If rebound was the word we used to sum up 2022, then the word “experimental” best describes our efforts in 2023. For a museum poised to make good on its promise of becoming a nationally recognized center for arts and culture in Southeastern Minnesota when it was founded in 2006, MMAM was able to try a few new things out in 2023, and move us closer to that promise. 

We grew our networks, partnering with art galleries, museums, musicians, book publishers, and foundations. We brought our mission work out into the community and welcomed younger, more diverse audiences than ever before. We leaned into our commitment to making the environment and clean water a priority in our efforts moving forward.  

I often remind people that the museum turned 17 years old in 2023. For some people, that may have been the first time they saw their first punk show. For others, that may be the year their curfew changed. And for others, that may have been the year they made new friends, discovered new communities, and began to try on a new hairstyle, clothes or identity…if only to begin shaping what their young adult years will be. Needless to say, we made a lot of new friends in 2023, retained old ones, and realized that there are some things we’re doing that will undoubtedly stick, and others we can scale to have the best impact.   

Despite our age, one thing remains constant - MMAM is committed to creating meaningful art experiences that explore our relationship to water. And our story, the work we do, with the artists and art partners we do it with, is getting recognized.  

I am forever grateful for all your patience and support in the work we are doing, the impact we are having, and the places we are going.  

In admiration of your support, 

Scott Pollock, Executive Director   

/ FEBRUARY

Your Museum witnesses the busiest February in the organization’s operational history. Gundersen Health Foundation and Elizabeth Calendar King Foundation step forward to support the creation of exhibition hands-on gallery interactives, deepening visitors’ (of all ages) engagement with conversations about our mysterious underwater world. From the signature seek-and-find Overboard Bingo visitor experience, to a new augmented-reality gallery experience created by Marlena Myles (Imnížaska Othúŋwe, Mnísota) that brings the prints of Ian Hanesworth (Winona, MN) to life, these experiences encourage deeper looking, social connections, and build a culture of compassion and care for the communities, both social and natural, we share the planet with…one visitor at a time.  Our Visitor Services Associates begin collecting visitor feedback, noting visitors are encouraged to share their experiences with family and friends, establishing an annual average net promoter score of 78.

/ MARCH

Recognizing the need to move health care out of the clinic and into the community, Winona Health steps in to support your Museum’s free, monthly arts program designed specifically for people in our community living with memory loss and their care partners. SPARK! offers participants an opportunity to enhance their quality of life through social engagement, mental stimulation, and communication. Regular and barrier-free community arts access programs like SPARK!, Toddler Tuesday, and The Joy Lab’s Art of Living/Riding the Wave establish your Museum as a trusted and committed community resource.  

/ APRIL

With support from the Union Pacific Railway Foundation, guest co-curators Shana M. griffin (New Orleans, LA) and Tia-Simone Gardner (Minneapolis, MN) begin their curatorial journey at your Museum, tasked to develop an exhibition that explores the difficult effects of the transatlantic slave trade as witnessed by some of today’s most ambitious contemporary artists. In an effort to get it right, your Museum leans into its long-term community study with Engage Winona, a non-profit organization that drives equitable civic action and social change by working to ensure everyone has access and voice. Top findings suggest (a) a desire to experience immersive, multimedia and interactive exhibits, (b) an appreciation to see the museum become a social event venue, (c) encourage kid-friendly activities to engage exhibition content for all ages, (d) encourage more safe spaces to have conversations about race and social divisions, and (e) generate excitement to engage with local artists and communities. 

/ MAY

Supported in part by the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council, your Museum builds on the success of the Water Music chamber music program established by the artistic director Erik Rohde (Cedar Falls, IA) from the Winona Symphony Orchestra. Liquid Music curator, Kate Nordstrum (Minneapolis, MN) presents Driftless, a world-premiere of new music inspired by the museum’s tranquil river setting.   Rising star composers Katherine Bergman (Minneapolis, MN), Manami Kakudo (Nagasaki, Japan), Nico Muhly (New York, NY), and Darian Donovan Thomas (Brooklyn, NY) share the riverside stage with Sam Amidon (London, England), Shahzad Ismaily (Brooklyn, NY), and members from the Winona Symphony Orchestra, performing a magical sunset musical set for a sold-out audience of 300+ people. Chosen as a critics-pick by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Driftless performance gains statewide and national attention for the experimental work your Museum is doing.

/ JULY

Chef Doug Dahlgren (Winona, MN) from Chef’s Table dish out farm to table fixings to nearly 200 attendees who choose to spend their evening participating in Mississippi Sippin, a relaxed night out at the museum that invites audiences to savor and sip the terroir of the Driftless region.  Meanwhile, in partnership the River Arts Alliance, local ceramicist Anne Plummer (Winona, MN) hosts a lively conversation inside the exhibition, Undercurrent about the ways internationally lauded ceramicst Courtney Mattison (San Francisco, CA) uses her ceramic practice to shape our understanding of the coral reefs and biomes that drive diversity on our planet. And onlookers tip their heads back in laughter as they take in the surprisingly delightful masks made by Liz Sexton (Minneapolis, MN). Lively nights out at the museum become a hallmark of Thursday nights, setting into motion a long-term effort to keep the museum open late every Thursday and align our Free Student Thursdays efforts to encourage engagement with our higher ed constituents, students and educators alike, including Winona State University, St. Mary’s University and Minnesota State College Southeast. 

/ NOVEMBER

The Board of Directors hosts a deep dive reflection on its three-year strategic plan, shaped in consultation with Degallier Leadership Solutions, acknowledging the accomplishments to date, and the challenges ahead. Membership on the Board expands to sixteen members, and community task forces are assigned to (a) keep your Museum accountable and on track as it begins to shape a vision for a ‘seventh gallery’ - a suite of experiences that encourages more engagement with the outdoors and riverfront, (b) shape an equity and inclusion work plan to both ensure your Museum remains genuinely committed to serving all, (c) grow your Museum’s art collection and make it more accessible to artists, scholars and other museums, and (d) remain committed to reducing your Museum’s C02 outputs in a long-term effort to ensure all our waterways are cleaner, cared for, and enjoyed by all. 

/ DECEMBER

The Mellon Foundation, a nationally recognized leader who awards grants to support communities through the power of the arts and humanities, stepped forward with a major gift in support of MMAM’s curation efforts, spurring additional grant support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the National Endowment For the Arts. Your Museum adds a Director of Development role to guide this work, and direct resources required to sustain our impact work over the next decade.

Collaboration and partnerships are a core value to your Museum.  Each year, we acknowledge one community partner that helps us move us closer to the vision we aim to achieve - spark wonder and create a more compassionate and connected world, for all. 

For 2021, we acknowledged the Winona Community Foundation for being a long-standing fiscal sponsor of MMAM, helping the organization get established in its earliest day of operation.

For 2022, we acknowledged Winona Health for their commitment to moving health care out of the clinic and into the community, supporting organizations like the Minnesota Marine Art Museum to create more healthy, resilient communities.  

And this year, we are proud to present the MMAM Community Partner Award to Engage Winona, a nonprofit organization that drives equitable civic action and social change by working to ensure everyone has access, voice, and power in community planning, decision-making and changemaking. 

In 2016, Engage Winona conducted a study to identify barriers to participation at the Museum across all cross-sections of our community.  The study showed that the main barriers were: (a) price, (b) intimidation , (c)transportation, and (d) language.  Within a year, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum created a new program, Seasonal Saturdays (then Second Saturdays) that addressed and removed all these barriers.

In 2023, Engage Winona was welcomed to help MMAM better understand how to ensure we remain accountable to its community.  Based on feedback from Engage Winona, MMAM is now open late every Thursday until 8P.  And perhaps most important, their findings have been influential in setting a new tone for the Museum best

• Adrian Sassoon

• Adesso Duo

• AmericInn by Wyndham of Winona

• At Home with Haydn

• Blue Heron Coffeehouse

• City of Winona 

• Coca Cola of Winona

• The Charmant Hotel

• The Chef’s Table

• Faribault Mill

• Featherstone Farm

• Flutistry

• Four Daughters Vineyard and Winery 

• Frozen River Film Festival

• Gundersen Health 

• HGA Architects

• Heirloom Seasonal Bistro 

• Hiawatha Mental Valley Health Center

• Island City Brewing

• Japan American Society of Minnesota

• The Joy Labs 

• Keinen Gallery

• Lamar Advertising

• Lake and Company

• LaCrosse Distilling Company

• Liquid Music

• Merchants Bank

• Milkweed Editions

• Minnesota Monthly

• Minnesota State College Southeast

• Minnesota Public Radio 

• Mississippi Mornings Art Studio

• Muddled Thyme

• New Bedford Whaling Museum

• New York Historical Society 

• Ocooch Mountain Press

• Orno Home & Gift

• Pearl Street Brewery

• Project FINE

• Sanborn Canoe Company 

• Sandbar Storytelling Festival

• Shipwreckt Books Publishing Company 

• St. Mary’s University

• Studio Indigenous 

• Superior Craft Elixirs

• Townsquare Media

• University of Minnesota Press

• University of Minnesota Extension - Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Winona

• Visit Winona

• Video Vision Vacation Rentals

• Whitewater State Park 

• Winona Arts Center 

• Winona County Statewide Health Improvement Program

• Winona Health

• Winona Public Library

• Winona State University 

• Winona Symphony Orchestra

• Wisconsin Public Radio 

• Scott Lloyd Anderson

• Sam Amidon

• James Armstrong

• Matt Caflisch 

• Bellhouse Band 

• Ben Bauer

• Robert Blake 

• Amanda Blue

• Kristian Brevik

• Kimble A. Bromley

• Katherine Bergman

• DJ Rhumpshaker

• Mary Cassanova

• Chris Cornelius 

• Kar-Keat Chong

• Michele Combs

• Bryan Crigler

• Joshua Cunningham

• Doug Dahlgren 

• Rachael Ryan Dahlgren

• Darian Donovan Thomas

• Maxime Despax

• Andy Ducett

• Patricia Duncan

• Erin Drummond

• Karlyn Eckman

• Sarah Elstran

• Peet Feetsch

• Flyway Dance 

• Ghostland Radio

• Nate Gill

• Annie Grossarth-Nicol

• Elizabeth James-Perry

• Gordgeous Jewelry

• Rachel Haug

• Janet Marie Hillis

• Hannah C. Heyer

• H3O

• Sarah Holger 

• Hitomi Hisono

• Hans Heukeshoven

• Interro Quartet 

• Shahzad Ismaily

• Sarah Johnson

• Lacey Korb

• Kao Kalia Yang

• Donna Kamann

• Matt Kania

• Manami Kakudo

• Athena Kildegaard

• Eric Kim-Fujita

• Kerry Klungtvedt

• Sierra Kliscz

• Steve Sang Koh

• Kristi Krause

• Scotty Lochner

• Courtney Mattison 

• Ken McCullough

• Mettalarks

• Peter Mutschler 

• Nico Muhly  

• Ingrid Ogren

• Sebastian Ostertag

• Erik Rohde  

• Jovy Rockey

• Rose Colored Glass

• Jim Rieneke

• Kelly Schamberger

• Anne Scott Plummer

• Mara Adamitz Scrupe

• David R. Smith

• Lisa K. Stauffer

• Lux String Trio

• Bob Stuber

• Liz Sexton

• Dan Sheridan

• Noah Short

• Mariah Ciangiola Short

• Orion McCullough-Smith

• Jim Trouten

• Trout Quintet

• Fumi Nakamura 

• Aimee Nezhukukamathil

• The Nunnery 

• Tally Mark Press

• Luke Thering

• Lisa Truax

• Matt Wagner

• Kathie Wheeler

• Winds of Winona

• Woolen Lover

• Nick Wroblewski

• Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Chair | Bill Hoel

Vice Chair | Elise Lewis

Treasurer | Kathy Solum

Secretary | Greg Neidhart

Members at Large

• Sabina Bosshard

• Tamara Aupaumut

• Nancy Blankfard

• Laura Cederberg

• Cassie Cramer

• Edward Hoffman

• Mark Peterson 

• Leanne Poellinger

• Anne Scott Plummer 

• Jovy Rockey 

Executive Director 

Scott Pollock

Engagement

Heather Casper

Curator Of Engagement, Learning And Community Impact 

Julie Heukeshoven

Programs Manager 

Kendall Roland

Programs Associate 

Anissa Nelson

Visitor Services & Audience Insight Manager 

Jon Swanson

Curator Of Collections & Exhibitions 

Dave Casey

Associate Curator Of Engagement & Exhibitions

Kathi Anderson

Visitor Experience Associate 

Amanda Blue 

Events & Visitor Experience Associate  

Aryaa Dubey

Visitor Experience Associate 

Anastasia Mcfarlane

Visitor Experience Associate  

Ingrid Ogren

Visitor Experience Associate  

Misty Rinkenberger

Visitor Experience Associate 

Tove Wiggs

Visitor Experience Associate   

Advancement

Caitlin Crouchet

Director Of Communications  

Carrie Frederich

Enterprise Manager  

Rebecca Horn

Events Associate 

Casey Lenn

Events Associate 

Grace Miller

Events Associate 

CJ Kallevig

Events Associate 

Emma Hanson

Events Associate 

Operations

Elizabeth Indra

Director Of Operations  

Sean Wallace

Asset Stewardship Manager  

Pat Murray

Asset Protection Associate  

Jillissa Reuteler

Asset Protection Associate  

Krissy Szymaniak

Asset Protection Associate

• Leslie Albers

• Toni Ambrosen

• Mary Alice Anderson

• Laura Armstrong

• Kate Arndorder

• Judith Bautch

• Nadean Becker

• Linda Bouck

• Angela Bunke

• Lee Carlson

• Faith Casey

• Warren Casey

• Gina Cherny

• Bill Christensen

• Pauline Christensen

• Mark Conrad

• Judy Davis

• Joyati Debnath

• Leah Diggins

• Mary Ellen Erlandson

• Mary Lou Ferguson

• Kathy Foley

• David Frauenkron

• Dana Friesen

• Ryan Friesen

• Susan Gannaway

• Carol Galbus

• Gayle Garrity

• Theora Gilliam

• Cheryl Goodsell

• Carole Gorden

• Lynn Gorzlancyk

• Maria Graner

• Paul Grawe

• Robin Grawe

• Sharon Grossardt

• Dan Hill

• Susan Halling

• Charles Hamilton

• Connie Hamilton

• Michele Hicks

• Peter Horton

• Cece Keeling

• Rhianna Knope

• Jean Knutzen

• Betty Kriesel

• Joann Kujawa

• Allan Lieder

• Kaley Lutker

• Ruth Marshall

• Ellen McDonah

• Joan McNeil

• Darlene Metzler

• Donna Miliotis

• Ed Miller

• Marge Mohs

• Gay Mortensen

• Paul Mundt

• Gerry Neal

• Patti Neal

• Jeanne Nelson

• Don Nitti

• Janet Nitti

• Dave Ogren

• Susan Ogren

• Carol Olson

• Gail Opatz

• Aaron Perleberg

• Kate Perry

• Donna Peterson

• Kathy Peterson

• Lowell Peterson

• MaryJo Peterson

• Bill Pfaff

• Linda Raith

• Mary Reeck

• Kathy Reitmaier

• Sara Ricker

• Zil Ricker

• Valentina Rodriguez

• Greg Schmidt

• Mary Schneider

• Marilyn Schwab

• Annamary Seltz

• JoAnn Smerage

• Jay R. Soldner

• Nancy Soldner

• Michael Steber

• Linda Steine

• Pat Stellflue

• Matt Stoneburg

• Bernadette Thicke

• Marie Thomes

• Norb Thomes

• Sandy Thompson

• Leslie Viner

• Janis Vose

• Ruthanne Weispfenning

• Sandy Whiteman

• Diane Wissman

• Bob Youngerman

• Sue Anne Gelatt Foundation

• Marine Credit Union Foundation

• Steve Altobell

• Toni Ambrosen

• Jim and Dorothy Anderson

• Mary Alice Anderson

• Dr. John O. Anfinson

• Laura and Jim Armstrong

• James and Susan Bakkemo Banks

• Judith C. Bautch

• Kristin Beckmann and Robert Richman

• Walt and Bunny Bennick

• Ray and Joyce Bisco

• George Bolon and Vivian Fusillo

• Mercedes Borzyskowki

• Sabina Bosshard and George Parke III

• Steve and Connie Bowen

• Thomas and Coleen Bremer

• Barbara Broker

• Bradley and Joan Brolsma

• Rosemary Broughton

• Nancy Brown

• Bill and Jan Brunkow

• Dr. Frank and Ruth Bures

• Chris and Kathleen Carroll

• John and Jane Casper

• David Chakoian

• Dr. David and Kathy Christenson

• Ladd and Susan Conrad

• Dan and Cassie Cramer

• Joshua Cunningham

• Rusty and Gail Cunningham

• Sheila Cunningham

• Jane Cyrus

• James and Jeanne Danneker

• Judy Davis

• Anne DeMuth and Mark Hodge

• Diane Dingfelder

• Tom Driscoll and Beth Stanford

• Penelope and Joseph Duffy

• Barbara DuFresne

• Patricia and Ken Duncan

• John Durfey

• Alice and Allen Durst

• Karlyn Eckman

• Fran Edstrom

• Vicki Englich and Thomas Dukich

• Vicki Englich and Thomas Dukich

• Nancy Entwistle and Mark Wenick

• Erica and Gabe Ericksen

• Greg and Terri Evans

• Mary Farrell and Jerome Christenson

• Mary Lou Ferguson

• Sharon Flatten

• Matthew and Kelly Fluharty

• Leslie Foote

• Parker Forsell

• Betsy Gabler

• Rick and Gayle Garrity

• Dan and Susan Gelatt

• Susan and Lemuel Genovese

• Tom and Sandy Giles

• Terri Giversen

• Carolyn Goplen

• Cherie Hales

• Jim Hanzel

• Michael and Susan Hauser

• Roger and Elaine Haydock

• Eileen Heaser

• Tom and Joan Hedin

• Carol Heyl

• Merrimon and Carol Hipps

• Bill and Karen Hoel

• Lawrence and Jeanette Indra

• Clare and Shari Jarvis

• Susan Jensen

• Bruce and Margaret Johnson

• Julie Johnston and Jon Erickson

• Doug and Mary Jones

• Joe and Cathy Kafer

• Bruce Karstadt

• Bruce Karstadt

• Cece Keeling

• Marlene and Bob Kohner

• Florinus Kooyman and Shirley Mah Kooyman

• Dean and Kathryn Koutsky

• Tom and Joann Kujawa

• Martha and John Langowski

• Carol Larson

• Rich and Bev Lindseth

• Laurie Lucas

• Laurie Lucas

• Laurie Lucas

• Rich and Ann MacDonald

• Pat Mason

• Maggie May

• Walter McCarthy and Clara Ueland

• Mary McConnell

• Carolyn McDonald

• Margaret Menchaca

• Jane Mercier and Mark Taylor

• Dr. Mark and Betsy Midthun

• Alice and Walter Mirk

• Wayne and Darlene Moerke

• Bert and Margaret Mohs

• Jonelle Moore

• Mary Moxness

• Daniel Moy

• Jay and Pat Mutter

• Courtney Nagle and Scott Burnett

• Gerry and Patricia Neal

• Gerry and Patricia Neal

• Eric Nelson

• Dr. Dennis and Pat Nolan

• Douglas Nopar

• C.G. Ochsner

• James and Judith O'Donnell

• Luther and Patricia Paulson

• Luther and Patricia Paulson

• Dr. Phillip and Kate Perry

• Capt. Donald and Donna Peterson

• Kristi Peterson

• Mark and Kathie Peterson

• Donald and Aline Petzold

• Martin A. Pflughoeft

• Martin A. Pflughoeft

• Anne Scott Plummer and Hywel Roberts

• Leanne and Mike Poellinger

• Madonna Pralle

• John Pringle

• Polly Renk

• Dr. Dominic Ricciotti

• Barbara Rockwell

• Jim and Kathie Rozovics

• Johanna Rupprecht

• Jennifer Sanborn and Matthew Bosworth

• Evelyn Schlichting

• Greg and Cathy Schmidt

• Greg and Cathy Schmidt

• Mary and Bill Schmidt

• Phil and Becky Schumacher

• Marilyn Schwab

• Laura Seaton and Thomas Felsheim

• Jeri Sebo

• Kent Severson and Sally Wagner

• Jay Soldner

• Kathy and Andy Solum

• Beverly Spande

• Carole Stever

• Robert and Chyeral Stohlmann

• Ben Stolpa and Gayle Goetzman Stolpa

• Steven Sweeney and Carla Hensley

• Cindy and LeRoy Telstad

• Paul and Karen Thissen

• Tom and Debbie Thompson

• Stephen and Julie Troutman

• Catherine Tuggle

• Keith and Lynne Valiquette

• Michael and Jane Voelker

• Millie Wachowiak

• Margery A. Wallerich

• Mark and Mary Ellen Warner

• Margaret Weglinski

• Jon and Ruthanne Weispfenning

• Jerry Whetstone

• Dan and Sue Winderl

• Roland Winters

• Robert Youngerman

• Jerry and Joan Zenke

• John Kaul and Gloria Gunville

• Amy Nankivil and Peter Shortridge

• Patricia and Ken Duncan

• Dan and Cassie Cramer

• Heather Nagle

• Jeanne Nelson

• Scott and Kristie Davies

• Gabrielle and Brad Peterson

• Pete Hayes

• Ray and Connie Dretske

• Sabina Bosshard and George Parke III

• Colette Hyman

• Anne Scott Plummer and Hywel Roberts

• Elise and Holden Lewis

• Andrew Bosshard

• Jane Kennedy

• Dr. Liz Strand Cimini and Dean Cimini

• Matt Kania

• Patricia and Ken Duncan

• Sabina Bosshard and George Parke III

• Amy Nankivil and Peter Shortridge

• Matt Kania

• Jane Kennedy

• Pete Hayes

• Anne Scott Plummer and Hywel Roberts

• Colette Hyman

• Dr. Liz Strand Cimini and Dean Cimini

• Andrew Bosshard

• Ginny Gernes

• Steve and Connie Bowen

• Mike and Marilyn Meeker

• Kent and Jane Cowgill

• Bill and Karen Hoel

• Jeff and Marcy Van Fossen

• Marianna and Seymour Byman

• Anne Scott Plummer and Hywel Roberts

• Lorraine Kilmartin

• Marcy Faircloth and Caylan Larson

• Marlene and Bob Kohner

• Sandy Bauer

• Joseph and Pat Heim

• Narvel and Barbara Brooks

• Florinus Kooyman and Shirley Mah Kooyman

• Laura Seaton and Thomas Felsheim

• Angela Weber, La Crosse Distilling Co.

• Tom Driscoll and Beth Stanford

• Jan and David Degallier

• Loretta Frederick

• Nancy Blankfard

• Jane Mercier and Mark Taylor

• Richard Grabow and David Lucia

• Matt Kania

• Catherine Dech

• Lawrence and Beverly Wiesner

• John and Sangeetha Kelly

• Margaret Lambert

• Emily Kurash Casey and Dave Casey

• Bruce Karstadt

• Jonelle Moore

• Paul Henke and Electa Gilster

• Michael Abraham

• Anne DeMuth and Mark Hodge

• Marjory Singher

• Amy Strasheim

• Marcy Faircloth and Caylan Larson

• Terri Kersting

• Anonymous

• Carla Miller

• Paul and Robin Grawe

• Barbara Rockwell

• Penelope, Larry and Jillian Frederickson

• Mercedes Borzyskowki

• Todd and Michelle Sands

• Adam Reef

• Blandine Berthelot and Joe Jackson

• Crystal Hegge

• Alexis Cuttance

• Anonymous

• Maurella Cunningham

• Carrie and Charles Frederich

• Scott and Anne Pollock

• Robert Youngerman

1. Friends of MMAM. MMAM now offers organizational memberships for businesses and organizations to both support our efforts and provide benefits to your employees along the way (free admission to your museum!). A big thank you to our recently added friends: Coca-Cola of Winona, HBC, La Crosse Distilling, Merchants Bank, S2S Architects, and WNB Financial.

2. Art For Every Child Memberships. Did you know that every 5th Grader (and members of their household) are eligible to receive a one-year complimentary membership to MMAM? Sign up your family today! 

3. Rising Generations Memberships. All first-year college students across Minnesota are eligible to receive a one-year complimentary membership to MMAM.  Sign up today!

4. Anchor Campaign | Annual Fund.  Our goal is simple. To ask all of our members and patrons to go a bit above and beyond in their support of MMAM so that we can make our budget and support the three core pillars of our work - Artistic Excellence, Community Arts Access, and Clean Water & Climate Stewardship.

5. For The Love of Water Gala.  Mark your calendars. This year’s For The Love of Water Gala will take place at MMAM on Saturday, September 21 with a special cocktail reception featuring a silent auction of 10 signature water-inspired experiences across Minnesota, followed by a sit-down three-course meal curated and prepared by the culinary team from Heirloom Seasonal Bistro.  5 select artworks by 5 water-inspired artists will be auctioned off at the event. Tickets are on sale NOW!