Walker Art Center Presents Target Free Thursday Nights
With the grand opening of its new expansion on April 17, the Walker Art Center presents the official launch of
Target Free Thursday Nights
. Sponsored by Target, the Walker’s galleries are free from 5-9 pm every Thursday evening and are complemented by a range of Walker programs. Explore an exhibition, watch a film, make art, and ask questions at these evenings made possible by Target. At the launch event for Target Free Thursday Nights, from 5-9 pm Thursday, April 28, enjoy an artist talk by Ed Templeton, DJ beats by Tarik Moody, a Drop-In Art Activity to create mail art inspired by the architecture of Herzog & de Meuron, and Artist-in-Residence Ericka Beckman’s double-screen projection Frame UP.
Target Free Thursday Nights
April 21 and 28
Galleries open 5–9 pm; special events follow.
Free
April 21
Tours
1 and 6 pm
April 28
Launch event:
Introducing Target Free Thursday Nights
Thursday, April 28, 5–9 pm
Artist Talk
_Outsider on the Insid_e: Ed Templeton, 7 pm
Walker Cinema
A product of Southern California living, Ed Templeton’s art encompasses the daily life of a professional skateboarder and artist amidst strip malls, beaches, and youth culture. In this talk, Templeton will discuss how his surroundings inform his painting and photography. Also included are segments of Good & Evil, a skateboarding film by Templeton’s skate company Toy Machine, and Deformer, a biographical documentary about Templeton’s life by Mike Mills.
Tours
6 pm: Get acquainted with the new Walker on this architectural tour of the building.
7 pm: See new works as well as old favorites on this tour of the Permanent Collection.
Drop-in Art Activity: Greetings from the Walker!
Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab, 5–9 pm
Visit the new Art Lab and create a piece of mail art inspired by the architecture of Herzog & de Meuron. Then send your salutations off to far-away friends using the postcard’s ready-to-mail design.
DJ Tarik Moody
Cargill Lounge, 5–9 pm
Kick back and relax while you check the beats and breaks of DJ Tarik Moody.
Video Installation
Ericka Beckman’s Frame UP, 5–9 pm
Lecture Room
As the new Walker rose from a hole in the ground to a shimmering cube on the landscape, Artist-in-Residence Ericka Beckman captured over 100 hours of the construction on film. Her 10-minute double-screen projection runs continuously throughout the evening.