April 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.

Spring Seasonal Saturday

April 15 | 10am - 5pm | $1 Admission for All

Community. Arts. Access. Four times a year, we intentionally open our doors a little wider and witness hundreds of community members (500+) enjoying MMAM in a single day. Many for the first time. Most returning with friends and family. All enjoying a full day of programming that reduces intimidation, removes financial barriers, and increases enjoyment for all. Live music in the galleries. Lively tours of the exhibits. Art making and demonstrations for all ages. Adventure Awaits! is our Spring theme. Try out Seasonal Saturday, and witness your MMAM in an entirely new light.

April 15 Schedule

Driftless Music Project

May 20 | 5pm - 9pm | Tix Now On Sale

Collaborations and Partnerships. MMAM is committed to making meaningful connections, building partnerships and bringing world class art experiences to our riverside community. This spring, MMAM is partnering with Liquid Music (“Best of Classical.” –The New York Times, “Liquid Music melds genres and blows minds.” –Minnesota Public Radio, “A window into creativity’s beating heart.” –MinnPost) to produce an outdoor riverside concert featuring new and original music by Sam Amidon, Shazhad Ismaily, Manami Kakudo, and Darian Donovan Thomas, performing with the Winona Symphony Orchestra. In an effort to bring art outdoors and connect visitors to the stunning beauty of our riverside campus, we intentionally set out to produce a music experience unlike anything you’ve experienced to date. Gates open at 5pm and include access to a Makers Market, Chef’s Table and Spirited and Spirit-Free outdoor bar by Sanborn Canoe Company.

May 20 Tickets

Last Chance for Flora

Record-setting exhibitions closing April 23 - 30

Don’t miss out on your chance to see three exhibitions, three artists, and three masterful explorations of our botanical world. Keinen Kachō Gafu: The Bird and Flower Prints of Keinen Imao, closing April 23, features a collection of historic woodblock prints focused on the printmaking tradition of kacho-e, or bird and flower pictures, from Japanese artist Keinen Imao. Closing on April 30 are contemporary porcelain vessels by Hitomi Hosono in On the Surface: Flora Inspired Ceramics of Hitomi Hosono, and Ian Hanesworth’s printed fabrics and original prints in Fragments of this Living Earth. Thanks in large part to our presenting partners, Adrianne Sassoon Gallery (London, UK) and Ronin Gallery (New York, NY), these three installations have driven record-setting attendance at MMAM. Don’t miss out on seeing this body of work before it leaves Minnesota!

Learn more about Flora

Fauna Opening Weekend

Experience the opening of two new exhibitions

May 5-7

Just as we say goodbye to our focus on Flora, we turn to Fauna. Ceramicist Courtney Mattison opens a solo exhibition, Undercurrent, featuring large scale wall installations reminding us of the fragile beauty of living coral reefs. Meanwhile, jubilantly eclectic paper mache sculptural works march through the gallery in an installation by Liz Sexton titled, Out of Water. Don’t wait to purchase your First Look Preview Party tickets! The last Preview Party was a smash sell out event that you won’t want to miss. Can’t make it Friday night? Join us for Members and Media Day on Saturday, and tour the installation with Liz Sexton. Looking for something for the whole family? Come on Sunday, our Friends and Family Day, featuring gallery scavenger hunts for ages 9 months to 99 years.

First Look Preview Party Tickets

Stories for Good

Scott Pollock discusses MMAM in the Winona Daily News

"At the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, we ask ourselves what artists out there can help us get closer to the world we envision — one that’s more curious and connected and created for all,” says MMAM’s Executive Director, Scott Pollock. Read the entire story on Winona Daily News about how the museum chooses exhibitions and elevates artists.

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Adrian Sassoon

Gallerist of MMAM Exhibiting Artist, Hitomi Hosono

How do we do it? With really strong partners and an international network of artists, arts organizations, galleries and museums. The current exhibition, On the Surface: Flora Inspired Ceramics of Hitomi Hosono, would not be possible without the generous support from our colleagues at the Adrian Sassoon gallery (London, UK). Special thanks to Kathleen Slater who coordinated the loan for Hitomi Hosono’s vessels. Adrian Sassoon excels at bringing some of today’s most ambitious artists and their artwork to the world. The gallery was recently featured in the New York Times, Art Rooted in Nature Blooms at TEFAF. We are deeply appreciative to have Adrian Sassoon as a presenting partner for the Flora suite of exhibitions.

Learn About the Adrian Sassoon

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

Center our work in Communities and Collaboration.
Steward Sustainability, Equity and Hospitality.
Operate with Honesty, Transparency and Trust.
Be Bold and Brave.
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.