2025 | April - June
Exhibitions + Programming

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Shelly Mosman, Augustine Takes Flight. 2015. Digital Capture.

Exhibitions

[April - June 2025]

 

Edward Burtynsky: Water

On view January 11 - June 22, 2025

Shelly Mosman: Currents

On view January 11 - April 27, 2025

Once Upon a Shore

On view January 25, 2025 - January 2026

Erik Jon Olson: Waste Not

On view May 3 - August 24, 2025

Alexis Rockman: Oceanus

On View June 28, 2025 - January 4, 2026

April 2025 Programs

Featured
SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss
Apr 2
SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss
Workshop - Mindful Threads: Sewing Garments with Lindsay Krage
Apr 5
Workshop - Mindful Threads: Sewing Garments with Lindsay Krage
Toddler Tuesday
Apr 8
Toddler Tuesday
April Water Music: Gala
Apr 10
April Water Music: Gala
Spring Seasonal Saturday: Whale of a Time
Apr 12
Spring Seasonal Saturday: Whale of a Time
Ride the Wave, with Sarah Johnson
Apr 26
Ride the Wave, with Sarah Johnson
Big River Clean + Tree Planting
Apr 26
Big River Clean + Tree Planting

May 2025 Programs

Featured
Workshop - WITHIN THE WAVES — Utilizing Water as a Mirror for Photographic Expression with Craig Blacklock
May 3
Workshop - WITHIN THE WAVES — Utilizing Water as a Mirror for Photographic Expression with Craig Blacklock
SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss
May 7
SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss
Thursday Night Series: Meet the Artist: Erik Jon Olson
May 8
Thursday Night Series: Meet the Artist: Erik Jon Olson
Toddler Tuesday
May 13
Toddler Tuesday
Workshop: The Sussex Trug - From Boat Design to Garden Gatherer with Jon Swanson
May 17
Workshop: The Sussex Trug - From Boat Design to Garden Gatherer with Jon Swanson
Annual Report to the Community
May 18
Annual Report to the Community

June 2025 Programs

Featured
SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss
Jun 4
SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss
Mississippi Sippin Concert Series: Annie Mack
Jun 5
Mississippi Sippin Concert Series: Annie Mack
Saturday Public Tour
Jun 7
Saturday Public Tour
A Nation Takes Place Central Missouri + Mississippi River Convening
Toddler Tuesday
Jun 10
Toddler Tuesday
Craft + Cocktail Carving Woodcut Reliefs with Kevin Ewing
Jun 12
Craft + Cocktail Carving Woodcut Reliefs with Kevin Ewing
Saturday Public Tour
Jun 14
Saturday Public Tour
Saturday Public Tour
Jun 21
Saturday Public Tour
Saturday Public Tour
Jun 28
Saturday Public Tour

MMAM Programs

[April - June 2025]

Featured
Big River Clean + Tree Planting
Apr 26
Big River Clean + Tree Planting

This river and MMAM campus clean-up and tree planting event is meant to draw attention to the nonprofits’ efforts to grow opportunities for our community members and partners to deepen their engagement and relationships with the natural world, all the while drawing attention to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s clean water and climate initiatives and long-term goals. 

Annual Report to the Community
May 18
Annual Report to the Community

On May 18, 2025 we will gather to share the impact our mission-based work as a nonprofit visual arts museum had with the audiences we serve, announce a few highlights to look out for in the coming year, and acknowledge the individuals and partners who made it all possible, all the while underscoring the pivotal role of cultural institutions in providing a holistic educational experience, focusing on building a more conscious, sustainable, and inclusive world, for all!

Mississippi Sippin Concert Series: Annie Mack
Jun 5
Mississippi Sippin Concert Series: Annie Mack

Live music: Annie Mack
Food: Muddled Thyme 
Drink: Water Bar
Trunk Show Artist: Rachel Long Pauli

 

Exhibition Programs

[April - June 2025]

Featured
Thursday Night Series: Meet the Artist: Erik Jon Olson
May 8
Thursday Night Series: Meet the Artist: Erik Jon Olson
A Nation Takes Place Central Missouri + Mississippi River Convening

Past Exhibition Programming

 

Ongoing Programs

[April - June 2025]

Featured
SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss
Apr 2
SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss

SPARK! at Minnesota Marine Art Museum is a unique, free program designed specifically for people with memory loss and their care partners. SPARK! programs offer participants an opportunity to enhance their quality of life through social engagement, mental stimulation, and communication.

Toddler Tuesday
Apr 8
Toddler Tuesday

Join us at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum on April 8, to explore, create and play at Toddler Tuesday! This program is for our littlest art lovers (age 1-5) and their grownups. This event offers hands-on art activities, opportunities to connect with other families, free-play, storytelling, and a chance for toddlers and their grown-ups to explore the artworks in the galleries.

→ Learn more.

Spring Seasonal Saturday: Whale of a Time
Apr 12
Spring Seasonal Saturday: Whale of a Time

Art is for everyone! Join the Minnesota Marine Art Museum for the Spring Seasonal Saturday on April 12. 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. Enjoy wandering the galleries on your own, or join a tour, listen to live music, try your hand at art-making, or visit one of our community partners. Bingo Overboard, everyone’s favorite search-and-find game, is always available - just don’t forget to pick up your prize!

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Ride the Wave, with Sarah Johnson
Apr 26
Ride the Wave, with Sarah Johnson

This mindfulness-based program focuses on exploring themes that support our health through creativity and play, inspired by MMAM galleries.

→ Learn more.

SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss
May 7
SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss

SPARK! at Minnesota Marine Art Museum is a unique, free program designed specifically for people with memory loss and their care partners. SPARK! programs offer participants an opportunity to enhance their quality of life through social engagement, mental stimulation, and communication.

Toddler Tuesday
May 13
Toddler Tuesday

Join us at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum on May 13, to explore, create and play at Toddler Tuesday! This program is for our littlest art lovers (age 1-5) and their grownups. This event offers hands-on art activities, opportunities to connect with other families, free-play, storytelling, and a chance for toddlers and their grown-ups to explore the artworks in the galleries.

→ Learn more.

SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss
Jun 4
SPARK! Cultural Programming for People Living with Memory Loss

SPARK! at Minnesota Marine Art Museum is a unique, free program designed specifically for people with memory loss and their care partners. SPARK! programs offer participants an opportunity to enhance their quality of life through social engagement, mental stimulation, and communication.

Saturday Public Tour
Jun 7
Saturday Public Tour

This summer, immerse yourself in the beauty and power of water through art at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum! Every Saturday from June through August, join us for a 30-minute guided tour highlighting artworks that celebrate water’s influence on artists across time and place.

→ learn more.

Toddler Tuesday
Jun 10
Toddler Tuesday

Join us at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum on June 10, to explore, create and play at Toddler Tuesday! This program is for our littlest art lovers (age 1-5) and their grownups. This event offers hands-on art activities, opportunities to connect with other families, free-play, storytelling, and a chance for toddlers and their grown-ups to explore the artworks in the galleries.

→ Learn more.

Saturday Public Tour
Jun 14
Saturday Public Tour

This summer, immerse yourself in the beauty and power of water through art at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum! Every Saturday from June through August, join us for a 30-minute guided tour highlighting artworks that celebrate water’s influence on artists across time and place.

→ learn more.

Saturday Public Tour
Jun 21
Saturday Public Tour

This summer, immerse yourself in the beauty and power of water through art at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum! Every Saturday from June through August, join us for a 30-minute guided tour highlighting artworks that celebrate water’s influence on artists across time and place.

→ learn more.

Saturday Public Tour
Jun 28
Saturday Public Tour

This summer, immerse yourself in the beauty and power of water through art at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum! Every Saturday from June through August, join us for a 30-minute guided tour highlighting artworks that celebrate water’s influence on artists across time and place.

→ learn more.

Past Ongoing Programs

 

Thursday Night Series

[April - June 2025]

Featured
April Water Music: Gala
Apr 10
April Water Music: Gala

Our season closes with another interactive event, featuring a festive performance of the work that inspired the vision of the entire series, George Frideric Handel’s Water Music. The wonderful Winona Symphony Orchestra musicians masterfully embrace this momentous work that encapsulates the close connection between music and nature. Handel’s timeless music speaks to all audiences and will bring to life a season of sun, warmth, and delight.

→ Learn more & purchase tickets.

Thursday Night Series: Meet the Artist: Erik Jon Olson
May 8
Thursday Night Series: Meet the Artist: Erik Jon Olson
Mississippi Sippin Concert Series: Annie Mack
Jun 5
Mississippi Sippin Concert Series: Annie Mack

Live music: Annie Mack
Food: Muddled Thyme 
Drink: Water Bar
Trunk Show Artist: Rachel Long Pauli

Past Thursday Night Events

 

Workshops

[April - June 2025]

Featured
Workshop - Mindful Threads: Sewing Garments with Lindsay Krage
Apr 5
Workshop - Mindful Threads: Sewing Garments with Lindsay Krage

Join Lindsay Krage for a two-day workshop to learn the basics of sewing a beginner friendly garment. Although some sewing experience is required, no garment sewing is necessary.
Participants will learn about 'indie patterns', printing digital patterns, body measurements, fabric preparation and cutting, and finally sewing garments on a home sewing machine. Additional skills may include binding, quilting, applique, and chain stitching.

→ Learn more and register.

Workshop - WITHIN THE WAVES — Utilizing Water as a Mirror for Photographic Expression with Craig Blacklock
May 3
Workshop - WITHIN THE WAVES — Utilizing Water as a Mirror for Photographic Expression with Craig Blacklock

In this two day workshop led by Craig Blacklock, students will photograph reflections on the Mississippi River, experimenting with different perspectives and shutter speeds. Later in the day, the class will edit their images using both traditional and AI-based software, guided by examples from both painting and photography, and share their work during critiques.

→ Learn more + register.

Workshop: The Sussex Trug - From Boat Design to Garden Gatherer with Jon Swanson
May 17
Workshop: The Sussex Trug - From Boat Design to Garden Gatherer with Jon Swanson

In this workshop, chose to built either a shallow trug for gathering flowers and herbs, or a deep trug for collecting fruits and vegetables. Trugs are simple, beautiful, functional, light weight, and long lasting, some are still in use after 100 years.

→ Learn more + register.

Craft + Cocktail Carving Woodcut Reliefs with Kevin Ewing
Jun 12
Craft + Cocktail Carving Woodcut Reliefs with Kevin Ewing

Unwind and unleash your creativity at our Craft + Cocktail Workshop on Thursday, June 12. Join Rochester-based wood specialist Kevin Ewing for an evening of hands-on artistry, where you’ll carve your very own river-inspired scene from a block of basswood. While you work, enjoy a refreshing cocktail expertly crafted by Water Bar, perfectly paired to complement the experience.

→ Learn more + register.

Past Workshops

 

Other Ways to Engage

 

School Field Trips

MMAM’s Field Trip program offers engaging art experiences focused on water and encourages students to explore creativity through sketching, storytelling, and museum exploration.

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