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Student Open House: IDENTITY CRISIS

Teens Blog

Since 1994, the Walker Art Center has been the innovative leader in teen programming, providing cultural institutions around the world with a successful model for engaging teenagers. The mission of Teen Programs is to connect teenagers to contemporary art and artists. The Walker was the first art museum in the country to devote full-time staff to working with and building teen audiences…

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Much More than a Reprint: Zammuto at the Walker

The Green Room

I’ve been a fan of Nick Zammuto since I happened to have breakfast with him back in 2005 in North Adams, MA. He lived there and I was in town to watch a friend play at the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival. “I’m in a band called the Books,” he said to me. […] I’ve been a fan of Nick Zammuto since I happened to have breakfast with him back in 2005 in North Adams, MA. He lived there and I was in town…

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Viewfinder: REwork: Participatory Art Projects at Art Attack

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Last weekend the Northeast Minneapolis arts district threw open its doors for their annual cool-weather art crawl, Art Attack. In a gallery on the third floor of the Northrup King Building, tucked away amidst painting, clothing, and ceramic studios, the weary art wanderers found an entirely different experience. REwork: Participatory Art Projects was a weekend-long […] Last weekend the Northeast…

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From Framer to Curator: An Evening with General Mills Art Curator Don McNeil

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The Walker Contemporaries recently took a field trip out to the General Mills Campus in Golden Valley and had a tour with Don McNeil, curator of the General Mills Art Collection. The Contemporaries, made up of young professionals at Twin Cities companies, had expressed an interest in learning more about corporate art collections, and there was a specific […] The Walker Contemporaries recently took a…

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Hofesh Shechter: Dance, Politics, and Apolitical Dance

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On the heels of what may be considered a crucial election,Hofesh Shechter Companycomes to Minneapolis with Political Mother. In the newest installment of TALK DANCE, local dancer and choreographer Justin Jones interviews choreographer and artistic director Hofesh Shechterabout politics, art, and influence. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Shechter grew up in a tense political environment, which he…

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Zoom In: Dancer/Choreographer and Photographer Megan Mayer

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Dance critic Lightsey Darst talks ballet—specifically, the touring performances by New York City Ballet’s MOVES project, recently presented by Northrop Dance.

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So Many Flags: It Is What It Is!

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Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often anthropomorphic illustrator, fine artist, muralist and children’s art instructor from St.Paul, MN, with a BFA in illustration from the College of Visual Arts (CVA). He has done artist residencies at Jackson Elementary and the St. Paul University Club, and his work has been displayed in venues both locally and abroad, […] Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often…

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BAYETE ROSS SMITH x WALKER TEENS

Teens Blog

The work of the Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council (WACTAC) this year focuses around the theme of identity, a theme that is often central to both youth and contemporary art. Throughout the year they will work to engage art works and artists that take identity as focal. For the October Teen Art Lounge WACTAC hosted NYC-based artist Bayete Ross Smith. Often dealing with youth, race, class, and…

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WACTACer SPEAKS

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Diana Vega Vega’s dedication speech for Perpich Center for the Arts Media Arts Department. She then went on to give her speech at the State Capitol for a day of advocacy for arts education in Minnesota. She is what we call a Walker Art Center baller! Here is the transcript of her speech: We came to Perpich with a purpose, a mission to not only try our best, but to focus on a future that we are…