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: Navigating Race and Water in Contemporary Art

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. 

 

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 20: 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