WAC | Calendar | July 2001

THE WALKER ART CENTER AND THE MINNEAPOLIS SCULPTURE GARDEN

The Walker and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden are the focus of artist-led summer classes for kids ages 3-14. Create paintings, prints, performance, and photographs. Explore architecture and design. Culture Camp offers young people an action-packed introduction to five arts organizations in Minneapolis.

FOR AGES 3-8 (ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT)
ONCE UPON A GARDEN SOLD OUT
THURSDAYS, JULY 12, 19, 26, AND AUGUST 2, 2001, 6:30-8 PM
$40 ($20 WALKER MEMBERS) PER PARTICIPANT
Dress for a mess and discover some of the many possibilities of makingart with surprising natural materials. Explore the Minneapolis SculptureGarden, then create miniature self-portraits, photo collages, watercolor sketchbooks, and sculptures. During this class, children and adults join in outdoor fun and creative play together. Led by Jennifer Kennedy and Dara Sepkoski.

FOR AGES 6-8
UP & UNDER: EXPLORING FANTASTICAL AND REAL GARDENS SOLD OUT
MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 16-20, 2001, 10 AM-12 NOON
$100 ($50 WALKER MEMBERS)
Find out who might live in a garden--worms, ladybugs, butterflies, fairies, even you--as you become an artful gardener for the week. Make special two- and three-dimensional environments, whimsical miniature gardens complete with fairy protectors and underground bug headquarters, and a variety of indoor and outdoor drawing and papier-mâchè projects. Parents are invited to a presentation and reception at the end of the last class. Led by Sara Church.

FOR AGES 8-12
CULTURE CAMP
MONDAY-FRIDAY, AUGUST 13-17, 2001, 9 AM-3 PM
$240 ($180 FOR MEMBERS OF ANY OF THE FIVE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS)
Spend a day at each of five arts organizations: The Walker Art Center, the Children's Theatre Company, Zenon Dance Company, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and Highpoint Center for Printmaking. Create videos, handmade paper, engravings, books, performances, and dances.At the Walker, culture campers will use digital video cameras and iMovie software to make a short film with Mike Hazard that explores art from many different angles. Parents are invited to a presentation at the end of each class. Participants must provide their own transportation to each institution and bring a bag lunch each day. Three sections are offered; limited to 18 participants per section. Registration begins April 17 and is through the Walker Art Center box office only. A full schedule and directions will be mailed to participants.

FOR AGES 7-9
EYE TO EYE: PORTRAITS AND PLACES
MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 9-13, 2001, 10 AM-3 PM
$180 ($100 WALKER MEMBERS)
Investigate still and moving figures in the exhibition Alice Neel and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Be the artist and the model as you learn about line, color, and proportion using pastels, ink, and paints. Bring a bag lunch. Parents are invited to a presentation and reception at the end of the last class. Led by Ilene Krug Mojsilov.

FOR AGES 9-11
MIX IT UP
MONDAY-FRIDAY, AUGUST 6-10, 2001, 10 AM-3 PM
$180 ($100 WALKER MEMBERS)
During this exiting week, use everyday objects and digital cameras to experiment with a variety of techniques incorporating collage, paint, and photos. After seeing a selection of portraits in the exhibition Alice Neel, create expressive and personal mixed-media artworks. Bring a bag lunch. Parents are invited to a presentation and reception at the end of the last class. Led by Alexa Horochowski.

FOR AGES 12-14
DESIGN AND STRUCTURE
MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 23-27, 2001, 10 AM-3 PM
$180 ($100 WALKER MEMBERS)
How do architects find ideas for unique yet functional building designs? In this class, students are introduced to the field of architecture through design, drawing, and model-building techniques. Sketch "characters" from portraits in the exhibition Alice Neel, then plan and construct model homes, offices, or a museum space for these specific clients. Investigate shelterlike sculptures in the Garden by Jackie Ferrara, Atelier van Lieshout, and Nari Ward. Bring a bag lunch. Parents are invited to a presentation and reception at the end of the last class. Led by Aimee LaLone and Isabel Chavier.

TO REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION
For more information and to register by phone, call the Walker box office at 612.375.7622; fax 612.375.7595; or sign-up online at www.walkerart.org/tickets/. Enrollment is limited, so register early. Classes may be canceled one week prior to the start date of each class if enrollment is insufficient. Culture Camp registration begins April 17 and is through the Walker Art Center box office or online only.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Full and partial scholarships are available on a need basis for several classes through the Walker Art Center's Explore Program. For more information, call Dara Sepkoski at 612.375.7611 or e-mail.

REFUNDS AND WITHDRAWALS
Fees are nonrefundable. A full refund will be granted if the class is canceled by the Walker Art Center.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

ISABEL CHAVIER is currently a graduate student in architecture at the University of Minnesota and participated in the Design Studio portion of the Walker exhibition The Home Show (summer 2000).

SARA CHURCH (MA in art education, College of Saint Catherine) is a local artist who has taught many workshops for children at the Bloomington Arts Center.

MIKE HAZARD, a.k.a. Media Mike (Culture Camp at the Walker) is an artist-in-residence at the Center for International Education. He teaches people of all ages how to make lively videos and makes video portraits of lively people. He is just finishing Eugene McCarthy: I'm Sorry I Was Right, and just beginning a self-portrait at midlife, Solar Power & Moonshine.

ALEXA HOROCHOWSKI (MFA, University of Michigan) is an installation artist who has exhibited her work locally at Franconia Sculpture Park, No Name Exhibitions, the Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and The Phipps Center for the Arts. She is a 2001 recipient of a Jerome Fellowship for Visual Artists, and currently teaches at the College of Visual Arts, St. Paul.

AIMEE LALONE has a liberal arts background and is currently a graduate student in architecture at the University of Minnesota.

JENNIFER KENNEDY (MA, art education, College of Saint Catherine) is the Family Programs Assistant in the Department of Education and Community Programs at the Walker Art Center.

ILENE KRUG MOJSILOV (MFA, University of Minnesota) is the Art Lab Coordinator at the Walker Art Center as well as a painter and an MSAB Roster Artist. She has conducted numerous workshops for children at the Walker and statewide in the public schools.

DARA HENNING SEPKOSKI (MA, art education, The School, The Art Institute of Chicago) is the Family Programs Manager in the Department of Education and Community Programs at the Walker Art Center.