 | | | | |  | |  | |  | | | Letter from the Director | | SAM Director Derrick Cartwright encourages visitors to check out Museum Day on May 18, when admission is free, among other events in May. More here. | | | | | | | | |  | | | March to the Center of the Earth | | Community Night Out! >> | | Celebrate the last month of Nick Cave with Community Night Out! The activity-rich evening kicks off with a 5:30 pm procession starting at Hammering Man at SAM Downtown, winding down 1st Ave and returning to SAM for a night of free live performances, drop-in art making, tours and an onsite Soundsuit performance. Food and bar available. Don't forget to wear your own creations to the parade, or print out this flag to bring along with you! | | | | Nick Cave for Teens | | | | Teen Night Out on May 13 >> | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Give the Gift of Art this Spring! | | SAM membership gives year-round >> | Membership makes a great gift that your favorite people can use all year!
Consider a SAM membership as a Mother's Day, graduation or wedding gift.
Membership includes:
• Unlimited free admission for a full year
• 10% discount at SAM SHOP
• 10% discount at TASTE Restaurant
• Discounts on museum lectures and films, Remix and more... | | | | What's coming up at SAM >> | | | | | | |  | | | SAM Gallery: Introductions 2011 | | Opening Reception: Thursday, May 12, 5-7 pm >> | | The annual spring Introductions show features a group of artists new to SAM Gallery. This year we are presenting work by Alice Case, Carole d'Inverno, Michelle Kim, Jay Lazerwitz, Ryan Molenkamp, Kim Sciarrone, Laura Swytak, Nina Tichava and Allyce Wood. Wood's contribution to the show will be First Glimpse, an installation in the gallery's University St window. The show runs May 12-June 10, 2011. | | | | | | | | |  | | | TASTE Restaurant's Splash! Artisan Dinner | | Saturday, May 14, 6 pm >> | | Join TASTE Restaurant for a unique Splash! Artisan Spirits Dinner featuring El Zacatecano Mezcal on Saturday, May 14, at 6 pm. Guests are invited to take part in an educational experience and guided tour of 3 different Mezcals, tasted side by side with specialty crafted menu pairings inspired by the spirit. Reserve your spot now! | | | | More TASTE Restaurant events | | | | Last Friday of the Month Wine Tastings >> | | TASTE brunch for Mother's Day Menus >> | | | | | | |  | | | Visit SAM for FREE in May | Bank of America's Museums on Us
May 7 & 8
Bank of America cardholders and/or employees receive free admission to SAM on the first weekend of every month. Check it out on May 7& 8!
Museum Day
May 18
On Wednesday, May 18, SAM participates in a day of free admission for museums across the world. Check out the full list here. | | | | | | | | |  | | | Flavorpill comes to Seattle | | Sign up to win 2 tickets to Bumbershoot | | Flavorpill, the country's premiere culture guide, just landed in Seattle. To celebrate their arrival in town, they're giving away free tickets to Bumbershoot. Enter to win here! | | | | | | | Images: Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth has been organized by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco. All Nick Cave images: James Prinz; Wati Kutjara (Two Men Story), 2003, Spinifex Men's Collaborative, Australian Aborigine, acrylic on linen, 82 11/16 x 74 13/16 in., Promised gift of Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, T2006.64.3, © Spinifex Men's Collaborative; Blossom and Seed, 2011, Nina Tichava, 48x48, mixed media on panel; Study for Vicki!(detail), 1964, Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923-1997, Oil and magna on paper, 42 x 41 1/2 in., Seattle Art Museum, General Acquisition Fund, 75.102, © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
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