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Spring Educator Workshop | Seeing Self and Place in the Modern Northwest

Sat Apr 4 2026

10:30 am–4 pm

Seattle Art Museum

White Night, 1942, Mark Tobey, American, 1890-1976, Tempera on paperboard mounted on composition board, 22 1/4 x 14 in. (56.5 x 35.6 cm), Gift of Mrs. Berthe Poncy Jacobson, 62.78, © Seattle Art Museum, photo: Scott Leen.

Explore the symbolic and deeply personal visions of artists who helped define a unique modernist movement in the Pacific Northwest. Centering Beyond Mysticism: The Modern Northwest, educators will gain insight on how artists blended abstraction and nature to express complex ideas about identity, place, and purpose. Participants will engage in a studio art activity inspired by the exhibition, explore student-led inquiry models, and reflect and connect with fellow educators.

This workshop includes resources and Washington State Clock Hours. K–12 educators, paraeducators, subject area coaches, and administrators are welcome to attend.

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Educator Workshops provide teachers with rich opportunities to relate the arts directly to lived experiences. SAM’s virtual and on-site professional development workshops offer K–12 educators and administrators techniques and ideas for integrating popular culture, art, and cultural objects into classroom learning.

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