During this blustery season, warm up with a little cozy crafting. Stoke that creative fire with art-making and stories that will be sure to spark your imagination.
Free First Saturday features free gallery admission from 10 am to 5 pm, and drop-in art activities until 3 pm. Gallery admission tickets are available in advance online and on-site on the event day from the Main Lobby desk.
Activity Information
Self-Care Bingo, 10 am–3 pm
Discover the joy of setting goals by crafting your own self-care bingo card with artist and organizer Sophie Warrick. This activity transforms your to-do list into a fun tool to balance your tasks with the things you love.
Mud-Dyed Bandanas, 10 am–3 pm
Let’s dye a one-of-a-kind bandana using mud! Join artist Chiaki O’Brien as she shows you the magic of natural Bengala dye. We promise you’ll see many different colors of mud dyes, not just shades of brown!
Fans of Snow, 10 am–3 pm
If only there was a little more snow to make our sculpture garden feel cozier! We need your help to make it snow. Craft your own paper snow garlands to fill your February with flakes.
Short Film: Ptak by Gerhard Funk, 10 am–3 pm
The short animated film Ptak explores the question “Where do birds really come from?” The film lasts 6 1/2 minutes and will loop throughout the day.
So Cold! Reading with Author John Coy and Illustrator Chris Park, 10:30 am and 12:30 pm
Join the artists as they read their latest children’s book, So Cold!. Embrace the cold with this engaging story about a father and son who practice science experiments using household objects outside on a snowy day. A book-signing follows each reading. A limited number of books will be available for purchase on-site, just outside the Cinema doors.
Visit the Walker Art Center Library, 10 am–3 pm
The Walker’s library is open! Explore the stacks and find inspiration in the library’s collection of artful books. The library entrance is through the Art Lab.
Tour for Families, 11:30 am
Tour for General Audiences, 1 pm
Recorrido público en español, 3 pm
Join a Walker educator for a guided family tour of artworks on view in the galleries at 11:30 am (40 min.), take a guided tour for general audiences at 1 pm (60 min.), or a tour for general audiences in Spanish at 3 pm (60 min.). Tours explore a selection of works across current exhibitions and include interactive discussion. Meet at the Main Lobby desk five minutes before the tour starts.
Accessibility, Content, and Sensory Notes
The short film will be captioned in English.
Sensory note: The exhibition This Must Be the Place: Inside the Walker’s Collection includes two video rooms with reduced light levels, and a 16mm film projection that features both a soundtrack and the sound of the projector running. Some videos include flashing, flickering, or disorienting visual effects and sound that changes in volume, pitch, and tone.
For more information about accessibility, visit our Access page.
For questions on accessibility or to request additional accommodations, call 612-375-7564 or email access@walkerart.org.
Bios
Sophie Warrick’s (she/her) art is focused on the various ways we can document and share joy about the simple things in life. Warrick began making bingo cards in 2022 as a way to visualize personal goals and accomplishments, blending tasks that needed to be done with activities to explore. What started as a solo practice quickly grew into a shared experience with friends. Now a monthly tradition, these gatherings have expanded into a growing community where people come together to create, reflect, and set intentions.
Chiaki O’Brien is a Saori weaving artist/teaching artist, a Bengala dye artist/teaching artist, and a Taiko performer/instructor. These creative practices have allowed her to connect with many communities, and she teaches people of all ages and abilities. Moving here just over a decade ago from Japan, O’Brien started planting Saori weaving seeds in Minnesota and the Midwest, while also planting “roots for myself.” Her teaching experience also includes working at a Montessori preschool.
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