Scenic Splendor
Saturday, May 11, 2024 | 10am - 5pm
Art is for everyone! Join the Minnesota Marine Art Museum for the Spring Seasonal Saturday on May 11. 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. Inspired by MMAM's current exhibition Re/Framing The View: Nineteenth-century American Landscapes, the theme of this Seasonal Saturday is Scenic Splendor. Enjoy wandering the galleries on your own, or join a tour, listen to live music, try your hand at art-making, or visit one of our community partners. Bingo Overboard, everyone’s favorite search-and-find game, is always available - just don’t forget to pick up your prize!
Hmong & Spanish Interpreters through Project FINE onsite from 10am-1pm.
Spring Seasonal Saturday Events
Landscape Painting Demonstration with Mary Pettis
[1pm - 3pm]
Artist Mary Pettis will demonstrate how she paints a landscape using oil paints. Pettis’s work is included in Reflective Impressions: The American Society of Marine Artists 19th National Exhibition currently on exhibition at MMAM.
LIVE MUSIC
[11am + 3pm]
Enjoy live music from Mettalarks (guitar and vocal) from 11am - 12pm, and live music from Dublin’s Daughters (Irish instrumental) from 3 - 4pm.
New Exhibition Sneak Peek
[all day]
Wander through Gallery four to see an exhibition changeover in progress, and come back May 18 for the opening of Fluid: What is Marine Art and What Can It Be?
THEMED TOURS
Atrium [10:15am, 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:15, 2:15pm, 3:15pm, 4:15pm]
Take a 30-minute highlights tour based on the theme of today’s event.
ART-MAKING
Oberton Education Room [all day]
Reimagined Landscapes: (all day) Visitors are invited to create their own scenic landscape using oil pastels on canvas.
BINGO OVERBOARD
Atrium [all day]
Play everyone’s favorite search-and-find gallery game and win a prize.
Community Partner: Conservation Minnesota
MMAM Lounge [11am - 2pm]
Make a bird feeder with Conservation Minnesota and learn about the birds that add so much splendor to our environment.
PROJECT FINE
Atrium [10am - 1pm]
Interpreters Available: Hmong & Spanish Interpreters from Project FINE.
Interpretes disponibles de: Hmong & Español de Project FINE.
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FREE TRANSPORTATION
Free transportation to and from the Minnesota Marine Art Museum is available through Winona Area Transit Service’s Dial-A-Ride. Call 507-454-6666 to schedule your ride a few days before you plan to visit, and MMAM will pay your fare upon arrival and provide you with return fare.
Upcoming Seasonal Saturdays:
Support for Seasonal Saturday comes from:
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
