Art Club™ & Open Stacks

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Art Club™ & Open Stacks

Two adults and a child look at books at a table in a library with floor to ceiling shelves filled with books.
Free First Saturday, 2023. Photo: Kameron Herndon. Courtesy Walker Art Center.

Join us for Art Club™—a standing invitation to explore and create across our campus. Stop by the Art Lab for drop-in art-making with our educators. Every week is a chance to experiment with a new medium, idea, or muse. Activity instructions, available in English and Spanish, are designed for ages 4 and up. Materials are provided and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis; supplies are limited. No prior registration is required for Art Club—the more you visit, the more you’ll discover!

Stop in every Thursday night for Open Stacks and explore the books, journals, and artist files with help from expert librarians. Discover a new book, research your favorite artist, or just peruse the vast collection. The Walker’s library will be from 5 to 8 pm (no appointment necessary). The library is located directly behind the Art Lab.

Galleries are open from 5 to 9 pm, with free guided tours at 6 pm (meet near the Main Lobby desk). Select film screenings will be available in the Bentson Mediatheque.

April 4: Paper Flower Gardens in the Art Lab
April 11: Felted Soap in the Art Lab
April 18: Pompom Garlands in the Art Lab
April 25: Wooden Beads in the Art Lab

May 2: Pompom Garlands in the Art Lab
May 9: Stamping Hankies & Napkins in the Art Lab
May 16: Butterfly Puppets in the Art Lab
May 23: Handmade Journals in the Art Lab
May 30: Art activity in connection to Keith Haring’s Art Fest 2024

For more information about accessibility, or to request additional accommodations for this performance, call 612-375-7564 or email access@walkerart.org.

For more information about accessibility at the Walker, visit our Access page.

Find us at 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN 55403.

Paid underground parking is available on-site. Enter the ramp on Vineland Place at Bryant Avenue. Biking or taking Metro Transit? Learn more.

Visiting the galleries? Enhance your experience by joining a public tour or with self-guided resources accessible for free on Bloomberg Connects.

Personal photography is permitted throughout the Walker and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, but please turn off the flash when visiting the galleries.

To help us promote future events and programs, this event may be photographed or recorded. By attending, you consent to appear in this documentation and its future use by the museum. Please let staff know upon arrival if you prefer not to be photographed.

Free Thursday Nights are sponsored by

  • Logo: Principal Foundation