The New Eagle Creek Saloon is Oakland-based artist Sadie Barnette’s (US, b. 1984) reimagining of her father’s New Eagle Creek Saloon, the first Black-owned gay bar in San Francisco. The original bar (1990–1993) offered a haven for a multiracial queer community marginalized by racist profiling in other social spaces throughout the city. With this project, Barnette honors Black queer joy and her own family history by reanimating her father’s bar and its legacy as a space of community connection and engagement. Bathed in neon light and glitter, The New Eagle Creek Saloon is an open, inviting, and living space for learning, resistance, and pleasure.
At the Walker, The New Eagle Creek Saloon will serve drinks and present programs every Thursday featuring Twin Cities–based artists, cultural leaders, and organizational partners. The bar will host happy hours with specially curated DJ sets, live readings, and performances. Outside of these events, the space is open for visitors to hang out and to explore as an installation. The New Eagle Creek Saloon is a Black queer social space where everyone is welcome.
Accessibility, Content, and Sensory Notes
Sensory note: The gallery glows with saturated pink light.
Questions? Please ask a staff member when you visit, call 612-375-7564, or email access@walkerart.org.
For more information about accessibility at the Walker, visit our Access page.
Curatorial Team
Henriette Huldisch, Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs; Amanda Hunt, Head of Public Engagement, Learning, and Impact (PELI); Taylor Jasper, Assistant Curator, Visual Arts; Megan Leafblad, Manager of Public Engagement, PELI; Sophia Reed, Public Engagement Coordinator, PELI; Jake Yuzna, Content Producer, Content & Communications
Before Your Visit
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.
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