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Ai Weiwei Public Opening and Family Day at Waller Delta

June 3, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

Basic Info

Date:
June 3, 2017
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Website / RSVP:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1840972319486309

Who's Hosting This Event?

Waterloo Greenway
Who We Are:

Waterloo Greenway is a 1.5-mile park system with the power to bring the entire Austin community together. Once complete, the 35 acres of connected green space – meandering from 15th St. along downtown’s eastern edge to Lady Bird Lake – will be home to a wild array of natural and cultural destinations.

The Contemporary Austin
Who We Are:

Waterloo Greenway is a 1.5-mile park system with the power to bring the entire Austin community together. Once complete, the 35 acres of connected green space – meandering from 15th St. along downtown’s eastern edge to Lady Bird Lake – will be home to a wild array of natural and cultural destinations.

Ai Weiwei

From the Waller Creek Conservancy and The Contemporary Austin –

Waller Delta, 74 Trinity Street, adjacent to the Boathouse
FREE and fun for all ages

Celebrate the arrival of two new sculptures in Austin by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei!

Enjoy free refreshments and art activities for all ages, and check out the mesmerizing installation Forever Bicycles, on view at the Waller Delta (74 Trinity Street, adjacent to the Boathouse).

This work is presented as part of The Contemporary Austin’s ongoing partnership with Waller Creek Conservancy and The Contemporary’s Museum Without Walls program. Ai Weiwei’s Iron Tree Trunk is also on view at The Contemporary’s Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria, with free admission today, June 3.

Learn more about Ai Weiwei’s exhibition: bit.ly/2pBPSjr

THANK YOU to our sponsors! Austin Gourmet Popcorn, Chameleon Cold-Brew, Jim-Jim’s Water-Ice, Party at the Moontower – Event Furniture Rentals, Primizie Snacks, Sway Water, Topo Chico Agua Mineral

Plus, our friends at YAPA Artisan Empanadas will have food available for purchase.

Parking: Attendees are encouraged to walk, bike, take public transportation, or rideshare. Bike racks will be on-site. No parking is available on Trinity St. south of Cesar Chavez.

Image: Ai Weiwei, Forever, 2014. Installation view, Sculpture in the City, in partnership with the Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition, London, 2015. Artwork © Ai Weiwei Studio. Courtesy the artist, Lisson Gallery, and Sculpture in the City/City of London. Photograph by Nick Turpin.

Venue

Waller Delta
74 Trinity Street
Austin, TX United States
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