Seattle Art Museum Supporters

07/27/2024

Seattle Art Fair 2024! Fun tour with culminating in visit with artist Ralph Ziman of the Casspir Project

04/18/2024

SAMS April general meeting was held at The Seattle Art Museum- and members were treated to a curator led tour by Theresa Papanikolas of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s Memory Map exhibition.

The next stop was a private shopping experience at Nordstrom in downtown Seattle, featuring Carolina Herrera. With bites and bubbles, it was a great opportunity to find the perfect dress for next month’s SOLD OUT Spring Into Art event happening on May 21st at Seattle Art Museum

03/26/2024

Tickets are now on sale! Check your inbox for more information and a link or —click here https://samsupporters.org/SIA2024
to purchase your tickets 🎟️ today!

01/18/2024

🗓️ Save the Date for SAMS Spring into Art on May 21, 2024. It will be an elegant and fun evening of Art, Fashion, and Food. If you or your business are interested in sponsoring the event please connect with us. Sponsors have first access to the pre-event that evening. More information to come in the next few weeks. Connect with the event Chairs or our Sponsorship Director for more information

The Event of the season! 💃🏻👗🎨🖼️🥂🍾 May 21, 2024🌸

12/08/2023

More beautiful shots from our festive holiday luncheon- many thanks to 📸 for capturing the smiles and fun at this great annual event.

11/16/2023

SAMS November General membership meeting was held yesterday at and included a private, curator-led tour of the Hokusai exhibition now on view at the museum. Special thank you to Susan Brotman Deputy Director of Art for leading the fascinating discussion!

This major exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), takes a new approach to the work of the versatile master, pairing more than 100 of his woodblock prints, paintings, and illustrated books from the MFA’s renowned collection.

Photos courtesy of and 📸🌊

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11/10/2023

On Tuesday evening, hosted premier members and for a visual treat- the debut of the monumental gift of 48 works of renowned sculptor Alexander Calder, by patrons Jon and Kim Shirley.
Curator José Carlos Diaz hosted Mr. Jon Shirley as well as Alexander S.C. Rower, President of the Calder Foundation for an informative panel discussion.

Ranging in size from miniature to monumental- the mobiles and stabile sculptures will be on display at SAM until August 2024.



Photos courtesy of and 📸

11/04/2023

On October 26th, the greatly anticipated return of Fall Into Art was hosted on a beautiful evening at a private collector’s home in Seattle. The successful evening raised over $57,000 in support of the upcoming exhibit Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Memory Map on view at from February 29th to May 12th 2024.

Special thank you to our sponsors, our Event Co-chairs Rebecca Stedman and Alison Herber, as well as Jon and Mary Shirley Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Catharina Manchanda for her remarks on the collection.

10/19/2023

SAMS October general meeting was graciously hosted at the studio of artist … where members were able to tour and experience his latest body of work, called Böts, which explores the universal image of the boat. Mr. Jensen’s work has been featured in Hong Kong, Vancouver and in Seattle at Foster White Gallery.

Scroll to see the fun post- tour luncheon at Oddfellows on Capitol Hill.

10/13/2023

SAMS members were treated yesterday to a private tour of the art collection at
The Rainier Club—The tour was led by members of The Rainier Club Arts Committee: Eric Breidenbach, Meredith Perlman, and Robert Winquist

Prominent Northwest artists Leo Adams and Edward Curtis are featured as well as select works by Mark Tobey and Morris Graves. Edward Curtis was once artist in residence at the famed Rainier Club, which was established in Seattle in 1888.

Special thanks to SAMS member Jane McConnell for sponsoring our visit and Special access chairs Paula Stokes and Pamela Zytnicki.

09/23/2023

Part of the annual luncheon is capturing a group photo of our organization- thank you to for orchestrating this for us every year!Swipe to see a photo of our current and past presidents of as well. We look forward to a great year!

09/21/2023

What a wonderful way to kick off the new year for ! We gathered at the Olympic Sculpture Park and welcomed new, active and sustaining members for this kick off to our fundraising season. We also got exciting updates from the Executive team on Fall Into Art as well as special access programming.

Big kudos to the Event Chairs & who executed a fabulous event with custom floral arrangements. 🌸🌸

Special thank you to from for the wonderful preview on the upcoming Calder exhibit at

09/13/2023

Welcome to the 2023-2024 year for SAMS! The Executive Committee met this morning at the home of President Martha Draves… to discuss all of the exciting programs and fundraising events we have coming up soon. [swipe fo see hee beautiful watercolor paintings!]
We look forward to seeing everyone at the Annual Luncheon next Wednesday, September 20 at the Olympic Sculpture Park Pavilion. Cheers to a wonderful year ahead for fundraising, education and friendship! 🎨🖼️

08/09/2023

Magical evening at with a special Collector’s Circle and Premier member reception of the new exhibit Renegade Edo and Paris. Curators José Carlos Diaz, Mary Weaver Chapin and Xiaojin Wu presented the exhibit- a first for the Seattle Asian Art Museum presenting an exhibit comparing Japanese and French Art

SAMS was proud to support this amazing exhibit with proceeds from our Spring into Art fundraiser held in May 2023 (also at the Seattle Asian Art Museum)

Wishing outgoing Illsley Ball Nordstrom Director and CEO a fond farewell at her last exhibit opening at SAM, Catherine Roche, SAM Board of Trustees Chair provided welcome remarks this evening.

🖼️🖌️See stories for some of the iconic images

07/29/2023

Seattle Art Fair Day 2! SAMS members enjoyed a Special Access tour of the Seattle Art Fair led by Charlie Manzo of Winston Art Group based in Los Angeles. Special thank you to Martha Draves ,Michele Claeys and Kimberly Kusters for images 📸

07/28/2023

Fabulous opening night at the Seattle Art Fair this evening! The Fair runs from July 27-30 at Lumen Field. Featuring over 65 galleries from the Northwest and around the world, this is a must see for art lovers!

06/19/2023

Today, Monday, June 19, Juneteenth is observed, this country’s newest holiday with deep roots.
The holiday marks the day in 1865 when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people in Texas, nearly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the decree and with this more than 250,000 enslaved people were finally freed. In 2021, President Biden declared June 19 a federal holiday. Juneteenth celebrations have been ongoing for more than 150 years before this official holiday was declared.
Check our stories for the link to see celebration events here in Seattle.
Image:
Abrons Arts Center’s 2022–2023 AIRspace resident Emily Manwaring, “Sun Chimes Through the Summer Song” (2022–2023), fabric dye and acrylic on canvas, 23 x 24 inches, courtesy Abrons Arts Center.

06/15/2023

In local art news:
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced Wednesday that he has selected Gülgün Kayim to serve as the next permanent director of the Office of Arts & Culture . A multi-disciplinary artist and former Stanford Arts Institute Creative Cities Fellow with decades of experience in public art administration, Kayim will begin the new role with the City on July 19.
“I’m honored and excited to take on this leadership role at the Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture and help galvanize Seattle’s creative economy. Seattle is a city that is known for its world-class artists, creative entrepreneurs, and arts scene, and I look forward to working with them to make the arts more equitable and accessible to all.”
~ Gülgün Kayim

06/15/2023

The Executive Committee gathered at the gorgeous home 🌿of former SAMS President .mcc today to celebrate the end of the 2022-23 year at SAMS. In addition we celebrated our wonderful liaison and mother-to-be Emily Kelly, who is expecting her first child in late summer. 👶🏻🩷🩵 Best wishes Emily and we will see you in 2024!
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With heartfelt gratitude, we thank our President for her leadership, positivity and dedication to SAMS—you are the BEST! Seattle Art Museum Supporters is very excited to welcome as our incoming President for 2023-24.
Thank you to all of our amazing members, our community of artists, volunteers and lovers of art.
And finally 🥁….the hard work and support all during all our events in 2022-23 has allowed us to make a record donation to SAM this year! Cheers to that!
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06/08/2023

On July 13, 2023 the Seattle Art Museum will open a new exhibition, “Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks”, the artist’s Pacific Northwest Debut.
These powerful portraits of Ghanian artist Amoako Boafo (b. 1984), have shown his room be one of the most influential artistic voices of his generation.
From SAM:
“Boafo is known for his vibrant use of color and thick, improvisational gestures created by his finger painting technique. His work is actively centered on Black subjectivity, Black joy, the Black gaze, and radical care as a foundational framework for his artistic practice. The exhibition presents over 30 works created by the artist between 2016 and 2022.”
Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks – July 13 – September 10, 2023
Seattle Art Museum.
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Image 1:
Black and White, 2018, Amoako Boafo, oil on paper, 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in., Image and work courtesy private collection and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California, photo: Robert Wedemeyer.
Image 2:
Monstera Leaf Cape, 2021, Amoako Boafo, paper transfer and oil on canvas, 47 3/16 x 39 3/8 in., Image and work courtesy the artist.

05/31/2023

The art and architecture collaborations in design that are the core of the design house Akris are being celebrated in a unique exhibition at Zurich’s Museum für Gestaltung.
Akris, which was the featured designer of the runway show with for the Spring Into Art 2022, has much to celebrate this past year. The exhibition is the culmination of the 100th anniversary and showcases the work and vision of Akris’s creative director Albert Kriemler. Kriemler has curated an impressive collection of art for the show that stands on its own among the beautiful Akris collections thé work inspired.
This exhibition runs until September 24, 2023.

Photo One: Ian Hamilton Finlay and his garden inspired the spring 2009 collection. Courtesy of Akris.
Photo Two: xhibition Akris. Mode. selbstverständlich at MuseumfürGestaltungZürich, May 12 – September 24, 2023, photo: Regula Bearth, © ZHdK
Photo Three: Sou Fujimoto’s home design inspired a print. Courtesy of Akris.
Photo Four: Exhibition Akris. Mode. selbstverständlich at Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, May 12 – September 24, 2023, photo: Regula Bearth, © ZHdK

05/24/2023

Great coverage of Spring Into Art last week in WWD! 💃🏼✨

The evening, held at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, featured an Altuzarra presentation.

05/23/2023

Thank you so much to artist .linden for inviting into her home this week for a private tour of gallery and studio.
The art of Jolinda Linden in her private home gallery and studio includes Linden's series, ICONOGRAPHIC, is two-dimensional, porcelain-based sculpture. This series includes highly recognizable pop-art images, including a tribute to Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Can. Linden incorporates Swarovski crystals—the highest quality crystals in the world—and layers them with elemental gold lustre. A wonderful opportunity for our members, thank you!

05/19/2023

Spring Into Art 2023!
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Seattle Art Museum Supporters would like to thank everyone who attended 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝘁 last night….what an evening! A special thank you to and for the most beautiful fashion show presented by , featuring the luxury of the upcoming 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝘂𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮 Fall 2023 collection. This was the highlight of our 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 event. We are so grateful for all of the support, sponsorships, contributions of all kinds and our many volunteers that helped made this event a spectacular success! Thank you.
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This year proceeds from this event will benefit the Seattle Asian Art Museum Exhibition “Renegade Edo and Paris: Japanese Prints and Toulouse-Lautrec”.

05/09/2023

Behind the scenes of any amazing event are teams of busy and talented volunteers. Here is a sneak peek of three of the people that have been hard at work making this year’s Spring Into Art (SIA) 2023 another stellar event for the .
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SIA Co-chairs Anne Adams and Jennifer Roberts and SAMS President Kat Osler are busy putting the final touches on the plans for next week at the . See you on May 18th!
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05/07/2023

It’s the opening of boating season 2023 this weekend, with Saturday officially kicking this annual celebration and season.
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To celebrate this through art, we have a beautiful throwback to “Monet at Étretat” exhibition which was at from July 1 to October 2021. The exhibition highlighted Claude Monet’s work during a pivotal time in his career while he stayed at the seaside town of Étretat on the Normandy Coast.
Image: Claude Monet’s “Fishing Boats at Étretat” (1885) courtesy of SAM.

05/07/2023

Mahalo to the amazing Destination Travel Team and Kristin Bunce.
Mahalo!

05/05/2023

Nothing can prepare you for the beauty inside and out of the . The knowledge and thought provoking talks from our guides about the history and complications of Doris Duke’s collection was especially appreciated during our visit to this incredible place. Thank you to our Destination Travel team for making this happen.

05/05/2023

We would like to thank our 𝗜𝗻-𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 for their generous support of Spring Into Art 2023!
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We at are so grateful to all of these sponsors for their generosity in support of . Please join us in thanking this year’s 𝗜𝗻-𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀.
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⭐️ 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
⭐️ 𝗗𝗖𝗚 𝗥𝘂𝗻
⭐️ 𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
⭐️ 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀

05/05/2023

Tuesday & Wednesday snapshots of the Destination Travel! A sunrise hike at Diamond Head ⛰️, a tour ans watercolor class at , a visit to the Jean Charlot and Archive of Hawai‘i Artists & Architects and a tour of the Ionlani Palace.
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