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Best in show from the Lifeworks art show
Field Guide
Dec 2008
As promised in an earlier post (http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2008/12/16/offering-a-critical-eye-to-lifeworks-2008-traveling-art-show/) I’m sharing an image of the work that received best in show in Lifework’s 2008 traveling art show.
The work is called The Bearded Lady at the Circus and the artist is Layne Lastine. Congratulations Layne!
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Larry Yazzie: Sharing the Gift
Field Guide
Dec 2008
I’m particularly excited about the upcoming Free First Saturday, highlighting Larry Yazzie and his son Jessup, who will be performing the fast and colorful Fancy Dance on Saturday, January 3rd. The theme of the day “Styled by Saarinen” is inspired by the exhibition Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future (closing January 4th) and the design innovations of this legendary architect. If you’re wondering what…
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Art on Call for Out There: It’s not just for the galleries anymore!
Field Guide
Dec 2008
One of the great things about strolling through the galleries at theWalker is the fact that you can use your cell phone to get information about a particular painting that you want a little more information about. It’s called Art on Call. It’s a little something that just ties everything together. Like having an expert at your fingertips.WalkerArt on Call
One of the great things about strolling…
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Arty Pants Report: Getting Kids Started
Field Guide
Dec 2008
I took both O and J to Arty Pants today — technically, J. is a bit young and O. is a bit old, but they both had a great time. There were two activities — one was a “magic” watercolor painting (you draw with “invisible” white crayon, then paint over it to make your drawing magically appear –see O.’s painting of the “textures of the world,” above). For the other, kids used felt shapes to make versions of minimal…
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Enabling users to share content to social media sites
Media Lab
Dec 2008
Last week we made a small change to our online calendar, adding social media sharing features. This means it is easier for readers of our online calendar to tell their friends and contacts about events. In our calendar, if you click the “share this” button, it slides out this drawer:
There are a number of pre-made DHTML widgets out there that are easy to use, but don’t provide quite the user experience…
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Amy Toscani Interview with WACTAC
Field Guide
Dec 2008
WACTAC is putting on an awesome workshop “Sculpture for Lightweights,” taught by local artist and sculptor Amy Toscani and open to all high school students. She has exhibited extensively since 1993, recently having a show at The Soap Factory. During the workshop, Amy will share her knowledge of welding, sewing, and playing light-weight steel to create sculptural objects. You’ll have the opportunity to…
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Offering a critical eye to Lifeworks 2008 traveling art show
Field Guide
Dec 2008
Last month mnartists.orgProject Director (and monster drawer) Scott Stulen and I ventured to Lifeworksadministrative headquarters in Eagan to jury a group of twenty-five artworks, which were submitted for inclusion in the organization’s annual traveling art show. The works, created by Lifeworks clients, offered a variety of media and subject matter. After about an hour of intent looking and talking…