Thank you for attending the Flora & Waking Worlds First Look Preview Party!
Friday, January 27, 2023 \ 7pm - 10pm [Doors at 6:30pm]
Tickets $15 \ Member Rate: $10 [sold out]
Cash bar & complimentary bites
Celebrate the opening of three new exhibitions, all under the theme of Flora, and the debut of MMAM’s new literary arts gallery, Waking Worlds: Wondrous Reads for Curious Minds.
Featuring - Spirited and Spirit-Free Bar by Sanborn Canoe Co.
Flora-inspired beverages (spirit-free and spirited) and bites (sweet and savory), featuring Island City Brewing Company (Winona, MN), Pearl Street Brewery (La Crosse, WI), Four Daughters Vineyard and Winery (Spring Valley, MN), Superior Craft Elixirs (Minneapolis, MN) and Heirloom Seasonal (Winona, MN).
Staged Social
“New faces in contemporary art” (Pickled Matter 2) curator Andy DuCett (Minneapolis, MN) hosts a lively conversation with New York Times bestselling author Aimee Nezhukumatathil and illustrator Fumi Nakamura on their book, World of Wonders (Milkweed Editions), “hands down one of the most beautiful books of the year” (NPR); George Morrison award winning author Mary Cassanova and visual artist Nick Wroblewski (Duluth, MN) about their books, Hush Hush, Forest and Wake Up, Island (University of Minnesota Press); and carries on a conversation between rising Mn Artists star Ian Hanesworth (Winona, MN) and AR collaborator Marlena Myles (Imnížaska Othúŋwe, Mnísota) about creative placekeeping and the artist’s role in centering place.
Gallery Performance by The Nunnery
Featuring selections from their new album, Floating Gardens, Sarah Elstran (Minneapolis, MN) delicately “bridges the gap between bright-eyed pop composition and hands-on atmospheric live layering of voice.”
Dancehall Shakedown by DJ Rhupshaker
Best known for his deep funk cuts, resident artist at No Name Bar (Winona, MN), DJ Rhumpshaker, aka Dr. Bob, closes the night down as the lights go down with a dance party to die for.
Live Painting by The Joy Labs
Sarah Johnson of the Joy Labs (Winona, MN) pulls inspiration from flora for a live painting experience.
About the new exhibitions:
Flora | Keinen + Hosono + Hanesworth
A trajectory of three artists, three mediums, and three masterful surface explorations of the botanical wonders of our world. Historic Japanese prints from Imao Keinen, contemporary porcelain vessels by Hitomi Hosono, and printed fabrics and original prints from Ian Hanesworth.
literary arts | Waking Worlds: Wondrous Reads for Curious Minds
Featuring original illustrations from three book projects; Mary Casanova’s Wake Up, Island (University of Minnesota Press) and Hush, Hush, Forest (University of Minnesota Press) as illustrated by printmaker Nick Wroblewski, and World of Wonder: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments (Milkweed Editions) written by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and illustrated by Fumi Nakamura.
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The First Look Preview Party is part of the opening weekend suite of programming, including Member & Media Day on Saturday, January 28, and Family Day on Sunday, January 29.
Acknowledgements
This project is presented by the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, with support in part from our Board of Directors, the Elizabeth Calendar King Foundation, Gundersen Medical Foundation, Winona Foundation, the Winona Community Foundation, Liz Strand Cimini and other generous sustaining contributions from foundations, corporations, individuals, members and volunteers.
Special thanks to our sponsors and partners, Wenonah Canoe Company, Hiawatha Broadband Communications (Lead Sponsors), Minnesota Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Radio (Media Partners), Sanborn Canoe Company, and The Charmant Hotel (Hospitality Partners), and Lamar Advertising and Milkweed Editions and University of Minnesota Press (Presenting Partners).
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.