Light up your winter with SAM’s unique program connecting all ages to art and the environment. Lit by temporary art installations and hundreds of luminarias, follow the path through the park and see the sculptures from a new perspective. Art making, live music, hot beverages, and sweet treats will offer everyone a way to enjoy the glow of the park. Come wearing your best light-inspired ensemble and be part of the art experience as we kick off the 10th Anniversary of the Olympic Sculpture Park with this year’s SAM Lights!

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Free with RSVP requested: visitsam.org/samlights

LIGHTS & LUMINARIAS
Discover new perspectives as you walk the Z Path lit with hundreds of luminarias. The park’s monumental sculptures typically can only be seen during daylight hours, but for this special evening the collection will be lit to new scale. Get in on the action by wearing lights and becoming an art installation yourself!

OUTDOORS
SAM Performs: Throughout the evening, take part in energetically explosive processions of music and light down the Z Path with Filthy Femcorps.

SAM Lights Installation: Greener by Iole Alessandrini and Ed Mannery
At the Olympic Sculpture Park’s grand opening in 2007, Iole Alessandrini installed Greener, a series of lasers and custom-designed optics in the Gates Amphitheater. Take part in this sensory exploration once again, as SAM Lights brings the work back to celebrate the park’s 10 years.

SAM Lights Installation: Water Stone by Mollie Bryan
Water Stone is a light art reflection of the strength and perseverance of the Standing Rock Warriors. “Always be like a water. Float in the times of pain or dance like waves along the wind which touches its surface.” – Santosh Kalwar

SAM Lights Installation
A key partner in creating the Olympic Sculpture Park, The Trust for Public Land presents an interactive installation in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the park.

SAM Lights Installation: Immemorial by Andy Behrle
Immemorial is a monument to timeless moments of the past, present, and future. Digitally capturing reflections of water, Behrle casts the imagery through a translucent obelisk. The organic patterns stretch and fade as they saturate the geometric monolith.

INDOORS
SAM Lights Installation: Collaborative duo, Liz Tran and Beth Gahan transform the PACCAR Pavilion through a psychedelic, colorful, and stimulating one-night-only light installation.

SAM Performs: On a mission to DJ Larry David’s birthday party, Seattle DJ duo Amateur Hour gets down at the park.

Kids’ Creation Station: The PACCAR Pavilion’s Art Lab turns into a cozy and magical space for kids and families. Play with flashlight constellations, read in a star-light nook, and take part in a shadow puppet theater with Romson Regarde Bustillo.

TASTE: Grab a hot drink and snack from TASTE Café while you explore the park’s lights.

GARAGE
Food Truck Eats: Treat yourself to local food trucks, including 314 PIE.

SAM Creates: Labyrinth Lights
Illuminate your way through a community-made, contemplative labyrinth with artist Sandra Farmer.

SAM Creates: Park Reflections
Design your own wearable light art inspired by the plants in the park with artist Wyly Astley.

SAM Performs: dj100proof spins his distinctive selection of funk, hip-hop, boogie and R&B.

RESTROOMS
Additional restrooms are located in the Garage.

Pro tips and more information: visitsam.org/samlights

Programming at the Olympic Sculpture Park is supported by Maggie Walker, and Martha Wyckoff and Jerry Tone.

Photo: Nathaniel Willson