Friday is date night at the Walker! While grown-ups enjoy time together in the galleries and refreshments at Wolfgang Puck's 20.21 Restraurant & Bar, kids get to create masterworks in the Art Lab with artist/instructor Mary Rivard. Price includes gallery admission for two adults, workshop...

What do hip kids and their (possibly) cooler parents do to spark creativity? Attend Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate, featuring activities for adults and youngsters ages 3-5. Join us each month on the second and fourth Tuesdays for art projects, films, gallery activities, and story time. Free with...

Let’s get the party started! Kick off a summerlong extravaganza commemorating the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden’s 20th anniversary. Savor an array of live music, dance, and art-making activities during this special birthday launch event, part of Minneapolis MOSAIC 2008, a citywide festival...

Parents, grandparents, and other caregivers are all welcome to attend this class, which encourages participants to share ideas and time-tested strategies for bringing children to museums, engaging them with contemporary art, and following up with activities at home. Participants receive a packet...

Watch the Trisha Brown Dance Company walk down buildings, circle trees, and float on rafts during several unexpected performances in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Loring Park. Join other families to participate in a series of related activities. Performances begin at 11 am and 1:30 pm.

Encourage your child’s love of learning! Register now for a summer filled with awesome adventures in contemporary art.

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Budding artists and their favorite adults will begin each of the four evenings with an artful story, followed by the discovery of sculptural treasures in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Then use a wide range of materials to create art together. Don’t forget to dress for a mess!

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Become an experimental filmmaker during this weeklong series of video projects inspired by 20th-century American and European underground film. Explore different elements of cinema, including light, shape, texture, color, sound, and rhythm, and learn how to use filters and effects in computer...

Inspired by the new artist-designed, 10-hole miniature golf course located on-site at the Walker, this class gives kids a chance to develop a concept, map out a design, and finally build a model for their very own mini-golf dream hole. A designer-instructor will take kids through this fun course,...

Visit the outdoor exhibition Design for the Other 90% to learn how design innovations are improving people’s lives around the world, then make your own eco-friendly art projects.

Section A and B (ages 7–9) *These classes are sold out. Please call the box office at 612.375.7600 for more information.

Section C (ages 10–12)

Spend a day at each of five cultural arts organizations: the...

Budding artists and their favorite adults will begin each of the four evenings with an artful story, followed by the discovery of sculptural treasures in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Then use a wide range of materials to create art together. Don’t forget to dress for a mess!

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Work alongside artist Matthew Kunes, art director of...