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• Wing and a Prayer: Birds in Contemporary Art

  

  Eye Level had a chance to catch up with Joanna Marsh, the James Dicke Curator of Contemporary Art at American Art, for a conversation about our current... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Acquisitions: Judith Schaechter's The Birth of Eve

  

  Nora Atkinson, the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, joined American Art's Renwick Gallery staff earlier this year. She talked with Eye Level about the museum's... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Indie Arcade at American Art: Five Questions with Chris Totten

  

  Kaylin Lapan, public programs coordinator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and a game enthusiast, asks Chris Totten, Chair of the DC chapter of the... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Handi-Hour: "Put a Bird on It"

  

  Handi-hour returns on Wednesday, December 3rd, just in time to craft some goodies for the gift giving season. This time our inspiration comes from our newest... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Film: James Castle: Portrait of an Artist

  

  The Smithsonian American Art Museum is screening James Castle: Portrait of an Artist in conjunction with our installation of James Castles' work, on view at... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Q and Art: Thanksgiving Edition, A Pilgrim Tale

  

  This post is part of an ongoing series on Eye Level: Q and Art, where American Art's Research department brings you interesting questions and answers about art... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Njideka Akunyili Crosby Wins the 2014 James Dicke Contemporary Artist Award

  

  The Smithsonian American Art Museum is delighted to announce that Njideka Akunyili Crosby is the 2014 winner of our biennial James Dicke Contemporary Artist... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Luce Foundation Center: Artist Talk by Martine Workman

  

  Local artists discuss their work and process in the context of artworks on view in the Luce Foundation Center as part of American Art's Luce Local Art Series.... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Rescue Me: Kathleen A. Foster on Winslow Homer's The Life Line

  

  Kathleen A. Foster spoke the other evening at the McEvoy Auditorium, the third and final speaker in this year's Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture in American... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Conservation: Materials and Materiality in Eric Fischl’s Tumbling Woman II

  

  Eric Fischl's Tumbling Woman II is a poignant and provocative sculpture that is on view in American Art's Lincoln Gallery. In addition to the artwork's... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Film Premiere: Curious Worlds: The Art and Imagination of David Beck

  

  The Smithsonian American Art Museum is screening a sneak preview of the film Curious Worlds: The Art and Imagination of David Beck, an artist featured in the... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Throwback Thursday: You Don't Know Jack!

  

  It's Throwback Thursday! And we at Eye Level have decided it's a great opportunity to bring back some of our interesting posts from the past. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Create a World: An Evening with Art Critic Jerry Saltz

  

  In an appearance worthy of a TED talk, critic Jerry Saltz delivered a spirited address the other evening at American Art's McEvoy Auditorium, as part of the... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Conservation of Alexander Calder's Gwenfritz

  

  Today, we celebrate, along with colleagues at the National Museum of American History, the rededication of Gwenfritz, a 40-foot tall abstract sculpture by the... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Picture This: The Installation of James Prosek's Mural

  

  American Art's latest exhibition, The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art, opens this Friday, October 31. Here's a behind-the-scenes time lapse o... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 5 Questions for Christopher Kendall on the 21st Century Consort's Aviary...

  

  American Art's Jo Ann Gillula speaks with Artistic Director Christopher Kendall about the upcoming season of the musical group in residence at the museum, 21st... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Luce Unplugged: Five Questions with Artist and Musician Furniteur Aka Brittany...

  

  Unwind after work and ease into the weekend this Friday, October 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with an evening of music, art, and drinks at our Fall Luce Unplugged... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Throwback Thursday: Picture This: Trees in Our Kogod Courtyard

  

  It's Throwback Thursday! And we at Eye Level have decided it's a great opportunity to bring back some of our interesting posts from the past. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Reflections on the Work of Richard Estes

  

  Patterson Sims and Richard Estes talk about Estes work now on exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Seeing Things (14): Eric Fischl's Tumbling Woman

  

  When Eric Fischl inaugurated the Clarice Smith Distinguised Lectures in American Art series recently, he covered a lot of material. Though best-known as a... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE