2024: Freshwater
A year-long suite of exhibitions and programs that explores bold and often under-told narratives, examines fresh new perspectives of water, and features game-changing artists who help us better understand our relationship to this precious resource.
[freshwater]
Mustafah Abdulaziz | Water
On view January 13 - June 23, 2024
[Image] Mustafah Abdulaziz (American b.1986), Woman Gathering Water, Benue, Nigeria, 2015, (detail), scanned color film negative, giclée print. Courtesy of the artist.
Aabijijiwan / Ukeyat Yanalleh, It Flows Continuously | Karen Goulet and Monique Verdin
On view January 27 - July 7, 2024
[Image] Karen Goulet (White Earth Ojibwe and Métis, American b. 1959). Spring Dances in the North part of Unfinished Business, 2020-2022. Mixed media. Courtesy of the artist
Deep Dive | Judy Onofrio
On view June 29, 2024 - January 5, 2025
[Image] Judy Onofrio (American, b. 1939), Feast, 2020. Bone, wood, carved wood objects, metallic acrylic paint.
Ultra Mare | Kajahl
On view July 13, 2024 - January 5, 2025
[Image] Kajahl. Kelp Forest Ocean Dweller. 2022. Oil on canvas over wood and aluminum panel. 60"x48"
[LITERARY ARTS]
Across a Wide Ocean: Remarkable Stories about the Origins of Identity
On view January 27, 2024 - January 5, 2025
[Image] Nikkolas Smith, Legacy, 2021. Digital illustration. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water (Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, authors), Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
[MANOOGIAN GALLERY]
Re/Framing the View: Nineteenth Century American Landscapes
On view October 14, 2023 - August 2, 2024
[Image] Régis François Gignoux (French/American, 1816-1882), On the Upper Hudson, 1862. Oil on canvas. Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Collection.
A Nation Takes Place
On view August 21, 2024 - March 2, 2025
[Image] Sokari Ekine (b. 1949, English), Liquid, 2023. Photograph.
[MARINE GALLERY]
Reflective Impressions: The 19th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists
On view January 20 - May 5, 2024
[Image] Russ Kramer (American b. 1960), The Corinthians, 2021. Oil on panel. Private collection.
Fluid: What is Marine Art, and What Can It Be?
On view beginning May 18, 2024
[Image] Adam Turman (American, b. 1975), Push Boats and Pelicans, 2016. Paint on board.
Program Highlights
January
Jan. 3: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
Jan. 9:Toddler Tuesday
Jan. 26-28: FreshWATER New Look Weekend
February
Feb. 4: Frozen River Film Festival Screening
Feb. 7: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
Feb. 10: Winter Seasonal Saturday
Feb. 13: Toddler Tuesday
Feb. 20 - 23: School Field Trip Week
Feb. 22: Water Music Concert with WSO
March
March 1 -31: Youth Art Month
March 6: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
March 9: Art of Living / Riding the Wave
March 12: Toddler Tuesday
March 19-22: School Field Trip Week
April
April 3: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
April 9: Toddler Tuesday
April 11: Water Music Concert with WSO
April 22: Earth Day + River Cleanup
April 23-26: School Field Trip Week
May
May 1: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
May 4: Water Music Concert with WSO
May 11: Spring Seasonal Saturday
May 14: Toddler Tuesday
May 17-18: Workshop: Weaving Water
May 16: Report to the Community + Reception
May 21-24: School Field Trip Week
June
June 1 - 30:Public Tours on Saturdays at 11am
June 1: Art of Living / Riding the Wave
June 5: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
June 11: Toddler Tuesday
June 20: Mississippi Sippin Riverside Concert
July
July 1 - 31: Public Tours on Saturdays at 11am
July 3: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
July 9: Toddler Tuesday
July 12-14: FRESHwater New Look Weekend
July 18 :Mississippi Sippin Riverside Concert
July 20: Garden Tour
August
Aug. 1 - 31: Public Tours on Saturdays at 11am
Aug. 7: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
Aug. 10: Summer Seasonal Saturday
Aug. 13: Toddler Tuesday
Aug. 15: Mississippi Sippin Riverside Concert
Aug. 22: A Nation Takes Place, Curator’s Reception
September
Sept. 4: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
Sept. 7: MMAM Outreach: RAA Family Art Day
Sept. 10: Toddler Tuesday
Sept. 10-13: Community Builds
Sept. 14: Art of Living / Riding the Wave
Sept. 20-21: Workshop: Sketching with Kar Keat Chong
Sept. 20-22: Plein-Air Experience: Sketching Winona
Sept. 21: For the Love of Water Gala
Sept. 27-28: MMAM Outreach: Boats and Bluegrass
October
Oct. 2: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
Oct. 8: Toddler Tuesday
Oct. 22-25: School Field Trip Week
Oct. 25-26: Workshop: Clay, Assemblage and Craft
November
Nov. 6: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
Nov. 9: Fall Seasonal Saturday
Nov. 12: Toddler Tuesday
Nov. 15-16: Workshop: Paddle Making
Nov. 19-22: School Field Trip Week
December
Dec. 4: SPARK! Cultural programming for people living with memory loss and their care partners.
Dec. 7: Art of Living / Riding the Wave
Dec. 10: Toddler Tuesday