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Walker Moving Image in November features Sound Unseen Opening Night Screening and Live Music, Mark Jenkin's Bait, Nietzchka Keene's The Juniper Tree, the Annual British Arrows Awards and More
Mark Jenkin, Bait, 2018. Photo courtesy The Festival Agency.

Walker Moving Image in November features Sound Unseen Opening Night Screening and Live Music, Mark Jenkin's Bait, Nietzchka Keene's The Juniper Tree, the Annual British Arrows Awards and More

November Free First Saturday features Sharing Culture through Painting, Dance Workshop and More

November Free First Saturday features Sharing Culture through Painting, Dance Workshop and More

Walker Art Center Presents New York Times Panel Discussion: Is Local News Dying?

Walker Art Center Presents New York Times Panel Discussion: Is Local News Dying?

Walker Art Center and Northrop Present Teaċ Daṁsa: Loch na hEala (Swan Lake)

Walker Art Center and Northrop Present Teaċ Daṁsa: Loch na hEala (Swan Lake)

The Walker Art Center Names Henriette Huldisch as Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs

The Walker Art Center Names Henriette Huldisch as Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs

Celebrate Style and Meet the Makers at the Walker Art Center's Jewelry and Accessory Makers Mart this October

Celebrate Style and Meet the Makers at the Walker Art Center's Jewelry and Accessory Makers Mart this October

Five International Films added to Walker Cinema Screenings this October

Five International Films added to Walker Cinema Screenings this October

Walker Commission and World Premiere, Makaya McCraven: In These Times, with opener Astralblak

Walker Commission and World Premiere, Makaya McCraven: In These Times, with opener Astralblak

Walker Art Center Presents Lonnie Holley with Nelson Patton and Shahzad Ismaily

Walker Art Center Presents Lonnie Holley with Nelson Patton and Shahzad Ismaily

October Target Free Thursday Nights feature Artist Talks, Pop-Up Tea Room and Halloween Arty Costume Party

October Target Free Thursday Nights feature Artist Talks, Pop-Up Tea Room and Halloween Arty Costume Party

October Free First Saturday features Storytelling, Art Making with Northern Clay Center, and Exploration of a New Exhibition

October Free First Saturday features Storytelling, Art Making with Northern Clay Center, and Exploration of a New Exhibition

Walker Art Center Announces Artist Angela Two Stars as Finalist for Indigenous Public Art Commission in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Walker Art Center Announces Artist Angela Two Stars as Finalist for Indigenous Public Art Commission in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Walker Art Center presents: Carissa Rodriguez: The Maid

Walker Art Center presents: Carissa Rodriguez: The Maid

Walker Art Center and The Cedar present Midwest Premiere of Congolese Music Collective KOKOKO!

Walker Art Center and The Cedar present Midwest Premiere of Congolese Music Collective KOKOKO!

Fall Season at Walker Cinema Features Chilean Stop-Motion Animation The Wolf House with Filmmaker in Conversation, Djibril Diop Mambéty's Hyenas, Strand Releasing 30th Anniversary Tribute, and More

Fall Season at Walker Cinema Features Chilean Stop-Motion Animation The Wolf House with Filmmaker in Conversation, Djibril Diop Mambéty's Hyenas, Strand Releasing 30th Anniversary Tribute, and More

The Walker Art Center's Annual Benefit Avant Garden Returns September 21 Featuring MC Lyte, DJs Coco & Breezy, and One-Night-Only Local Band Ringing Bell

The Walker Art Center's Annual Benefit Avant Garden Returns September 21 Featuring MC Lyte, DJs Coco & Breezy, and One-Night-Only Local Band Ringing Bell

Walker Art Center Opens 2019–2020 Performing Arts Season with Nature Theater of Oklahoma And EN-KNAP Group: Pursuit of Happiness

Walker Art Center Opens 2019–2020 Performing Arts Season with Nature Theater of Oklahoma And EN-KNAP Group: Pursuit of Happiness

September Target Free Thursday Nights feature artist talks with Wing Young Huie, Melba Price and Hamza Walker, Pop-Up Tea Room in New Exhibition Theaster Gates and Citizenship Series

September Target Free Thursday Nights feature artist talks with Wing Young Huie, Melba Price and Hamza Walker, Pop-Up Tea Room in New Exhibition Theaster Gates and Citizenship Series

September Free First Saturday features Somali Museum Dance Troupe, Kinetic Sculptures and more in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

September Free First Saturday features Somali Museum Dance Troupe, Kinetic Sculptures and more in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Walker Art Center Presents: An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960–2018

Walker Art Center Presents: An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960–2018

Mn Artists Presents Lighting Installation, Live Donkey Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Tour, And Performances Curated by Multidisciplinary Artist Collective CarryOn Homes

Mn Artists Presents Lighting Installation, Live Donkey Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Tour, And Performances Curated by Multidisciplinary Artist Collective CarryOn Homes

Walker Art Center Presents Theaster Gates's First Major US Exhibition

Walker Art Center Presents Theaster Gates's First Major US Exhibition

August Free First Saturday features Acrobats, Giant Bubbles, and Chalk Art

August Free First Saturday features Acrobats, Giant Bubbles, and Chalk Art

August Target Free Thursday Nights Feature Sculpture Garden Workout, Art Making, Music on the Terraces and MN Artist Performances

August Target Free Thursday Nights Feature Sculpture Garden Workout, Art Making, Music on the Terraces and MN Artist Performances

Walker Art Center Presents The Expressionist Figure: 100 Years of Modern and Contemporary Drawing

Walker Art Center Presents The Expressionist Figure: 100 Years of Modern and Contemporary Drawing

Sound for Silents: Film + Music Commission on the Walker Hillside Features a Live Score by Astralblak to Silent Films

Sound for Silents: Film + Music Commission on the Walker Hillside Features a Live Score by Astralblak to Silent Films

Walker Art Center 2019–2021 Exhibition Schedule Highlights

Walker Art Center 2019–2021 Exhibition Schedule Highlights

July Target Free Thursday Nights feature Vogue Night, Sculpture Garden Workout, and DJs on the Terraces

July Target Free Thursday Nights feature Vogue Night, Sculpture Garden Workout, and DJs on the Terraces

July Free First Saturday Features Live-Drawing Animals in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Koo Koo Kanga Roo Dance Party, and Art-Making

July Free First Saturday Features Live-Drawing Animals in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Koo Koo Kanga Roo Dance Party, and Art-Making

Terrace Thursdays return to the Walker Featuring Indigenous Fashion Show, Vogue Night, Local DJs and Performances

Terrace Thursdays return to the Walker Featuring Indigenous Fashion Show, Vogue Night, Local DJs and Performances

Summer at Walker Cinema Features Premieres of Martin Scorsese's Bob Dylan Documentary, Joe Talbot's The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Newly Restored American Independents, and the Annual Sound for Silents on the Walker Hillside

Summer at Walker Cinema Features Premieres of Martin Scorsese's Bob Dylan Documentary, Joe Talbot's The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Newly Restored American Independents, and the Annual Sound for Silents on the Walker Hillside

June Target Free Thursday Nights Feature Terrace Thursdays, A Sculpture Garden Workout, Indigenous Spirit: Gender Fluid Fashion Show, and a New Sculpture Unveiling

June Target Free Thursday Nights Feature Terrace Thursdays, A Sculpture Garden Workout, Indigenous Spirit: Gender Fluid Fashion Show, and a New Sculpture Unveiling

Walker Art Center Commissions New Work by Seitu Jones and Ta-coumba T. Aiken for the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Walker Art Center Commissions New Work by Seitu Jones and Ta-coumba T. Aiken for the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Walker Art Center Announces 2019–2020 Performing Arts Season, Offering 21 Unique Experiences by Global Arts Creators
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham: state. Photo: Steven Schreiber

Walker Art Center Announces 2019–2020 Performing Arts Season, Offering 21 Unique Experiences by Global Arts Creators

The Walker Art Center's Annual Benefit Avant Garden Returns September 21 Featuring MC Lyte

The Walker Art Center's Annual Benefit Avant Garden Returns September 21 Featuring MC Lyte

June Free First Saturday Features Drag Story Hour, Karaoke, Bike Parade and More

June Free First Saturday Features Drag Story Hour, Karaoke, Bike Parade and More

Esker Grove Patio Opening Party Features $5 Food and Drink Specials, DJ Tunes by Kurt Ruslin

Esker Grove Patio Opening Party Features $5 Food and Drink Specials, DJ Tunes by Kurt Ruslin

Celebrate Summer at the Walker with Inside and Outside Fun For Everyone

Celebrate Summer at the Walker with Inside and Outside Fun For Everyone

Teens Takeover the Walker this Spring

Teens Takeover the Walker this Spring

May Free First Saturday Features Soft Sculpture Making, Student Musicians, and a Short Film

May Free First Saturday Features Soft Sculpture Making, Student Musicians, and a Short Film

May Target Free Thursday Nights Feature Life Drawing, Writing Workshop, MN Artist Performances and More

May Target Free Thursday Nights Feature Life Drawing, Writing Workshop, MN Artist Performances and More

Sound for Silents: Film + Music Commission on the Walker Hillside Features a Live Score by Astralblak to Silent Films

Sound for Silents: Film + Music Commission on the Walker Hillside Features a Live Score by Astralblak to Silent Films

Walker Art Center Presents Free All Day Festival, Resonance: A Sound Art Marathon

Walker Art Center Presents Free All Day Festival, Resonance: A Sound Art Marathon

Walker Art Center and The Current Present Rock the Garden June 29 Featuring The National, Courtney Barnett, X, Heart Bones, Bad Bad Hats, deM atlaS, Adia Victoria, and The Beths

Walker Art Center and The Current Present Rock the Garden June 29 Featuring The National, Courtney Barnett, X, Heart Bones, Bad Bad Hats, deM atlaS, Adia Victoria, and The Beths

Platforms: Collection and Commissions Continues with Next Film Rotation Sonic Landscapes

Platforms: Collection and Commissions Continues with Next Film Rotation Sonic Landscapes

Walker Art Center and Northrop Present Le Patin Libre: Vertical Influences, with special guests—Twin Cities-Based Brownbody: Tracing Sacred Steps (Excerpt)

Walker Art Center and Northrop Present Le Patin Libre: Vertical Influences, with special guests—Twin Cities-Based Brownbody: Tracing Sacred Steps (Excerpt)

Walker Art Center Presents Theaster Gates' First Major US Exhibition

Walker Art Center Presents Theaster Gates' First Major US Exhibition

Artist-Designed Skyline Mini Golf Returns to the Walker Terraces this Summer with Two New Holes

Artist-Designed Skyline Mini Golf Returns to the Walker Terraces this Summer with Two New Holes

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