Winter Seasonal Saturday 2022
Community Threads
Saturday, March 19 | 10am - 5pm
Join the Minnesota Marine Art Museum on March 19 for the first in-person Seasonal Saturday of 2022, featuring $1 admission and special themed activities based on the theme, “Community Threads” inspired by MMAM's current exhibition, Cloth as Community: Hmong Textiles in America, now on view!
Activities will include:
Visitor Response Wall
Thread Together: Standing Loom
Add your own flair to a community tapestry all day in the atrium.
Artist Demonstrations:
Yang Vue, Paaj Ntaub or Pa Doa
10:30am - 12:30pm in Cloth as Community: Hmong Textiles in America Gallery
Paj ntaub (pronounced "pan dau") means "flower cloth" and is produced by Hmong artists. The patterns, symbolic to Hmong culture, come from forms in nature. Winona artist Yang Vue observed and studied her mother weaving the pa doa, and began to assist her when she was ten years old. See her work, observe her process, and ask questions in this informal show and tell demonstration. English interpretation provided by Project FINE.
Cha Neng Vang, Qeej Instrument
1:00pm - 3:00pm in Cloth as Community: Hmong Textiles in America Gallery
The qeej (pronounced 'geng') is a free-reed instrument made from six bamboo reeds. The qeej instrument plays an essential role in the traditional Hmong funeral ceremony, but is also used in marriage ceremonies and new year’s ceremonies. Cha Neng Vang, a Qeej player from the twin cities, will play this instrument and answer questions as requested. English interpretation provided by Project FINE
Bingo Overboard
Play this search-and-find galley game, and earn a prize! Pick up your board in the atrium. Available all day!
Art Making:
Block Print Fabric: Carve your own stamp and print a motif on fabric. For all ages and abilities. Available All day in the Oberton Education Room.
Tours:
All tours are 30 minutes and start in the Atrium. Assistive Listening Headsets will be used.
MMAM Highlights Tour: This 30-minute orientation will introduce you to select paintings in the American and European exhibitions (10:15AM, 12:15PM, 2:15PM, 4:15PM)
Artful Threads Tour: This 30-minute tour with a MMAM Curator will explore the fabric, fashion, and cloth represented in select artworks on view at MMAM. (11:15AM, 1:15PM, 3:15PM)
Music:
Enjoy live music in the Manoogian Gallery.
Rachel Ryan, cellist , 11am - Noon
Heart Strings Harp Circle, 3pm - 4pm
Cookies and Comments:
We want to know what you think about Seasonal Saturdays. Please fill out a short survey in the atrium and take a pre-wrapped cookie for the road!
Free transportation
Free transportation to and from the Minnesota Marine Art Museum is available through Winona Area Transit Service’s Dial-A-Ride. Call 507-454-6666 to schedule your ride a few days before you plan to visit, and MMAM will pay your fare upon arrival and provide you with return fare.
Upcoming Seasonal Saturdays for 2022:
Support for Seasonal Saturday 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 engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from Minnesota State Arts Board.
