artsXchange
With host, Joan Porter-Einsman
Saturday, September 24 | 10am - 11:30am | MMAM, Oberton Education Room
MMAM and RAA members free | Nonmembers, free with MMAM admission
Registration is required, and space is limited to 25 attendees per program.
Inspire. Be inspired. Everyone welcome.
About artsXchange:
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. Each month, a member from River Arts Alliance, a nonprofit that supports and celebrates regional arts and culture, hosts a 90-minute artist meet-up and conversation with an artist, maker, designer, writer, or another creative person.
The event will begin by gathering in the atrium at MMAM and meeting their artist host. The group will then a take a short inspirational tour of the museum (identifying a couple of signature pieces to spark conversation, chosen by your artist guide), and continue with a meet-up in the Oberton Education Room for inspiring conversation that ranges from anything from technique, to who’s making what, to sales strategies, and other opportunities.
About the September artsXchange:
Painter Joan Porter-Einsman will lead an artsXchange conversation on Saturday, September 24, focusing on artistic influences and sources. Throughout history, artists have been influenced by other sources. For example, Van Gogh was influenced by Japanese prints and wrapping paper. Picasso had many sources. Joan’s own art is influenced by nature, personal experiences, history, cultures, places, symbols and countless others. Winona is one. At the artsXchange, participants will explore the museum’s collections and current exhibitions including German Expressionism and the Sea and Karen Savage-Blue: Laughing Waters, and then be invited to discuss, “What art speaks to you? What influences your interests?”
Joan is a lifelong learner and art instructor who has taught at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Community College, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College, and several art centers. Joan notes that she learns from her students as well, and her art has also been influenced by Native American art and by learning from Native American students. A resident of Bloomington, Minn., with family ties to Winona, Joan frequently has paintings exhibited in the Twin Cities metro area as well as in southeastern Minnesota. Earlier this year, her work was featured in the exhibition Winona Impressions – Winona Expressions at the Winona County History Center.
