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New Look Weekend


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

Friday, January 30 - Sunday, February 1, 2026

Celebrate the launch of MMAM’s 2026 theme, Making Waves, with a weekend of events and three new exhibitions: Splish, Splash, Story: Selections from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Water | Craft, and Robert Gonzalez: Mystical Waters. Enjoy a Friday night party featuring Glacial Spatial, a Saturday demonstration by Water | Craft artist Nicole McLaughlin and a tour with Robert Gonzalez, and a Sunday lecture from a curator at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

Upcoming January New Look Weekend Events

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New Look Weekend
Jan 30
New Look Weekend

Celebrate the launch of MMAM’s 2026 theme, Making Waves, with a weekend of events and three new exhibitions: Splish, Splash, Story: Selections from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Water | Craft, and Robert Gonzalez: Mystical Waters. Enjoy a Friday night party featuring Glacial Spatial, a Saturday demonstration by Water | Craft artist Nicole McLaughlin and a tour with Robert Gonzalez, and a Sunday lecture from a curator at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

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New Look Preview Party: New Year, New Look
Jan 30
New Look Preview Party: New Year, New Look

[Tickets: $20]

Kick off 2026 in style at MMAM’s New Look Preview Party. Enjoy an energizing night out at the museum featuring exhibiting artist conversations, food and drinks for purchase, and a special gallery performance, Glacial Spatial. Stay late for a dance party as we usher in a bold new year and a bold new look.

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Artist Demonstration: Nicole McLaughlin [Water | Craft]
Jan 31
Artist Demonstration: Nicole McLaughlin [Water | Craft]

[Included in gallery admission]

Join MMAM exhibiting artist, Nicole McLaughlin, for an artist demonstration. Watch as Nicole throws on the potter's wheel to create components for her sculptural works and then how she glazes and decorates the surface of each form. As a mixed media artist, often jumping between materials, Nicole will also show her process of dyeing thread in indigo and how she then integrates the dyed thread into her ceramic forms.

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Meet the Artist: Robert Gonzalez [Mystical Waters]
Jan 31
Meet the Artist: Robert Gonzalez [Mystical Waters]

[Tickets: $10]

Don’t miss this special opportunity to meet exhibiting artist Robert Gonzalez and attend his lecture, “Immanence and Transcendence in Art.” Gonzalez will also discuss the two series featured in the Minnesota Marine Art Museum exhibition Robert Gonzalez: Mystical Waters: Mystical Waters and Temazcal. In addition, he will speak about his artistic practice, techniques, and the evolution of his work over time.

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Curator Talk: Isabel Ruiz Cano [The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art]
Feb 1
Curator Talk: Isabel Ruiz Cano [The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art]

[Tickets: $10]

Join Associate Curator from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Isabel Ruiz Cano, as she guides you through Splish, Splash, Story: Selections for the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art taking you through 100 years of illustration history and exploring the myriad ways illustrators and authors have depicted our waters. 

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Earlier Event: January 24
"Water | Craft" Opens
Later Event: January 30
New Look Preview Party: New Year, New Look