Due to air quality conditions, Free First Saturday: Pollinator Power has been moved indoors.
Flowers are in bloom and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is a-flutter with pollinators. Join us as we thank our fellow friends-of-flowers through storytelling, movement, and art-making in the Garden.
Free First Saturday features free gallery admission on the first Saturday of every month. Gallery admission tickets are available online in advance and on-site on the event day from the Main Lobby desk. Free admission 10 am–5 pm; activities 10 am–3 pm.
The Walker Art Center is honored to partner with Deaf Equity for this event. For this Free First Saturday, Deaf Equity will bring ASL storytelling, education, and their Bee mascot to remind us to “Be Kind and Do Good”!
Together, we are working to have ASL Interpreters available at all activity locations during the program. If there are any other accommodation needs, please contact us at access@walkerart.org or 612-375-7564 with as much advance notice as possible.
Activity Information
10 am–3 pm, Bee Hydrated
Busy bees get thirsty! In honor of their hard work, we’ll craft tiny drinking cups to put in the ground, giving pollinators a safe place to sip.
10 am–3 pm, Clothespin Butterflies with ArtStart
Design your own butterfly with artist Franny Haight. Make a design that suits your style and watch as your butterfly flaps its wings.
10 am–3 pm, Bee a Pollinator with Science from Scientists
Using models, visitors will try their hand at “bee-ing” a pollinator with three flower shapes. Learn how different pollinators’ mouths allow them to easily access nectar in some flowers, while others can be more difficult.
10 am–3 pm, Bee-autiful Headbands
Join us as we create bee-autiful headbands from paper and chenille stems. When you’re done, buzz around the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden like the pollinators do!
10 am–3 pm, Family Fun Resource Table
Grab a Scavenger Hunt to explore the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden or borrow some toys to get your body moving.
11 am and 1 pm, ASL Storytelling with Deaf Equity
Join our friends at Deaf Equity for an interactive storytelling experience. Here, we’ll practice signs in ASL, meet a friendly bee who signs, and learn stories about the importance of accepting people who are different from you.
10–11 am and 1:30–3 pm, Dance Party with DJ Shannon Blowtorch
Come get your groove on and listen to some fun tunes from DJ Shannon Blowtorch. This set will be an eclectic mix of good vibes.
Explore!
11:30 am (families), 1 pm (general audiences), and 3 pm (in Spanish), Guided Tours of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Meet outside Walker Vineland Place Entrance
Join a Walker educator for a family friendly guided tour of artworks on view in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at 11:30 am (40 min., with ASL Interpretation), take a guided tour for general audiences at 1 pm (60 min., with ASL Interpretation), or join guided tour in Spanish at 3 pm (60 min.). Tours explore a selection of artworks and include interactive discussion. Meet outside the Vineland Place entrance five minutes before the tour starts.
Accessibility, Sensory, and Content Notes
ASL interpretation will be available at each activity location, on the guided tours of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (11:30 am and 1 pm), and during ASL storytelling with Deaf Equity (11 am and 1 pm).
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is wheelchair accessible. Some activities may take place on grass and gravel surfaces.
Content notes: The exhibition Kandis Williams: A Surface engages mature themes and contains nudity. The exhibition Ways of Knowing engages mature themes, including violence.
Sensory notes: 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.
The exhibition Ways of Knowing contains includes three video rooms with reduced light levels. Some videos include flickering effects and sounds that change in volume or pitch.
Videos on view in the exhibition Kandis Williams: A Surface contain flickering effects and sounds that change in volume, pitch, and tone.
For more information or additional accommodation needs, please contact us at access@walkerart.org or 612-375-7564 with as much advance notice as possible.
For more information about accessibility at the Walker, visit our Access page.
Bios
Founded in 1988, ArtStart presents a multicultural, interdisciplinary view of the world through art classes and programs focusing on the connection between humans and their environment. ArtStart draws on a pool of artists and arts educators who focus on process as well as product. These artist/educators emphasize critical thinking, problem solving, esteem building, and citizenship along with learning in and through the arts.
DJ Shannon Blowtorch is a powerhouse in the music and entertainment industry with more than 30 years of experience across the local and national scenes. Known for her eclectic taste, crowd-reading instincts, and ability to seamlessly shift from high-energy dance floors to intimate, vibey sets, she delivers unforgettable musical experiences every time she plays.
Deaf Equity is a nonprofit organization that serves the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing community through volunteerism. The group serves the community through dedicated volunteer work, guided by kindness and a commitment to positive impact. Their efforts embrace individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and intersecting identities. Deaf Equity works on projects that will grow the community, have a greater impact and influence, and do good in the community.
Science from Scientists (SciSci) is an award-winning, national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to teach and inspire the next generation to identify and solve real-world problems by improving STEM literacy.
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