In July and August, the Walker Art Center offers workshops for high school students led by local artists. From Monday–Friday, July 30–August 3, artist Asia Ward leads Robo Plush Retrofits: Toy Sculpture Workshop, where participants give life to secondhand toys and create their own hybrid kinetic sculptures. From Monday–Friday, August 13–17, Life Sucks Design features Mike Davis and Wes Winship of Burlesque Design teaching illustration, printmaking, and graphics. To register, visit walkerart.org/tickets or call 612.375.7600. Space is limited to 15 students. Scholarships are available; call 612.375.5812 for details.
Robo Plushy Retrofits: Toy Sculpture Workshop
Monday–Friday, July 30–August 3, 1–4 pm
$30 ($25 Walker members); open to high school students only
What happens when you cross a My Little Pony, a Care Bear, and a Furby? A robo plushy retrofit! Spend a week working with artist Asia Ward to create your own hybrid kinetic sculptures. Give life to secondhand toys by deconstructing and reassembling their circuit boards and transistors to make your creature operate in unique yet familiar ways.
Life Sucks Design
Monday–Friday, August 13–17, 1–4 pm
$30 ($25 Walker members); open to high school students only
Work with Mike Davis and Wes Winship of Burlesque Design in this weeklong workshop dedicated to illustration, printmaking, and graphics. Burlesque Design is a self-described “art collective of the future,” combining equal parts skater, graf writer, record collector, pop-culture junkie, fine artist, workhorse, problem solver, and nerd alert. Rising from the ashes of Life Sucks Die magazine, the brilliant graffiti-based publication, Burlesque has a client list that includes Rhymesayers Entertainment, Warner Music Group, Anticon Records, and Consolidated Skateboards.