The Figge Art Museum will offer FREE admission from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. as part of the Second Saturdays programming. Each month will feature experiences ranging from dance, music, spoken word, and art-making activities to community conversations, films, projects, and more. Tax Free shopping is available in the Museum Store all day! 

Check out the October lineup!

In the Galleries – ALL DAY: 

• Breaking the Silence: Express your reactions through music!  Try an instrument located in the galleries.
• Join the Conversation: Share your thoughts by posting a note at our chat-back station located in the lobby. 
• Scavenger Hunt: Try our new visual scavenger hunt by color in the permanent collection!
• Catrinas: It’s that time of year!  The Catrinas will be in the galleries as Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, and we prepare to celebrate Day of the Dead!

Scheduled Events:

• 10:30 a.m. – YOGA, FREE Yoga at the Figge with Daina Marie Lewis in museum lobby. Walk-ins welcome.
• 11am – 3 p.m. – Art Cart in the Collection Avenue – Chat with a Figge docent to hear more about the art.
• 1 p.m. – Second Saturday Sketchbook Club with artist Laura Warner - Figge instructor Laura Warner leads free, 30-minute sketch exercises inspired by works of art from the Figge’s collection. (The Figge will provide Sketchbooks, pencils and erasers.) Sketchbook Club is recommended for families with children and individuals of all ages. Meet on the second floor  

1 – 3 p.m. Museum Lobby:

• The Bar is open!  Stocked with your favorite beverages, enjoy a drink at the Figge bar. Relax with a drink and play an art-inspired board game or just enjoy the view with friends!
• Get creative and ready for Fall – decorate a Fall themed or Day of the Dead Suncatcher.
• Meet artist Rowen Schussheim-Anderson as she does Adinkra Block Printing Demos
• Enjoy free treats for all.

2 p.m. Screening: Auditorium:

• Siqueiros: Walls of Passion (2019) - Approximately 1 hour
  Directed by Lorena Manríquez & Miguel Picker and produced by Lorena Manríquez SIQUEIROS: WALLS OF PASSION captures the story of Mexican visual artist David Alfaro Siqueiros, a controversy-stirring revolutionary and lifetime activist who lived with theatrical flair and painted on an epic scale. The film also touches upon the resurrection of his Los Angeles Mural “America Tropical,” located at the birthplace of Los Angeles and later championed by the Chicano movement as a symbol of its oppressed culture. As one of the primary advocates of modern public art, Siqueiros was one of the first muralists to paint on the exterior of buildings to bring art closer to the people, Siqueiros made his name on the world stage: he painted murals in Mexico, the U.S., Cuba, Chile, and Argentina; fought as a soldier in the Mexican Revolution and the Spanish Civil War; and even taught Jackson Pollock the drip technique in his experimental workshop in New York.

Second Saturdays are made possible by a generous grant from Art Bridges Foundation Nationwide ‘Access for All’ initiative. These days will offer broader access to a diverse array of exhibitions and highlight the museum’s comprehensive art education programming.