Adult Programs

 

Get up close and personal! Learn from artists, curators, and other experts as they share insights into the exhibition.

  • Concerts at the CAT: A Collaboration with Minnesota Opera

    Thursday, September 24th, 5:00–7:00pm 

    $30

    Join the CAT for an evening of visual art and music. Delight in live music in the galleries inspired by artworks featured in Meet Me in the Forest. In collaboration with Minnesota Opera, enjoy a vocal performance and a private viewing of the exhibition.

    This event is sold out, see below to join the waitlist.

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    Curator-led Tours

    Thursday, October 8, 6:00pm led by Linnea Seidling
    Thursday, November 5, 6:00pm led by Jill Ahlberg Yohe
    Thursday, January 14, 6:00pm led by Linnea Seidling

    Tickets $30

    Join us at the CAT for a special, intimate after-hours tour of Meet Me in the Forest, led by Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Jill Ahlberg Yohe and Assistant Curator of Glass Linnea Seidling. 

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  • Concerts at the CAT: String Quartet Taichi Chen, Sally Dorer, Leslie Shank, and Catherine Schubilske

    Thursday, October 29th, 6:00–8:00pm

    $30

    Join the CAT for an evening of visual art and music. Musicians Taichi Chen, Sally Dorer, Leslie Shank, and Catherine Schubilske will perform a short concert inspired by Meet Me in the Forest, followed by a chance to see the exhibition.

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  • Artist Conversation: Kate Clements with Linnea Seidling

    Saturday, November 14th, 6:00–8:00pm 

    Sliding scale: $10, standard ticket cost: $15, pay it forward: $30

    Kansas City, Missouri-based artist Kate Clements will be in conversation with Linnea Seidling, the CAT’s Assistant Curator of Glass. Starting at 6:00pm, learn more about Clements and her work featured in the CAT’s exhibition, Meet Me in the Forest, and have the opportunity to see the exhibition afterward.

    Kate Clements constructs delicate and ornate large scale paintings and installations comprised of kiln fused glass panels. Working with frit, a type of crushed glass, she sifts, scatters, and pushes the sugar-like substance on a kiln shelf to form dimensional drawings. The wafer-thin panels reference naturalistic designs and floral motifs that she uses to explore ideas of beauty, taste, and impermanence. Utilizing the seductive qualities of glass, Clements draws the viewer in, but upon further inspection the work reflects a nervous tension and precariousness that is palpable.

    For more about Clements, visit her website.

    The CAT is proud to participate in Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide initiative led by Craft in America to honor the handmade during America's Semiquincentennial. Through this artist conversation, we join museums, artists, and organizations nationwide in celebrating the craft traditions that connect us through history and time.

    Photo credit: © Kate Clements, photo by E.G. Schempf

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