We're well into April and those of us at the museum are putting the final touches on our upcoming exhibition, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond. We'll be kicking off the exhibition with a thoughtful talk by local scholar Renée Ater, and we hope you'll join us to hear just how the 100 beautiful paintings, sculpture, prints, and photographs in the exhibition convey the experience, community and personal history of the artists who created them. If you can't make it to the talk, please make sure to visit the exhibition some other time. And also check out the other free art talks below. We're always happy to see you! Mandy
Public Affairs Associate
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Insight and Inspiration for 20th-Century
African American Art
April 27 │7 p.m.
In honor of the opening of the museum's exhibition, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, Renée Ater, University of Maryland associate professor of art history, explores the motivation for a number of artists and their works on display in the exhibition. No tickets required.
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Video Games: Beyond Play
May 4 │ 1 - 5 p.m.
Join The Art of Video Games guest curator Chris Melissinos and industry experts to discuss how video games impact our society and culture. A detailed schedule is available online at AmericanArt.si.edu/calendar.
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Luce Artist Talk with Lisa Dillin
May 20 | 1:30 p.m.
Lisa Dillin discusses works on view in relation to her own sculpture, which examines the differences between primitive and contemporary culture as well as the tension that exists between man-made and natural elements.
Meet in the museum's F Street Lobby. Presented in collaboration with Flashpoint Gallery.
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All programs free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
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IMAGES | Jacob Lawrence, Bar and Grill, 1941, gouache, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design | The Art of Video Games | Lisa Dillin
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th & F Streets NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
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Pennsylvania Ave at 17th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
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