Arts & Culture
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Arts & Culture.
Events
The Sculpture Garden Is Open, Free, and Made for a Summer Stroll
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's 11 acres and more than 40 works, including Spoonbridge and Cherry, are open year-round at no charge.
Events
Free Lake Harriet Orchestra Concerts Set to Return Later in June
The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra's free summer run at the Lake Harriet Bandshell is scheduled to begin late in June and continue into July.
Neighborhood
How the Garden Became a Top Stop for Visitors to the State
The free Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at the foot of Lowry Hill draws visitors from across the region to a park many neighbors treat as routine.
Neighborhood
The Garden's Quieter Icons Reward a Second Look
Theaster Gates's "Black Vessel for a Saint" rewards the kind of slow, repeat visit that the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's most photographed work, "Spoonbridge and Cherry," rarely gets.
Opinion
The Case for Treating the Walker as a Public Square
Between its open sculpture garden, free gallery hours and a summer calendar of no-cost events, the Walker Art Center gives away enough of itself that Lowry Hill can treat it as a public square rather than an occasional splurge.
Events
Live Music Shares the Bill With Art at Loring Park
The summer festival pairs 150 artist booths with multiple performance stages.
Neighborhood
Since 1988, Millions Have Walked the Sculpture Garden
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden has drawn millions of visitors to the foot of Lowry Hill since it opened in 1988, and it still admits anyone free, every day.
Business
A new Lowry Hill gallery brings regional artists to Hennepin
The Lowry Hill Gallery, a contemporary art space founded by former Groveland Gallery director Andrea Bubula, opened in March 2026 at 1009 W. Franklin Ave. with shows by Minnesota and regional artists.
Events
Uptown Art Fair returns in 2026 as 'Art on the Isles'
The long-running fair is reimagined along Lake of the Isles Parkway, a scenic new setting on the East Isles edge.
Neighborhood
Design Has a Permanent Seat at the Walker's Table
The Walker Art Center has treated graphic and industrial design as collectible art since its founding, a stance that dates to its first director and runs through its current in-house design studio.
Neighborhood
Walker's 'Show & Tell' Invites Lowry Hill Kids to Play With Art
The Walker Art Center's "Show & Tell: An Exhibition for Kids" runs through April 5, 2026, turning a set of galleries into a hands-on space built for children.
Neighborhood
The Walker Bets on Emerging Artists Alongside the Famous Names
The Walker Art Center regularly gives gallery space to artists the wider public has not caught up to, hanging their work in the same seasons as established names.
Events
Walker's 'Sculpture Court' brings the outdoor icons indoors
Famous for its outdoor garden, the Walker is turning attention indoors with an exhibit drawn from its archive.
Events
The Wooster Group Returns to the Walker in February
The famed New York experimental troupe headlines the museum's winter performance calendar.
Opinion
The Spoon Is Probably the State's Most Photographed Object
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's "Spoonbridge and Cherry" has become Minnesota's unofficial calling card, an unusual fate for a piece of contemporary art.
Events
A Rare Solo Night With Musician Shahzad Ismaily
The genre-crossing instrumentalist headlines an intimate evening in the Walker's winter season.
Neighborhood
An Accessible Walk Among Forty Sculptures
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, free to enter and rebuilt with level paths in 2017, makes its collection of more than 40 works reachable for visitors of varying mobility.
Neighborhood
From Groveland to Lowry Hill: A Gallerist's New Chapter
Andrea Bubula, former director of Groveland Gallery, opened Lowry Hill Gallery at 1009 W. Franklin Ave. on March 7, 2026.
Opinion
The Sculpture Garden in Winter Is Its Own Exhibition
Snow turns the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's familiar works quieter and stranger, and the off-season crowds thin to almost none.
Events
Radical Clowning Takes the Walker's Stage Seriously
The season's clown programming is less comedy than confrontation.
Events
Trisha Brown Dancers Honor Rauschenberg on a Lowry Hill Stage
A November program co-presented with Northrop revives postmodern dance landmarks for one night.
Events
Afrofuturist Visions Anchor a Stretch of the Walker Season
The performance lineup makes room for speculative work reaching toward other futures.
Neighborhood
One of the Nation's Most-Visited Contemporary Museums Sits Next Door
The Walker Art Center, one of the most-visited contemporary art museums in the country, sits at the edge of Lowry Hill and draws about 700,000 visitors a year.
Neighborhood
Rauschenberg's 'Glacial Decoy' Returns to the Walker Where It Began
The Walker Art Center is showing Robert Rauschenberg's set and costumes for "Glacial Decoy," the Trisha Brown dance it commissioned and premiered in 1979, through May 24, 2026.
Neighborhood
A Museum and a Park Board, Sharing One Famous Garden
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden runs on a partnership, dating to its 1988 opening, between the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
Neighborhood
A New Lowry Hill Gallery Brings Regional Art Home
Lowry Hill Gallery, founded by former Groveland Gallery director Andrea Bubula, opened March 7, 2026, at 1009 W. Franklin Ave. to show Minnesota and regional artists.
Opinion
Why Everyone's Wedding Photos End Up at the Spoon
The free Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and its Spoonbridge and Cherry have become the region's default backdrop for weddings and milestone photos.
Neighborhood
A Quiet Painter's Show Carries a Thread Back to the Walker
Lynne Woods Turner's Portland exhibition traces its origin to a 1979 film of Trisha Brown's "Spanish Dance" performed at the Walker Art Center.
Neighborhood
Clowns, Jazz Titans and Sci-Fi: The Walker's Bold New Season
The Walker Art Center's 2025-26 performing arts season, which opened Sept. 13, runs from experimental clowning to jazz titans and a Wooster Group return after 25 years.
Neighborhood
Inside the McGuire Theater, the Walker's Stage for Risk
The Walker Art Center's live performances unfold largely in the McGuire Theater, a 385-seat hall that opened with the museum's 2005 expansion and is built for experimental work.
Neighborhood
Planning a Walker Visit: Hours, Garden Access and the Free Days
The Walker's galleries run on museum hours and charge admission, while the adjacent Sculpture Garden is free and open daily.
Neighborhood
The Detail Most Visitors Miss at Spoonbridge and Cherry
Water sprays from the base of the cherry's stem in Spoonbridge and Cherry, a detail Coosje van Bruggen designed to keep the fruit gleaming.
Neighborhood
The Walker's Striking Form Is Part of the Art
The Walker Art Center's form on the edge of Lowry Hill, from Edward Larrabee Barnes's 1971 building to the 2005 Herzog & de Meuron expansion, is treated as part of the museum's argument.
Events
Loring Park Art Festival Returns With 150 Artists in July
The two-day fair has anchored the neighborhood's summer arts calendar since 2000.
Events
'Sound for Silents' Pairs Live Music With Classic Film
The Walker revives a beloved summer series scoring silent cinema in real time.
Neighborhood
More Than a Landmark: The Sculpture Garden Keeps Changing
Decades after opening, the park beside the Walker continues to reinvent itself.
Events
The Cookout Turns the Upper Garden Into a Block Party
A summer gathering frames joy as a catalyst for community at the Walker's Wurtele Upper Garden.
Neighborhood
Up to Five Shows at Once: How the Walker Stays Restless
The museum's habit of running multiple exhibitions keeps repeat visits worthwhile.
Events
Friday Art-Making Sessions Bring Studio Time to the Garden
All summer, the Walker hosts free outdoor creativity sessions among the sculptures.
Opinion
Oldenburg and Van Bruggen's Mark on Minneapolis Endures
The artists behind Spoonbridge shaped how a generation sees public sculpture.
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