October 2024. Great Art Inspired by Water. | |
Artist Talk & Book Signing with Nikkolas Smith | |
October 5, 2024 | 1p - 2p
$12 or $27 w/book | MMAM Members Free
Don’t miss your chance to meet Nikkolas Smith, the illustrator for The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson (Penguin Random House, 2021), and one of two books featured in the current MMAM exhibition, Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity. Through his powerful Artivism and his experiences as a Black Artist, Nikkolas Smith will take the audience on a visual journey in the gallery, talking about how art can spark important conversations around our society’s greatest broken bones and inspire us to make positive changes. The talk will be followed by a book signing.
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On view now through March 2, 2025
Since MMAM was founded in 2006, the museum has become known for its exhibitions, programs, and collections that ask what is marine art, and what can it be? MMAM’s new exhibition, A Nation Takes Place, builds on this legacy. Co-curators Tia-Simone Gardner and Shana M. griffin, have brought together some of the most ambitious artists and writers from the past century and look at how they draw critical attention between water and nation, water and sovereignty, and water and reimagined ecologies. From a sweeping set of original historical marine art paintings by Edward Moran, to large scale new work from Kent Monkman Studio, to socially charged works by Kara Walker on loan from the Walker Art Center, to a new commission from Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, A Nation Takes Place continues the conversation around marine art, and pushes the boundaries of who is included.
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October Studio Arts Workshop: Clay, Assemblage and Contemporary Craft | |
October 25 - 26, 2024
$245 | $200 (member) | Scholarships Available
There are a few spots still open in MMAM’s October studio arts workshop: Clay, Assemblage and Contemporary Craft. Taught by Mary Beth Magyar and Lisa Truax, this 2-day workshop teaches participants to use press and texture molds, make sprig molds, incorporate natural objects, use templates, and hand-building techniques to create unique pieces of functional pottery and sculptural objects. Scholarships are available.
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Water Music 2024-25 Season | |
November 21, 2024 | December 5, 2024
February 20, 2025 | April 10, 2025
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum is pleased to continue our partnership with the Winona Symphony Orchestra (WSO), to bring you another season of Water Music: Chamber Concerts at the MMAM. Water Music presents a series of four intimate chamber concerts in an inspirational gallery setting. These performances are jointly programmed to spotlight both the visual treasures of MMAM and musical masterworks unified by a common theme. Experience the blending of the visual and performing arts in a new way! Purchase the entire season package (four concert series) or select your favorite concert. MMAM and WSO member discounts apply.
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Successful Plein Air Weekend | This September, in partnership with the River Arts Alliance, MMAM hosted “Plein Air Experience 2024: Sketching Winona.” The weekend brought artists from all over the region to capture their interpretations of Winona’s vibrant cityscape and daily life. Six seasoned urban sketchers led sketch walks with dozens of enthusiastic participants, and Minneapolis-based architect and urban sketcher Kar-Keat Chong led a two-day workshop at the museum, where students honed their skills with various pens, watercolors, and perspectival techniques to create stunning sketches from life. Read the blog about the entire weekend! | |
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Fall Seasonal Saturday:
Flights of Fancy
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November 9, 2024 | 10a - 5p
$1 | MMAM Members Free
Art is for everyone! Join the Minnesota Marine Art Museum for the Fall Seasonal Saturday on November 9. With $1 admission for all, this is a fun and lively day to visit the museum for first-time visitors and experienced museum-goers alike. Inspired by MMAM's current exhibition Deep Dive: Judy Onofrio, the theme of this Seasonal Saturday is Flights of Fancy. Enjoy wandering the galleries on your own, or join a tour, listen to live music, try your hand at art-making, or meet artist Judy Onofrio in her gallery from 2p - 4p. Bingo Overboard, everyone’s favorite search-and-find game, is always available - just don’t forget to pick up your prize! Hmong & Spanish Interpreters through Project FINE onsite from 10am-1pm.
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The Art of Living/
Riding the Wave
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Saturday, December 7, 2024 | 10a - 12p
Free, Registration Required
Join Sarah Johnson for MMAM’s quarterly interactive program that explores the connections between creativity, health, and well-being. The thought-provoking experiential activities are designed to encourage connections with ourselves and other humans, and what it means to “ride the wave.”
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Support MMAM Today!
On September 21, MMAM held its third annual For the Love of Water Gala at the museum. This event celebrated the successes of the museum, and raised important funds that are essential to moving our mission - to create meaningful experiences that explore our relationship with water - forward. If you were unable to attend the gala, you can still help MMAM reach our goals for our annual fund, the Anchor Campaign. Every dollar contributed helps make this imperative work possible, and supports three pillars of work. (1) Artistic Excellence. (2) Community Arts Access. (3) Clean Water and Climate Stewardship. Help us move our mission forward and make your contribution today.
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Nikkolas Smith Book Signing | As part of the October 5 event, Artist Talk with Nikkolas Smith - Artivism: The Power of Art to Change the World, illustrator Nikkolas Smith will be onsite at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum signing books. Two of Smith’s books, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson (Penguin Random House, 2021), and Artivism by Nikkolas Smith (Penguin Random House, 2023), will be available for purchase in the MMAM Shoppe. Buy the books separately, or at a discount with your ticket to the Artist Talk! | |
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Mission
To create meaningful art experiences that explore our relationship with water.
Vision
To spark wonder and create a more compassionate and connected world for all.
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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