turns 100! Join SAAM as we celebrate Ella Fitzgerald’s musical legacy with vocalist, Sharón Clark and her ensemble as they perform works that span Fitzgerald’s extensive career and highlight the timelessness of Ella’s rich repertoire. The Duke Ellington School... |
| 2012_DC_GSO_120429 | 149 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Gamer Symphony Orchestra
Gamer Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland’s Gamer Symphony Orchestra is the first collegiate ensemble of more than 120 instrumentalists and singers exclusively devoted to performing orchestral arrangements of video game music.
* Conductress: Kira Levitzky
* Assistant Conductor: Jacob... |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Pilobolus_150522 | 21 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Pilobolus
Modern dance company Pilobolus will fill the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard with movement, music and performance while artist Bo Gehring projects video portraits of the troupe on the courtyard’s walls at this special Friday before Memorial Day event. Join free dance workshops open to all or watch... |
| 2010_DC_Stories_101218 | 52 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Saturday Evening Post's Christmas Stories
Saturday Evening Post's Christmas Stories:
Rockwell’s images graced the cover of many Saturday Evening Post holiday issues and illustrated stories for the holiday season. Come and celebrate “the most wonderful time of year” with dramatic readings from a selection of holiday favorites, including Charles... |
| 2011_DC_Metropolis_110514 | 70 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Silent Orchestra ("Metropolis")
Silent Orchestra and Metropolis:
Silent Orchestra returns to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery to premiere an original score for the classic film Metropolis. This 1927 silent German film is set in a society divided into two classes: one of planners and managers who live... |
| 2010_DC_Salome_100807 | 97 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Silent Orchestra ("Salomé")
Salomé with Silent Orchestra
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery present the classic film Salomé (1923, 100 min) with a score performed live by Silent Orchestra. Regarded as one of America’s first art films, Salomé is adapted from an Oscar Wilde play that retells the saga... |
| 2015_DC_Sleepy_Class_Garl_150131 | 42 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Sleepy Hollow Ballet -- Class: Garland Dance
Sleepy Hollow: Ballet and American Art
American Art is excited to collaborate with The Washington Ballet and artistic director Septime Webre for a production of Sleepy Hollow. Dancers perform never-before-seen excerpts from the upcoming world premiere of the full-length ballet based on Washington... |
| 2015_DC_Sleepy_Class_Warm_150131 | 42 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Sleepy Hollow Ballet -- Class: Warmup
Sleepy Hollow: Ballet and American Art
American Art is excited to collaborate with The Washington Ballet and artistic director Septime Webre for a production of Sleepy Hollow. Dancers perform never-before-seen excerpts from the upcoming world premiere of the full-length ballet based on Washington... |
| 2015_DC_Sleepy_Misc_150131 | 154 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Sleepy Hollow Ballet -- Crafts, Audience, Etc
Sleepy Hollow: Ballet and American Art
American Art is excited to collaborate with The Washington Ballet and artistic director Septime Webre for a production of Sleepy Hollow. Dancers perform never-before-seen excerpts from the upcoming world premiere of the full-length ballet based on Washington... |
| 2015_DC_Sleepy_B_Ghosts_150131 | 64 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Sleepy Hollow Ballet -- (1) Intros and Ghosts
Sleepy Hollow: Ballet and American Art
American Art is excited to collaborate with The Washington Ballet and artistic director Septime Webre for a production of Sleepy Hollow. Dancers perform never-before-seen excerpts from the upcoming world premiere of the full-length ballet based on Washington... |
| 2015_DC_Sleepy_B_Laundry_150131 | 96 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Sleepy Hollow Ballet -- (2) Laundry Dance
Sleepy Hollow: Ballet and American Art
American Art is excited to collaborate with The Washington Ballet and artistic director Septime Webre for a production of Sleepy Hollow. Dancers perform never-before-seen excerpts from the upcoming world premiere of the full-length ballet based on Washington... |
| 2015_DC_Sleepy_B_Crane_150131 | 97 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Sleepy Hollow Ballet -- (3) Ichabod Crane
Sleepy Hollow: Ballet and American Art
American Art is excited to collaborate with The Washington Ballet and artistic director Septime Webre for a production of Sleepy Hollow. Dancers perform never-before-seen excerpts from the upcoming world premiere of the full-length ballet based on Washington... |
| 2015_DC_Sleepy_B_Group_150131 | 86 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Sleepy Hollow Ballet -- (4) Group and Dance
Sleepy Hollow: Ballet and American Art
American Art is excited to collaborate with The Washington Ballet and artistic director Septime Webre for a production of Sleepy Hollow. Dancers perform never-before-seen excerpts from the upcoming world premiere of the full-length ballet based on Washington... |
| 2010_DC_Stanford_100327 | 56 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Stanford Chamber Chorale
Stanford Chamber Chorale:
Twenty-four students from Stanford’s music department make up the Stanford Chamber Chorale, the university’s most select choir. Directed by Stephen M. Sano, associate professor and chair of the music department, the group performs works from British, American, folk, and... |
| 2015_DC_Supersonic_Crafts_150314 | 168 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Supersonic Rewind -- Crafts and Mingering Mike
Supersonic Rewind::
Put on your dancing shoes and join the party as we travel back in time. Our DJ spins the soul hits of the 1960s and 70s that influenced Mingering Mike’s work. Meet the artist and check out his self-made album covers in our exhibition, Mingering Mike’s Supersonic Greatest Hits to... |
| 2015_DC_Supersonic_Vybe_150314 | 127 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Supersonic Rewind -- Vybe and Dancers
Supersonic Rewind::
Put on your dancing shoes and join the party as we travel back in time. Our DJ spins the soul hits of the 1960s and 70s that influenced Mingering Mike’s work. Meet the artist and check out his self-made album covers in our exhibition, Mingering Mike’s Supersonic Greatest Hits to... |
| 2010_DC_Tribute_100613 | 161 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Third Millennium Ensemble ("Tribute to Jeanne-Claude")
Tribute to Jeanne-Claude: Steinway Series:
As a special memorial to Jeanne-Claude and in honor of the birthday she shared with Christo, we present The Third Millennium Ensemble in concert. The performance will include a selection of works by Jeanne-Claude’s favorite composer, Mozart, and Catholic... |
| 2009_DC_VDEAud_090131 | 42 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Victorian Dance Ensemble (Lincoln's Inaugural Ball) -- Audience
Lincoln's Inaugural Ball: Back by popular demand, the Victorian Dance Ensemble once again re-creates Lincoln's second inaugural ball, one of the most memorable inaugural events to take place in the museums' historic building. |
| 2009_DC_VDE_090131 | 189 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Victorian Dance Ensemble (Lincoln's Inaugural Ball) -- Performers
Lincoln's Inaugural Ball: Back by popular demand, the Victorian Dance Ensemble once again re-creates Lincoln's second inaugural ball, one of the most memorable inaugural events to take place in the museums' historic building. |
| 2017_DC_Martha_Graham_170303 | 76 | Reynolds Center -- Performance (SAAM) -- Martha Graham and Isamu Noguchi: Cave of the Heart Dance (Page 1 of 2) -- Discussion
Martha Graham and Isamu Noguchi: Cave of the Heart Dance Performance
This spring, Martha Graham Dance Company presents Cave of the Heart at SAAM. This powerful, one-act performance features a set and costume created by Noguchi that is considered an extension of the dancer’s movements. Join us for this... |
| 2017_DC_Martha_GrahamP_170303 | 82 | Reynolds Center -- Performance (SAAM) -- Martha Graham and Isamu Noguchi: Cave of the Heart Dance (Page 2 of 2) -- Performance
Martha Graham and Isamu Noguchi: Cave of the Heart Dance Performance
This spring, Martha Graham Dance Company presents Cave of the Heart at SAAM. This powerful, one-act performance features a set and costume created by Noguchi that is considered an extension of the dancer’s movements. Join us for this... |
| 2010_DC_SIPG_Telling_100630 | 35 | Reynolds Center -- Preview (Staff) -- Telling Stories exhibit
In recognition of your hard work and support, you and a guest are invited to an exclusive preview of Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
Note: No photography is allowed in the exhibit itself. |
| 2017_DC_Skorton_171120 | 10 | Reynolds Center -- Secretary Skorton Checks Out Visitor Services |
| 2015_DC_Amer_Now_Music_150627 | 157 | Reynolds Center -- Special -- America Now! Innovation in Art -- Good Co. and DJ Eliazar
America Now! Innovation in Art:
Come explore how artists are using technology to propel their work! Join:
* Digital paint pioneer Jeremy Sutton as he paints on an iPad, with the image projected on a large screen using motion capture technology. He paints to the beats of electro-swing band Good Co.... |
| 2015_DC_Amer_Now_Sutton_150627 | 59 | Reynolds Center -- Special -- America Now! Innovation in Art -- Jeremy Sutton
America Now! Innovation in Art:
Come explore how artists are using technology to propel their work! Join:
* Digital paint pioneer Jeremy Sutton as he paints on an iPad, with the image projected on a large screen using motion capture technology. He paints to the beats of electro-swing band Good Co.... |
| 2015_DC_Amer_Now_Misc_150627 | 53 | Reynolds Center -- Special -- America Now! Innovation in Art -- Miscellaneous (incl courtyard floating ribbon)
America Now! Innovation in Art:
Come explore how artists are using technology to propel their work! Join:
* Digital paint pioneer Jeremy Sutton as he paints on an iPad, with the image projected on a large screen using motion capture technology. He paints to the beats of electro-swing band Good Co.... |
| 2015_DC_Amer_Now_Starry_150627 | 36 | Reynolds Center -- Special -- America Now! Innovation in Art -- Starry Heavens and Ribbon
America Now! Innovation in Art:
Come explore how artists are using technology to propel their work! Join:
* Digital paint pioneer Jeremy Sutton as he paints on an iPad, with the image projected on a large screen using motion capture technology. He paints to the beats of electro-swing band Good Co.... |
| 2015_DC_Amer_Now_Video_150627 | 23 | Reynolds Center -- Special -- America Now! Innovation in Art -- Video Games
America Now! Innovation in Art:
Come explore how artists are using technology to propel their work! Join:
* Digital paint pioneer Jeremy Sutton as he paints on an iPad, with the image projected on a large screen using motion capture technology. He paints to the beats of electro-swing band Good Co.... |
| 2015_DC_Drawing_150213 | 22 | Reynolds Center -- Special -- Drawing At Dusk
Drawing at Dusk
Join us for a special evening session of our Draw and Discover! program. Sketch from a live clothed model in the Luce Foundation Center or take inspiration from one of the thousands of artworks on view. Basic drawing material are provided. Open to all ages and levels of artistic... |
| 2011_DC_KirbyDRC | 15 | Reynolds Center -- Special -- Michael Kirby's "Chalk4Peace" chalk art
Michael Kirby preparing his chalk piece for the upcoming "Chalk4Peace" family event. |
| 2009_DC_Cupcakes_090214 | 180 | Reynolds Center -- Special -- Presidential Cupcakes
Presidential Cupcakes: Artist and baker Zilly Rosen's medium of choice isn't paint or clay; she prefers flour, frosting, and fondant. In honor of Presidents Day, Zilly will create a portrait, A New Birth of Freedom, made entirely of cupcakes, which celebrates President Barack Obama's inauguration and... |
| 2018_DC_SAAM_Staff_180111 | 91 | Reynolds Center -- Staff -- American Art Staff Recognition Party |
| 2016_DC_SIPG_Celebrate_161202 | 2 | Reynolds Center -- Staff -- Celebrate 2016
Celebrate 2016
Please join the Public Programs team in saying goodbye to 2016 and rining in another year full of exciting programs! |
| 2016_DC_SIPG_Sweet_HeART_160223 | 33 | Reynolds Center -- Staff -- SAAM Volunteer Sweet HeART Meet-up
SAAM Public Programs would love to invite you to a celebration in your honor! Let us know if you can make it for some mingling and light snacks. |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Volunteer_150406 | 38 | Reynolds Center -- Staff -- Volunteer Appreciation Event |
| 2018_DC_TechnologyFD_Etc_180922 | 33 | Reynolds Center -- Technology Family Day -- All Else
Technology Family Day
Discover how technology and art intersect and influence our lives. Explore the Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen exhibition and then join us in the courtyard to learn binary code to create jewelry, see how game developers use pixels to create pictures, and hear music that turns... |
| 2018_DC_TechnologyFD_BTT_180922 | 59 | Reynolds Center -- Technology Family Day -- Bash The Trash
Technology Family Day
Discover how technology and art intersect and influence our lives. Explore the Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen exhibition and then join us in the courtyard to learn binary code to create jewelry, see how game developers use pixels to create pictures, and hear music that turns... |
| 2018_DC_TechnologyFD_PTR_180922 | 29 | Reynolds Center -- Technology Family Day -- Pepper the Robot
Technology Family Day
Discover how technology and art intersect and influence our lives. Explore the Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen exhibition and then join us in the courtyard to learn binary code to create jewelry, see how game developers use pixels to create pictures, and hear music that turns... |
| 2014_DC_SIPG_Cool_140208 | 6 | Reynolds Center -- Tour -- American Cool crowd w/Frank Goodyear
Frank Goodyear, co-director of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, leads a tour of the American Cool exhibition. |
| 2013_DC_SIPG_CWBS_130201 | 21 | Reynolds Center -- Tour -- Backstage Civil War tour |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Tour_120421 | 27 | Reynolds Center -- Tour -- Still life tour for Washington College
with ??? |
| 2015_DC_WPA_Tour_150617 | 34 | Reynolds Center -- Tour -- WPA New Deal tour
Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton from 217 Films present the premiere of Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA. The film celebrates the eightieth anniversary of the Works Progress Administration and the Federal Art Project and tells the story of how the New Deal used the arts to bring a message of... |
| 2019_DC_Valentines_PopUp_190214 | 36 | Reynolds Center -- Valentine’s Pop-Up Handi-hour
Celebrate love, friendship, or snark this Valentine’s Day at Handi-hour, which makes a special pop-up appearance at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's main building. Volunteers will be on hand with supplies and templates to help you make a personalized card for your valentine. Our partners from SI... |
| 2015_DC_Innov_FD_Crafts_150502 | 161 | Reynolds Center w/U.S Patent and Trademark Office -- Family Day -- Innovation Family Festival -- Crafts and Technology
Innovation Family Festival
Highlighting themes of invention and containers, Saturday’s Innovation Family Day presents an array of activities—from the Bash the Trash’s instrument building and performance to demonstrations by Oasis Island Sounds and the All New Genetically Altered Jug Band to our... |
| 2015_DC_Innov_FD_Hist_150502 | 96 | Reynolds Center w/U.S Patent and Trademark Office -- Family Day -- Innovation Family Festival -- Historical Figures
Innovation Family Festival
Highlighting themes of invention and containers, Saturday’s Innovation Family Day presents an array of activities—from the Bash the Trash’s instrument building and performance to demonstrations by Oasis Island Sounds and the All New Genetically Altered Jug Band to our... |
| 2015_DC_Innov_FD_Perf_150502 | 113 | Reynolds Center w/U.S Patent and Trademark Office -- Family Day -- Innovation Family Festival -- Performers
Innovation Family Festival
Highlighting themes of invention and containers, Saturday’s Innovation Family Day presents an array of activities—from the Bash the Trash’s instrument building and performance to demonstrations by Oasis Island Sounds and the All New Genetically Altered Jug Band to our... |
| 2015_DC_HandiHour_150723 | 228 | Reynolds Center & James Renwick Alliance -- Event: Handi-Hour
Handi-hour
DC’s premier DIY hour is back for a fun evening of all-you-can-craft activities. Enjoy craft beers specially selected for the event and live music by Practically Einstein. Use paint pens to create your own coffee mug design and concoct a tea blend you can enjoy from your mug with teas from... |
| 2010_DC_Fischer_100501 | 143 | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- David Hackett Fischer ("Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware")
Historian David Hackett Fischer on Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware
The American Pictures series offers a highly original approach to art and portraiture, pairing great works of art with leading figures of contemporary American culture. Each American Pictures event features an... |
| 2012_DC_Morris_120421 | 55 | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- Edmund Morris (Ronald Reagan)
One of the most Celebrated biographers of our time, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris will speak about a freeze-frame television image (Ronald Reagan at Bergen-Belsen (NBC television sequence, 1985) that helped inspire his bestselling biography Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan.
The American... |
| 2009_DC_Holzer_090418 | 117 | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- Harold Holzer ("John Henry Brown's Abraham Lincoln") -- People
American Pictures: The American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series offers a highly original approach to art and portraiture. This series pairs great works of art with leading figures of contemporary American culture. Each American Pictures lecture features an eminent writer, thinker, historian, or... |
| 2010_DC_McPherson_100410 | 90 | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- James M. McPherson ("Alexander Gardner’s Antietam, Md., Confederate Dead by a Fence on the Hagerstown Road")
Author James M. McPherson on Alexander Gardner’s
Antietam, Md., Confederate Dead by a Fence on the Hagerstown Road
The American Pictures series offers a highly original approach to art and portraiture, pairing great works of art with leading figures of contemporary American culture. Each American... |
| 2010_DC_Feiffer_100417 | 121 | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- Jules Feiffer ("Bob Landry’s Fred Astaire in Puttin’ on the Ritz")
Cartoonist Jules Feiffer on Bob Landry’s Fred Astaire in “Puttin’ on the Ritz”:
The American Pictures series offers a highly original approach to art and portraiture, pairing great works of art with leading figures of contemporary American culture. Each American Pictures event features an eminent... |
| 2009_DC_Chast_090426 | 128 | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- Roz Chast ("Charles Adams's Boiling Oil")
American Pictures: The American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series offers a highly original approach to art and portraiture. This series pairs great works of art with leading figures of contemporary American culture. Each American Pictures lecture features an eminent writer, thinker, historian, or... |
| 2012_DC_Horwitz_120407 | 83 | Reynolds Center & Washington College -- Tony Horwitz ("Midnight Rising")
Pulitzer Prize-- winning journalist, travel writer, and historian Tony Horwitz has written four bestselling books. His subject is a gripping portrait of abolitionist John Brown in captivity -- a painting that hides as much as it reveals.
The American Pictures series offers a highly original approach... |
| 2018_DC_Utterback_180512 | 22 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Artist Talk: Camille Utterback
Artist Talk: Camille Utterback
Join MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and Stanford University professor Camille Utterback discuss her interactive digital work featured in “Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now.” Utterback uses coding and computer software to create an interactive digital work that reacts to... |
| 2015_DC_Winters_151110 | 104 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Artist Talk: Dan Winters -- A Discussion With...
Award-winning portrait photographer Dan Winters is known for his use of light, color and depth to create evocative images. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, GQ, and Rolling Stone as well as multiple gallery exhibitions. Winters discusses street... |
| 2015_DC_Frohman_151017 | 32 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Artist Talk: Jesse Frohman (photographer)
A former protégé of Irvin Penn, photographer Jesse Frohman discusses his works on view in "Eye Pop: The Celebrity Gaze." Meet at the exhibition entrance on the first floor, south galleries. |
| 2014_DC_Many_One_141001 | 81 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Artist Talk: Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada (Meet the Artist)
Join Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada at the National Portrait Gallery to discuss the process of creating this image. He will also display some previous projects, explore important themes in his work, and consider the exciting interplay between art and engineering. Free; no reservations required; seating is first... |
| 2018_DC_UnSeen_Opening_180322 | 115 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Artist Talk: Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar
Artist Talk: Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar
Join photographer and interdisciplinary artist Ken Gonzales-Day, and painter and sculptor Titus Kaphar, as the artists discuss their practice, inspiration, and the theme of the presence of absence. Both artists address issues of race, equality, and... |
| 2011_DC_Goodheart_110423 | 23 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Adam Goodheart ("1861: The Civil War Awakening")
1861: The Civil War Awakening"
Historian, journalist, and travel writer Adam Goodheart discusses his new book 1861: The Civil War Awakening, a gripping account of the early days of the Civil War. Goodheart is director of Washington College’s C. V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience.... |
| 2011_DC_Lee_111026 | 14 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Barbara Lee ("Renegade for Peace and Justice")
Barbara Lee, “Renegade for Peace and Justice: A Memoir of Political and Personal Courage”:
This candid political memoir captures Barbara Lee's extraordinary life and political career from her early upbringing in El Paso, Texas to her service in the U.S. Congress. In a new Afterword, Lee pays tribute to... |
| 2008_DC_ObamaCP_081220 | 45 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Deborah Willis and Kevin Merida ("Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs")
Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs: Photo historian Deborah Willis and Washington Post editor Kevin Merida, share anecdotes and photographs from their new book, Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs (Harper Collins). Capturing images of beauty, pathos, and euphoria, Obama provides readers... |
| 2010_DC_Morris_101127 | 81 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Edmund Morris ("Colonel Roosevelt")
Meet the Author: Edmund Morris:
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Edmund Morris presents Colonel Roosevelt, his new book which completes the definitive biography of Theodore Roosevelt. Sales and signing, of only the new book, follow the program. This is the first book-signing for Colonel... |
| 2009_DC_Ecelbarger_090322 | 32 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Gary Ecelbarger ("The Great Comeback")
The Great Comeback: How Abraham Lincoln Beat the Odds to Win the 1860 Republican Nomination:
Author and independent historian Gary Ecelbarger poses an intriguing question that applies to only one American president: How does a two-time senate loser win his party's presidential nomination just seventeen... |
| 2015_DC_Holzer_150215 | 54 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Harold Holzer ("Lincoln and the Power of the Press")
Meet the Author: Harold Holzer:
Harold Holzer is one of the country's leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. Join Holzer in America's Presidents as he discusses his latest book Lincoln and the power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion. |
| 2010_DC_Bradley_101103 | 16 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: James Bradley ("Imperial Cruise")
James Bradley will be at the National Portrait Gallery signing copies of his book "The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War."
In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Howard Taft on the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in history to Hawaii, Japan, the... |
| 2010_DC_Smith_101211 | 93 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Patti Smith ("Just Kids")
Seminal punk rocker Patti Smith discusses and signs copies of her book Just Kids, a memoir of early 1970s Manhattan and of her friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. |
| 2011_DC_Turner_110928 | 8 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Robert Turner ("Jefferson-Hemings Controversy")
Robert F. Turner, editor and Scholars Commission chairman, discusses and signs copies of The Jefferson-Hemings Controversy: Report of the Scholars Commission. In 2000, the newly formed Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society asked a group of more than a dozen senior scholars from across the country to... |
| 2008_DC_Seder_080614 | 17 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Rufus Butler Seder ("Gallop!")
Gallop! A Scanimation Demonstration Events for Kids & Family: The simplest of optical illusions can enthrall, and Rufus Butler Seder -- the inventor of the popular Scanimation picture book Gallop! -- has made it his job to elevate these illusions to an art form. Join Seder as he explores the world of... |
| 2012_DC_Cordery_120314 | 92 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Stacy Cordery ("Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts")
Stacy Cordery -- "Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts":
Georgia-born Juliette Gordon Low married a British aristocrat who later founded the Boy Scouts. Inspired by her husband's work, she established the Girl Scouts to instill useful skills and moral values in young girls.... |
| 2012_DC_Groom_120404 | 7 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Author Talk: Winston Groom ("Ronald Reagan")
Winston Groom signs copies of his children's book Ronald Reagan: Our 40th President. |
| 2024_01_28B1_Day_Of_Action | 51 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: A Day of Action!
Join the National Portrait Gallery and our partners for
A Day of Action!
Art is activism, portraiture is powerful, and knowledge is empowerment. Honor the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and his commitment to community action by joining the Portrait Gallery and our partners for A Day of... |
| 2019_DC_APG_191117 | 225 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: American Portrait Gala 2019
On Nov. 17, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will host its third biennial American Portrait Gala. The black-tie, red carpet affair will bestow the Portrait Gallery’s coveted “Portrait of a Nation Prize” to six notable honorees whose accomplishments have made an impact on the nation’s shared... |
| 2010_DC_Peanuts_101001 | 116 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: Charles M. Schulz portrait unveiling event
National Portrait Gallery Presents Portrait of Charles M. Schulz: Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of “Peanuts” Debut
A photograph of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) will be presented to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in a ceremony for invited guests Oct. 1. The event... |
| 2023_DC_ForcesNature_231114 | 146 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: Forces of Nature: The Future of Environmentalism Panel
“Forces of Nature: The Future of Environmentalism” Panel
In conjunction with the exhibition “Forces of Nature: Voices That Shaped Environmentalism,” join the Portrait Gallery and co-host Monterey Bay Aquarium in a pivotal discussion around the future of climate action and environmental justice. Hear... |
| 2013_DC_Gates_Portrait_130222 | 207 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: Henry Louis Gates Jr. portrait celebration
Please join Wendy Wick Reaves, Interim Director, National Portrait Gallery and Sheila and Steven Hamp
at a portrait celebration for Henry Louis Gates, Jr. by Yugi Wang |
| 2018_DC_NSO_Orch_180106 | 66 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: NSO Day of Music and Art at the National Portrait Gallery
NSO Day of Music and Art at the National Portrait Gallery:
Enjoy a day of performances and educational activities that explore the connections between music and portraiture. The program is organized in partnership with the National Symphony Orchestra. |
| 2009_DC_Boochever_Awards_091022 | 121 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: Opening -- 2009 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
The Director of the National Portrait Gallery invites you to the awards presentation and cocktail reception celebrating The Outwin Boochever 2009 Portrait Competition |
| 2014_DC_SIPG_Pop_Quiz_140514 | 13 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: Pop Quiz: Space: The Final Frontier
Can you unlock the mysteries of the universe? Prove it at a space-themed trivia night featuring the out-of-this-world collection of the National Portrait Gallery. The winning team receives a prize at the end of the evening. |
| 2014_DC_Viewpoint | 141 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: Viewpoint of Billions: Portrait of America (w/Google Glass) (two days)
Viewpoint of Billions: Portrait of America
Saturday, Feb. 15 through Monday, Feb. 17
Portrait of America, from David Datuna’s “Viewpoint of Billions” series, is a 12-foot multimedia Google Glass activated American flag covered in hundreds of eyeglass lenses. See the portrait in the Great Hall, third... |
| 2016_DC_Peck_160403 | 45 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Film Talk: Gregory Peck (w/Cecilia Peck)
Reel Portraits: Gregory Peck:
Spend the afternoon celebrating Gregory Peck's 100th birth anniversary. We will screen not one, but two Peck films: To Kill a Mockingbird and A Conversation with Gregory Peck.
The screenings will include a discussion of the latter film led by its producers, Barbara... |
| 2009_DC_1Woman_090110 | 12 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Film Talk: "A Single Woman" (w/Kamala Lopez)
Reel Portraits: Jeannette Rankin and "A Single Woman": A Single Woman (2008) is the story of the United States's first congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin. Twice elected to represent Montana, in 1916 and 1940, Rankin twice lost her seat for voting against this country's entry into world wars. Her portrait... |
| 2016_DC_Luna_160116 | 39 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Identify: James Luna
IDENTIFY: James Luna
IDENTIFY, the National Portrait Gallery’s performance art series, focuses attention on activism, visibility and experimentation through portrayal. James Luna portrays Ishi, the last member of the Yahi, a Native American tribe indigenous to Northern California. In their performance... |
| 2016_DC_McCracken_160204 | 73 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Identify: J.J. McCracken
IDENTIFY: J.J. McCracken:
IDENTIFY is the Portrait Gallery's first-ever performance art series. J.J. McCracken performs "The Mouth of the Scold," a conceptual portrait of Anne Newport Royall of Capitol Hill, one of America’s first female journalists. Arrested in 1829 for arguing in public, Royall’s... |
| 2016_DC_FEFA_160514 | 228 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Identify: María Magdalena Campos-Pons
IDENTIFY: María Magdalena Campos-Pons
IDENTIFY is the Portrait Gallery's first-ever performance art series. María Magdalena Campos-Pons works with her husband, saxophonist and composer Neil Leonard, to reinsert the black body into historical narratives—under the name FEFA—using personal stories, music... |
| 2015_DC_McDonald_151017 | 104 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Identify: Martha McDonald
IDENTIFY: Martha McDonald
Identify is the National Portrait Gallery’s first-ever performance art series, which focuses attention on activism, visibility and experimentation through portrayal. Martha McDonald is known for her work featuring handcrafted costumes and objects that are activated through... |
| 2015_DC_WilsonIV_151010 | 180 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Identify: Wilmer Wilson IV
IDENTIFY: Wilmer Wilson IV
Wilmer Wilson IV (b. 1989, Richmond, Virginia), is recognized internationally for his investigations of race. His practice involves creating a second skin over his body using everyday objects to address the formation of racial identity. In so doing, he confronts the tension... |
| 2009_DC_ALS_090216 | 35 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Panel -- Abraham Lincoln Symposium
Abraham Lincoln Symposium: The National Portrait Gallery presents a scholarly symposium on Abraham Lincoln in conjunction with the exhibition One Life: The Mask of Lincoln. The program will consist of four lectures that will examine various aspects of Lincoln and his times. The speakers are:
* David... |
| 2010_DC_Granite_101208 | 101 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Panel -- Beyond Granite
Beyond Granite: Global Approaches to Public Art, Placemaking, and National Commemoration:
Are temporary works of public art as memorable and powerful as permanent ones? A renowned panel of experts -- including Julian Laverdiere (designer of the World Trade Center Tower’s Tribute in Light), Krzysztof... |
| 2008_DC_Drawn_080627 | 48 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Panel -- Herblock: Drawn from Memory -- Curator's Conversation (w/Sid Hart and Roger Wilkins)
The political cartoons of Herbert Lawrence Block (1909–2001), known by the pen name “Herblock,” appeared in American newspapers for more than seventy years. National Portrait Gallery senior historian Sid Hart, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter Haynes Johnson, historian Roger Wilkins together with Pulitzer... |
| 2016_DC_Richardson_161104 | 65 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Panel -- Richardson Symposium: Racial Masquerade in American Art and Culture w/Eric Lott
Richardson Symposium: Racial Masquerade in American Art and Culture
Throughout American history, different forms of racial masquerade have been used to engage issues of difference and group identity. While this kind of dress up has sometimes been a celebratory act, or used by oppressed communities to... |
| 2016_DC_Strike_161103 | 4 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Strike a Prose: Cultural Identity
Strike a Prose: Cultural Identity
Spark your imagination and let "The Outwin 2016" inspire you in an informal creative writing session for adults. Materials are provided; register at www.eventbrite.com… |
| 2011_DC_Shockey_110308 | 43 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Talk: Hugh Shockey (Washington Resigning His Commission: A History of Damage and Repair)
Washington Resigning His Commission: A History of Damage and Repair:
Take a look into the conservation of Ferdinand Pettrich’s 1841 larger-than-life statue of George Washington with conservator Hugh Shockey. See actual conservation records, hear about an ongoing problem with the sculpture, and learn... |
| 2011_DC_Mineta_110910 | 62 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Talk: Norman Mineta
In the weekly talk, a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker offers insight into the person in the selected portrait.
Today, Norman Mineta, secretary of transportation on September 11, 2001, discusses his life and the events of 9/11. Mineta's portrait is on view at the National... |
| 2009_DC_Wilson_090408 | 27 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Talk: Richard Guy Wilson ("Thomas Jefferson, Robert Mills, & The Creation of a National Architecture")
Martin Sullivan, Director, National Portrait Gallery and
Mallory Walker, Chair, National Portrait Gallery Commission
Welcome you to a lecture by Richard Guy Wilson on
Thomas Jefferson, Robert Mills, and The Creation of a National Architecture
Richard Guy Wilson holds the Commonwealth Professor's... |
| 2007_DC_OConnor_071029 | 19 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Talk: Sandra Day O'Connor (Living Self-Portrait)
From her humble beginnings, with no electricity or running water on her family’s Lazy B Ranch in southeastern Arizona, to graduating third in her class at Stanford University Law School, Sandra Day O’Connor overcame tremendous adversity in the early years of her career to rise straight to the top. In... |
| 2012_DC_Jordan_120409 | 21 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Talk: Vernon Jordan (Living Self-Portrait)
Join the National Portrait Gallery for an evening event. A living self-portrait with Vernon Jordan, the civil rights leader, activist, lawyer, business executive and influential political figure. Marc Pachter, former Portrait Gallery director and now acting director of the National Museum of American... |
| 2012_DC_SIPG_Tour_120407 | 37 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Tour: Adam Goodheart Civil War tour for Washington College |
| 2016_DC_NSO_Chamber_160109 | 49 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- A Day of Music with the National Symphony Orchestra -- Chamber Music
A Day of Music with the National Symphony Orchestra:
Four separate events:
* Musical instrument “petting zoos” will allow youngster of all ages to experiment with instruments that they’ll see and hear in concert.
* A performance of chamber music with Jane Stewart and Susan Midkiff on violin, Denise... |
| 2016_DC_NSO_Orch_160109 | 94 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- A Day of Music with the National Symphony Orchestra -- Full Orchestra
A Day of Music with the National Symphony Orchestra:
Four separate events:
* Musical instrument “petting zoos” will allow youngster of all ages to experiment with instruments that they’ll see and hear in concert.
* A performance of chamber music with Jane Stewart and Susan Midkiff on violin, Denise... |
| 2016_DC_NSO_Petting_160109 | 54 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- A Day of Music with the National Symphony Orchestra -- Petting Zoo
A Day of Music with the National Symphony Orchestra:
Four separate events:
* Musical instrument “petting zoos” will allow youngster of all ages to experiment with instruments that they’ll see and hear in concert.
* A performance of chamber music with Jane Stewart and Susan Midkiff on violin, Denise... |
| 2017_DC_Morell_171115 | 149 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Abelardo Morell ("The Universe Next Door") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series: Abelardo Morell: The Universe Next Door
Abelardo Morell is a Boston-based artist born in Havana, Cuba. Morell earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Bowdoin College in 1977, and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University School of Art in 1981. Morell’s work has... |
| 2014_DC_Gornik_140401 | 130 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- April Gornik (James Dicke Contemporary Artist Lecture)
Artist April Gornik:
April Gornik discusses her dramatic American landscapes including Virga, recently added to the museum’s collection. Gornik’s images—roiling seas, ominous skies, mountains overlooking endless plains—capture the power of nature and endeavor to create a suspended moment of calm. This... |
| 2011_DC_Rockman_110112 | 39 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Alexis Rockman (Art and Science Lecture Series)
Art and Science Lecture Series: Alexis Rockman:
In conjunction with the exhibition Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow, the American Art Museum presents a lecture series that places the science of climate change within a cultural context. The series invites leading environmental scientists to discuss... |
| 2015_DC_Ejecta_150815 | 14 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Anthony Cervino and Shannon Egan
Luce Artist Talk with Anthony Cervino and Shannon Egan
Local artists discuss their work and process while relating what they do to artworks on view in the Luce Foundation Center. This series is presented in collaboration with CulturalDC’s Flashpoint Gallery. Free coffee or tea is available.
Sculptor... |
| 2010_DC_Cooke_100130 | 92 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Darwyn Cooke ("The Hunter")
The Hunter with Darwyn Cooke:
Eisner Award–winning writer and artist Darwyn Cooke will discuss his evocative graphic novel, The Hunter, based on the 1962 crime classic by Donald E. Westlake (writing under the name Richard Stark). This best seller has been critically acclaimed in The New York Times, The... |
| 2015_DC_De_La_Torre_150503 | 106 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Einar and Jamex de la Torre (Distinguished Artists Talk)
Distinguished Artists Talk with Einar and Jamex de la Torre:
Living and working in both México and California, brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre became active in the glass-art world in the 1980s and are well known internationally for their colorful, assemblage style of work. Join the brothers as... |
| 2009_DC_Gohike_090129 | 65 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Frank Gohike ("Stories in the Dirt: Stories in the Air")
An Artist's Story -- Stories in the Dirt, Stories in the Air:
Photographer Frank Gohlke, a leading figure in American landscape photography and subject of the exhibition Accommodating Nature, will present a selection of readings from his catalogue essay entitled Stories in the Dirt, Stories in the... |
| 2011_DC_Gamboa_110526 | 67 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Harry Gamboa Jr. ("Erased: Limits and Borders")
Erased: Limits and Borders:
Artist and author Harry Gamboa Jr. reflects on the social and personal conditions of Chicanos during the second half of the 20th century, focusing on the development of Asco, a Los Angeles arts group whose key performances include Walking Mural, Instant Mural, and Spring... |
| 2009_DC_Shin_090707 | 50 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Jean Shin (In Conversation)
A Conversation with Artist Jean Shin:
Artist Jean Shin sits down with contemporary art curator Joanna Marsh and conservator Hugh Shockey for a conversation about creating art made of ephemeral materials and the challenges and considerations for museums in preserving uniquely constructed works of... |
| 2017_DC_Cobb_171113 | 55 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Jodi Cobb: Stranger in a Strange Land
Join veteran National Geographic photographer Jodi Cobb on a whirlwind retrospective of a distinguished career spanning four decades. One of only four female staff photographers, she is known for breaking through barriers and lifting a curtain on hidden societies. Her landmark story 21st-Century Slaves... |
| 2010_DC_Gossage_101014 | 53 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: John Gossage (In Conversation)
Conversation with John Gossage:
Photographer John Gossage finds moments of grace and elegance in even the most mundane places. Join the artist and curator of photography Toby Jurovics for a conversation about The Pond and its role in the history of American landscape photography. |
| 2014_DC_Janis_140504 | 29 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Michael Janis (JRA Distinguished Artist Talk)
JRA Distinguished Artist Talk with Michael Janis
Michael Janis is an architect-turned-glass-artist who works with powdered glass, high-fire enamels, and decals to create dreamlike imagery. Join Janis as he elaborates on his techniques, work, and career. |
| 2015_DC_Shimonura_150820 | 38 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Roger Shimomura ("An American Diary")
Artist Roger Shimomura’s work juxtaposes everyday images with racially charged imagery as he confronts Asian American political and ethnic issues. Shimomura discusses paintings, prints and experimental theater pieces that span his career. This program is a collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art... |
| 2018_DC_Paglen_180620 | 126 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Artist Talk: Trevor Paglen (The Planet is a Sensor)
Celebrating the opening of the new exhibition, Trevor Paglen: Sites Unseen, artist Trevor Paglen presents a series of projects exploring planet-scale sensing systems. From fiber optic cables under the earth’s oceans and reconnaissance satellites in earth’s orbit, to the autonomous vision systems and... |
| 2015_DC_Knight_151007 | 42 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Christopher Knight ("Warhol's Wig") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Warhol's Wig: Cracking the Pop Art Code with critic Christopher Knight
A thorough analysis of the specific images chosen by Pop art's leading artists demonstrates that Pop’s actual subject is art culture, not pop culture. Commercial imagery drawn from mass media provided a relevant visual language with... |
| 2016_DC_Butterfield_161019 | 185 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Deborah Butterfield (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series: Deborah Butterfield and Horse Sculptures
Deborah Butterfield's sculptural forms are based on her unique subject, horses. Constructed in wood, and cast in bronze, the freestanding sculptures are shown in two scales: life size works and smaller bronzes. With... |
| 2010_DC_FenceR_100401 | 117 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Donor Event :Remembering the Running Fence
This event happened the night before the Remembering the Running Fence exhibit opened to the public. It included a chance to see the exhibition itself but also included a reception in the Kogod courtyard. |
| 2016_DC_Rothstein_161102 | 68 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Edward Rothstein (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series: Outrageous Form: In Search of the American Sublime
In the 18th century, no discussion of art would have been complete without considering the nature of beauty and the sublime. But now, it often seems as if no two concepts are more irrelevant for discussions... |
| 2018_DC_Roberts_180329 | 57 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Eldredge Prize: Jennifer L. Roberts ("The Moiré Effect: Print and Interference")
Jennifer L. Roberts, the Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, was awarded the 2017 Charles C. Eldredge Prize for her book, Transporting Visions: The Movement of Images in Early America. Join her for a talk entitled “The Moiré Effect: Print and Interference.” |
| 2011_DC_Wilson_111110 | 20 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Eldredge Prize: Kristina Wilson ("MoMA and the Art of the Exhibition: 1924-1934")
Join Kristina Wilson, associate professor of art history at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts and winner of the museum's 2011 Charles C. Eldredge Prize for distinguished scholarship, for a discussion on her book The Modern Eye: Stieglitz, MoMA, and the Art of the Exhibition, 1925-1934 (Yale... |
| 2011_DC_Peyton_111012 | 83 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Elizabeth Peyton (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Elizabeth Peyton uses rich, gem-like colors and masterful graphic precision to create visually arresting portraits of fellow artists, friends, and cultural icons. She is widely recognized for bringing new dimensions to figurative painting in the 1990s and is among the most celebrated painters of her... |
| 2014_DC_Fischl_140917 | 70 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Eric Fischl ("On and Off the Canvas") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art
Artist Eric Fischl
Internationally acclaimed artist Eric Fischl first received critical attention for depicting the dark, disturbing undercurrents of mainstream American life. His paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints have been the subject of... |
| 2019_DC_RespondPMA_190315 | 135 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Event: Artists Respond: A Symposium -- Afternoon Artist Panel 1
Artists Respond: A Symposium
Join us for a day of discussions and lectures on topics related to Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965–1975. A group of distinguished scholars provides insights into how artists of the Vietnam War era sought to engage—with their current moment, with the... |
| 2019_DC_RespondPMB_190315 | 88 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Event: Artists Respond: A Symposium -- Afternoon Artist Panel 2
Artists Respond: A Symposium
Join us for a day of discussions and lectures on topics related to Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965–1975. A group of distinguished scholars provides insights into how artists of the Vietnam War era sought to engage—with their current moment, with the... |
| 2019_DC_RespondAM_190315 | 143 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Event: Artists Respond: A Symposium -- Morning Session
Artists Respond: A Symposium
Join us for a day of discussions and lectures on topics related to Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965–1975. A group of distinguished scholars provides insights into how artists of the Vietnam War era sought to engage—with their current moment, with the... |
| 2016_DC_Hot_Beat_161119 | 168 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Event: Gene Davis: Hot Beat at SAAM!
You're Invited!
Join DC's coolest cats for a 1960's-inspired dance party celebrating the opening of Gene Davis: Hot Beat at SAAM!
We're throwing a party inspired by Davis's colorful, rhythmic paintings from the 1960's! Dance to retro beats by DJ Harry Hotter and enjoy delicious party fare,... |
| 2014_DC_Indie_Arcade_141207 | 213 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Event: Indie Arcade (2014)
Indie Arcade
For one day, MAGFest and American University’s Game Lab are turning American Art’s courtyard into an Indie Arcade! This takeover includes free classic arcade games like Asteroids, Pac Man, Tron, Star Wars, Arkanoid, Donkey Kong and many more. Visitors can play old favorites, learn to build... |
| 2016_DC_Indie_Arcade_160116 | 167 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Event: Indie Arcade (2016)
For one day, MAGFest, American University's Game Lab and SAAM present an indie arcade! Play some of your favorite video games, participate in game building workshops, and try new indie games—courtesy of the International Game Developers Association's Indie Arcade: Coast to Coast competition. Classic... |
| 2016_DC_Indie_ArcadeC_160116 | 30 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Event: Indie Arcade (2016) -- Class
For one day, MAGFest, American University's Game Lab and SAAM present an indie arcade! Play some of your favorite video games, participate in game building workshops, and try new indie games—courtesy of the International Game Developers Association's Indie Arcade: Coast to Coast competition. Classic... |
| 2010_DC_RockmanR_101120 | 35 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Event: Opening Reception -- "Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow" exhibition -- Reception in the Kogod Courtyard
Elizabeth Broun, Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum invites you to a preview reception:
Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, with generous support from The Cowles Charitable Trust, Wayne Fingerman, Dorothy Tapper Goldman, Barbara and... |
| 2021_DC_SIPG_SargentO_211007 | 75 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Event: Private Exhibition Preview: Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass
Private Exhibition Preview: Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass
We look forward to you joining us for the In-Person Exhibition Preview of "Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano," on Thursday, October 7
6:00pm Private Exhibition Preview
7:00pm Private... |
| 2015_DC_SweetARTS_150213 | 52 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Event: SweetARTS and Valentines
SweetARTS and Valentines
Need something special for your sweetie? Looking for a snarky card to send to your BFF? Tired of the same ol’ Valentine’s Day options? Look no further; American Art has what you need. Come on by to make the perfect, personalized card—we supply all the necessary materials at no... |
| 2010_DC_Maysles_100429 | 52 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Film Talk: "Christo in Paris" (w/Albert Maysles)
Christo in Paris with Albert Maysles
Christo in Paris tells the story of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s first grand-scale project: wrapping the oldest bridge in Paris (58 minutes, 1986). Valley Curtain examines the dramatic hanging of an immense orange curtain between two Colorado mountains (28 minutes,... |
| 2014_DC_Worlds_141113 | 102 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Film Talk: "Curious Worlds: The Art and Imagination of David Beck" (w/David Beck and Olympia Stone)
Curious Worlds: The Art and Imagination of David Beck
David Beck is a master sculptor, carver, painter, and craftsman. Join us for a film screening of Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck (2014, 68 min.), an intimate portrait of one of America’s most accomplished and original artists. A... |
| 2015_DC_Enough_150617 | 34 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Film Talk: "Enough to Live On" (w/Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton)
Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton from 217 Films present the premiere of Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA. The film celebrates the eightieth anniversary of the Works Progress Administration and the Federal Art Project and tells the story of how the New Deal used the arts to bring a message of... |
| 2010_DC_FenceF_100402 | 145 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Film Talk: "Running Fence Revisited" (w/Christo and Wolfram Hissen)
The Running Fence Revisited:
The premiere of a new film created for this exhibition, The Running Fence Revisited, will be followed by a conversation with director Wolfram Hissen and artist Christo. |
| 2008_DC_Christo_080906 | 43 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Film Talk: "Running Fence" (w/Christo and Jeanne-Claude)
Running Fence: Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The film Running Fence (1978), directed by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin, depicts the four year struggle of artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude to build a 24.5-mile fence of white fabric and steel poles through the hills of Californias Sonoma... |
| 2010_DC_Reichstag_100512 | 132 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Film Talk: "To the German People: Wrapped Reichstag" (w/Christo and Wolfram Hissen)
To the German People: Wrapped Reichstag:
Special guest, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States Klaus Scharioth introduces a screening of To the German People: Wrapped Reichstag 1971–1995 about the art project, Wrapped Reichstag, by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. A... |
| 2018_DC_Molesworth_180912 | 74 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Helen Molesworth (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Join Helen Molesworth, former chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, for a lecture exploring the work of sculptor Ruth Asawa.
The Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art highlight excellence and innovation in American art through evenings with an outstanding artist,... |
| 2013_DC_Essenhigh_130307 | 56 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Inka Essenhigh (James Dicke Contemporary Artist Lecture)
This inaugural lecture honors James F. Dicke II, the museum's former Commission Chair, for his outstanding leadership and contributions to the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Artist Inka Essenhigh discusses "Cartoons and Myths: Reviving Pan and Diana for the 21st Century" as she describes her... |
| 2014_DC_Saltz_141022 | 89 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Jerry Saltz ("A Year in the Life of an Art Critic") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art
Critic Jerry Saltz: A Year in the Life of an Art Critic: The Good, the Bad, and the Very Bad
Jerry Saltz is the senior art critic for New York Magazine and has been an energetic and persuasive voice in the art world for more than two decades. In... |
| 2011_DC_Mehretu_111102 | 99 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Julie Mehretu ("Grey") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Julie Mehretu, internationally renowned artist -- "Grey":
The Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art are a forum for discussing the creative experience and exploring what American art is today. Reception follows each lecture. |
| 2014_DC_Foster_141105 | 104 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Kathleen Foster ("They’re Saved! They’re Saved!: Winslow Homer and The Life Line") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art
Scholar Kathleen Foster: They’re Saved! They’re Saved!:Winslow Homer and The Life Line
Kathleen Foster is the Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Senior Curator of American Art and director of the Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A... |
| 2012_DC_Marshall_121107 | 142 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Kerry James Marshall (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture with Kerry James Marshall:
Kerry James Marshall is a contemporary American artist whose distinctive body of work engages audiences on issues of black identity. A recipient of the McArthur Foundation’s “genius grant,” he has exhibited extensively at prestigious... |
| 2012_DC_Salatino_120919 | 99 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Kevin Salatino ("Edward Hopper and the Burden of (Un)Certainty") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture: Kevin Salatino
Kevin Salatino is the Director of Art Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA. He has curated exhibitions on the work of Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, and William Wegman, among many others.... |
| 2015_DC_Weschler_151104 | 62 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Lawrence Weschler ("Ed Kienholz at the Fraught Crossroads") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Ed Kienholz at the Fraught Crossroads Where Class, Race, Sex, and Violence Keep Converging across American History with scholar Lawrence Weschler:
Using assemblage artist Edward Kienholz’s harrowing 1970 lynching tableau Five Car Stud as a point of departure, New York Institute for the Humanities at... |
| 2015_DC_Bradford_150420 | 63 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Mark Bradford (James Dicke Contemporary Artist Lecture)
Dicke Contemporary Artist Lecture with Mark Bradford
Mark Bradford is one of today’s most recognized contemporary artists and is known for his expansive, multi-layered collage paintings. He discusses his Amendment painting series that explores themes of democracy, power, and freedom as represented in... |
| 2010_DC_Feeney_101027 | 50 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Mark Feeney ("Four Photographers on Three Wheels") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture with Mark Feeney:
The Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art program highlights excellence and innovation in American art through lectures by an outstanding artist, critic, and scholar. Reception follows each lecture.
Today, Mark Feeney, Boston Globe... |
| 2018_DC_Contemporary_180404 | 120 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Panel -- Contemporary Artists in Conversation with History: 1968 (w/Lava Thomas, Alfredo Jaar, and Sam Gilliam)
Contemporary Artists in Conversation with History: 1968:
April 4 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a defining moment in American history. How do issues of racial equality and civil rights reverberate through the practice of artists working today? Find... |
| 2012_DC_ECWAA_121116 | 266 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Panel -- Effects of the Civil War on American Art
Effects of the Civil War on American Art:
An all-day symposium examines the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on American landscape and genre painting, along with the period’s new medium of photography. The American Art Museum’s exhibition and senior curator, Eleanor Harvey, is the keynote... |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Fellows_150508 | 65 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Panel -- Fellows' Lectures in American Art
Fellows’ Lectures in American Art
Join the 2014–2015 Smithsonian American Art Museum fellows as they present new scholarship on topics ranging from John Sloan to Bruce Nauman, from depictions of the American frontier in nineteenth-century worlds’ fairs to the rise of self-taught artists in the... |
| 2010_DC_Intersections_100910 | 70 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Panel -- Intersections/ Intersecciones
Intersections/ Intersecciones:
Artists Kathy Vargas, María Martínez-Cañas, and Martina López discuss the intersection of Latino culture and gender identity in their work. Moderated by Muriel Hasbun, associate chair and associate professor of fine art photography at the Corcoran College of Art +... |
| 2015_DC_Intersection_151023 | 137 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Panel -- Irving Penn at the Intersection of Art, Fashion and Photography
Irving Penn at the Intersection of Art, Fashion and Photography Forum:
Join us for a series of talks by experts and scholars who explore Penn’s legacy and how his work bridged the gap between art and fashion. Speakers include Vince Aletti, photography critic for The New Yorker; Charles Churchward,... |
| 2015_DC_Mingering_150227 | 106 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Panel -- Mingering Mike, Roundtable Remix
Mingering Mike, Roundtable Remix
Exhibition curator Leslie Umberger sits down with the ever enigmatic Mingering Mike (in costume, of course); Dori Hadar, the man who saved the Mingering Mike collection; Tom Patterson, writer and art curator; and Carroll Hynson Jr., local radio personality and ‘60s and... |
| 2017_DC_WAS60s_170112 | 39 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Panel -- Washington Art Scene in the 60s
Washington Art Scene in the 60s
Gene Davis was at the center of the DC art scene in the 1960s, a time of bold experimentation with color and abstraction. Join Benjamin Forgey, independent art critic, Jean Lawlor Cohen, consulting curator, Jack Rasmussen, director and curator of the American University... |
| 2011_DC_PrintMakers_111116 | 63 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Panel -- Washington Printmakers
Joann Moser, senior curator, moderates a discussion among artists Linn Meyers, Michael Platt, Lou Stovall, and Andrea Way, all of whom are featured in Multiplicity. The artists will talk about their printmaking techniques and the influence the art scene in D.C. has had on their work. |
| 2018_DC_Sites_181026 | 67 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Panel: Sites Unseen (w/Trevor Paglen, Kate Crawford, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun and Alvaro Bedoya)
Sites Unseen Panel Discussion
Artist Trevor Paglen is joined by artificial intelligence experts Kate Crawford and Wendy Hui Kyong Chun and Georgetown law professor Alvaro Bedoya for a discussion of the role of surveillance in our lives. They explore how artists and institutions fit into the age of AI,... |
| 2016_DC_Ella_Dunn_160423 | 108 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Performance -- Happy Birthday Ella -- Dan Dunn Speed Painting
Happy Birthday Ella
In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month and as a part of our annual birthday salute to Ella Fitzgerald, SAAM presents the Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Ensemble performing the timelsss works of the "First Lady of Song."
Internationally acclaimed "speed painter" Dan Dunn joins our... |
| 2016_DC_Ella_Misc_160423 | 48 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Performance -- Happy Birthday Ella -- Dancers and Miscellaneous
Happy Birthday Ella
In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month and as a part of our annual birthday salute to Ella Fitzgerald, SAAM presents the Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Ensemble performing the timelsss works of the "First Lady of Song."
Internationally acclaimed "speed painter" Dan Dunn joins our... |
| 2016_DC_Ella_Jazz_160423 | 142 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Performance -- Happy Birthday Ella -- Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Ensemble
Happy Birthday Ella
In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month and as a part of our annual birthday salute to Ella Fitzgerald, SAAM presents the Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Ensemble performing the timelsss works of the "First Lady of Song."
Internationally acclaimed "speed painter" Dan Dunn joins our... |
| 2014_DC_Klinger_140406 | 12 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Performance -- Luce Unplugged -- David Klinger |
| 2015_DC_Nag_Champa_151210 | 48 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Performance -- Luce Unplugged -- Nag Champa
Luce Unplugged with Nag Champa:
Monthly concert series Luce Unplugged brings D.C.’s best up-and-coming acts to play in the museum’s Luce Foundation Center following an art talk on a work selected by the band. Nag Champa are a progressive, beat-driven electronic jazz and R&B group that, as D.C. Music... |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Unplugged_150522 | 154 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Performance -- Luce Unplugged -- Pleasure Curses and Young Rapids
Explore the center’s thousands of artworks while listening to sets by local bands Pleasure Curses and Young Rapids, selected with the help of the Washington City Paper’s arts editor Christina Cauterucci. DC brewery Hellbender Brewing Company will be on hand to provide free tastings of select beers (ages... |
| 2018_DC_Sight_Machine_181025 | 122 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Performance -- Sight Machine with Kronos Quartet and Trevor Paglen
Sight Machine with Kronos Quartet and Trevor Paglen
SAAM presents Sight Machine, a collaboration of Trevor Paglen and the Kronos Quartet. Come see the string quartet’s performance as it’s run through artificial intelligence surveillance algorithms developed by Paglen and projected onto a screen above.... |
| 2010_DC_Sze_101116 | 92 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Sarah Sze (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art: Sarah Sze
Sarah Sze constructs extraordinary sculptures through an intricate assemblage of household objects. Her site-specific installations defy gravity in towering formations of mixed materials, and the contrast between small objects and large... |
| 2017_DC_Smee_171025 | 56 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Sebastian Smee ("Art and Darkness") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series: Art and Darkness: The Benefits and Otherwise of Being in the Dark
Sebastian Smee is the art critic at The Boston Globe and won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2011. He is the author of six books and has written for numerous international publications,... |
| 2017_DC_Yount_170913 | 70 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Sylvia Yount ("Breaking Boundaries: American Art and the 21st-Century Museum") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Sylvia Yount is the Lawrence A. Fleischman Curator in Charge of the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she oversees fine and decorative arts from the colonial period to the early twentieth century. In her curatorial and administrative practice, Yount works to expand and enrich... |
| 2018_DC_InclusionAM_180914 | 156 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Symposium: Radical Inclusion and Tales from the Playa: Talks on Art, Inspiration, and the History of Burning Man -- (Page 1 of 2) Morning Sessions
Radical Inclusion and Tales from the Playa: Talks on Art, Inspiration, and the History of Burning Man
Join SAAM, five of the original founders of Burning Man, artists from No Spectators: the Art of Burning Man, and other Burners for a day of storytelling, short films, and discussions about the history... |
| 2018_DC_InclusionPM_180914 | 263 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Symposium: Radical Inclusion and Tales from the Playa: Talks on Art, Inspiration, and the History of Burning Man -- (Page 2 of 2) Afternoon Sessions
Radical Inclusion and Tales from the Playa: Talks on Art, Inspiration, and the History of Burning Man
Join SAAM, five of the original founders of Burning Man, artists from No Spectators: the Art of Burning Man, and other Burners for a day of storytelling, short films, and discussions about the history... |
| 2016_DC_Seeber_160616 | 54 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Aaron Seeber Quintet
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert. Feeling inspired to create? Local artists from ArtJamz set up a temporary studio, offering an opportunity to paint your own canvas while you... |
| 2009_DC_Afro_Bop_091015 | 20 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Afro Bop Alliance
Relax and Take Five! With live jazz, cool drinks, and stunning art every third Thursday of the month.
Afro Bop Alliance
When jazz septet Afro Bop Alliance returns to the Take Five! jazz series, the visitors will hear plenty of material from their 2008 Latin Grammy Award-winning album. The band... |
| 2018_DC_Afro_Bop_180517 | 130 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Afro Bop Alliance
Take 5! Afro Bop Alliance
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard every third Thursday. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments. For added fun, borrow a board game to play during the concert.
Latin Grammy Award--winning drummer and bandleader Joe McCarthy leads the Afro Bop... |
| 2016_DC_ANorris_160121 | 36 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Alexander Norris Ensemble
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert.
Trumpeter Alex Norris, bass clarinetist Todd Marcus, alto sax Russell Kirk, trombonist Christian Hizon, piano player Mark Meadows, bassist Jeff... |
| 2019_DC_Ryerson_190221 | 35 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Ali Ryerson Quartet
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments. For added fun, borrow a board game to play during the concert.
Internationally renowned jazz flutist and recording artist Ali Ryerson is excited to return to DC with her longtime colleagues Wade... |
| 2014_DC_Bohemian_140425 | 96 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- An Evening with Ella
Take 5! An Evening with Ella
During Jazz Appreciation Month, join us for a special evening performance by The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra as we celebrate the First Lady of Song’s birthday. The Orchestra will highlight Ella Fitzgerald’s collaborations with big bands, including the Count Basie... |
| 2016_DC_SIPG_Take5_160616 | 29 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- ArtJamz @ Aaron Seeber Quintet |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Take5_151015 | 6 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- ArtJamz @ Samora Pinderhughes Ensemble
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert. Feeling inspired to create? Local artists from ArtJamz set up a temporary studio, offering an opportunity to paint your own canvas while you... |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Take5_150917 | 14 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- ArtJamz @ US Army Blues Band
Take 5! Jazz Series: U.S. Army Blues
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert. Feeling inspired to create? Local artists from ArtJamz set up a temporary studio, offering an opportunity... |
| 2013_DC_Brubeck_130422 | 147 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet
Dave Brubeck: Across Time:
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Don't miss this special Jazz Appreciation Month tribute to the legendary jazz musician and composer, performed by the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet from the University of the Pacific: Thomas Kelley, alto sax;... |
| 2016_DC_SIPG_Take5_160121 | 12 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Crafts and Games @ Alexander Norris Ensemble |
| 2014_DC_SIPG_Take5_140425 | 17 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Crafts and Games @ An Evening with Ella event
Take 5! An Evening with Ella
During Jazz Appreciation Month, join us for a special evening performance by The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra as we celebrate the First Lady of Song’s birthday. The Orchestra will highlight Ella Fitzgerald’s collaborations with big bands, including the Count Basie... |
| 2014_DC_SIPG_Take5_140116 | 23 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Crafts and Games @ Duende Quartet event
Take 5! with the Duende Quartet and Pop-up Handi-hour
Enjoy free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard as the Deunde Quartet explores intersection of Latin Jazz with the cool Blue Note sounds of the 1960s. Free craft projects are offered during the concert as part of Handi-hour's pop-up program. |
| 2015_DC_DCJazz_150618 | 13 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- DC Jazz Composers Collective
Take 5! Jazz Series - DC Jazz Composers Collective
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert. Feeling inspired to create? Local artists from ArtJamz set up a temporary studio, offering an... |
| 2010_DC_Scantlin_101028 | 96 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Doc Scantlin
Take 5! Doc Scantlin:
D.C. legend Doc Scantlin, Chou Chou, and the Imperial Palm Orchestra have been keeping the ‘20s, ‘30s, and ‘40s alive at the Carlyle Club for years. Now they make their debut on the Take 5! stage to kick things up a notch - or five! |
| 2014_DC_Duende_140116 | 115 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Duende Quartet
The Duende Quartet is devoted to exploring the intersection of Latin Jazz with the cool Blue Note sound of the 1960s. In this concert, the group performs arrangements of compositions by such jazz icons as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Donald Byrd, and Andrew Hill. The quartet includes... |
| 2015_DC_JZimmerman_150820 | 21 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- James Zimmerman Ensemble
Take 5! Jazz Series - James Zimmerman Ensemble
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert. Feeling inspired to create? Local artists from ArtJamz set up a temporary studio, offering an... |
| 2017_DC_JS_Williams_171116 | 68 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- J. S. Williams Ensemble Pays Tribute to Alan Shorter
J. S. Williams Ensemble Pays Tribute to Alan Shorter
Join SAAM as J. S. Williams honors the life and music of fellow trumpeter Alan Shorter. Both musicians share many similarities: each briefly studied at Howard University before pursuing their music in New York City, both played in military bands, and... |
| 2016_DC_Nunn_Quartet_160218 | 49 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Kenny Nunn Quartet
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert.
Saxophonist Kenny Nunn and his quartet of Howard University musicians perform Hank Mobley's "hard bop" music, covering Mobley's entire 1960 Soul... |
| 2015_DC_Organissimo_150521 | 91 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Organissimo
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert.
Organissimo
Organissimo’s trio presents new, original music that is instantly identifiable yet constantly evolving, infusing elements of... |
| 2018_DC_Pieper_181018 | 39 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Paul Pieper and Band
Take 5! Paul Pieper and Band
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Cafe for refreshments. For added fun, borrow a board game to play during the concert.
Guitarist Paul Pieper presents the DC premiere of his group the ‘Paul Pieper New Sextet’, in a... |
| 2015_DC_Samora_151015 | 75 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Samora Pinderhughes Ensemble
Take 5! Jazz Series: Samora Pinderhughes Ensemble
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert. Feeling inspired to create? Local artists from ArtJamz set up a temporary studio, offering an... |
| 2012_DC_McCoy_120920 | 68 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- The Donvonte` McCoy Septet: Lee Morgan Retrospective
Take 5! The Donvonte` McCoy Septet: Lee Morgan Retrospective:
As a prolific writer and composer, Lee Morgan has penned many of jazz music’s finest standards. The Sidewinder (his most famous work) was Blue Note Records’ highest chart-topping song. The Donvonte`McCoy Ensemble has put together a premier... |
| 2008_DC_Lovejoy_081120 | 18 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- theLovejoyGroup |
| 2016_DC_Marcus_160421 | 73 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- Todd Marcus Quintet
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert. Feeling inspired to create? Local artists from ArtJamz set up a temporary studio, offering an opportunity to paint your own canvas while you... |
| 2015_DC_US_Army_Blues_150917 | 66 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Take 5! -- U.S. Army Blues
Take 5! Jazz Series: U.S. Army Blues
Relax and Take 5! with free, live jazz in the Kogod Courtyard. Stop by the Courtyard Café for refreshments and borrow a board game to play during the concert. Feeling inspired to create? Local artists from ArtJamz set up a temporary studio, offering an opportunity... |
| 2011_DC_Bennett_110405 | 82 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Bob Bennett (Collectors' Roundtable)
Collectors' Roundtable with Senator Bob Bennett
This annual series provides insight and invaluable advice on collecting art from museum directors, curators, collectors, art dealers, and consultants.
This evening, Senator Bob Bennett, collector, Utah and Washington, D.C., presents "Collecting... |
| 2011_DC_Tanner_110121 | 71 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Brian Baade & Amber Kerr-Allison ("Painting Techniques of Henry Ossawa Tanner")
Painting Techniques of Henry Ossawa Tanner:
Conservators Amber Kerr-Allison and Brian Baade present findings of their recent study and analysis of six of Tanner’s works in the permanent collection, including the newly conserved Flight into Egypt. Learn how Tanner’s documented painting recipe, preserved... |
| 2011_DC_Perry_110714 | 18 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Claire Perry ("Great American Experiment")
The Great American Experiment:
The Great American Hall of Wonders exhibition curator Claire Perry discusses the idea of the United States as a “great experiment” and how inventive energies in art, science, and technology shaped the nation during the 19th century. Exploring 19th-century citizens’ belief... |
| 2013_DC_Blight_130405 | 130 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: David Blight ("From Days of Mourning to Days of Jubilee?")
From Days of Mourning to Days of Jubilee? Frederick Douglass and the Meaning of The Civil War Talk with David W. Blight
Yale University professor and Civil War scholar David W. Blight shares his analysis of the impact of the Civil War on the ideas and psyche of Frederick Douglass. |
| 2009_DC_Tilt_091031 | 132 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: David Silverman ("Tilt!")
Tilt! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about pinball machines with collector and historian David Silverman. Then join us in the courtyard to test your skills on his one-of-a-kind pinball machines. Lecture at 3 p.m., game playing follows. |
| 2013_DC_Ramos_131025 | 88 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: E. Carmen Ramos ("What Is Latino About American Art?")
Our America exhibition curator, E. Carmen Ramos, examines how Latino artists working since the mid-twentieth century have participated in American art movements and recalibrated key themes in American art. |
| 2018_DC_Marsh_181024 | 8 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Joanna Marsh (Conversation Pieces)
SAAM -- Conversation Pieces
Want to deepen your understanding and appreciation of contemporary art? Join Joanna Marsh, senior curator of contemporary interpretation, for this popular ongoing series of gallery talks. Marsh uses a single artwork from the museum’s collection to spark conversation and... |
| 2010_DC_Gay_Art_101030 | 13 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Jonathan D. Katz ("Gay Art before Gay Liberation")
Gay Art before Gay Liberation: George Bellows, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jasper Johns:
Jonathan D. Katz, co-curator of the exhibition Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture, discusses the nature of gay art before the advent of gay politics through the work of three very different... |
| 2011_DC_Talasek_110209 | 30 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: J.D. Talasek (Art and Science Lecture Series)
Art and Science Lecture Series: J.D. Talasek:
In conjunction with the exhibition Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow, the American Art Museum presents a lecture series that places the science of climate change within a cultural context. The series invites leading environmental scientists to discuss... |
| 2012_DC_Ater_120427 | 32 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Renée Ater ("Insight and Inspiration for 20th-Century African American Art")
Insight and Inspiration for 20th-Century African American Art:
Shaped by social and political movements of the 20th century, African American artists often affirmed their experiences, communities, and personal histories in their works. Renée Ater, University of Maryland associate professor of art... |
| 2011_DC_BobDay_110421 | 92 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Robert Day ("An Evening with...")
An Evening with Robert Day:
Join us for an unforgettable evening with Robert Day, Washington College’s professor of English, emeritus, as he discusses his travels around the world in a talk entitled “Bar Art: John Sloan’s McSorley’s Old Ale House Paintings, a Vargas Girl behind the Bar at Ruby Red’s in... |
| 2011_DC_Lehrman_110510 | 69 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Robert Lehrman (Collectors' Roundtable)
Collectors' Roundtable with Robert Lehrman
This annual series provides insight and invaluable advice on collecting art from museum directors, curators, collectors, art dealers, and consultants.
This evening, collector Robert Lehrman (Washington, D.C.) presents "Secrets of the Art World."
Robert... |
| 2011_DC_II_111109 | 65 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Steve Crocker and Vinton Cerf ("Conversation with Internet Inventors")
Join us for a conversation with Steve Crocker and Vinton Cerf, two of the Internet's founding fathers. Crocker established protocols necessary for the workings of the Internet, and Cerf, a computer scientist, was instrumental in the development of the first commercial email system. They will discuss how... |
| 2011_DC_Monfort_110330 | 103 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Steve Monfort (Art and Science Lecture Series)
Art and Science Lecture Series: Steve Monfort
In conjunction with the exhibition Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow, the American Art Museum presents a lecture series that places the science of climate change within a cultural context. The series invites leading environmental scientists to discuss... |
| 2011_DC_Lovejoy_110223 | 67 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Tom Lovejoy (Art and Science Lecture Series)
Art and Science Lecture Series: Tom Lovejoy:
In conjunction with the exhibition Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow, the American Art Museum presents a lecture series that places the science of climate change within a cultural context. The series invites leading environmental scientists to discuss the... |
| 2015_DC_Paglen_150909 | 68 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Trevor Paglen ("How to See the Surveillance State") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture: How to See the Surveillance State with artist Trevor Paglen:
From tapped fiberoptic cables at the bottom of the sea to football field-sized antennas in deep space, the architecture of state surveillance is as ubiquitous as it is invisible. In this talk, artist... |
| 2010_DC_Mecklenburg_101207 | 13 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: Virginia Mecklenburg ("Norman Rockwell and the Movies")
Virginia Mecklenburg: Norman Rockwell and the Movies:
Senior curator Virginia Mecklenburg shares the results of her research into Rockwell, his work, and the relationships between the artist and the movies. Rockwell was a masterful storyteller who could distill a complex narrative into a single frame... |
| 2015_DC_Kloss_150624 | 47 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: William Kloss (Nineteen American Masterworks)
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a "coming-of-age" period in American art. Gilded Age expatriate artists such as John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassatt pioneered impressionist styles abroad, challenging long-standing practice and rivaling their French counterparts. After 1900,... |
| 2009_DC_Wiley_090930 | 83 | Reynolds Center (SAAM) -- Talk: William Wiley ("What's It All Mean") (Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture)
Artist William Wiley: What’s It All Mean:
Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures: The Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art brings outstanding artists,critics, and scholars to the museum to add to the ongoing national conversation about art. This annual series is made possible by the... |
| 2012_DC_STN_120928 | 252 | Smithsonian Teachers' Night (2012) @ Donald Reynolds Center |
| 2020_DC_Date_Lab_200214 | 183 | Washington Post @ Smithsonian American Art Museum -- DATE LAB: Night at the Museum
DATE LAB: Night at the Museum
by The Washington Post
Join us as The Washington Post Magazine’s popular Date Lab column comes to life this Valentine’s Day at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Get a behind the scenes look at how Date Lab writers make matches and coordinate dates plus what makes a... |