November 24, 2020
Upon entering Vesna Kittelsonâs North Loop Minneapolis studio, you notice that her space is populated with the faces of Young Americans. The painted portraits, slightly larger than life, are unfettered by frames and hung directly on the wall, most of them at eye level or just above. You canât help but meet their gazes;…
November 20, 2020
WAM will Temporarily Close Per the Governor’s Order November 20, 2020: Weisman Art Museum will temporarily close its gallery spaces to the public beginning Saturday, Nov. 21, in accordance with the Governor Walz’s Executive Order 20-99 and aligned guidance from University of Minnesota leadership and public health officials. Per the Governor’s order, indoor gathering spaces and entertainment…
August 25, 2020
Download accessible text (PDF) About the Artist L. Kling (they/them) making zines and fermenting food with care and magic on occupied Dakota and Anishinaabe land. Instagram @YOLOWzines @picklewitch ©YOLOW zines 2020, excerpted and reproduced with permission Read more from How Does Your Garden Grow? >>
August 25, 2020
About the Artist heather c. lou (she/her/hers) is an angry gemini earth dragon, multiracial, asian, queer, cisgender, disabled, depressed, and anxious womxn of color artist based in st. paul, minnesota. Instagram @hclou About the Artist ArnĂ©e Martin (she/they) is an artist/arts educator originally from Charleston, SC/Edisto Natchez/Kusso land. Instagram @argh_margh ©YOLOW zines 2020, excerpted…
August 25, 2020
Download accessible text (PDF) About the Artist Paulina Hoong (she/her) is a 2nd-generation Chinese woman from rural Minnesota. Instagram @paulinahoong ©YOLOW zines 2020, excerpted and reproduced with permission Read more from How Does Your Garden Grow? >>
August 25, 2020
Download accessible text (PDF) About the artists Soraya Daneshmand (they/them) is a biracial, queer vegan that lives in the Twin Cities. Instagram @soraya_dee sen holiday (they/them) makes art and comics on stolen Dakota and Anishinaabe land. skyveincomic.com ©YOLOW zines 2020, excerpted and reproduced with permission Read more from How Does Your Garden Grow? >>
August 25, 2020
Gardens can be literal places for growing our flowers and vegetables, or gardens can be inside our hearts and minds. How are we tending our gardens? How are we sowing our seeds for a harvest where no one will be hungry? What magic are we finding in the sunshine, water, and soil? I asked these…
March 26, 2020
While WAM is now open to the general public, our staff and partnering artists continue to develop programming to engage audiences and build community online. WAM events, programs, workshops, and tours will all be online until further notice. Wherever we are, at home or in a fabulous building by the river, WAM is committed to shining a…
February 12, 2020
The Weisman Art Museum is calling scientists to collaborate on the upcoming exhibition âBioMess,â by Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr of the SymbioticA Lab at the University of Western Australia.
January 30, 2020
In recognition of Women’s History Month, Amoke Kubat (YO MAMA’S HOUSE, is curating a Pop Up Museum in the Target Studio. This follows Amoke’s curation of Black History Month, and is called ART & SOUL: Indigenous, Rural and Urban HERstories Month. Watch this space for more! ALYA ANSARI, Target Studio Assistant