SAM Performs | Spinning Stories

Name: SAM Performs | Spinning Stories
Start: 2026-01-31T11:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-31T16:00:00-08:00
Location: Seattle Asian Art Museum

Schedule

Sat Jan 31 2026 at 11:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Seattle Asian Art Museum | Seattle, WA

Join us for a laid-back day of music, creativity, and community as we celebrate Asian American voices and stories. Hang out to SEAVinyl's smooth beats and feel-good tunes or bring a book to exchange with our friends from the Seattle Chinatown Bookclub. Explore the themes and ideas in Anila Agha's work through a drop-in art workshop, or just come to soak up the vibes and meet new people!
11 am–4 pm
Seattle Chinatown Bookclub
Book Exchange + Reading Space
Bring a book, take a book. Whether it's a beloved novel, zine, or comic, share something that moved you. Find a spot to read surrounded by beautiful Volunteer Park views and chill beats. Looking for a quieter space to read? 11 am–noon is silent reading hour!
noon–4 pm
SEAVinyl is a Seattle-based, AANHPI collective dedicated to uniting communities through the collection, preservation, and performance of music and stories from Asia and the Asian diaspora. Rooted in vinyl culture and community memory, they celebrate their shared heritage through sound.
noon-3 pm
We Belong Seattle
Beyond Marginalization: Finding Authenticity in our Shadow Selves
Complementing Anila Quayyum Agha’s exhibit Geometry of Light, this art workshop offers a reflective, hands-on experience focused on the interplay of light, shadow, and belonging. Through a simple, guided art-making activity, participants will explore the masks we wear and the parts of our identities we feel pressured to hide in order to fit in within America. By illuminating these parts of ourselves, this workshop aims to create a supportive space for deeper self-understanding and a strengthened sense of belonging.
To ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate in this activity safely, the first hour and a half of the workshop (12-1:30 pm) will be reservation-only. Reservations will be available soon.