10/16/2009
Rachel Joyce, 612.375.7635
rachel.joyce@walkerart.org


Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate at the Walker Art Center
Adults and Kids Ages 3-5 Are Invited to Take Part in Activities Inspired by the Exhibition Robert Irwin: Slant/Light/Volume

Parents and caregivers with youngsters ages 3–5 have a fun way to find artistic inspiration with Arty Pants: Your Tuesday Playdate, the popular Walker Art Center program designed to nurture creativity and engage a child’s mind. Arty Pants programs, presented on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, feature art projects, films, gallery activities, and story readings. Meet other families for a treat at the Gallery 8 Café. The Arty Pants programs in November and December are presented from 11 am–1 pm Tuesdays, November 10 and 24, and December 8 and 22. Activities are free with gallery admission; Walker members and children ages 12 and under always receive free admission.

During the November and December programs, visitors can relax and reflect on light, space, and contemporary art at in-gallery yoga sessions with instructor Jessica Rosenberg that take place in the exhibition Robert Irwin: Slant/Light/Volume, featuring the artist’s ethereal translucent scrim piece. Art-making, stories, films, and other activities throughout the Walker will further stretch your imagination.


ARTY PANTS: YOUR TUESDAY PLAYDATE
November 10 and 24; December 8 and 22

Tour Adventure: Yoga in the Galleries
Friedman Gallery
Join guest instructors Jessica Rosenberg and Shayla Boger for a movement experience in the exhibition Robert Irwin: Slant/Light/Volume.

Art-making Activities
Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab
Join us each week for a different art-making activity that investigates light and shadows.

November 10: Silly Shadows
November 24: Playing with Light
December 8: Making with Movement
December 22: Exploring Space

Film: Jack in the Beanstalk, directed by Lotte Reiniger
U.S. Bank Orientation Lounge
Watch this classic tale come to life through cut paper in this animated short film.

Story Time: Mary Had a Little Lamp by Hack Lechner and illustrated by Bob Staake
Cargill Lounge
This delightful tale is about a young girl and the lamp she loves to take everywhere, but when things start to go wrong people begin to question Mary’s choice of a very unusual companion.


The Walker Art Center’s Raising Creative Kids Initiative is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Walker Art Center programming is made possible by its Premier Partners: General Mills, Target, and Star Tribune.