Powerful portraits abound in the exhibition Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton, a survey of paintings that includes the artist’s friends and personal heroes from the worlds of art, music, fashion, and politics.

Story Time: I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont, Illustrated by David Catrow
10:30 am
Listen to a tale of paint gone wild as a little boy unsuccessfully tries to curtail his creative curiosities.

Art-making for the Entire Family: Profile in Paint
10 am – 3 pm
Using an overhead projector, oil pastels, and watercolor paints, transform your own profile into a wash of colorful brushstrokes.

Art-making for the Entire Family: 4-Part Portrait
10 am – 3 pm
Combine different media to make images about things you like to do, your favorite season, your family, and your hopes for the future. Led by artist-instructor Melinda McCannell-Unger.

Film: Because You're Gorgeous by Brent Dawes
10 am – 3 pm
Watch how one warthog’s vanity gets the better of him in this animated short. 2007, DVD, 5 minutes.

Gallery Activity: Famous Faces
10 am – 3 pm
Take a trip through the exhibition Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton with a gallery activity sheet filled with drawing, writing, and seek and find activities related to the artists’ paintings.

Family Photobooth: Caught in Color
11 am – 2 pm
Get your family photo taken in front of a colorful backdrop then see it online on the Walker’s Flickr account.

Film: Identity Shorts
11 am – 3pm
These witty films prove that being yourself is a journey, not a destination.
No Bikini by Claudia Morgado Escanilla
A 7-year-old girl discovers the freedom that comes with not wearing a bikini. 2007, DVD, 9 minutes.
Hair We Are by Daniella Blechner
Two young Afro-Caribbean girls discuss how hair is a form of self-expression. 2007, DVD, 6 minutes.

Performance: What I Want to Be When I Grow Up!
11 am and 1 pm
Follow the incredible acrobatic adventures of a would-be superhero, a professional bowler, and a lasso-slinging cowboy in this one-person show starring David Harris. Presented by Dreamland Arts.

Free First Saturday is sponsored by

Sponsor

Program support

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

Powerful portraits abound in the exhibition Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton, a survey of paintings that includes the artist’s friends and personal heroes from the worlds of art, music, fashion, and politics.

Story Time: I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont, Illustrated by David Catrow
10:30 am
Listen to a tale of paint gone wild as a little boy unsuccessfully tries to curtail his creative curiosities.

Art-making for the Entire Family: Profile in Paint
10 am – 3 pm
Using an overhead projector, oil pastels, and watercolor paints, transform your own profile into a wash of colorful brushstrokes.

Art-making for the Entire Family: 4-Part Portrait
10 am – 3 pm
Combine different media to make images about things you like to do, your favorite season, your family, and your hopes for the future. Led by artist-instructor Melinda McCannell-Unger.

Film: Because You're Gorgeous by Brent Dawes
10 am – 3 pm
Watch how one warthog’s vanity gets the better of him in this animated short. 2007, DVD, 5 minutes.

Gallery Activity: Famous Faces
10 am – 3 pm
Take a trip through the exhibition Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton with a gallery activity sheet filled with drawing, writing, and seek and find activities related to the artists’ paintings.

Family Photobooth: Caught in Color
11 am – 2 pm
Get your family photo taken in front of a colorful backdrop then see it online on the Walker’s Flickr account.

Film: Identity Shorts
11 am – 3pm
These witty films prove that being yourself is a journey, not a destination.
No Bikini by Claudia Morgado Escanilla
A 7-year-old girl discovers the freedom that comes with not wearing a bikini. 2007, DVD, 9 minutes.
Hair We Are by Daniella Blechner
Two young Afro-Caribbean girls discuss how hair is a form of self-expression. 2007, DVD, 6 minutes.

Performance: What I Want to Be When I Grow Up!
11 am and 1 pm
Follow the incredible acrobatic adventures of a would-be superhero, a professional bowler, and a lasso-slinging cowboy in this one-person show starring David Harris. Presented by Dreamland Arts.

Free First Saturday is sponsored by

Sponsor

Program support

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