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Saginaw Art Museum

Saginaw Art Museum
1126 North Michigan Avenue
989-754-2491

Mission

To provide Art for All through education, exhibition, collection and preservation of art.

Vision

The Saginaw Art Museum will be the Great Lakes Bay Region's foremost fine arts institution; self-sustaining and considered among the nation's best small museums. We will be a point of pride for the community. 

Values

* Our programming reflects our community; it engages and delights museum patrons

* We inspire and develop outstanding local artists

* We are a powerful force for positive change in the Great Lakes Bay Region

* The museum Board of Directors, Advisory Council and Staff are inspired by challenge; we are all ambassadors for the Arts and take deep personal professional pride in the success of the Museum and our Community  


Upcoming Events at Saginaw Art Museum

Exhibition - Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown

Wednesday, Jun 5, 2024 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Exhibition - Bright Moments and Shifting Shadows

Wednesday, Jun 5, 2024 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Tai Chi

Wednesday, Jun 5, 2024at 1:30pm to Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 at 2:30pm
Saginaw, MI
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Exhibition - Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown

Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Exhibition - Bright Moments and Shifting Shadows

Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Exhibition - Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown

Friday, Jun 7, 2024 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Exhibition - Bright Moments and Shifting Shadows

Friday, Jun 7, 2024 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Exhibition - Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown

Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Exhibition - Bright Moments and Shifting Shadows

Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Studio Storytime

Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 from 12:30pm to 1:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Open Studio Summer

Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Saginaw Art Museum Public Tours

Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 at 2:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Exhibition - Bright Moments and Shifting Shadows

Wednesday, Jun 12, 2024 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Saginaw, MI
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Recent News

Summer Lecture Series 2024

Join us every third Thursday of June-August and enjoy a deep dive into our collection! All last from 1:00 to 1:45 pm. The lectures are free with cost of admission. SAM members always have free admission into the museum. Some of the above tours…

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Bright Moments and Shifting Shadows Exhibition 2024

A painting is constructed and formed through a series of brush strokes. These may be quick small strokes or swaths of paint strewn across a surface. In each case, the whole of the painting is made up of bits of the tool touching a canvas. Just as a…

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Jacob Lawrence: The Legend of John Brown Exhibition 2024

Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000) was an astute observer and storyteller who focused on the struggle for freedom and justice in America from the Civil War to the end of the 20th Century. His art successfully balanced modernism’s bold colors and…

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