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April 2024
Great Art Inspired by Water
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Community Big River Clean |
Saturday, April 20 | 10:30a - 12pm
Spring has sprung and it’s time to get outside and get together to clean up the river we all love and care for. Join MMAM and other community organizations including Fastenal, Coca-Cola of Winona, Winona Post, the Minnesota DNR, Big River Magazine and the Land Stewardship Project as we organize volunteer cleanup crews to pick up riverside flotsam, roadside trash, and manage the museum’s six-acres of riverfront plants and shoreline habitat. Dig in and deepen your engagement and relationship with the waterfront at this inaugural Earth Day event, all the while supporting MMAM’s clean water and climate initiatives, in partnership and with the community!
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Mustafah Abdulaziz: Water | |
On view through June 23, 2024
Through a large-scale, two-gallery expansive installation, Mustafah Abdulaziz: Water, documents international issues of water access. “Mustafah Abdulaziz's work captures the profound interplay between humanity and the environment, evoking an affecting narrative of our impact on the planet,” says Dave Casey, Director of Engagement at MMAM. “Viewers leave with the stark understanding that climate change is not something to deal with in the future, but something that is having devastating consequences for people and the planet today.”
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Cathy Wurzer Interviews Karen Goulet + Monique Verdin | Minnesota Public Radio’s Cathy Wurzer recently interviewed Karen Goulet and Monique Verdin about their current exhibition at MMAM, Aabijijiwan / Ukeyat yanalleh, It Flows Continuously, on MPR's Minnesota Now. They discussed the significance of the Mississippi River to the artists and indigenous communities, and how the exhibition conveys that connection through many mediums and interactive pieces. | |
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Dance After Hours: Film Screening + Live Performance | |
Friday, April 5 | 7pm - 9pm
Join us on Friday, April 5, for a screening premiere of a dance film by Erin Drummond, with an interactive live performance by WeDances Movement Collaborative (Mandy Herrick, Rufus Jupiter, AnnaJo Doerr). Erin Drummond is a fiscal year 2023 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board.
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Water Music: Chamber Concerts at the MMAM - Vivaldi Spring and Summer | |
Thursday, April 11, 2024
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum is excited to continue our partnership with the Winona Symphony Orchestra to bring Water Music: Chamber Concerts at MMAM. Water Music presents a series of chamber music concerts in an intimate, refined setting among the museum's galleries. As we move into a warmer season, the April concert presents a program featuring ‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’ from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. This beloved piece of music will bring to life the artwork on display at the MMAM, carrying images of the beauty and vitality of the seasons alongside the music.
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Ring Around the Moon: A Song Book Greg Brown Book Release Event
Presented by Ramshackle Press + MMAM
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Saturday, April 27 at MMAM
A songwriter's songwriter, Iowa folk artist Greg Brown, is in a category all of his own with a body of work stretching back to 1981. While Brown has retired from music and touring, he collaborated with Minnesota's Ramshackle Press on Ring Around the Moon: A Songbook. In addition, Brown has announced four book events in the Upper Midwest, including at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, where he'll be reading from the book, telling stories and taking questions from the audience along with playing a few songs. This event is presented by Ramshackle Press in partnership with the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
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This spring, MMAM launches its 2024 Studio Arts Program, a suite of multi-day hands-on art and craft instructional workshops, each uniquely inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and collections. Registration is now open for our first workshops of 2024, Members receive a discount on all workshops. | |
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Weaving Water Workshop: Natural Plant Dyes
May 17 - 18, 2024
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Workshop: Ink and Watercolor Sketching with Kar-Keat Chong
September 20-21, 2024
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Workshop: Clay, Assemblage and Contemporary Craft
October 25-26, 2024
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Annual Report to the Community | |
Thursday, May 16, 2024 | 5-7pm
Join MMAM and more than 37,000 museums in 158 countries worldwide to mark International Museum Day with its Annual Report to the Community on May 16. We will gather to share the impact our mission-based work as a nonprofit visual arts museum, announce upcoming highlights in the coming year, and acknowledge the individuals and partners who made it all possible. Please join us!
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Saturday, April 20 | 10am - 5pm
Along with the Community Big River Clean on April 20, MMAM’s Shoppe will also feature a weekend-long Spring Liquid-ation Sale featuring all kinds of unique items (books, paddles, water bottles, garden tools, sketch pads…) with great discounts across the whole Shoppe to help us make room for new offerings!
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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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