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Artist Talk with Geo Rutherford

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

SAturday, OCTOBER 3 | 1p - 2p

Tickets: Free, Thanks to a partnership with the Winona Public Library
Artist talk tickets do not include MMAM gallery admission.

Geo Rutherford Artist Talk Tickets

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.

This event is part of the Fall New Look Weekend, October 2 - 4, 2026. Celebrate a season of mystery, transformation, and creativity with a full weekend of programing featuring four exhibiting artists including, Andy DuCett (Home(town)), Geo Rutherford (Spooky Waters of the World), Barbara McIlrath (LandSkyWater), and Tanya Aguiñiga (Water | Craft).

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 four featured artists: Andy DuCett with Home(town), Geo Rutherford with Spooky Waters of the World, Great Lakes and Beyond, Barbara McIlrath withLandSkyWater, and Tanya Aguiñiga with Water | Craft.

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New Look Masquerade Party
Oct 2
New Look Masquerade Party

Celebrate the season of mystery and transformation at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s New Look Masquerade Party. As part of MMAM’s 20th anniversary year and our 2026 theme, Making Waves, this immersive fall evening invites guests to step into a world of shifting identities, folklore, and imagination, where art, story, and disguise collide.

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Workshop: Weaving in Community with Tanya Aguiñiga
Oct 3
Workshop: Weaving in Community with Tanya Aguiñiga

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.

→ learn more.

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

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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

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Earlier Event: October 3
Meet the Artist: Andy DuCett
Later Event: October 3
Book Signing with Geo Rutherford