Playful interventions and artist projects inspire you to look closely and ask questions.

Enjoy free gallery admission and family fun for all on the first Saturday of each month. Activities designed for kids ages 6 to 12 are offered from 10 am to 3 pm.

Art-Making: Mirror Images

10 am–3 pm
Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab
Make a reflective sculpture that may show the hidden you in this activity inspired by the work of artist Jim Hodges.

Film: The Flame and the Cotton Ball

10 am–3 pm
Lecture Room
On opposite sides of a great river, the flame lives in a black, ash-filled landscape of fire and brimstone and the cotton ball lives in a soft, white, and fluffy land. Can they become friends? Directed by Niels Bisbo, 2008, Denmark, 24 minutes.

Film: Emmeline

10 am–5 pm
U.S. Bank Orientation Lounge
In this playful, imaginative celebration of “the other,” a sweet girl who isn’t quite like everybody else has a hard time fitting in. Directed by Daniela Pasquini, 2012, UK, 7 minutes.

Art-Making: Life Drawing

11 am–2 pm
Garden Terrace Room
Test your drawing skills as you sketch from a tableau of Edward Hopper’s painting Office at Night with live models.

Gallery Activity: Material Matters

11 am–12:30 pm
Perlman Gallery
Meet a tour guide and use your imagination as you explore artworks together.

Activity: Meghreb Means West

11:30 am, 12:30 and 1:30 pm
Cargill Lounge
Play theater games and create imaginative characters while learning the different languages of North Africa.

Gallery Activity: Check Out a Tour Guide

11:30 am–2:30 pm
Bazinet Garden Lobby
This is your opportunity to have your own guide for a 10-minute jaunt through the exhibition Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take. What will you discover?