Thanks to a $300 million gift by philanthropist Richard Hedreen, Seattle University will soon boast a new art museum to ...

University officials see a "generational opportunity" on a space-constrained campus. Others decry making theater students use ...

The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei (March 12–September 7, 2025), the largest-ever US exhibition of works by the globally renowned conceptual artist. Ai, Rebel surveys Ai Weiwei's career over four ...

This week brings plans for an August 2026 groundbreaking and design renderings for the planned $25 million Seattle University ...

Travel columnist Scott McMurren reports on a recent trip to the Emerald City, highlighting what’s new and tasty.

From Jacob Lawrence to egg-cellent paintings by an up-and-coming artist, these exhibits capture the absurdities and dangers ...

This spring is a busy time for the visual arts, especially at the city’s biggest institution, Seattle Art Museum, where the much-anticipated Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei opens on March ...

and activist—should be honored by the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). The “Ai, Rebel” exhibit marks the first time, in SAM’s 92-year history, that the museum showcased one artist on all three of its ...

What did the Aurora Bridge or South Lake Union look like in the 1930s? Probably not the way you picture it. Before tech ...

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SEATTLE — The Seattle Art Museum has a fresh set of eyes, and hands! It's new director, Scott Stulen has been selected to take on the role of overseeing operations at the downtown SAM ...