Free First Saturdays feature free gallery admission on the first Saturday of every month, plus performances, games, art-making, and kids’ films from 10 am to 3 pm. Family friendly food options are available or bring something from home to snack on in the lounge or in the garden.
FREE FIRST SATURDAY: SHARING STORIES
Saturday, January 5, 2019
10am–3pm
Walker Art Center, Free
EVENTS
Brighten up the winter months with a colorful day of learning and creativity. Join artists Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin (authors of Find Colors and This Equals That) for fun activities exploring colors and the stories they tell. Plus, local author Bao Phi reads his award-winning A Different Pond.
Art-Making: Glasses Galore
10 am–3 pm
People always talk about rose-colored glasses … but what does that really look like? Build your own using collage techniques and hole punchers in fun shapes—and see the world in a whole new light.
Short Films in the Bentson Mediatheque
10 am–3 pm
These colorful short films will mesmerize and entertain. Stay tuned for a list of films, coming soon!
Experience: Projector Playtime
10 am–3 pm
What’s an overhead projector, you ask? Find out by layering colorful shapes and objects on the machine and see them dazzle onscreen.
Music: Douala Soul Collective
10 am–3 pm
If you could put the rainbow in DJ form, it would be the Douala Soul Collective. DJs Sankara and Dumont will be spinning funk, Afro, and international beats all day. Come dance!
Story Time and Signing: ROYGBIV
11 am
Does the color magenta remind you of something? What about mint green? Chartreuse? Colors tell stories. Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin share personal memories associated with the colors of the rainbow. Following the presentation, the artists will sign their books, which can be purchased in the Walker Shop.
Tamara Shopsin is an illustrator, graphic designer, writer, and part-time cook in her family’s New York restaurant. She has published two memoirs, Mumbai New York Scranton and Arbitrary Stupid Goal.
Jason Fulford is a photographer and cofounder of J&L Books. He and Tamara Shopsin created the children’s books, This Equals That, Find Colors, These Colors are Bananas, and A Pile of Leaves.
Storytime: A Different Pond
1 pm
Kirkus Reviews calls Bao Phi’s 2018 Caldecott Honor Book “a must-read for our times.”
A Different Pond is a beautifully illustrated and vividly spun tale about a father and son fishing for their dinner in Minneapolis. Following the reading, Phi will sign books.
Bao Phi was born in Vietnam and raised in the Phillips neighborhood of South Minneapolis. Bao is an author, poet, community organizer, and father.
SENSORY FRIENDLY SUNDAY
Sunday January 13, 2019
8am–11am
Walker Art Center, Free
Sensory Friendly Sunday is a monthly event designed for kids, teens, and adults with sensory processing differences, autism spectrum disorder, or developmental disabilities. The galleries will be closed to the general public, allowing visitors to enjoy the museum in a calm environment with accommodations such as quiet spaces, noise-canceling headphones, and sunglasses available. Experience the Walker’s exhibitions, participate in a new art-making activity, or watch a short film.
While walk-ins are welcome, we encourage you to reserve your space ahead of time. Registration is available below.
To prepare for your visit, check out the Social Narrative. For more information, email access@walkerart.org or call 612-375-7610. This program was created in consultation with the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) and the University of Minnesota’s Occupational Therapy Program.