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Walker Art Center Walker Art Center presents contemporary visual arts and design exhibits; dance, theater, and music.

One of the most celebrated art museums in the country, the Walker Art Center is known for its innovative presentations and acclaimed collections of contemporary art across the spectrum of the visual, performing, and media arts. Walker programs examine the questions that shape and inspire us as individuals, cultures, and communities. Located in the WeDo MPLS Cultural District, its campus includes the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

Cue fall in the Garden. 🍂Experience the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden transformed by fall colors—free and open daily from...
10/21/2026

Cue fall in the Garden. 🍂

Experience the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden transformed by fall colors—free and open daily from 6 am to 12 midnight.

🥄 🍒: Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, “Spoonbridge and Cherry” (1985–1988). Gift of Frederick R. Weisman in honor of his parents, William and Mary Weisman, 1988 © Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.
🐴🪵: Deborah Butterfield, "Woodrow" (1988).

10/19/2026

The Walker’s first Design Triennial brings together 26 designers and collectives from across the globe in a far-reaching survey of contemporary design today.

From an interactive quilt to remixed recording from across the Twin Cities, discover how designers are responding to the needs of community and the demands of the human spirit.

Experience the exhibition Wednesday–Sunday, with free admission during Free Thursday Nights and Free First Saturdays.

10/14/2026

What it looks like when you invite children to create their own circus characters. Filmed inside a local school's gym during the summer of 1973, “Jefferson Circus Songs” is equal parts unsettling and compelling.

Suzan Pitt invited each student to both imagine the role they wanted to play and star in the film as part of a workshop co-sponsored by Minneapolis Public Schools Urban Arts Program and the Walker.

You can watch the full work in the Bentson Mediatheque—always free and open during gallery hours.

🎥: Excerpt from Suzan Pitt, "Jefferson Circus Songs" (1973).

10/09/2026

Lead Educator Roman Feldhahn takes us inside Eva Rothschild's "Empire" for a reflection on the importance of play in art.

Originally created as a gateway into Central Park, the form reflects the surrounding trees and architecture. The title references the “Empire State” while the sculpture playfully undermines notions of authority and stability with its spindly legs and erratic, colorful stripes. To visitors, "Empire" is a playground, a candy cane forest, two giraffes kissing...

Experience it in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden—free and open daily from 6 am to 12 midnight.

Eva Rothschild, "Empire" (2011).

Next week, three longtime friends bring their debut album to life in an intimate evening of ambient folk, intricate guit...
10/07/2026

Next week, three longtime friends bring their debut album to life in an intimate evening of ambient folk, intricate guitar, and evocative field recordings paired with classic Harry Smith films.

Experience HUG featuring Devendra Banhart, Gyan Riley, and Noah Georgeson October 14 at the Walker Art Center. Copresented with Liquid Music.

📷: HUG. Photo by Christian Stavros. Courtesy of the artist.

"Color! I have given it color!" Pacita Abad proclaimed when asked what she brought to the United States as an artist.Bor...
10/05/2026

"Color! I have given it color!" Pacita Abad proclaimed when asked what she brought to the United States as an artist.

Born this day in 1946, Abad grew up in the Philippines before moving to the U.S. to escape political violence. She visited more than 60 countries during her lifetime and as a largely self-taught artist, her work was deeply influenced by her travels.

With its striated patterns and distinct silhouette, "Bacongo VIII" references kifwebe, ceremonial masks historically created by artists of the Zaire River Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

(1) Pacita Abad, "Bacongo VIII" (1988); (2) Pacita Abad at work on "To Paint and Wait for You" (1990). Courtesy Pacita Abad Art Estate.

A book that refuses to behave like a book. Celebrate the start of National Book Month with Yani Pecanins's "Guardo," a r...
10/01/2026

A book that refuses to behave like a book. Celebrate the start of National Book Month with Yani Pecanins's "Guardo," a rice paper booklet bound to a pair of well-worn leather gloves. Through these materials, Pecanins creates a delicate and personal experience for the reader.

Pecanins often combined handwritten text with found objects like old letters or photographs in her practice to explore themes of intimacy, exile, and loss.

Take a closer look at this and other works from the Rosemary Furtak Artist Book Collection during library open hours every Free Thursday Night.

📖: Yani Pecanins, "Guardo" (2007). Part of the Rosemary Furtak Artist Book Collection.

See below for a translation by the artist:

"Here, in the silence... I think about what I keep
in this space of mine, personal
where only I speak to myself and find myself
I keep the breeze...
and I also keep the strength
know that yes I can
that I can give something of mine that I am pore by pore what I keep
and I also keep my fragility...
my stubbornness
and yes...
also my fears...
my ghosts... but I am beginning to be... to have
and everything I keep makes me...
means and transforms me... I keep
everything that touches me... I keep you..."

An unforgettable Avant Garden! ✨ Thank you to all of the incredible artists, partners, and sponsors that made the evenin...
09/30/2026

An unforgettable Avant Garden! ✨ Thank you to all of the incredible artists, partners, and sponsors that made the evening possible, including our entertainers DJ Skee and YASMEENAH; our food partners D'Amico Hospitality; our auction partner Artsy.net; our Fund A Need supporters Fladeboe Advancement and Auction Harmony; campaign designer Daedalus Li; and so many more.

Special thank you to this year's sponsors, Augeo, BMO, Faegre Drinker, Griffin Archer, JPMorganChase, KPMG, Knock, MaxMara, Mila Wealth Management, Mpls St. Paul Magazine, Orange Barrel Media, Peter J. & Susan B. Lindahl Foundation, Pohlad Companies, RBC Wealth Management, Taft, Thrivent, and US Bank.

09/29/2026

The Whittier neighborhood brought its energy to the Walker last week for Neighborhood Night. Together, we celebrated the creativity and resilience of the community with activations by local artists and organizers.

Cohosted with Whittier Alliance, the evening included a wheatpasting workshop with Claire McKevitt and a hybrid screening and performance of the docudrama "Whittier: A Play in Portraits" by TyLie Shider, directed by Vanessa Brooke Agnes of Dark Muse Healing Arts.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to all the artists, organizers, and community members who made the night possible.

Part of Free Thursday Nights, the Walker’s weekly series of free programming and late-night gallery access.

09/28/2026

From a wrecking ball superimposed over a reflective building to a rhythmic sequence of abstractions, "Sidewinder’s Delta" offers an abundance of visuals while withholding any sense of logic.

Pat O’Neill gained recognition for his innovative special effects work and mastery of the optical printer. He would even go on to put his skills to use for the original "Star Wars."

You can watch the full work in the Bentson Mediatheque—always free and open during gallery hours.

🎥: Excerpt from Pat O’Neill, "Sidewinder's Delta" (1976).

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Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
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