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SEATTLE — The Seattle Art Museum has a fresh set of eyes, and hands! It's new director, Scott Stulen has been selected to take on the role of overseeing operations at the downtown SAM, the ...
The first Ai Weiwei retrospective in the U.S. in over a decade is now on display at the Seattle Art Museum. The show features 130 works from the 1980s to 2020s, and will run from March 12 to ...
After an eight-month search, the Seattle Art Museum has chosen a new CEO to lead the arts organization. Scott Stulen will step into the role of CEO and museum director on August 26.
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Seattle Art Museum guards strike for better pay and benefits By Monica Nickelsburg (KUOW) Dec. 4, 2024 3:44 p.m.
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) and its security guard union have reached an agreement. The news follows a 12-day strike and more than two years of negotiations.
On Tuesday, the museum announced that Scott Stulen will be its new director and CEO. Stulen, 49, is making the move from the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Okla., where he’s been president ...
The museum’s last wage offer was $23.25 per hour (going up to $26.41 by 2027), above Seattle’s minimum wage but below the $28.70 needed to earn a “living wage” in the Seattle-Tacoma ...
However, his role will primarily focus on the Seattle Asian Art Museum, SAM's original home and its current hub for Asian art and culture. Rio succeeds Xiaojin Wu, who served in the position from ...
The union representing Seattle Art Museum security staff voted Tuesday to authorize a strike. The union plans to strike on Nov. 29 if a contract is not reached.