Seattle Art Museum

Ai Weiwei at SAM: Passion, playfulness, and protest on parade

March 17, 2025 By Admin

He’s the most famous, and most controversial, Chinese artist of his era.

Seattle’s Johsel Namkung and photography’s “Silent Songs”

February 10, 2025 By Admin

Johsel Namkung was not at first a photographer by trade.

Samantha Yun Wall wins 2024 Betty Bowen Award

October 7, 2024 By Admin

Portland-based artist Samantha Yun Wall has been named the recipient of the 2024 Betty Bowen Award, announced jointly by the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) and the Betty Bowen Committee.

Consulate General of India, SAM host yoga celebration at Olympic Sculpture Park

June 17, 2024 By Admin

The Consulate General of India in Seattle, in collaboration with the Seattle Art Museum, hosted the 10th International Day of Yoga celebrations at Olympic Sculpture Park on Sunday.

Anida Yoeu Ali’s Red Chador Parade

June 3, 2024 By Admin

The Red Chador made a return to Seattle on Saturday, June 1.

Asian Art Museum expansion plans

October 6, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) presented initial design renderings on Sept. 29 for the upcoming renovation and expansion of the Asian Art Museum, set to […]

Asian influences in two SAM exhibits

July 10, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Art Museum presents two installations: Terratopia: The Chinese Landscape in Painting and Film at the Asian Art Museum (through Feb. 26, 2017) and Tamiko Thiel: Gardens of the Anthropocene […]

Gift suggestions! All good things come in 12!

December 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Kim Northwest Asian Weekly Just in time for the holidays, we have a list of 12 holiday gift ideas, perfect for the “12th Man” in your family and […]

Paradox of Place — Glimpses of modern Korea at SAM’s Asian Art Museum

November 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jocelyn Moore Northwest Asian Weekly Walking into the Seattle Art Museum’s (SAM) Asian Art Museum from now through March, you find yourself immersed in the paradox of modern Korean […]

“The Five Essentials: Arts and the movement for social justice” — Keynote Speech by Ron Chew at National Guild for Community Arts Education Conference

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ron Chew For Northwest Asian Weekly The arts can be an instrument for transforming individual lives, restoring communities, and remaking our society into a more tolerant and inclusive place […]