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Access

04 Jun 2026

Folk Art Reflections

Join us for the next Folk Art Reflections program online! This interactive and thematic program, designed for those living with dementia, their care partners, and family members, brings the world of folk art to life through conversation.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Virtual; free with registration

Performances

10 Jun 2026

Jazz + Wednesdays

Join us in the galleries while jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Virtual; free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

11 Jun 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

12 Jun 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free with registration

Virtual Tour

15 Jun 2026

Virtual Closer-Look Tour: Self-Made

Join us for a guided virtual tour of the current exhibition, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Virtual; free with registration

Workshops

16 Jun 2026

Writers Workshop: Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists

Join Senior Educator and fiction writer Nicole Haroutunian to explore Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists through a series of generative writing prompts.

7:30 pm–9:00 pm

Virtual; free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

17 Jun 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free with registration

Access

18 Jun 2026

Verbal Description & Touch Tour: Self-Made

Individuals who are blind or have low vision are invited to explore the current exhibition, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists, through verbal description and touch.

10:30 am–12:00 pm

In-Person; free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

19 Jun 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

20 Jun 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

24 Jun 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

24 Jun 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

4:00 pm–5:00 pm

Free with registration

Workshops

25 Jun 2026

Dialogue + Studio: Meditative Grids with Susan Janow

Join exhibition artist Susan Janow at AFAM for an interactive drawing workshop, where participants will experiment with ink and grids to create rhythmic, textural abstractions.

Lead support for Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and associated public programs is provided by Elizabeth Hurtt and Douglas Branson.

6:00 pm–8:00 pm

In-person; $12 members, students, artists, seniors; $15 general public

25 Jun 2026

Closer-Look Tour: Meet the Artist Susan Janow

Join us for a special public tour of our current exhibition, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists, featuring a guest appearance by exhibiting artist Susan Janow.

12:00 pm–1:00 pm

In-Person; free with registration

Access

26 Jun 2026

Virtual Verbal Description Tour: Self-Made

Individuals who are blind or have low vision are invited to explore the current exhibition, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists, virtually.

11:00 am–12:30 pm

Free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

26 Jun 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

27 Jun 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Free with registration

Performances

01 Jul 2026

Jazz + Wednesdays

Join us in the galleries while jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Virtual; free with registration

Discussions

01 Jul 2026

Worlds In-Between: The Art of Charlie Willeto

Join artist Patrick Dean Hubbell, historian Jennifer Nez Denetdale and curator Ninabah Reid Winton for a conversation on Charlie Willeto, a Diné sculptor and medicine man.

1:00 pm–2:30 pm

Virtual; free with registration

Access

02 Jul 2026

Folk Art Reflections

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Virtual; free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

09 Jul 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Free with registration

Discussions

04 Aug 2026

Can Craft Save America?

Join Americanist and art historian Angela Miller, artist Sunny A. Smith, and craft educator and curator Namita Gupta Wiggers for a conversation on folk art, history, and nation-building.

1:00 pm–2:30 pm

Virtual; free with registration

Performances

05 Aug 2026

Jazz + Wednesdays

Join us in the galleries while jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

In-Person; free with registration

Drop-in Gallery Tours

06 Aug 2026

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists and Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States, led by Gallery Guides.

12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Free with registration

Performances

09 Sep 2026

Jazz + Wednesdays

Join us in the galleries while jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook.

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

In-Person; free with registration

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