Artist/Collection News – Minnesota Museum of American Art

Momentum

March 5, 2021

Momentum was a celebration of art and artists, a way to honor both the legacy and the future of the M’s collection.

Sun., July 14 at 2 p.m.
Join M Executive Director Kristin Makholm as she explores contemporary Native American art in the M’s permanent collection, including works by George Morrison, Frank Big Bear, Julie Buffalohead, and Wendy Red Star.

Finding the Great Outdoors in Museum Storage

June 28, 2019

In March 2019, multidisciplinary artist Moheb Soliman was artist-in-residence at the M. In this essay, he relates how his search for Great Lakes-related landscapes in the M’s collection led to an unexpected deep dive into unexpected waters: the seldom-considered, eccentric database used to catalog and store archival information about the artworks held by the museum.

Conversation: Moheb Soliman, March 2019 Artist Takeover Artist-in-Residence

June 24, 2019

Before he began his residency at the M this past spring, artist and poet Moheb Soliman spoke with Curator of Learning and Engagement about his work and what he hoped to explore during his time at the museum. Don’t miss your chance to hear from the artist in person at an event on Thurs., July 11, 6 p.m. at the M!

Artist Takeover: Haunting Stories by May Lee-Yang

May 9, 2019

Fri., Oct. 25, 6 p.m.
Writer, performer, and theater artist May Lee-Yang, the M’s fall artist-in-residence, and guests will share haunting stories in honor of Halloween.
Free * RSVP requested

Artists in Action: Third Daughter Restless Daughter

April 1, 2019

Sat. April 13, 2 – 5 p.m.
Join the artistic duo, Third Daughter Restless Daughter, for an afternoon of nontraditional crafts by way of subversive cross-stitch.

In Memory: Warren MacKenzie (1924 – 2018)

January 7, 2019

Curator of Exhibitions Christopher Atkins remembers Warren MacKenzie, paying tribute to his lasting legacy at the M and in the American craft movement.

Adopt an Artwork

November 20, 2018

The M’s 2018 State Fair Purchase Award: Leslie Barlow

August 24, 2018

Every year the museum buys a work from the State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition for the permanent collection. For 2018, our team selected a painting by Minneapolis artist Leslie Barlow.

Seeds of Change travels to Red Wing

August 15, 2018

On View through September 23
The M’s exhibition of Mike Hazard’s photographs documenting a year in the life of the farmers of the Hmong American Farmers Association travels to Red Wing Arts.

Tag Archive for: Artist/Collection News

Momentum

Lecture: Art in Context

Finding the Great Outdoors in Museum Storage

Conversation: Moheb Soliman, March 2019 Artist Takeover Artist-in-Residence

Artist Takeover: Haunting Stories by May Lee-Yang

Artists in Action: Third Daughter Restless Daughter

In Memory: Warren MacKenzie (1924 – 2018)

Adopt an Artwork

The M’s 2018 State Fair Purchase Award: Leslie Barlow

Seeds of Change travels to Red Wing

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