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	Seattle Art Museum - SeattleWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Seattle Art Museum opened on June 23, 1933 in an Art Deco building in Volunteer Park, given to the city by Richard E. Fuller, president of the Art Institute of Seattle, and his mother, Margaret MacTavish Fuller.
		The museum's main collection moved to its present location in December 1991, at which time the old building was renamed the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
		Beginning in 2006, the Seattle Art Museum will be expanding its 1991 location to the new WaMu tower in a joint effort with Washington Mutual who owns it.
	www.seattlewiki.org /wiki/Seattle_Art_Museum (221 words)

	The Asian Reporter - Special A.C.E Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		SAAM currently is displaying extensive exhibits of the Three Perfections — painting, poetry, and calligraphy — as well as sculpture, religious artifacts, and a video installation by Iranian-born photographer, filmmaker, and video artist Shirin Neshat.
		Museum visitors are given the opportunity to see large-scale paintings that are rarely exhibited due to the fragility and unique display requirements of large scrolls.
		While the Seattle Art Museum is closed for renovation (until spring 2007), SAAM is the hub of museum activity.
	www.asianreporter.com /arts/2006/07-06SAAM.htm (886 words)

	Seattle Art Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Seattle Art Museum (commonly known as "SAM") is an art museum located in downtown Seattle, Washington USA.
		The museum's main collection moved to its present location (100 University Street, 47°36′26″N, 122°20′17″W) in December 1991, at which time the old building was renamed the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
		A small selection of the museum's collection is currently on display at the Seattle Asian Art Museum during the renovations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seattle_Art_Museum (304 words)

	The Seattle Times: Outdoors: Celebrate reopening of Seattle Asian Art Museum
		After being closed last year for reroofing, SAAM reopened last weekend and moves to center stage for a year while the downtown Seattle Art Museum is closed for extensive remodeling.
		Museum admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students with ID and ages 62 and older, free for ages 12 and younger and free for everyone the first Thursday and first Saturday of each month.
		The museum is in Seattle's historic Volunteer Park.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/outdoors/2002747355_nwwfastbreak19.html (416 words)

	Seattle Asian Art Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		When the Seattle Art Museum’s phenomenal collection of Asian art quickly outgrew its downtown location, the only solution was to move the collection to its own museum and the Seattle Asian Art Museum was born.
		Boasting an astounding collection of art from all over Asia, the Museum is a must-see for anyone interested in learning more about the cultures from this mysterious part of the world.
		The museum’s building is just as interesting as the collection, as the museum calls an exquisite 1933 art moderne building home.
	www.seattlekids.net /seattle_museums/asian_museum.htm (209 words)

	Seattle Asian Art Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Part of the Seattle Art Museum, SAAM occupies the 1933 Art Deco building which was originally home to the Seattle Art Museum's main collection.
		In 1991 the main collection moved to a newly-constructed Seattle Art Museum building in downtown Seattle, at which time the Seattle Asian Art Museum was created.
		This article related to an art display, art museum or gallery in the United States is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seattle_Asian_Art_Museum (171 words)

	Seattle Museums
		From the Seattle Art Museum to the Flight Museum, there is plenty of history, art, and innovations to see.
		Museum of Flight is one of the largest air and space museums in the world.
		The museum's exhibitions bring important works of art to Seattle from throughout the world and bring into public view works of art from the Northwest.
	www.chinatownconnection.com /seattle-museums.htm (518 words)

	Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau
		The oldest public art museum in the state, the Henry Art Gallery, now serves as a catalyst for some of the most exciting new work.
		Seattle Asian Art Museum, located in Volunteer Park, is one of the most exquisite landmarks in the city.
		Bellevue Arts Museum is the Pacific Northwest's center for the exploration of art, craft and design.
	www.visitseattle.org /cultural/museumsArtCraft.asp (189 words)

	Seattle Art Blog Gallery News, Events, and Discussion - Home
		Seattle Weekly writer Suzanne Beal got to the bottom of the Joe Reno/Matthew Kangas relationship pretty fast when she wrote, "Reno tells me he recently got rid of his stove to make room for more storage.
		Seattle icon, Kent Lovelace, opens a new show of pastoral landscapes on copper plate with a reception on Saturday, March 31 from 6 to 8 pm at the Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland.
		Founded in 1764 and one of the oldest art schools in Germany, the Leipzig Academy is highly regarded for its tradition of figure painting, which, before the reunification of Germany in 1989 and 1990, was bound to state-mandated Socialist realism.
	www.seattleartblog.com (5169 words)

	Earshot :: Art of Jazz Series at SAAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		We are pleased to continue the collaboration with the good people at the Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum in programming and presenting the Art of Jazz Series, now in it's 12th year.
		Always well attended, the after-work concerts are free with museum admission -- a great bargain given the two-for-one line up of fine jazz and major art exhibits set for 2006.
		We are grateful to the Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum for their support of this series, and for inviting us to be a part of it.
	www.earshot.org /artofjazz.html (252 words)

	Seattle Art Schools & Programs
		Art and design occupations as a whole are forecasted to increase by nearly 10% through 2014.
		Seattle has an annual art attendance of approximately 5.5 million and is home to more than 190 galleries, five fine arts museums, and five cultural heritage museums.
		Seattle also has the honor of being one of the first cities to implement a successful 1% for public art program.
	www.seattleschools.com /art-schools-in-seattle.html (600 words)

	Art Guide: Art Events
		Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park is free all day on First Thursdays.
		Tacoma's galleries, Museum of Glass, the Washington State History Museum, and the Tacoma Art Museum are open from 5 - 8pm.
		Visit Seattle Art Blog for timely updates to gallery shows and art events in the Seattle and Puget Sound area.
	www.artguidenw.com /artevents.htm (165 words)

	Seattle Travel Guide \| Fodor's Online
		But Seattle is also defined by the rivers, lakes, and canals that bisect its steep green hills, creating distinctive micro-landscapes along the water's edge.
		Seattle has long had a vibrant Asian and Asian-American population, and well-established communities of Scandinavians, African-Americans, Jews, Native Americans, and Latinos live here, too.
		Seattle has all the trappings of a metropolitan hub -- two daily newspapers; a state-of-the-art convention center; professional sports teams; a diverse music club scene; and top-notch ballet, opera, symphony, and theater companies.
	fodors.com /rants/rrread.cfm?destination=seattle@143&...&pg=8 (315 words)

	University of Oregon Museum of Art Collection: Asian Art
		Various portions of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s holdings have been examined and assessed in recent years by a number of scholars, all of whom expressed surprise at the collection’s depth and breadth.
		The Chinese holdings are highlighted by one of the largest jade assemblages outside of China – a seven-foot jade pagoda believed to have been presented to the Emperor Yongzheng to commemorate the birth of his son, the future Qianlong Emperor, Gaozu.
		According to John Vollmer, textile scholar and former curator at the Royal Ontario Museum, the museum’s collection of robes, mainly Qing dynasty robes from the Imperial court, is one of the most outstanding collections in North America.
	uoma.uoregon.edu /collection_asian.html (315 words)

	Seattle, United States of America: Things To See & Do
		Though somewhat tourist oriented, the Seattle waterfront is still popular with the locals for its spectacular views and the neighbouring parks.
		Predictably, the surrounding area has become the haunt of students, with cheap restaurants, cafes, art house cinemas, museums and the requisite bars catering to the crowds of scholars and partygoers.
		This museum is internationally recognized for its excellent collection of Asian, African and Native American art, and for its fine collection of modern art produced by Pacific Northwest artists.
	www.holidaycityflash.com /usa/seattle_things_todo.htm (535 words)

	Seattle Art Museum :: Three Projects - Seattle Asian Art Museum
		The Seattle Asian Art Museum, located in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill, is one of the most exquisite landmarks and works of art in the city.
		The roofing project was generously supported and funded by the City of Seattle and is part of SAM’s overall plan to restore and upgrade the 1933-art moderne building designed by architect Carl F. Gould.
		These improvements will allow SAAM to continue showing important Asian art exhibitions while serving as a community and cultural resource through the collection, educational programs and events.
	www.iamsamcampaign.org /index.php?p=Seattle_Asian_Art_Museum&s=36 (183 words)

	GoCityKids Seattle \| Seattle Asian Art Museum
		Riding the camels is a good way to begin or end a visit to this lovely, quiet museum, located in Volunteer Park.
		Admission to the museum is free on the first Thursday and the first Saturday of the month.
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	www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=29188 (350 words)

	Seattle Art Museum in Seattle, WA - AOL City Guide
		Like the crown jewel, the Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM), sits perched high in the city's splendid, Olmsted brother's designed, Volunteer Park.
		Though designed for one local family's massive collection of Asian art, it served as Seattle's general art museum until its downtown sister, the Seattle Art Museum, rose in 1991.
		Ranked in the top 10 collections of Asian art outside Asia, it includes a plethora of fine examples such as the Japanese Bijinga (beautiful women), Literati (self-expression) and Yamotoe (landscapes) paintings.
	cityguide.aol.com /seattle/entertainment/seattle-art-museum/v-111465975 (411 words)

	Visual Art Listings \| Arts \| Visual Arts Listings \| The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
		Seattle Art Museum downtown is closed for renovations until spring 2007; SAAM is filling in.
		Art exhibition is at Terry Ave Studios, 2000 Terry Ave, design exhibition is at Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave N, 726-5011.
		SHHH, a major new installation by German-born composer/sculptor Trimpin, is a rotating, hand-formed sphere orbiting rhythmically on a floating, 18-foot-diameter metal ring, producing a layering of sound caused from the changing velocity of rotations when a viewer is in close proximity to the piece.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Listings?oid=37048 (1499 words)

	Seattle Asian Art Museum: Visitor Information
		Admission to the Seattle Asian Art Museum is free on the first Friday of each month for seniors 62 and over.
		Where is the Seattle Asian Art Museum in relation to SAM and the Olympic Sculpture Park?
		Museum facilities are wheelchair accessible, and we offer a variety of services for the visual and hearing impaired.
	www.seattleartmuseum.org /visit/visitSAAM.asp (449 words)

	Emerald City : : Museums
		This museum engages the Asian Pacific American Community and the Public in Exploring Issues Related to the Culture, Art and Histoy of Asian population in America.
		This is the first museum to be devoted to this dynamic and far-reaching genre.
		This is a paranormal science museum with exhibits,library and cultural center exploring the legends, lore, UFO history and more.
	www.seattle.net /entertainment/visualarts/museums (162 words)

	Arts Coalition \| Take Part In Art
		The art moderne structure located in Volunteer Park, designed by Seattle architect Carl Gould, became the official site of the Seattle Asian Art Museum in 1994.
		The museum’s large-scale Chinese Buddhist sculpture is particularly noteworthy.
		The South and Southeast Asian collection includes Buddhist and Hindu sculpture in stone and bronze, painting, and decorative arts, as well as a premiere collection of early Thai ceramics.
	www.takepartinart.org /index.aspx?s=od&id=103 (176 words)

	2002 Anne Gerber Biennial: Do-Ho Suh - Seattle Art Museum / Seattle Asian Art Museum - Absolutearts.com
		At SAAM, Suh’s works will be seen in the context of the much-loved installation Explore Korea: A Visit to Grandfather’s House, a re-creation of traditional Korean domestic architecture of the type that has had such a profound influence on his thinking.
		The exhibition has been designed to forge such connections between contemporary art and the art of the past and to acknowledge Suh’s contribution to the continuum of living cultural traditions in his native country.
		Suh is perhaps best known for his sculptures that comprise numerous identical objects, including a “camouflage” floor supported by thousands of miniature plastic figures, a suit of armor made of shimmering army dog tags, and wallpaper using some 37,000 tiny portraits from his high school’s yearbooks.
	www.absolutearts.com /artsnews/2002/08/14/30202.html (317 words)

	Seattle Public Schools \| News Release
		Sanislo art teachers, Ruth Winter and Carolyn Autenrieth, designed the art project to celebrate the diversity of cultures at their school.
		The show is the first in a planned four-part series in which Seattle high school students will have an opportunity to discuss current issues with civic leaders.
		Seattle Student Voices is part of the National Student Voices Project, an initiative of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, that has been implemented in Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Tulsa, and Washington, DC.
	www.seattleschools.org /area/news/x40220sb.xml (717 words)

	Seattle Asian Art Museum Volunteer Park - Seattle - Yelp
		The collection seems to be ever changing mix of fine pieces of art, scrolls, some metal work, and other bits of Asian artistry, not just narrowed to one Asian culture it was really great to be able to see such varied beauty all in one place.
		Although the Seattle Art Museum is a little bit small, it's not a bad museum to go to for first Thursday when a lot of art around town can be seen for free.
		Originally the home of the Seattle Art Museum, this stunning 1933 Art Deco building was renovated to display the facility's Asian collection left behind when lack of space resulted in the 1991 construction of a modern downtown structure to house all the contemporary and Native American art.
	www.yelp.com /biz/23P32vzqCRY4sqUH2C6JiA (1509 words)

	Seattle Channel -- Videos --Seattle Art Museum ( SAM )
		With the expansion of the downtown museum, the updating of the Seattle Asian Art Museum and the addition of the Olympic Sculpture Park, SAM is well poised to serve the region for years to come.
		She is a lifelong resident of Seattle where she has held a central position in the establishment of organizations that offer support for artists in both the Pacific Northwest and national arts communities, art classes for therapy, and artistic development for children at risk.
		She was the founder, in partnership with John Hauberg and Dale Chihuly, of Pilchuck Glass School, launched the Pacific Northwest Arts Council of the Seattle Art Museum, and founded Friends of the Crafts as well as Pacific Art Center.
	www.seattlechannel.org /videos/watchVideos.asp?program=SAM (793 words)

	Newsvine - seattle-art-museum
		When the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park opened last month, park administrators hoped it would be popular.
		The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) introduces the Olympic Sculpture Park, a sweeping 9-acre green space at the north end of the downtown waterfront.
		The new Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park opens on a prime piece of downtown waterfront property.
	www.newsvine.com /seattle-art-museum (188 words)

	The Wing Luke Asian Museum
		The Wing Luke Asian Museum engages the Asian Pacific American communities and the public in exploring issues related to the culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans.
		A Smithsonian Institution affiliate, the Wing Luke Asian Museum is the premier pan-Asian Pacific American museum in the country...
		The Wing Luke Asian Museum is moving to our new expanded home at the East Kong Yick Building, 719 South King St. in the International District/Chinatown, in May 2008.
	www.wingluke.org (252 words)

	Seattle Asian Art Museum - seattle, WA - Insider Pages: Art Galleries, Museums
		I have made some art based on the current exhibit in the kids art room.
		A mix of cultural collections are held here, and I would recommend this place to any art fan, history major, and those who are just interested in the Asian arts.
		The replicas of the 15th-Century Ming Dynasty camels flanking the entrance to the Seattle Asian Art museum make a grand entrance to this small, quiet museum tucked away in Volunteer Park in Seattle's Capital Hill neighborhood.
	www.insiderpages.com /b/5440225094 (312 words)

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