Visit SAM on First Thursdays during the exhibition Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic for a free drop-in drawing session led by local artists. OTHER DRAWING SESSIONS April 7: A New Republic Drop-In Drawing Session May 5:  A New Republic Drop-In Drawing Session Photo: Robert Wade.

Take a kid-inspired tour of the Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic exhibition and make original art with your loved ones! Create your own patterns filled with signs and symbols that say something about you, inspired by images and designs you see in the exhibition. Photo by Jen Au.

The Gage Academy of Art presents Masterpiece Code Switch: The Subversive Art of Kehinde Wiley with panelists Gary Faigin of Gage Academy of Art; Frye Art Museum Educator, Negarra Kudumu ; and Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes, writer, artist, and filmmaker. Join us as we discuss the racial, social, and artistic issues these provocative paintings raise. This discussion coincides with the Seattle Art Museum's exhibition Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic. American artist Kehinde Wiley has gained national prominence with his hyperrealist Proto-Baroque portraits in which he substitutes contemporary people of…

Presented by artist and poet Natasha Marin and Hugo House, Red Lineage is the title of an original poem, adapted to allow others to personalize their own version. When performed, these poems echo and overlap, fostering a sense of community despite real or perceived barriers. Join us for a Red Lineage workshop tour, inspired by the Seattle Art Museum exhibition Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic. Photo: Naomi Ishisaka

Visit SAM on First Thursdays during the exhibition Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic for a free drop-in drawing session led by local artists. Photo: Robert Wade.