A Poolside Gala From The Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Saturday, September 30, 2023 | 4p - 8p
Photos from the event by Bailey Tillman.
Sabina Bosshard and George Parke invited For the Love of Water Gala guests to their home for a special early evening to celebrate and support the Minnesota Marine Art Museum and its mission - creating meaningful art experiences inspired by water.
Guests enjoyed an elegant seasonal poolside gathering with friends and family, satiating small plates created by a collaboration between Featherstone Farms and The Chef’s Table, one of a kind cocktails by La Crosse Distilling Co., non-spirited drinks by Coca-Cola of Winona, and music by At Home with Haydn and the Ray Dretske Quartet featuring vocalist Cat Breet.
A memorable poolside art auction featured new and original art by MMAM current and past exhibiting artists, including Karen Savage-Blue, Christian Vizl, Anne Labovitz, Mary Catherine Solberg, Sonja Peterson, Clara Ueland, Annie Hejny, Liz Sexton, Kami Mendlik, Jennifer Williams, Frederick D. Somers, Mark Herman, Tony Duran, and Eric Mueller.
Our goals for the evening where simple. Raise support for the Museum’s three anchors of its 2023 Annual Fund:
Artistic Excellence. Building on the success of collaborations with world-class museums like the New York Historical Society, MMAM aspires to bring renowned artworks and scholarship by the most celebrated and ambitious artists and curators of our time to the Upper Mississippi River region. All the while growing our own collection that not only begins to demonstrate what marine art is, but pushes the boundaries of what it can be. Your contribution will allow the Museum to launch a fledgling art acquisition fund this coming year.
Community Access. We aspire to make our mission-based work more accessible to more people, continuing to identify and remove barriers to participation. Join us in supporting our efforts this coming year to launch (a) Art For Every Child, a new campaign that provides every fifth grader and their families living a complimentary one-year household membership and (b) Rising Generation, a new campaign that provides every first-year higher education student a complimentary one-year individual membership.
Clean Water and Climate Stewardship. Your support allows the Museum to use most energy efficient equipment available on the market (from those air exchangers keeping our artwork protected to the led lights we use to create those magical gallery moments) leverage carbon free energy sources, and care for our six-acre riverside gardens that are slowing erosion and providing habitat for pollinators and essential riparian critters. With your support, the Museum is releasing 66,000 fewer pounds of greenhouse gasses each year, aiming to keep our waters cooler, cleaner and more habitable for generations to come.
