Free First Thursday: Seattle Art Museum

Call your friends and bring the family, admission is FREE to everyone at the Seattle Art Museum on the first Thursday of every month.

In addition to our regular hours, Seattle Art Museum is open for Free First Thursday evenings from 5–8 pm to provide more opportunities to visit the galleries for free! Evening hours will feature extra activities like live music, drop-in art making, and in-gallery experiences for visitors.

3-5 pm: LGBTQ+ Center Youth Arts Reception
Brotman Forum
Join us to celebrate the 2025 Youth Arts Program Cohort from Seattle’s LGBTQ+ Center! QTBIPOC youth students have used the mediums of collage, zines, and textile arts to explore themes of identity and experience. Stop by to pick up a free zine and chat with the artists about their growth and exploration in textile arts. Special thanks to teaching artists Arielle Labra and Le’ecia Farmer.

5–5:30 pm: Ai, Rebel Public Tour
4th floor galleries

5-8 pm: Gallery Guide and Button Making with Susanna Ryan
Brotman Forum
Pick up an exclusive guide to SAM’s galleries from comic artist and local legend Susanna Ryan (@seattlewalkreport)! Make a one-night only custom SAM-themed button and see the galleries through Susanna’s eyes.
Susanna Ryan is the author and illustrator of the bestselling books Seattle Walk Report: An Illustrated Walking Tour through 23 Seattle Neighborhoods and Secret Seattle: An Illustrated Guide to the City’s Offbeat and Overlooked History. In 2021, she was named one of Seattle Magazine’s most influential people in Washington State.

5:15-6:45 pm: Zine Making Drop-In Workshop with SAM's Teen Arts Group
Brotman Forum
Explore timely, thought-provoking, and inspiring zines created by members of SAM’s Teen Arts Group (TAG)! Taking a page from Ai Weiwei’s disrupter ethos, take home teen-made zines that will touch on a range of subjects—from teas around the world, to the need for comprehensive reproductive health education in schools. And if reading them isn’t enough, TAG will show you how to make your own zines, too!

5:30-6:30 pm: SAM Gallery First Look Rising
SAM Gallery

5:30-8 pm DJ set from DJ Faridaguyzzz
3rd floor galleries
Seattle's own Faridaguyzzz has quickly established herself as a powerhouse in the world of Afrobeats, Amapiano, Gqom, Afrohouse, and 3-step. Faridaguyzzz sets are not just performances; they are immersive experiences designed to make everyone feel as liberated and ecstatic as she does while spinning her tracks.

Tickets are available both onsite and online.

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