September Enews

Last chance to view Beauty & Bounty Closing on September 11 Catch it before it's too late - Beauty & Bounty closes on Sunday, September 11. Don't miss what the LA Times calls a "pictorial road trip through America's scenic wonders." Also on View: Reclaimed: Nature and Place through Contemporary Eyes (also closing on September 11) Seattle as Collector: Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs Turns 40 (through October 23, 2011) Our National Game (through November 27, 2011) Family Festival: Salmon Return Saturday, Sept 10, 10 am-3 pm  >> Don't miss our B-I-G annual family festival at the Olympic Sculpture Park. Hear storytelling by renowned Coast Salish artist Roger Fernandes, dance to great kids music by the irresistible band Recess Monkey, and save lots of time for art making! More September Programs SAM Films: Catch a Wave: The Art of Surf Culture >> SAM Performs: Dancing 'Til Dusk >> SAM Creates: PARK(ing) Day >> SAM Talks: Bungalow Arts & Crafts Lectures >> Join SAM today to reserve your Gauguin & Polynesia tickets Available starting October 3  >> SAM Members will receive free admission (a savings of $23 per ticket) to Gauguin & Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise. Members will also enjoy two preview opportunities before the exhibition opens to the public on February 9, 2012. If you are one of the hundreds of thousands who saw Picasso last year, this should be next on your list! Gardner Center for Asian Art and Ideas Tickets Available for Fall Saturday Lecture Series Saturday University Lectures start up again with Expressions of Emotion: Asian Literature and Arts, October 1-December 3, at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Explore the realm of emotions in literature, art and popular culture in this series featuring nine outstanding speakers. With a focus on China, Japan and India in painting, sculpture, graphic arts and film. Washington State Clock Hours available for those attending 3 or more sessions; email educatorprograms@seattleartmuseum.org for details. Cosponsored by the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, and Elliott Bay Books. Pull up a chair TASTE Restaurant now offers outdoor seating  >> Visit the new TASTE outdoor café today to enjoy fresh air, people watching, delicious nibbles and craft cocktails. For a limited time, try a $2 bottle of Pyramid Curve Ball in honor of SAM's current exhibition Our National Game. Swing by today! Make a reservation on Open Table >> Our Thanks ArtsFund  >> SAM would like to thank ArtsFund for their recent grant of $256,505 providing support towards our operating costs, which helps pay the museum's facilities bills and staff. SAM and ArtsFund are committed to creating enriching experiences for the communities in which we live, work and raise families. With the most recent grant, ArtsFund enables SAM to enrich the lives of nearly 1 million visitors and 30,000 school children each year through artistic and educational programs. Thank you to the generous businesses and individuals who made this vital grant possible. Image Credits: Three loggers felling a fir tree, Washington, 1906; Inscribed: A14. Felling a fir tree 51 feet in circumference measured four feet from the ground. From the undercut to the ground is ten feet. Copyrighted 1906 by Darius Kinsey, 1906, Darius Kinsey, b. Maryville, Missouri, 1869, d. Sedro-Woolley, Washington, 1945, Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in., University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, D. Kinsey A14; Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, 1878, Thomas Moran, b. Bolton, England, 1837, d. Santa Barbara, California, 1926, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in.; Self-Portrait Dedicated to Carrière, 1888 or 1889, Paul Gauguin, French, 1848-1903, oil on canvas, 18 5/16 x 15 3/16 in., National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon,; Scenes from the Tale of Genji (detail), Japanese, Edo period, second half 17th century, color and gold on paper, 66 x 146 in., Friends of the Seattle Art Museum in honor of the 75th birthday of Dr. Richard E. Fuller; photo: Justin Gollmer Update Profile Privacy Policy Unsubscribe