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Goya knew: to challenge power, sometimes you have to change the frame. This is our farewell to X - a platform that no longer aligns with our values. Join us on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook and now, Bluesky. #ByeX

[🎨 “Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,” late 18th-early 19th century, Francisco José Goya y Lucientes, Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 44.523]

So bring your imagination (and a dose of reason) and have fun with us on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Bluesky.

Be moved by art that takes you from the earth to the sky. “Following Space: Thaddeus Mosley & Alexander Calder” pairs the sculptural visions of two American artists. Opens Nov 20 at the Seattle Art Museum and tickets are now on sale! visitsam.org/calder [📹 L.Fried]

"If not solace, such relics at least bring perspective." Brangien Davis of @CascadePBS with timely—and timeless—advice to dwell in art and nature at once, including “Meot: Korean Art of the Frank Bayley Collection”: bit.ly/3O2SToU [ 📸 Chloe Collyer]

🇺🇲 "What does independence mean to you?" That’s the question Jacob Lawrence answered with this 1974 work, “The 1920's...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots." Seattle voters, head to @kcelections for info on making your vote count on Election Day, Tue Nov 5! [📸 Scott Leen]

🎶 Thank you for the music, Quincy Jones (1933–2024). The legendary musician and producer is seen here in a 1989 SAM collection photograph by Eduardo Calderón. Read Paul de Barros’s remembrance in The Seattle Times: bit.ly/3YBsMtZ – [📸 Scott Leen]

📢 As Election Day approaches, we're inspired by "Neon American Anthem” by Nicholas Galanin/@SilverJackson, which encourages you to raise your voice. The vote is one powerful way to use your voice; Seattle voters, head to @kcelections for any information you need! [📸 @alborzk]

💀 💐 Celebrate the colorful and culturally rich traditions of Día de los Muertos at the Seattle Art Museum on Friday, November 1 from 6 to 9:30 pm! Free dance & music performances, art making, and an intricate tapete (sand painting). 🎟 bit.ly/48fZANL [📸 @alborzk]

🥇Appearing at the Seattle Asian Art Museum on Tuesday, October 29: Olympian and entrepreneur Apolo Anton Ohno! Ohno appears as part of a three-part SAM Talks series presented with Asia Society Seattle. Info & tickets: bit.ly/3NFDcni @ApoloOhno @asiasociety

Choose your adventure! The vivid world of beads, glass, and textiles of Joyce J. Scott at the Seattle Art Museum or the serene setting of Korean ceramics and paintings at the Seattle Asian Art Museum: Check out visitsam.org/events to see all that's happening #ThisWeekatSAM!

🔥 It’s opening day of “Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams,” the 50-year retrospective for the visionary Baltimore artist! You'll want to see this revelatory work up close. Learn more and get tickets: visitsam.org/scott [📸 Chloe Collyer]

📣 Portland artist Samantha Yun Wall is the winner of the 2024 Betty Bowen Award, honoring PNW artists! She receives $20,000 and a solo show at SAM. Read more about Wall and the finalists on SAM Stories: bit.ly/3YpZcJ3 – [📸Stephen Slappe, "Wild Seeds No.2," 2024 ]

See the dazzling work in beads, glass, and textiles by Joyce J. Scott for free at SAM Open House on Friday night! Plus, it's the final week of "Calder: In Motion" at the Seattle Art Museum. Check out visitsam.org/events to see all that's happening #ThisWeekatSAM!

🌟 “Neon American Anthem” (2023) by Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit and Unangax̂), on view in “American Art: The Stories We Carry.” _ [📸 Scott Leen, Chloe Collyer]

🌟“Broken Arrangement” (2015–16) by Brian Jungen (Dane-zaa and Swiss), on view in “Art and Commerce.”

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Let’s take a tour of some of the artworks by Indigenous and First Nations artists now on view in SAM’s galleries… 🌟“Áakiiwilaxpaake (People of the Earth),” 2022, Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke/Crow), on view in “American Art: The Stories We Carry.”