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Walker Performing Arts Season Kicks Off with Weekend Performances of Corbeaux (Crows) by Moroccan Choreographer Bouchra Ouizguen and Desert Blues by Niger's Mdou Moctar and Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It)

Walker Performing Arts Season Kicks Off with Weekend Performances of Corbeaux (Crows) by Moroccan Choreographer Bouchra Ouizguen and Desert Blues by Niger's Mdou Moctar and Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It)

Save the Date for Rock the Garden 2018 at the Walker Art Center

Save the Date for Rock the Garden 2018 at the Walker Art Center

Walker Art Center Presents: Nairy Baghramian's First International Museum Exhibition, and Walker Permanent Collection Exhibition I am you, you are too, plus Philippe Parenno's newly Commissioned Art Installation

Walker Art Center Presents: Nairy Baghramian's First International Museum Exhibition, and Walker Permanent Collection Exhibition I am you, you are too, plus Philippe Parenno's newly Commissioned Art Installation

The Walker Art Center's 2017–2018 Exhibition Schedule

The Walker Art Center's 2017–2018 Exhibition Schedule

Sound for Silents: Film + Music Commission on the Walker Hillside features a Live Score by Marijuana Deathsquads including Justin Vernon, Benson Ramsey, and Channy Leaneagh to Silent Films by Hans Richter, Viking Eggeling and René Clair

Sound for Silents: Film + Music Commission on the Walker Hillside features a Live Score by Marijuana Deathsquads including Justin Vernon, Benson Ramsey, and Channy Leaneagh to Silent Films by Hans Richter, Viking Eggeling and René Clair

Walker Performing Arts Season 2017–2018: Plurality, New Forms, and the Hope of Global Performance

Walker Performing Arts Season 2017–2018: Plurality, New Forms, and the Hope of Global Performance

August & September Free First Saturday

August & September Free First Saturday

Mizna and the Walker Art Center present Film Series Reshaping Our World: Cinema Without Borders

Mizna and the Walker Art Center present Film Series Reshaping Our World: Cinema Without Borders

Walker Wide Open July 13 Features Free Performances by Dem Atlas, Romantica, Holidae, Sarah White, and Su Na

Walker Wide Open July 13 Features Free Performances by Dem Atlas, Romantica, Holidae, Sarah White, and Su Na

Walker Art Center Presents Terrace Thursdays: Total Pride

Walker Art Center Presents Terrace Thursdays: Total Pride

DJ Jazzy Jeff to Perform at Walker Art Center's Annual Avant Garden

DJ Jazzy Jeff to Perform at Walker Art Center's Annual Avant Garden

Walker Performing Arts Presents Free Music Series Sound Horizon in the Newly Re-Opening Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, featuring Stephen Vitiello, Byron Westbrook, and Olivia Block

Walker Performing Arts Presents Free Music Series Sound Horizon in the Newly Re-Opening Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, featuring Stephen Vitiello, Byron Westbrook, and Olivia Block

Walker Art Center's Summer Music & Movies Evolves into Sound for Silents: Film + Music Commission on the Walker Hillside featuring a Live Score by Marijuana Deathsquads

Walker Art Center's Summer Music & Movies Evolves into Sound for Silents: Film + Music Commission on the Walker Hillside featuring a Live Score by Marijuana Deathsquads

Walker Art Center Moving Image June–August

Walker Art Center Moving Image June–August

Walker Art Center presents Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Re-opening Day June 3, featuring Movement Workshops, Reconstruction and Merce Cunningham's Field Dances

Walker Art Center presents Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Re-opening Day June 3, featuring Movement Workshops, Reconstruction and Merce Cunningham's Field Dances

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Grand Reopening June 2017

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Grand Reopening June 2017

Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current Present Rock the Garden July 22, featuring Bon Iver, The Revolution, Margaret Glaspy, Dwynell Roland, Bruise Violet, Dead Man Winter, Car Seat Headrest, and Benjamin Booker

Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current Present Rock the Garden July 22, featuring Bon Iver, The Revolution, Margaret Glaspy, Dwynell Roland, Bruise Violet, Dead Man Winter, Car Seat Headrest, and Benjamin Booker

Walker Art Center Presents First US Retrospective of Jimmie Durham, June 2017

Walker Art Center Presents First US Retrospective of Jimmie Durham, June 2017

Artist-Designed Mini Golf Returns to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden June 3–September 3

Artist-Designed Mini Golf Returns to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden June 3–September 3

Walker Art Center, SPCO's Liquir Music Series and The Current Present Walker Commission and World Premiere, Tunde Adebimpe's TV On The Radio A Warm Weather Ghost

Walker Art Center, SPCO's Liquir Music Series and The Current Present Walker Commission and World Premiere, Tunde Adebimpe's TV On The Radio A Warm Weather Ghost

Walker Commission and World Premiere, Choreographer Beth Gill's Brand New Sidewalk

Walker Commission and World Premiere, Choreographer Beth Gill's Brand New Sidewalk

Walker Art Center Presents Midwest Debut of Jazz Composer/Bandleader/Saxophonist Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse

Walker Art Center Presents Midwest Debut of Jazz Composer/Bandleader/Saxophonist Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse

In teamLab's Graffiti Nature, Virtual Ecosystems Dissolve Boundaries between Artwork and Viewer

In teamLab's Graffiti Nature, Virtual Ecosystems Dissolve Boundaries between Artwork and Viewer

Walker Art Center's Merce Cunningham: Common Time Special Events include Commissioned Performances, Talks, Workshops, and Free Four-Day Educational Series

Walker Art Center's Merce Cunningham: Common Time Special Events include Commissioned Performances, Talks, Workshops, and Free Four-Day Educational Series

Walker Art Center and the Cedar Present: Kneebody + Deadelus = Kneedelus

Walker Art Center and the Cedar Present: Kneebody + Deadelus = Kneedelus

March & April Target Free Thursday Nights: Free Admission, Free Spirit, Free Love, Freestyle, Free Time, Free Form, Free Space, Free Thought, Free for All

March & April Target Free Thursday Nights: Free Admission, Free Spirit, Free Love, Freestyle, Free Time, Free Form, Free Space, Free Thought, Free for All

Walker Art Center Presents Walker Commission, Charles Atlas/Rashaun Mitchell/ Silas Riener's Live Dance 3D Film Event Tesseract

Walker Art Center Presents Walker Commission, Charles Atlas/Rashaun Mitchell/ Silas Riener's Live Dance 3D Film Event Tesseract

Walker Art Center and the Cedar Present the Midwest Premiere of Mbongwana Star from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Walker Art Center and the Cedar Present the Midwest Premiere of Mbongwana Star from the Democratic Republic of Congo

March Free First Saturday: Kids' Film Festival

March Free First Saturday: Kids' Film Festival

Insights 2017 Design Lecture Series brings World's Leading Designers to Walker Art Center

Insights 2017 Design Lecture Series brings World's Leading Designers to Walker Art Center

Walker Art Center presents Music for Merce: A Two-Night Celebration of the Legacy of Merce Cunningham and John Cage

Walker Art Center presents Music for Merce: A Two-Night Celebration of the Legacy of Merce Cunningham and John Cage

Chef Doug Flicker's Esker Grove Offers Weekend Brunch Beginning Saturday, February 4

Chef Doug Flicker's Esker Grove Offers Weekend Brunch Beginning Saturday, February 4

Katharina Fritsch: Multiples Presents over 40 Works Spanning Artist's Career at Walker Art Center

Katharina Fritsch: Multiples Presents over 40 Works Spanning Artist's Career at Walker Art Center

Walker Art Center and Northrup Celebrate Merce Cunningham's Legacy with Performance of his work by CCN-Ballet de Lorraine

Walker Art Center and Northrup Celebrate Merce Cunningham's Legacy with Performance of his work by CCN-Ballet de Lorraine

Walker Art Center Moving Image January–February

Walker Art Center Moving Image January–February

January Free First Saturday: Here and There

January Free First Saturday: Here and There

January Target Free Thursday Nights
Credit: View of the exhibition Chris Larson: Land Speed Record, 2016

January Target Free Thursday Nights

Celebrate Style at the Walker Art Center Jewelry & Accessory Makers Mart

Celebrate Style at the Walker Art Center Jewelry & Accessory Makers Mart

Chef Doug Flicker's Esker Grove Opens Tuesday, December 13 at Walker Art Center

Chef Doug Flicker's Esker Grove Opens Tuesday, December 13 at Walker Art Center

Walker Art Center Unveils First Phase of Reimagined Campus Including New Entry, Artworks, Address, and Hours

Walker Art Center Unveils First Phase of Reimagined Campus Including New Entry, Artworks, Address, and Hours

Out There 2017: A Festival of Performance Alternatives feature Andrew Schneider's YOUARENOWHERE, Faye Driscoll's Walker Commission Thank You for Coming: Play, Okqui Okpokwasili's Walker Commission Poor Peopl's TV Room, and Phillipe Quesne/Vivarium Studio's La Méloncolie des Dragons

Out There 2017: A Festival of Performance Alternatives feature Andrew Schneider's YOUARENOWHERE, Faye Driscoll's Walker Commission Thank You for Coming: Play, Okqui Okpokwasili's Walker Commission Poor Peopl's TV Room, and Phillipe Quesne/Vivarium Studio's La Méloncolie des Dragons

Opening November 20: Question the Wall Itself Examining the Political and Cultural Significance of Interior Architecture and Décor

Opening November 20: Question the Wall Itself Examining the Political and Cultural Significance of Interior Architecture and Décor

Beverage Manager Jon Olson, Chef de Cuisine T.J. Rawtizer and General Manager Kim Tong Join Chef Doug Flicker's Esker Grove Staff

Beverage Manager Jon Olson, Chef de Cuisine T.J. Rawtizer and General Manager Kim Tong Join Chef Doug Flicker's Esker Grove Staff

Walker Art Center Presents Choreographers' Evening Curated by Rosy Simas

Walker Art Center Presents Choreographers' Evening Curated by Rosy Simas

Walker Art Center Presents World Premiere and Walker Commission of Dance Artist Karen Sherman's Soft Goods, an Evocative Examination of Work, Life and Loss Performed by Theater Technicians and Dancers

Walker Art Center Presents World Premiere and Walker Commission of Dance Artist Karen Sherman's Soft Goods, an Evocative Examination of Work, Life and Loss Performed by Theater Technicians and Dancers

Avant Garden Returns to the Walker November 19, Featuring DJ/Producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest

Avant Garden Returns to the Walker November 19, Featuring DJ/Producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest

Walker Art Center and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Copresent Merce Cunningham: Common Time the Largest Survey of the Artist and his Multidisciplinary Collaborations Ever Mounted

Walker Art Center and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Copresent Merce Cunningham: Common Time the Largest Survey of the Artist and his Multidisciplinary Collaborations Ever Mounted

September Target Free Thursday Nights at the Walker Art Center

September Target Free Thursday Nights at the Walker Art Center

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