December Public Tours at the Walker Art Center Offer Look at the Latest Exhibition, Body Politics: Figurative Prints and Drawings from Schiele to de Kooning
December tours at the Walker Art Center include a look at the new exhibition Body Politics: Figurative Prints and Drawings from Schiele to de Kooning, opening on Thursday, December 14 at 5 pm, featuring works from public and private collections which show the human form in images taken from the first half of the 20th century. Tours are also available for Eva Hesse Drawing (through February 18), featuring 150 works by one of the most influential artists of the postwar era, and Heart of Darkness (through January 14), which explores the promise and peril of darkness, both as artistic strategy and as metaphor. On Saturday, December 2, as part of the Walker’s Free First Saturday, patrons can take part in a sketch adventure in the Eva Hesse Drawing galleries. Also offered in December are tours of the Walker’s ongoing exhibitions and recently expanded facility, and Spotlight Gallery Talks led by Walker curators and tour guides highlighting selected artworks or artists in the galleries.
Gallery admission is $8 adults; $6 seniors (65+), $5 student/teen (with ID), and free to Walker members and children 12 and under. Admission is free with a ticket to a same-day Walker event, $4 with a ticket stub up to six days after an event. Gallery admission is free to all every Thursday evening from 5–9 pm and on the first Saturday of each month.
December Public Tours
Gallery and Architecture Tours
Thursday and Friday, 1 and 6 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon
Free with gallery admission
Check the calendar listing, visit the lobby desk, or call the box office for details and tour topics. To schedule a private group tour, visit learn.walkerart.org or call 612.375.7609.
Body Politics: Figurative Prints and Drawings from Schiele to de Kooning
Gallery Tours
Thursday, December 21, 1 and 6 pm
Friday, December 22, 6 pm
Friday, December 29, 1 pm
Eva Hesse Drawing
Gallery Tours
Saturday, December 9, 12 noon
Friday, December 22, 1 pm
Thursday, December 28, 6 pm
Heart of Darkness
Gallery Tours
Thursday, December 7, 1 and 6 pm
Saturday, December 30, 12 noon
Architecture Tours
Saturday, December 3, 12 noon
Thursday, December 14, 6 pm
Thursday, December 28, 1 pm
Walker Collection Tours
Friday, December 1, 1 and 6 pm
Friday, December 8, 1 and 6 pm
Sunday, December 10, 12 noon
Thursday, December 14, 1 pm
Friday, December 15, 1 and 6 pm
Saturday, December 16, 12 noon
Sunday, December 17, 12 noon
Saturday, December 23, 12 noon
Friday, December 29, 6 pm
Spotlight Gallery Talks
December 6: Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, Gallery 3
December 20: Fluxus, Gallery 2
Wednesdays at 12 noon
Free with gallery admission
The Walker’s world-class collection of contemporary art takes center stage in these focused 15- to 20-minute gallery talks led by Walker curators and tour guides. Each talk highlights selected artworks or artists in the galleries and sets the stage for illuminating discussions. Bring a friend and continue the conversation over lunch at Gallery 8 Café or 20.21 Restaurant & Bar by Wolfgang Puck.
Adult learning opportunities are made possible by Richard and Claudia Swager.
Free First Saturday Tour
The Big Draw
Saturday, December 2, 10 am–5 pm
Gallery Sketch: Eva Hesse Drawing
10 am–2 pm
Join artist and Walker tour guide Shanon Steven on a drawing adventure in the exhibition Eva Hesse Drawing.
Free First Saturday is sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, with programming supported by the Medtronic Foundation. Media partner WCCO-TV.