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SAM offers free family passes (up to 8 people per pass) for all Highline Public Schools students and staff to the Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum. At the beginning of the school year, we mail 18,000+ passes to elementary, middle, and high schools in the district. We are happy to send more passes to schools; if more are needed, please contact us at SchoolTours@seattleartmuseum.org to request more.

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Map of the History of Science and Technology (detail), Qiu Zhijie, Chinese, b. 1969, ink on paper, dimensions variable, photo: Courtesy of the artist.

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Tour Stop: Map of the History of Science and Technology

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Tour Stop: Map of the History of Science and Technology

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https://seattleartmuseum.org/whats-on/audiences/for-families

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Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads, 2010, Ai Weiwei, b. 1957, Cast bronze, Dimensions variable

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Tour Stop: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

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Tour Stop: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

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Share with families to help them get the most out of their visit!

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Neukom Vivarium, 2003-06, Mark Dion, American, b. 1961, Mixed media installation, Greenhouse structure length: 80 ft. (24.38 m), Gift of Sally and William Neukom, American Express Company, Seattle Garden Club, Mark Torrance Foundation and Committee of 33, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2007.1

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Seattle Cloud Cover, 2004-06, Teresita Fernández, American, b. 1968, Laminated glass with photographic design interlayer, approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 200 ft. x 6 ft. 3 in., Olympic Sculpture Park Art Acquisition Fund, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2006.140

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Eagle, 1971, Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976, Painted steel, 465 x 390 x 390 in. (1181.1 x 990.6 x 990.6 cm); estimated weight 6 tons, Gift of Jon and Mary Shirley, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2000.69

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Wake, 2004, Richard Serra, American, 1938-2024, 10 Plates, 5 sets of locked toroid forms, weatherproof steel, each set, overall: 14 ft. 1 1/4 in. x 48 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 4 3/8 in.; overall installation: 14 ft. 1 1/4 in. x 125 ft. x 46 ft.; plate thickness 2 in.; weight: 30 tons (each plate), Purchased with funds from Jeffrey and Susan Brotman, Virginia and Bagley Wright, Ann Wyckoff, and the Modern Art Acquisition Fund, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2004.94

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https://s10035.eos-intl.net/ELIBSQL12_S10035_Documents/Drawing%20from%20Nature%20-%20NPS%20Resource%20List.pdf

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SAM Creates: Kinetic Sculptures Inspired by Mark di Suvero

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SAM Creates: Kinetic Sculptures Inspired by Mark di Suvero

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g0VyAnSRo8&list=PLDFX-IVwOcY-ivYemupNCM7Yd363XXfnh&index=3

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SAM Creates: Kinetic Sculptures Inspired by Mark di Suvero

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (English)

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (English)

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Check out Botany with Bobby: Top 5 Favorite Plants at Olympic Sculpture Park. For the full Botany with Bobby playlist, click on the link below.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLg_u3Tposs&list=PLDFX-IVwOcY9KKIMpiHOJ_nATsdd6b2cx

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Botany with Bobby: Top 5 Favorite Plants at Olympic Sculpture Park

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (Spanish)

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (Spanish)

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (Vietnamese)

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (Vietnamese)

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (Arabic)

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (Arabic)

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (Somali)

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (Somali)

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (simplified Chinese)

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Drawing from Nature Field Trip announcement for families (simplified Chinese)

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Field Trip announcement - Simplified Chinese

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https://sam.canto.com/direct/document/anfn6qorl92e16f3sb5dsfop4j/PCHGT_ANl7ScDuEzyo-cAlYK_hA/original?content-type=application%2Fpdf&name=OSP-Map%26Guide-2024.pdf

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The Park In Balance: Siting the Olympic Sculpture Park Collection - SAMBlog (seattleartmuseum.org)

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Walking through the nature and art of the Olympic Sculpture Park, from the low-lying valley around Richard Serra's Wake to the span of open water that fills the sightlines of Jaume Plensa's Echo, one experiences an impeccable balance of nature and whimsy. "I think the way all of the art in the park works together, in combination with the way everything is spaciously placed, is what makes the Olympic Sculpture Park truly unique. You have breathtaking views, while the art can really stand on its own and be appreciated," said Catharina Manchanda, SAM's Jon and Mary Shirley Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.

But, the process of achieving this effect was far from simple. SAM's former Director of Exhibit Design, Michael McCafferty, led the process of arranging the park's permanent sculptures within Weiss/Manfredi's architectural design while collaborating with artists, curators, museum staff, and other partners. McCafferty approached the placement of the art as if he were working with a "very complex gallery"-a larger, outdoor version of the exhibit spaces he designed at SAM's downtown location and the Asian Art Museum. He worked with a to-scale model of the Park that included the varied topography of its landscape, as well as miniature, hand-painted versions of most of the 21 works that were on view when the Park opened.

McCafferty began by placing the largest pieces that would be on view, such as The Eagle by Alexander Calder, the Sculpture Park's founding gift from trustees Jon and Mary Shirley, as well as Stinger by Tony Smith and Typewriter Eraser, Scale X by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. "I would take the various models of the sculptures and move them around and around, considering the best viewing angles for someone who will walk all the way around the piece while they're in the park and also for someone driving along Elliott Avenue," McCafferty said. The medium and smaller sized works were then sited, through a design that balanced their weights and masses with the larger sculptures and the landscape, in a spirit he likened to a Japanese garden.

Over the past ten years, the park has grown and changed. The Aspen trees around Stinger stretch taller, the grass beneath The Eagle has thickened and new sculptures have entered the collection. One of the most recent is Jaume Plensa's Echo, a large-scale piece depicting a tranquil visage that was donated by trustee Barney Ebsworth in 2013. Maintaining the approach established during the Park's initial design, Echo's placement, looking out onto the Puget Sound, was made by considering the pedestrians and cyclists who pass beneath it, as well as those who approach it from the water. The location of Echo also thrilled the artist, as Ebsworth described: "Jaume Plensa said how wonderful the placement overlooking the Olympic Mountains is because the sculpture's subject is from Greek mythology. It's perfect because Echo looks out towards Mount Olympus." This siting of Echo between nature and art, between open space and calculated design, between land and sea-embodies the ethos that makes the Olympic Sculpture Park a uniquely Seattle place to experience art.
This post is the second in our series of stories exploring the history of the Olympic Sculpture Park in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Over the course of this year, we will continue reflecting on the Park's evolution over the past decade. -Erin Langner, Freelance Arts Writer and Former SAM Adult Public Programs Manager
Photos: Paul Macapia

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The Park In Balance: Siting the Olympic Sculpture Park Collection - SAMBlog

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Walking through the nature and art of the Olympic Sculpture Park one experiences an impeccable balance of nature and whimsy.

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Upload photos of student work, to inspire other teachers and students :)

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While looking at Wake by Richard Serra, notice how this artist takes inspiration from nature and turn it into three-dimensional forms.

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While looking at Wake by Richard Serra, notice how this artist takes inspiration from nature and turn it into three-dimensional forms.

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Try out using paper as a sculptural medium and create your own abstract paper design that reflects nature from different perspectives.

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School Programs & Tours
schooltours@seattleartmuseum.org

Educator Programs & Resources educatorprograms@seattleartmuseum.org

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https://www.seattleaquarium.org

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Learn about how artist Teresita Fernández connects with place in her public artwork Seattle Cloud Cover. 

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Learn about how artist Teresita Fernández connects with place in her public artwork Seattle Cloud Cover. 

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Take a nature walk, make observations, and record the shapes and colors that you see in your environment. Use those colors and shapes to create a collage that expresses how you see the place where you are.

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Look & Make (Grades K-5) Connecting Place, Shape, and Color (3)

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Drawing from Nature: Key Vocab and Questions/Prompts

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Drawing from Nature: Key Vocab and Questions/Prompts

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OSP Drawing from Nature Key Vocab and Questions

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https://linktr.ee/sameducators

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June 24-26 | Exploring Asian Art: Storytelling, Identity, and Spirituality

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https://www.drcc.org

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Look & Make (Grades K-5) Nature in 3-D (1)

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(Spanish) Look & Make (Grades K-5) Connecting Place, Shape, and Color (1)

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OSP Drawing from Nature Additional Visual Aids

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Email EducatorPrograms@seattleartmuseum.org 2 weeks before your visit to reserve a free educator pass to the Seattle Art Museum or Seattle Asian Art Museum for you and up to 3 guests (the Olympic Sculpture Park is always free).

Please have a date in mind before reaching out to us.

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https://www.letsseapotential.com

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(Spanish) Look & Make (Grades K-5) Nature in 3-D (2)

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(Vietnamese) Look & Make (Grades K-5) Connecting Place, Shape, and Color

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https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/programs-and-learning/schools-and-educators

Information on school tours, educator programs, school partnerships, and more!

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https://ecoss.org

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Olympic Sculpture Park General Visitor Information

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Olympic Sculpture Park General Visitor Information

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https://seattleartmuseum.org/visit/olympic-sculpture-park

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Olympic Sculpture Park | Free Art All Year | Seattle Art Museum

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Plan your visit to Olympic Sculpture Park. This collection of monumental sculptures is free and offers views of the Space Needle, Olympic Mountains, and Puget Sound!

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(Vietnamese) Look & Make (Grades K-5) Nature in 3-D

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https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/programs-and-learning/schools-and-educators/education-resource-center

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https://www.netyourproblem.com

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To copy and edit for classroom use.

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https://www.youtube.com/@SeattleArtMuseumTV/featured

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painting art seattle visit sam "asian art" seahawks mariners "olympic sculpture park" "seattle art museum" "asian art museum" "art gallery" museum

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The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) has been the center for world-class visual arts in the Pacific Northwest since 1933. Visit SAM to see a museum carved into the city, as much a part of Seattle's landscape and personality as the coffee, rain, mountains, Pike Place Market, and the Space Needle.

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https://pugetsoundkeeper.org

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Search SAM's collection of over 25,000 art works and objects!

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To copy and edit for classroom use.

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https://samblog.seattleartmuseum.org

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https://www.seattlerecreative.org

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Watch SAM Educators model this lesson before trying it out in your classroom!

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tdqLuJm7K-MONuNRspVPbpRjUwydtVJE/view?usp=sharing

Watch SAM Educators model this lesson before trying it out in your classroom!

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10am Group arrives at bus drop off on the corner of Broad St. and Western Ave.

10-10:20am Introduction in PACCAR Pavilion.

10:20-11:20am

GROUP 1: Tour (docent led)

GROUP 2: Art Activity in Alvord Art Lab (teaching artist led)

11:20am Switch (please communicate with your docent if more time is needed for a snack)

11:20am-12:20pm

GROUP 2: Tour (docent led)

GROUP 1: Art Activity in Alvord Art Lab (teaching artist led)

12:20pm Program ends

You may eat lunch in the park or PACCAR Pavilion. Groups are welcome to stay until the park closes.

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10am Group arrives at bus drop off on the corner of Broad St. and Western Ave.

10-10:20am Introduction in PACCAR Pavilion.

10:20-11:10am

GROUP 1: Tour (docent led)

GROUP 2: Art Activity in Alvord Art Lab (teaching artist led)

11:15am Switch (please communicate with your docent if more time is needed for a snack)

11:20am-12:10pm

GROUP 2: Tour (docent led)

GROUP 1: Art Activity in Alvord Art Lab (teaching artist led)

12:20pm Program ends

You may eat lunch in the park or PACCAR Pavilion. Groups are welcome to stay until the park closes.

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Green stars on the map indicate quiet spaces.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEqGt5os1B8 Share this video with your students to prepare for the different components of the guided tour experience: arrival, docent-led tour, and teaching artist-led art workshop!

Please note: this video takes place at the Seattle Asian Art Museum.

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School Tours: How to Visit SAM (Español dub)

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School Tours: How to Visit SAM (Vietnamese dub)

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https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/Trees/GetInvovled/TreeWalks/DT_OSPTreeWalk.pdf

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Follow us on Facebook to connect with other educators and stay in the loop with what's happening!

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Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

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Drawing from Nature Art Workshop: Landmark Maps

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Drawing from Nature Art Workshop: Landmark Maps