How does the location an artist works in impact their practice? Conversely, how do artists influence the spaces they call home? Gathering a variety of perspectives from throughout Minnesota and beyond to consider the relationship between artists and their localities, the ongoing series Location, qhov chaw, goobta, ubicación explores placemaking and home as sites that collect intersecting and ever-evolving stories and voices.
Minnesota State Fair: 170 Years of Creative Activities
In the lead up to its revamping, Kathy Berdan traces the history of the Minnesota State Fair's Creative Activities Building–from its origins as the Womans' Activities Building to today's bounty of artistic expression we all know and love.
Artists Have to Keep Pushing Forward: Eve Fowler on Artist Curated Projects
How do artists support one another? Known for championing emerging queer artists, Los Angeles based artist Eve Fowler discuses her ongoing project Artist Curator Projects (ACP) that has presented exhibitions of local artists for over 15 years.
Inside Edward Hopper’s Office at Night: A look back at the Andersen Window Gallery Installation
An office for artworks? Explore the relationship between Edward Hopper‘s painting Office at Night and a unique approach to exhibition display at the Walker.
Seed by Seed: Crop Art of the Minnesota State Fair
For nearly 60 years, Crop Art has been a popular staple of the Minnesota State Fair. Weaving artists, community, history, and seeds together, arts writer Kathy Berdan explores this homegrown creative community.
For over 80 years, Franz Marc's painting Die grossen blauen Pferde (The Large Blue Horses) has called the Walker home. Jill Vuchetich, the Walker's archivist, explores the history of this artwork at the Walker.
