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Fall New Look Weekend


  • Minnesota Marine Art Museum 800 Riverview Drive Winona, MN, 55987 United States (map)

Friday, October 2  - Sunday, October 4, 2026

Celebrate a season of mystery, transformation, and creativity during the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s Fall New Look Weekend. As part of MMAM’s 20th anniversary celebration and 2026 theme, Making Waves, the museum welcomes three featured artists: Andy DuCett with Home(town), Geo Rutherford with Spooky Waters of the World, and Barbara McIlrath with LandSkyWater.

The weekend begins with a Masquerade Party on Friday evening and continues with artist-led workshops, tours, and special programs that invite visitors to explore the exhibitions in deeper and more engaging ways.

Fall New Look Weekend Events

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Fall New Look Weekend
Oct 2
Fall New Look Weekend

Celebrate a season of mystery, transformation, and creativity during the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s Fall New Look Weekend. As part of MMAM’s 20th anniversary celebration and 2026 theme, Making Waves, the museum welcomes three featured artists: Andy DuCett with Home(town), Geo Rutherford with Spooky Waters of the World, Great Lakes and Beyond, and Barbara McIlrath withLandSkyWater.

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New Look Masquerade Party
Oct 2
New Look Masquerade Party

Celebrate the season of mystery and transformation at MMAM’s New Look Masquerade Party. This immersive fall evening invites guests to step into a world of shifting identities, folklore, and imagination, where art, story, and disguise collide. Three exhibiting artists will be in attendance, including Andy DuCett (Home(town)), Geo Rutherford (Spooky Waters of the World), and Barbara McIlrath (LandSkyWater).

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Workshop: Weaving in Community with Tanya Aguiñiga [CANCELLED]
Oct 3
Workshop: Weaving in Community with Tanya Aguiñiga [CANCELLED]

Experience the rare opportunity to work hands-on with a MMAM exhibiting artist. Join Tanya Aguiñiga in a one-day immersive workshop, Weaving in Community. Traveling from Southern California, Aguiñiga brings her internationally recognized practice that spans sculpture, installation, performance, and community-based work, into an intimate, accessible learning environment rooted in making and exchange.

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Meet the Artist: Andy DuCett
Oct 3
Meet the Artist: Andy DuCett

Step inside Home(town) with artist Andy DuCett for an intimate, one-hour conversation in the galleries. Working across mediums and rooted in the visual language of his hometown of Winona, DuCett creates installations that blur the line between museum space and everyday life.

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Artist Talk with Geo Rutherford
Oct 3
Artist Talk with Geo Rutherford

Join artist, author, and illustrator Geo Rutherford for a lively, one-hour talk inside the exhibition, Spooky Waters of the World. Presented in partnership with the Winona Public Library.

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Book Signing with Geo Rutherford
Oct 3
Book Signing with Geo Rutherford

Following the artist talk, join Rutherford for a book signing in the MMAM atrium, for an opportunity to meet the artist, have books signed, and take home a piece of the stories that have captivated millions.

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Meet the Artist: Barbara McIlrath
Oct 4
Meet the Artist: Barbara McIlrath

In this intimate “Meet the Artist” experience, McIlrath will share insights into her process and reflect on how land, sky, and water continually shape her work. Guests are invited to ask questions, look closely, and join in a relaxed conversation about place, perception, and the act of painting.

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Family Workshop: Drawing and Painting from Nature with Barbara McIlrath
Oct 4
Family Workshop: Drawing and Painting from Nature with Barbara McIlrath

This all-ages workshop gives participants the unique opportunity to create their own artwork with exhibiting artist Barbara McIlrath. McIlrath’s paintings and drawings begin with studying the patterns and shapes in the natural world, from land forms, limestone bluffs of the river, plants, trees, clouds, shadows and angles of sunlight. 

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SUPPORT COMES FROM:

Support for Andy DuCett: Home(town) comes from the lead sponsor, Merchants Bank, and the presenting partner, the Winona Creators Collective.

Barbara McIlrath: LandSkyWater is made possible in part 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.

Support for Geo Rutherford: Spooky Waters of the World comes from the lead sponsor, the Sanborn Canoe Co., the media partner, Minnesota Public Radio, and the presenting partner, the Red Balloon Bookshop. Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet is published by Abrams Books for Young Readers.

MMAM acknowledges sustaining support from generous contributions from foundations, corporations, individuals, members and volunteers, including ongoing support from our Board of Directors, the Elizabeth Callender King Foundation, the Morgan Family Foundation, the Minnesota State Art Board, and MMAM’s New Look Weekend lodging partner, Hotel 44 North. 

 
Earlier Event: September 19
"Barbara McIlrath: LandSkyWater" Opens
Later Event: October 2
New Look Masquerade Party