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May 2023
Great Art Inspired by Water
Celebrating a year long suite of exhibitions and programs that explore our relationship to the flora and fauna of the mysterious and brilliant underwater world.
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Celebrate with us.
Annual Report To The Community
Friday May 18 | 5pm - 7pm
Celebrate a new milestone, marking the highest visitation your museum has had in its 18 years of operating history! May 18 is International Museum Day, and we mark the day by gathering members, patrons, artists and community partners to celebrate our successes from the past year, and collectively build the dream for your museum. And yes, there will be cupcakes. Full schedule.
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[5pm] Doors
[5:15pm] Poetry of Nature Tour
[5:45pm] Program
[6:15pm] Garden Tour
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Music, like you’ve never heard before.
Driftless: Sam Amidon and the Winona Symphony Orchestra
Saturday May 20 | 5pm - 9pm
Minnesota Public Radio says, “Liquid Music melds genres and blows minds," and MinnPost calls it “A window into creativity’s beating heart.” These are just a few reflections on the work of music curator and creative director, Kate Nordstrum who is lining up memorable night of music out of doors, riverside at MMAM, pairing singer and multi-instrumentalist, Sam Amidon with the Winona Symphony Orchestra. Staged riverside, this is one musical experience you won’t want to miss out on.
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[5pm] Gates Open
[7pm] Performance
[5pm - 9pm] Sanborn Bar, Makers Market, and the Chef’s Table Food Truck
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Paint with the Masters
September 29 and 30 | 9am - 4pm
To mark the special exhibition, Poetry of Nature: Hudson River School Landscapes From The New-York Historical Society (on view May 13 - September 30), we lined up two opportunities for you and your friends to learn to paint landscapes. Set up for both beginners and advanced painters, you can learn the same techniques to capture light and landscapes using oil, pastel or watercolor, all in one weekend at MMAM.
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Make your own paddle
Paddle Making Workshop
with Sanborn Canoe Company
June 24 and 25 | 9am - 4pm
Great art inspired by water? For some it’s Picasso, Monet, Cole, or Beirstadt. For others, it’s the boat they float in, the fly they fish with, or the paddle they canoe with. MMAM is partnering with its Winona neighbor, the Sanborn Canoe Company, to offer this 2-day workshop. Come as you are, with little or a lot of woodworking experience, and learn to make your own canoe paddle using simple hand tools. Your ticket to the waterways wherever you live.
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“the most ambitious and epic thing…”
Artscape interview with Sam Amidon
Minnpost’s Sheila Reagan sat down with lead performing artist, Sam Amidon to get the scoop about how the Driftless music project (May 20 at MMAM) came together. In the article you learn about the composers MMAM commissioned to create these new arrangements that will be presented live, for the first time, on the banks of the Mississippi river.
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“barnacles and belugas…in an atmospheric setting…”
Colossal review of Liz Sexton’s Out of Water
"The lifelike wearable sculptures draw attention to a variety of beings that rely on aquatic ecosystems for survival," says arts writer Kate Mothes, as she covers the exhibition Liz Sexton: Out of Water, currently on view at MMAM thru September 3. Mothes looks at the relationship between the papier-mâché masks Sexton creates and the playful images her collaborator and partner, Ben Toht, creates.
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Behind the (animal) mask
Out of Water review on Minnesota Public Radio
MPR reporter Alex V. Cipolle traces Liz Sexton’s artistic trajectory, from her childhood kitchen table to Vogue to Mystery Science Theatre, and now to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. “You can’t [not] want to try them on,” MMAM associate curator, Dave Casey is referenced as saying. “She’s elevated this to high art,” adds MMAM curator Jon Swanson.
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Recent grant support propels MMAM forward | Two generous gifts from The Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation and the Southeast Minnesota Regional Arts Council (SEMAC) help MMAM continue to ramp up the quality and diversity of its programming and exhibition efforts. The Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation provided a timely gift to support the seminal exhibition project at MMAM this summer, Poetry of Nature: Hudson River Landscapes from the New-York Historical Society (on view through Sept 30), and the support from SEMAC will help underwrite the efforts to present Driftless: Sam Amidon and the Winona Symphony Orchestra (May 20). | |
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For The Love of Water | MMAM Gala
Mark your calendars!
Saturday, September 30 | 4p-7p
| The New-York Historical Society’s Museum Conservator, Kenneth Bé, will be our featured guest this year, as we return to the historic Watkins Mansion, this time poolside, for the annual MMAM Gala. Dubbed the ‘conscientious conservator,’ Kenneth will speak to the power of caring for collections. All funds supported at this event will go toward supporting MMAMs ambitious plans to grow and care for its collection, now and into the future. Look for invitations going out in June. | |
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Welcome new, and returning members | Thank you to the hundreds of new and returning members who have given to MMAM since our last newsletter. Your support is greatly appreciated. | |
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Mission
To create meaningful art experiences that explore our relationship with water.
Vision
To spark wonder, shift perspectives, and create a more compassionate and connected world for all, by boldly leveraging the generative capacities of great art inspired by water.
Values
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Center our work in Communities and Collaboration.
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Steward Sustainability, Equity and Hospitality.
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Operate with Honesty, Transparency and Trust.
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Be Bold and Brave.
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Always Enterprising, Always Outstanding.
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
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