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Smithsonian American Art Museum conservators Gwen Manthey and Amber Kerr conducted a comparative technical study of Alma W. Thomas’s color abstractions, which she painted from the early 1950s to the year of her death in 1978. Their research provides new insight into understanding of the artist’s evolving practice. Learn more about Thomas’s approach to art materials and techniques in this discussion with Gwen Manthey, which will focus on key paintings in the exhibition Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful. Read an excerpt from the SAAM conversation report on the blog IMAGE: Alma Thomas

Join us for a free, 30-minute weekly meditation led by local yoga teacher Aparna Sadananda via Zoom. Each Wednesday, inspired by a calming artwork from our permanent collection, we will practice techniques for mindful looking and thinking that we can carry with us wherever we are. No prior experience needed. This free program requires registration. You will receive the invitation to the Zoom meeting in an email after you register. IMAGE: Ansel Adams, Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, ca. 1959, Gelatin silver print 13 x 18 3/4 in., The Phillips Collection, Gift of the Phillips

Creating a collage has the potential to reveal the different layers of who you are. In the spring of 2024, through the museum’s ArtLinks program, Phillips Education Department staff worked with classroom teachers from three Washington, DC, schools to design art projects inspired by Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage. The projects enhanced students’ classroom learning through arts integration and met the unique needs and interests of each class. The students explored the various parts of their lives to create artworks that reflect the complexities of identity, community

Join us as we welcome Trap Bob, the latest artist to reimagine our Centennial logo, for a discussion with local photographer Carl Nard. This artist’s talk will discusses Trap Bob’s journey as an artist, activist, and member of the creative community. Trap Bob and Carl will cover different projects and works of the artist, along with current topics, the pandemic, as well as Carl’s work in the community with Walk With Locals, etc. They will also talk about the DC creative community’s energy and connectedness. Tenbeete Solomon AKA Trap Bob is a visual artist, illustrator, and animator based in