Seattle Art Museum Exhibits
Since its inception in 1985, Seattle Art Museum Supporters (SAMS) has raised more than $4.4 million for the Seattle Art Museum. This money has funded selected exhibits, arts education, museum publications, installations, SAM's capital campaigns and transportation for school children. The underwritten exhibits have included:
Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
SAM Downtown
October 8, 2010 to January 17, 2011
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery
SAM Downtown
February 26 to May 24, 2009
Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Ongoing
Geoff McFetridge: In The Mind
Olympic Sculpture Park Pavilion
March 29, 2008 to August 2, 2009
Edward Hopper’s Women
SAM Downtown
November 13, 2008 to March 1, 2009
Inspiring Impressionism: The Impressionists and the Art of the Past
SAM Downtown
June 19 though September 21, 2008
Roman Art from the Louvre
SAM Downtown
February 21 to May 11, 2008
Photographs by Glenn Rudolph and installations by Pedro Reyes
Olympic Sculpture Park Pavilion
January 20, 2007 to May 20,2008
The Orchid Pavilion Gathering
January 14 to April 2, 2006
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages
October 13, 2005 to January 4, 2006
Isamu Noguchi Sculptural Design
June 9 to September 5, 2005
Spain in the Age of Exploration, 1492-1819
October 16, 2004 to January 2, 2005
Van Gogh to Mondrian: Modern Art from the Kroeller-Mueller Museum
May 29 to September 12, 2004
Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence
February 6, 2003 to May 4, 2004
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism: The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
October 17, 2002 to January 5, 2003
Baja to Vancouver: The West Coast and Contemporary Art
October 9, 2003 to January 4, 2004
Intimate Worlds: Indian Paintings from Alvin O. Bellak Collection
Conversations with Traditions: Nilima Sheikh and Shahzia Sikander
June 12 to September 7, 2003
Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan
May 10 to August 12, 2001
Eastman Johnson: Painting America
June 8 to September 10, 2000
Impressionism: Paintings Collected by European Museums
June 12 to August 29, 1999
Other Projects Funded
SAMS completed a $1 million commitment towards the Seattle Art Museum's most recent Capital Campaign. This three-pronged campaign included the Olympic Sculpture Park, which transformed nine acres on Seattle's waterfront into a free park where our community can experience art outdoors in a spectacular setting; the expansion of the downtown Seattle Art Museum; and the revitalization of the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park. SAMS also regularly contributes to the Ann Barwick Fund benefiting the American Art Library and the Mary Wappler Fund providing transportation for school children to visit SAM.
Since its inception in 1985, Seattle Art Museum Supporters (SAMS) has raised more than $4.4 million for the Seattle Art Museum. This money has funded selected exhibits, arts education, museum publications, installations, SAM's capital campaigns and transportation for school children. The underwritten exhibits have included:
Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
SAM Downtown
October 8, 2010 to January 17, 2011
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery
SAM Downtown
February 26 to May 24, 2009
Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Ongoing
Geoff McFetridge: In The Mind
Olympic Sculpture Park Pavilion
March 29, 2008 to August 2, 2009
Edward Hopper’s Women
SAM Downtown
November 13, 2008 to March 1, 2009
Inspiring Impressionism: The Impressionists and the Art of the Past
SAM Downtown
June 19 though September 21, 2008
Roman Art from the Louvre
SAM Downtown
February 21 to May 11, 2008
Photographs by Glenn Rudolph and installations by Pedro Reyes
Olympic Sculpture Park Pavilion
January 20, 2007 to May 20,2008
The Orchid Pavilion Gathering
January 14 to April 2, 2006
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages
October 13, 2005 to January 4, 2006
Isamu Noguchi Sculptural Design
June 9 to September 5, 2005
Spain in the Age of Exploration, 1492-1819
October 16, 2004 to January 2, 2005
Van Gogh to Mondrian: Modern Art from the Kroeller-Mueller Museum
May 29 to September 12, 2004
Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence
February 6, 2003 to May 4, 2004
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism: The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
October 17, 2002 to January 5, 2003
Baja to Vancouver: The West Coast and Contemporary Art
October 9, 2003 to January 4, 2004
Intimate Worlds: Indian Paintings from Alvin O. Bellak Collection
Conversations with Traditions: Nilima Sheikh and Shahzia Sikander
June 12 to September 7, 2003
Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan
May 10 to August 12, 2001
Eastman Johnson: Painting America
June 8 to September 10, 2000
Impressionism: Paintings Collected by European Museums
June 12 to August 29, 1999
Other Projects Funded
SAMS completed a $1 million commitment towards the Seattle Art Museum's most recent Capital Campaign. This three-pronged campaign included the Olympic Sculpture Park, which transformed nine acres on Seattle's waterfront into a free park where our community can experience art outdoors in a spectacular setting; the expansion of the downtown Seattle Art Museum; and the revitalization of the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park. SAMS also regularly contributes to the Ann Barwick Fund benefiting the American Art Library and the Mary Wappler Fund providing transportation for school children to visit SAM.
