I mentioned last week that Matthias and I took a trip to check out a much-admired arts institution, which is now my new favorite place. This institution is always on the cutting-edge with exciting programming, exhibitions, and technology. Any guesses?
Our visit to the Walker was a whirlwind — we arrive in Minneapolis around 8am that morning, had our first meeting at 9am, and met with someone new just about every hour until we left again for the airport at 4pm. We met with a lot of different departments — website, curatorial/directorial, performing arts, pr/marketing, adult programs, and had a great tour of the galleries. Everyone was so nice and accommodating, and gave us lots of great insight. I’m still processing everything I learned, but I’m sure tidbits will surface in blog posts every once in awhile. Now we just need to go back and meet with every department again, in addition to the ones we couldn’t meet with because we ran out of time. Oh yeah, and I also really want to check out the city some more and visit some other locations around town (especially here). I’m thinking the next trip needs to be more like a week, instead of just a day….
In unrelated news: I wanted to let you know that tonight Matthias and Cinema St. Louis’s Chris Clark will be on the radio program The Wire on KDHX. This program is hosted by Amanda Doyle and Thomas Crone and covers a wide range of St. Louis issues and topics. They’ll be talking about our upcoming film program. So tune to 88.1FM (or listen online) tonight at 7:30pm.