The Walker Art Center hosts Free First Saturday each month with free gallery admission and special events and activities based on a rotating monthly theme.
Free First Saturday is back at the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden! The fun takes place from 10 am – 3 pm on Saturday, October 3rd.
This month’s theme is Story Makers and Dream Shapers!
Many artists tell stories through their books, plays, dances, sculptures, or other art forms! This Free First Saturday, let’s explore how stories can inspire. What stories do you have to share?
Free First Saturday Activities
Here’s what’s happening at this month’s Free First Saturday:
- Make Shadow Puppets with Monkeybear (10 am – 3 pm): Teaching artist Erica Warren will help you cut out shapes and join them together to create your own shadow puppet character, then move it around to tell your story.
- Stick to the Story (10 am – 3 pm): Make your own book using a popsicle stick and a rubber band, then fill the pages with drawings and words that tell your tale.
- Build and Play a Pandeiro with Capoeira Minnesota (10 am – 3 pm): Create your own paper-plate pandeiro (that’s Portuguese for tambourine!), then learn and play rhythms with artists from Capoeira Minnesota.
- Performance by Capoeira Minnesota (10:30 am and 1:30 pm): Watch Mestre Guerreiro and Capoeira Minnesota perform Capoeira moves and dance to Afro-Brazilian music. Bring your pandeiro and join in!
- Storytime with Adriana Gordillo (11:30 am and 12:30 pm): The author, artist, and educator will read her new book Sofi descubre las palabras (Sofi Discovers Words), a children’s story about the importance of words, writing, imagination, and positivity.
- Short Film: Once Beneath a Time (10 am – 3 pm): This nonverbal animated film explores an imagined prehistoric world. It’s about 5 minutes long, plays on a loop, and is captioned in English.
- Visit the Ellen L. Breyer Library (10 am – 3 pm): Explore the stacks and find inspiration in the library’s collection of artful books.
Free Gallery Admission to the Walker Art Center
Gallery admission is free for everyone on the first Saturday of every month. Registration is required, and free admission tickets are available in advance online or on-site on the event day from the Main Lobby desk. Register for Free First Saturday here.
Need an accessibility accommodation? Contact Walker Visitor Services at access@walkerart.org or 612-375-7564 at least two weeks before the event.
Guided Gallery Tours
Join a Walker educator for an interactive guided tour of artworks across the current exhibitions:
- 11:30 am: Family tour (40 minutes)
- 1 pm: General audiences (60 minutes)
- 3 pm: Tour in Spanish (60 minutes), meeting at the Main Lobby desk five minutes before the start
Outdoor programming is contingent on weather; check the Walker website for the latest updates.
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