SAAM – Lunar New Year Family Festival Celebration

Lunar New Year Family Festival Celebration Ring in the Year of the Dragon with SAM's annual Lunar New Year celebration presented by PNC Bank at the Seattle Asian Art Museum! Enjoy live performances from Mak Fai Kung Fu & Lion Dance Association, enchanting storytimes, a Taiji for health demonstration with Seattle School of Chen Style...

Lunar New Year at Volunteer Park Conservatory

Volunteer Park Conservatory 1400 East Galer Street, Seattle, WA

Lunar New Yearat Volunteer Park Conservatory Volunteer Park Conservatory will feature a display of Chinese floral arrangement in the Palm House in celebration of Lunar New Year. Capture the moment in the photo booth and enjoy the Chinese floral art created by three local artists - Lily Chang, Lynn Trinh, and Rhonda Sinwell. Further information...

Recurring

Free Admission Day: Conservatory & SAAM

  Volunteer Park Conservatory: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. FOC also has free admission on the first saturday of each month.  Seattle Asian Art Museum: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

SAAM – Saturday University

SATURDAY UNIVERSITY: MORE UNTOLD STORIES: WOMEN PRINTMAKERS IN POSTWAR JAPAN The scope, techniques, and creativity of Japanese printmaking expanded throughout the 20th century, fueled by the talents of a young postwar generation of artists. Bolstered by international encounters—including new art galleries, dealers, and English-language publications—Japanese prints found especially eager audiences among American collectors. Today, North...

SAAM – Committee for Teaching about Asia (CTA) Day 2024

COMMITTEE FOR TEACHING ABOUT ASIA (CTA) DAY 2024 You're invited to join the Committee for Teaching About Asia (CTA) for CTA Day 2024 – Stories of Asian Art: In Consideration of a Decolonial Narrative. Attendees will have the opportunity to browse the Seattle Asian Art Museum's galleries and learn about how curators adopt a decolonized...

VPT Karaoke Night at Hopvine Pub

Join Volunteer Park Trust at Hopvine Pub for an evening of Karaoke to celebrate the upcoming 2024 season of Summer Series at the Amphitheater.

Free

SAAM – Anida Yoeu Ali: The Buddhist Bug

ANIDA YOEU ALI: THE BUDDHIST BUG Tacoma-based international artist Anida Yoeu Ali is bringing The Buddhist Bug to life for one day only as part of her debut solo SAM exhibition Hybrid Skin, Mythical Presence. Join us from 11 am to 2 pm to engage with the artist, take part in a drop-in art-making activity with teaching artist Nina...

Recurring

Free Admission Day: Conservatory & SAAM

  Volunteer Park Conservatory: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. FOC also has free admission on the first saturday of each month.  Seattle Asian Art Museum: First Thursdays of every month are free to all. Open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

SAAM – Saturday University

SATURDAY UNIVERSITY: BUDDHIST BURIAL COVERS IN LATE IMPERIAL CHINA This talk will focus on the elaborate Buddhist burial shrouds excavated from the graves of high-ranking men and women from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911). The shrouds display complex imagery associated with Tibetan Buddhism, which rose to popularity after the Mongol-ruled Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). In...