It looks like the panel discussion to open Some Assembly Required will probably fill up (so get your ticket early). If your not in Minneapolis or you can’t get a seat don’t worry we are streaming the whole thing live on the web. If you do get to see the panel you can relive the whole event when the video hits our archive.
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Let’s make it easier to get into these events!
How about having hosting these very popular events in the auditorium in the future? OR… Sell tickets online ahead of time. Sitting on camp stools in line for an hour just to be turned away shouldn’t have to happen.
The response was so strong to the PREFAB event that
over half of the people in line at 5:30 when the tickets were handed out, were turned away.
The Walker should be able to make this an easier process for all.
Its great to webcast these events, but then let people know ahead of time that they will be webcast live, and also let them know when they will be available from the archives.
Comment by Kelly Dorsey — 12/8/2005 @ 10:02 pm
In response to the previous poster - things went from bad to worse with this presentation in the opinion of myself and my four companions. After being forced to show up at the walker 2 hours in advance to get tickets, then being ordered to be in our seats by 6.15 or lose them (by an entirely unpleasant Walker staff member), we enjoyed an hour and half of listening to the refrigerators hummmm in the cramped gallery 9 - listening to ridiculously under-miked guests murmur amongst themselves. Despite his obvious potential for meaningful contribution to the discussion, Charlie Lazor’s loss of voice made his minutes on mike - borderline excruciating.
I will say this is not the first time I(we) have been terribly disappointed by the Walker and it’s guest presentations - but I will definitely say it was one of the worst experiences we have at the new Walker.
Only capped by the swarm of suits from some sort of real estate meeting (at the Walker?) - elbowing at the bar, and contributing to the poor service and overall crummy experience.
What a disappointment. As much as I/we love the Walker and hope for its potential - these and other recent experiences (the zoo at the Warhol opening, and the miserable line-up for the design lecture series last spring) make me/us seriously question the commitment of the Walker to its supporters and audience.
- AK | Minneapolis
Comment by AK — 12/9/2005 @ 2:27 am
Thanks for the feedback, Kelly and AK, and sorry to disappoint. I’ve forwarded your comments to those here who can best take them into consideration. We’re still working out some glitches in scheduling and ticketing, and knowing your experiences helps with that.
Comment by Paul Schmelzer — 12/9/2005 @ 3:43 pm
I’m sorry for your disappointing experience. We did attempt to change the venue for the panel discussion but were unable to for a variety of reasons. We added as much seating capacity as we could to maintain public safety, and I understand that it was not enough. The refridgerators in the nearby kitchen were too loud and we thought we had overcome the problem with our sound system during our technical rehearsal. I will ask our technical staff about the sound issues as these were not perceptable in the front half of the room. Suffice it to say that I will not use that space for future public events. I am also advocating for a reserved ticket system for free events, which I personally feel is a much better solution. Hopefully, some of these changes will help.
As to AK comments about our design lecture series, I completely disagree and think that we constantly bring to the city the leading design practitioners who are producing some of the most important work in the fields of graphic, product, and architectural design. People should remember that public speaking is not the strongest trait of designers (or artists), who rarely engage in it, and it is the strength of their work, ideas and achievements which should take precedence.
- Andrew Blauvelt
Comment by Andrew Blauvelt — 12/9/2005 @ 6:55 pm
Kelley,
Our webcast of the event is up online now. It went up Friday evening. Our turn around time on live events is about 24 hours. So about one full day after the event streams live there is an archive online. I can also assure you the sound quality on the recording is very good. No refigerator noise at all.
http://channel.walkerart.org/detail.wac?id=2553
Comment by Eric — 12/12/2005 @ 11:34 am