October Enews

Letter from the Director, Derrick Cartwright  >> For the next four months SAM will have more than 150 works, in all major media, by the preeminent modern artist of the 20th century on view! This is a singular opportunity and quite likely will never happen again in Seattle. Picasso Opening Weekend, October 8-11 Free tickets to the first 100 visitors wearing blue  >> It's finally here - Picasso opens on Friday, October 8! We'll be celebrating all weekend with free tickets to the first 100 visitors wearing blue Friday through Monday, entertainment, and a lecture on Friday night with exhibition co-curators Anne Baldassari from the Musée Picasso and Chiyo Ishikawa from SAM, about the life, work and legacy of Pablo Picasso. The celebration continues the following weekend with Picasso Community Day on Saturday, October 16, with a Family Festival and Educator Open House. Don't miss it! More Picasso Programs Picasso and ... Lecture Series, starting Wednesday, October 20 >> Picasso and Film Series, starting Friday, October 22 >> Picasso Educator Workshop, Saturday, October 23 >> Exclusive Benefits for Picasso Become a SAM Member  >> Time is running out to join SAM and take advantage of these exclusive Picasso member benefits: invitations to two days of members-only previews for the exhibition (October 5 and 7, before it opens to the public), unlimited free admission (a savings of over $20 per ticket) and priority entry. You will also receive five exclusive members-only Monday viewing opportunities to experience Picasso without the crowds! Docent tours are available on these days. Join today to reserve your tickets to these exclusive member-only events >> Diwali Ball is back! Saturday, October 23  >> SAM's Diwali Ball, celebrating the Hindu Festival of Lights, is back for its third year. Featuring bollygrooves by DJ Aanshul, dance performance by Rhythms of India, Indian tapas, henna and Diwali surprises. Tickets include admission to Picasso. More October Events Free First Saturday at SAAM, Saturday, October 2 >> Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw lecture, Thursday, October 28 >> New Programs at the Gardner Center for Asian Art and Ideas Sacred Sites of Asia lecture series  >> On October 2, Firoozeh Papan-Matin shares rare images of the Jamkaran Shrine in Iran, a masterpiece of 11th century Persian architecture and art, as part of her talk on mystic shrines in Iran and India. On October 30, SAM's Mimi Gardner Gates presents The Buddhist Caves of Dunhuang: Treasure Trove of the Chinese Gobi Desert. More Gardner Center Programs Writer Gurcharan Das reads from The Difficulty of Doing Good, Saturday, October 16 >> Cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey presents her latest, Thursday, October 28 >> New SAM Gallery exhibition: Stories October 14-November 12, 2010  >> The sometimes serious, frequently satirical, narrative work in this show asks many more questions than it answers. Artists include Larine Chung, Warren Dykeman, Julia Freeman, Cable Griffith, Grant Hottle, Elisa Huerta-Enochian, Judith Kindler and Dennis Raines. Opening Reception on Thursday, October 14, 5-7 pm. Images: Large Still Life on a Pedestal Table, 1931, Oil on canvas, Pablo Picasso, Spanish, (worked in France) 1881-1973, 76 3/4 x 51 3/8in., Courtesy Musée National Picasso, Paris, © 2010 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Reading, 1932, Oil on canvas, Pablo Picasso, Spanish, (worked in France) 1881-1973, 51 3/16 x 38 3/8in., Courtesy Musée National Picasso, Paris,© 2010 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.; Photo: Kabir Mansingh Heimsath; No.1007, 2009, Ultrachrome K3 Archival Pigmented Inks on Ultra-Premium Luster Photo Paper, Judith Kindler, 60x40" edition of 3 Update Profile Privacy Policy Unsubscribe