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January 24, 2020 Open until 5 pm

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Weisman Art Museum

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An Immigrant’s Tale: The Edward Reynolds Wright, Jr. Collection

October 2, 2011 – December 1, 2020

Cartography of a Collection

October 2, 2011 – December 1, 2020

The Persistence of Mingei: Influence through Four Generations of Ceramic Artists

March 23, 2019 – March 21, 2021

State Your Intentions: New Works in the WAM Collection

July 20, 2019 – February 16, 2020
A scene of Rosy's installation: A number of sculptures that resemble sacks hang off the ground from the ceiling. Projected onto them and on the wall behind is a scene of water with waves crashing. The gallery is very dark.

She Who Lives on the Road to War

December 21, 2019 – February 1, 2020
An arrangement of objects. On a white shelf against a white wall, a glass, spherical chemistry tool is filled with gold leaf and stands on top of a book whose title is "The Universe." Above the shelf in a gold and wood frame is a vinyl print that reads "Abracadabra"

Exhibition Preview Party | Abracadabra and Other Forms of Protection

January 31 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Harriet Bart: Abracadabra and Other Forms of Protection

February 1 – May 24

Black to the Future: Yo Mama’s Northside Black History Month Pop-Up Museum

February 8 – April 2
Painter Jim Denomie's "Attack on Fort Snelling Bar and Grill," which he describes as "a visual story about some of the historical events concerning the state of Minnesota and the Ojibwe and Dakota tribes within its boundaries since the 1862 Dakota War.” A number of figures are featured in the painting—a white farmer eating grass, an Indigenous person on a horse riding off into the sunset, a white cameraman taking photos of an Indigenous couple.

Middle School Workshop | Connecting Past and Present: Indigenous Storytelling

February 8 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Artist Talk with Harriet Bart

February 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Yoga at WAM | February

February 15 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Two women look directly at one another. At left is a white woman holding a sign that says "Well-Intentioned." On the right is a Black woman holding a sign that, in all capital letters, reads "Angry."

Staged Reading of “Angry Black Woman and Well-Intentioned White Girl”

February 15 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
An illustrated outline of the museum in blues and purples. All the windows seem to glow and the background is a night sky with a shining moon.

Study Night | February

February 19 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
A wall full of framed portraits from the 2019 Scholastic Art Awards.

Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards Ceremonies

February 22 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Movie Screening | Yo Mama’s House Pop-Up

February 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
An illustrated outline of the museum in blues and purples. All the windows seem to glow and the background is a night sky with a shining moon.

Study Night | March

March 4 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Movie Screening | Yo Mama’s House Pop-Up

March 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Yoga at WAM | March

March 14 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

In the Field: Conversations with Creatives

March 25 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
An illustrated outline of the museum in blues and purples. All the windows seem to glow and the background is a night sky with a shining moon.

Study Night | April

April 1 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
An older white man points out an image to two younger children, who look at the painting with interest.

Slow Art Day

April 4 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
An oil drawing of a figure against a white background.

Book Signing with Vesna Kittelson

April 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
The camera is fixed on Rebecca, who is playing cello in a concert hall, focusing on her sheet music.

Conversations for Duet with Cello

April 7 – April 12

The Jealous Curator

April 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The photograph is of two individual's feet. The figure on the left is wearing metallic high heels and has a number of tattoos. The person at right is wearing athletic sneakers and jeans. They are in chairs next to each other and appear to be talking.

Monica Sheets and The Feminist Strip Club

April 11 – May 10

Yoga at WAM | April

April 11 @ 10:30 am
An image from the 2019 Student Design Showcase where somebody wearing a white garment with a massive white hat has their back turned to the camera and is walking down the runway. On both side of the walk, audience members are seated and cheering.

Seven Forms Student Design Showcase

April 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

ArtWords and The Tower Launch Party

April 29 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The photograph is of two individual's feet. The figure on the left is wearing metallic high heels and has a number of tattoos. The person at right is wearing athletic sneakers and jeans. They are in chairs next to each other and appear to be talking.

The Feminist Strip Club | The GRIND Launch

May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
A wooden storage unit holding a number of fine objects. The unit replicates a geniza; the Jewish practice of geniza stores sacred texts: for centuries, documents have been saved, guarded, preserved, and concealed in these storage areas prior to proper burial.

Convening

May 8 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Yoga at WAM | May

May 9 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Shanai Matteson: A Ship’s First Shape

May 16 – June 21