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JULY 2022
NEWSLETTER
Get to know great art, great artists, and great arts organizations all inspired by water

Five questions. Five answers from exhibiting artist and 2021 McKnight Books Artist Fellow, Sonja Peterson.
A Soundtrack Inspired by Water

A new collaboration between MMAM and Liquid Music provides a curated musical accompaniment to the museum’s riverside atrium space. The selected music amplifies some of the most ambitious composers and musical artists creating work inspired by water. 
On view through September 11, 2022

Sonja Peterson creates large-scale artworks and installations from complex and intricately cut paper that explore the flora, fauna, and the history of travelers above and below the world’s waters.*
On view through September 25, 2022

Clara Ueland creates beautiful and colorful intaglio prints inspired by her trips to the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota, Lake Superior, and Scotland.**
On view through September 23, 2022
This exhibition explores how German Expressionist artists used water as an element, including Emil Nolde's Autumn Sea XII (Blue Water, Orange Clouds) [at right].
These exhibitions features diverse collection of historical American and European art. Highlights include works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt, John James Audubon, and Gustave Courbet.
Saturdays at 11am, June - August 2022

Time your visit with a docent-led tour at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum on Saturdays at 11am in June - August. There is no registration is required. Included with admission.
Tuesdays at 5pm-7pm
July - August 2022

Join us on Tuesdays at MMAM in July and August for spirit and spirit-free beverages, and small plates from the Driftless Region. The galleries will be open until 7pm. This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council.
artsXchange
Tuesday, July 19
5:30pm - 7pm

The Minnesota Marine Art Museum + River Arts Alliance are coming together to bring you a new, monthly informal artist exchange - a chance for artists and creatives from across a variety of mediums to gather for inspiration, exploration and exchange at the museum. Registration required.

SPARK! is a unique program designed specifically for people with memory loss and their care partners. ***
Join us for our arts access special event, Seasonal Saturdays! This day includes $1 admission, live music, storytelling, guided tours, art-making, and gallery bingo.****
*Exhibition Support for Sonja Peterson: What the Trade Winds Brought support comes from:
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.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
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.
CARL AND VERNA SCHMIDT
FOUNDATION GRANT
***SPARK! is sponsored by:
****Support for Seasonal Saturdays comes from:
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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.