This installation features selected works from the Upper Mississippi River Plein Air artists. Teaching artists, Joshua Cunningham and Kar-Keat Chong present a small body of their work in MMAM’s new Waterbar Cafe + Provisions and the Plein Air teaching artists work is on display in the museum’s Oberton Education Room. Select works for sale.
Join us for the kickoff of MMAM’s Upper Mississippi Plein Air Experience: Boats, Bridges, and Backwaters at the Launch event! This evening will welcome plein air artists, students, teachers, and the public, with a social and a short presentation by teaching artists Joshua Cunningham and Kar-Keat Chong.
Join plein air painter, Joshua Cunningham, for a special 2-day oil plein air painting workshop. Each day will be unique and subject to the time, place, and weather. In this workshop, participants will examine how some foundational principles of the prismatic palette can deepen the understanding of how light and air reveal the world, helping us see and share in the gift of each day.
Join Kar-Keat Chong, artist, architect, educator and worldly Urban Sketcher for his workshop “Master the Basics: Ink and Watercolor Sketching with Kar-Keat Chong.” Designed to develop confidence and understand the dynamics of sketching on location. Come away with the skills and passion for life-long learning as you embark on your artistic expression through sketching.
MMAM’s Upper Mississippi Plein Air Experience: Boats, Bridges, and Backwaters will include artist demonstrations in plein air around the Winona area. Participating artists include Kar-Keat Chong, Joshua Cunningham, Bob Upton, Hannah C. Heyer, Pam Luer, James Richards, and Jim Clark. Stay tuned for locations and times!
Friday, October 3 | 12:30 - 2:30p
Historic Wagon Bridge
Latsch Island, Winona
Plein air artist, Bob Upton, will be doing a live demonstration of his painting at the Historic Wagon Bridge on Latsch Island. This demonstration is outdoors, free, and open to the public to watch or to paint along.
This plein air artist demonstration is part of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s Upper Mississippi Plein Air Experience: Boats, Bridges, and Backwaters, a weekend of workshops, exhibitions, presentations, and public programs in Winona, MN.
Friday, October 3 | 3-5p
Lake Park (meet at Winona Visitor’s Center parking lot)
Plein air artist, Hannah Heyer, will be doing a live demonstration of her work at Winona’s Lake Park. Participants should plan to meet at the parking lot of the Winona Visitor’s Center at 3p. This demonstration is outdoors, free, and open to the public to watch or to paint along.
This plein air artist demonstration is part of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s Upper Mississippi Plein Air Experience: Boats, Bridges, and Backwaters, a weekend of workshops, exhibitions, presentations, and public programs in Winona, MN.
Friday, October 3 | 5 - 7p
Celebrate the energy of the Plein Air Experience with one of our favorite traditions! Join artists, participants, and workshop students for a relaxed evening of art, conversation, and community. Bring your sketchbook, grab a pint, and enjoy the creative energy that makes Plein Air Weekend so special. All are welcome!
Saturday, October 4 | 9 - 11a
Prairie Island Road N (just north of the intersection with Riverview Dr)
Winona’s own Urban Sketcher, Jim Richards, will be doing a live demonstration of his work in the gardens of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. This demonstration is outdoors, free, and open to the public to watch or to paint along.
This plein air artist demonstration is part of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s Upper Mississippi Plein Air Experience: Boats, Bridges, and Backwaters, a weekend of workshops, exhibitions, presentations, and public programs in Winona, MN.
Saturday, October 4 | 12 - 2p
MMAM Gardens
800 Riverview Drive, Winona
Plein air artist, Pam Luer, will be doing a live demonstration of her work in the gardens of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. This demonstration is outdoors, free, and open to the public to watch or to paint along.
This plein air artist demonstration is part of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s Upper Mississippi Plein Air Experience: Boats, Bridges, and Backwaters, a weekend of workshops, exhibitions, presentations, and public programs in Winona, MN.
Saturday, October 4 | 2:30 - 4:30p
Mertes Slough Landing, WI-54 Trunk, Fountain City, WI 54629
Minnesota artist, Jim Clark will be doing a live demonstration of his work at Mertes Slough Landing, just over the bridge to Wisconsin. This demonstration is outdoors, free, and open to the public to watch or to paint along.
This plein air artist demonstration is part of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s Upper Mississippi Plein Air Experience: Boats, Bridges, and Backwaters, a weekend of workshops, exhibitions, presentations, and public programs in Winona, MN.
Returning for a fourth consecutive year, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s For The Love of Water Gala & Art Auction has evolved into the signature fall art event in Southeastern Minnesota. Our purpose is simple, to gather friends, family, fans and partners to celebrate and support the Minnesota Marine Art Museum and its mission - creating meaningful art experiences inspired by water.
This year, our Gala returns to the shoreline of the Upper Mississippi River on the stunning six-acre riverside site of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
Join us for a celebratory close to an inspiring weekend of on-location art making! Artists, students, instructors, and art patrons are warmly invited to gather one final time to share the remarkable work created over the weekend.
This installation features selected works from the Upper Mississippi River Plein Air artists. Teaching artists, Joshua Cunningham and Kar-Keat Chong present a small body of their work in MMAM’s new Waterbar Cafe + Provisions and the Plein Air teaching artists work is on display in the museum’s Oberton Education Room.
