Walker Art Center's August Free First Saturday--Inspired By Me!--Features Day of Family Activities Inspired by New Exhibition Chuck Close: Self-Portraits 1967-2005
The Walker Art Center’s Free First Saturday event from 10 am-5 pm Saturday, August 6, draws inspiration from the exhibition Chuck Close: Self-Portraits 1967–2005 with a full day of related activities for families. Youth can make a self-portrait on a professional press with artists from Highpoint Center for Printmaking in the Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab and have their portrait taken by photographer Quito Ziegler at her giant truck displaying Minnesota Family Project. Teens from the Youth Performance Company will turn their stories into performance in The “I” Project, and families can catch a screening of La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil (The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun) by Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambéty.
Activities are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis. In case of rain, outdoor events will be canceled, not rescheduled.
Free First Saturdays are for Families!
Inspired by Me
Saturday, August 6, 10 am–5 pm FREE
Free First Saturday takes its cue from the current exhibition Chuck Close: Self-Portraits 1967–2005.
Performance: The “I” Project
11 am and 3 pm
Cinema
Head to the stage to watch teen actors from the Youth Performance Company stand up and tell their stories in The “I” Project.
Art-Making for the Whole Family: Portrait Power
12 noon–4 pm
Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab
Picture yourself in print! Make a self-portrait on a professional press with artists from Highpoint Center for Printmaking. Draw inspiration from the portraits on view in the Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab by children from Free Arts Minnesota, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the healing powers of artistic expression into the lives of at-risk children and their families. To learn more about Free Arts, visit freeartsmn.org.
Sponsorship for this activity is provided by the global financial services firm UBS.
Minnesota Family Project
12 noon–4 pm
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Photographer Quito Ziegler is traveling throughout Minnesota, shooting portraits of people she meets along the way and exhibiting them in her giant truck. Stop by and say cheese when she parks her Minnesota Family Project near the Garden.
Families Play Safe in the Sun
12 noon–4 pm
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
The Women’s Dermatologic Society, with the support of 3M Foundation, presents a community outreach program that raises awareness about sun safety and skin cancer prevention. Get a free UV scan of your face, participate in a coloring contest, and receive free stuff at the activity tent.
Film Screening: La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil (The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun)
1 and 2 pm
Cinema
The last film by Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambéty (1945-1998) is an affirmative tale of how young Sili Laam, a 12-year-old paraplegic, reinvents herself as a newspaper vendor and refuses to see the world simply as it is, but rather as it should be.
Family Gallery Tour
12 noon
Meet in the Bazinet Garden Lobby
What is the difference between a portrait and a self-portrait? Find out on a walk through the galleries.
WAC-ky Tales
1:30, 1:40, and 1:50 pm
U.S. Bank Orientation Lounge
Meet Ann Bitter, the Walker’s Deputy Director and Chief Operating Office, who reads August’s book of the month, Squarehead by Harriet Ziefert. George only likes things that are square. Will he discover just how cool other shapes can be?
Family Garden Tour
2 pm
Meet in the Outer Garden Lobby
Discover how many sculptures of people there are in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden on this guided adventure.