Programs
Arts Access Programs
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This mindfulness-based program focuses on exploring themes that support our health through creativity and play, inspired by MMAM galleries.
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Enjoy live music in the MMAM Gardens this summer with the Mississippi Sippin Concert Series. While you are here, find a curated selection of spirited and non-spirited beverages, food trucks outside along the Mississippi River, and then, venture into the galleries (open late until 8pm) to see how exhibiting artists are using water as inspiration for their work.
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Art is for everyone! Join the Minnesota Marine Art Museum quarterly for Seasonal Saturday. With $1 admission for all, this is a fun and lively day to visit the museum for first-time visitors and experienced museum-goers alike.
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A unique program designed specifically for people with memory loss and their care partners. SPARK! programs offer participants an opportunity to enhance their quality of life through social engagement, mental stimulation, and communication.
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A lively gathering of our littlest art lovers and the grown-ups at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. Toddler Tuesday offers hands-on art activities such as painting with marbles, drawing, and butterfly making. There are also opportunities for free-play, storytelling, and a chance for toddlers and their grown-ups to take a self-guided exploration of artworks in the galleries.
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Apr 5, 2025 – Apr 6, 2025
Join Lindsay Krage for a two-day workshop to learn the basics of sewing a beginner friendly garment. Although some sewing experience is required, no garment sewing is necessary.
Participants will learn about 'indie patterns', printing digital patterns, body measurements, fabric preparation and cutting, and finally sewing garments on a home sewing machine. Additional skills may include binding, quilting, applique, and chain stitching. -
May 3, 2025 – May 4, 2025
In this two day workshop led by Craig Blacklock, students will photograph reflections on the Mississippi River, experimenting with different perspectives and shutter speeds. Later in the day, the class will edit their images using both traditional and AI-based software, guided by examples from both painting and photography, and share their work during critiques. -
May 17, 2025
In this workshop, chose to built either a shallow trug for gathering flowers and herbs, or a deep trug for collecting fruits and vegetables. Trugs are simple, beautiful, functional, light weight, and long lasting, some are still in use after 100 years. -
Jun 6, 2025 – Jun 7, 2025
This workshop focuses on experiencing the world right outside our window, promoting awareness and connection to nature through exploration, collage building, and repurposing textiles. -
Jun 12, 2025
Unwind and unleash your creativity at our Craft + Cocktail Workshop on Thursday, June 12. Join Rochester-based wood specialist Kevin Ewing for an evening of hands-on artistry, where you’ll carve your very own river-inspired scene from a block of basswood. While you work, enjoy a refreshing cocktail expertly crafted by Water Bar, perfectly paired to complement the experience.
MMAM Programs + Events
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Join MMAM on Thursday, May 16, for our Annual Report to the Community. We will gather to share how our mission-based work as a nonprofit visual arts museum has impacted the audiences we serve, announce a few highlights to look out for in the coming year, and acknowledge the individuals and partners who made it all possible.
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Join us at MMAM on September 21 for the 2024 For the Love of Water Gala. This event, hosted at MMAM will feature a cocktail hour, seated dinner, and an auction. Enjoy a lovely September evening at the museum, and help MMAM move its mission forward!
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The staff at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum strives to get out into the community and get involved in our community. Check out the calendar to see where you can meet us!
Presenting Partner Programs
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The Plein Air Experience: Sketching Winona brings you four exciting days of plein air art making on the Upper Mississippi River, featuring a signature studio arts workshop led by Urban Sketchers advocate Kar-Keat Chong, an opening launch event, artist-led sketch walks, and a chance to close it all down by seeing what was created over the weekend at a closing reception.
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MMAM + the Winona Symphony Orchestra present Water Music: Chamber Concerts at the MMAM, a series of chamber music concerts in an intimate, refined setting among the galleries. These performances are jointly programmed to spotlight both the visual treasures of MMAM and musical masterworks unified by a common theme.
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Artist led events at MMAM.
Exhibition Programming
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There are two programs associated with MMAM's newest exhibition project, A Nation Takes Place. including a curator's reception and book launch, and a lunch and learn event.
This activity is made possible by the voter of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.