Animal Antics

It’s a zoo in here! Explore “The Nature of Nature” and encounter animals large and small.

Music Laurels String Quartet
11:30, 12:15, 2 & 2:45 p.m.
Delight in animal-inspired music, both classical and contemporary, performed by the Laurels String Quartet.

Art-Making Colorful Chameleons
11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Craft a chameleon – a creature known for its crafty camouflage.

Art-making Bird Sculptures
11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Take flight and create a three-dimensional bird.

Art-making Flying Fish
11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Reel in a beautiful koinobori – a traditional Japanese windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

Community Project Crochet Coral Reef
Noon–3 p.m.
Learn about the Institute For Figuring’s global participatory art and science project, the Crochet Coral Reef, and find out how to get involved in our Minneapolis Satellite Reef.

Demonstration Raptor Center
Noon–3 p.m.
Meet fine-feathered friends from the Raptor Center.

Demonstration Bell Museum
Noon–3 p.m.
Get hands-on and explore animal adaptations with educators from the Bell Museum.

Workshop CTC Neighborhood Bridges
11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30
Move, shake and activate your imagination with teaching artists from Children’s Theatre Company. Take part in a creative drama adventure inspired by a day in the life of animals from the magical world of The Biggest Little House in the Forest.

Preschool Tour Animals
11:30 a.m., 12:30, 2 & 3 p.m.
Go on an adventure exploring animals in art, with a tour designed especially for little ones.

Tour Safari through Art
1:30 & 3:30 p.m.
Seek out animals – both real and imaginary – in works of art from around the world.

Artist Demonstration Mercedes Knapp
Noon–3 p.m.
Meet MCAD@MIA artist Mercedes Knapp, and watch her create part of her “Microsafari” installation inspired by Takashi Murakami’s giant Panda.