Free First Saturday: Show & Tell

My Plant Family, 10 am–3 pm
Designed by Preston Drum and his sons, Elvis and Leroy, this activity combines botany and imagination using native plants from Minnesota as inspiration. Make rubbings of plant parts collected by the Drum family and then collage your rubbings into a “plant family.”

WACTAC Seek and Find, 10 am–3 pm
The Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) is a group of teens who get together to think about art and plan programs at the museum. Can you find all the special items on their hand-drawn seek and find sheet during your visit?

Become a Walker Artist, 10 am–3 pm
In this activity, you’ll get to make your own work of art that’s fit for a museum! Hang it up, take a photo, and bring your masterpiece home. You’ll get a sticker to show that YOU are a Walker artist.

The Visitors Cast Their Ballots, 10 am–3 pm
Artist Jacob Lawrence’s screenprint The Migrants Cast Their Ballots shows Black folks voting during the Great Migration of the 1920s. We’re in the 2020s, and now it’s your turn! Cast your vote for your favorite artwork in the exhibition Show & Tell, then decorate your own “I voted” sticker.

Short Film: The Dukah, 10 am–3 pm
The Dukah is a short documentary filled with the landscapes of Mongolia’s West Taiga and the intimate moments between five-year-old Tuvshuu and his reindeer. This film is approximately 8 minutes and will play on a loop.

WACTAC Picture Book Readings, 10:30 am and 1:30 pm
Teen members of the Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council have picked out their favorite picture books from their own childhoods to share with you! Join them in the library for a cozy story session.

Guided Tours of the Walker Galleries
Join a Walker educator for a family-friendly guided tour of artworks on view in the galleries at 11:30 am (40 min.), take a guided tour for general audiences at 1 pm (60 min.), or join guided tour in Spanish at 3 pm (60 min.). Tours explore a selection of artworks across current exhibitions and include interactive discussions. Meet at the Main Lobby desk five minutes before the tour starts.

Visit the Walker Art Center Library, 10 am–3 pm
The Walker’s library is open! Explore the stacks and find inspiration in the library’s collection of artful books. The library entrance is through the Art Lab.

Preston Drum’ holds a BFA from Memphis College of Art and an MFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His paintings, sculptures, videos and interactive installations explore notions of memory and performance through non-linear storytelling. Drum’s work is often site-specific and collaborative in nature, framing the audience as a participant in the art. His work has been exhibited throughout the Midwest and Southern United States at venues such as Goodyear Arts, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Walker Art Center. Drum is a member-emeritus of the Minnesota-based artist group CarryOn Homes, whose mission is to raise awareness of immigrant issues through the creation of artworks. Drum lives in the south suburbs of the Twin Cities where he wears many hats as a father, husband, educator, studio artist, musician, and native plant nurseryman.

Sensory note: The exhibition Show & Tell: An Exhibition for Kids includes one video room with reduced light levels. Some videos include flashing, flickering, and sound that changes in volume, pitch, and tone.

Sensory note: The exhibition This Must Be the Place: Inside the Walker’s Collection includes two video rooms with reduced light levels. Some videos include flashing, flickering, or disorienting visual effects and sound that changes in volume, pitch, and tone.

Sensory note: The exhibition Dyani White Hawk: Love Language includes three video rooms with reduced sound levels. Some videos include flashing, flickering, or disorienting visual effects and sound that changes in volume, pitch, and tone.

For more information about accessibility at the Walker, visit our Access page.

For questions about accessibility, or to request additional accommodations, call 612-375-7564, or email access@walkerart.org.