Minnesota Museum Of American Art

TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH AMERICAN ART.

EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS:IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, JULY 2021 THROUGH JUNE 2022, THE M CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PRESENT EXHIBITIONS EXPLORING AMERICAN IDENTITIES AND EXPERIENCES FROM WIDE RANGING PERSPECTIVES, IN PUBLIC SPACES IN DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL. THE M ESTABLISHED NEW PARTNERSHIPS, WHILE MAINTAINING LONGSTANDING ONES. THE PARTNERSHIPS WERE WIDE-RANGING, BUT STORYTELLING AND BRIDGE BUILDING ACROSS DIFFERENT LIVED EXPERIENCES WAS A CONSISTENT ELEMENT, INCLUDING SUPPORTING EMERGING AND UNDERREPRESENTED ARTISTS AND CURATORS. IN ADDITION TO UTILIZING THE M'S STREET-FACING WINDOWS, THE M WORKED WITH COLLABORATORS TO ACTIVATE THE SKYWAYS, BRING PROGRAMMING TO THE BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, AND MAINTAIN VIRTUAL PROGRAMMINGALL TO PROVIDE FREE, ACCESSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF ART, CREATIVITY, AND COMMUNITY.1. SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS HONORS VISUAL ART EXHIBITION, JUNE-JULY 2021 THE 2021 HONORS VISUAL ART EXHIBITION ONCE AGAIN CELEBRATED THE SKILLS, CREATIVITY, AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENT ARTISTS FROM EACH SPPS HIGH SCHOOL. THIS EXHIBITION, NOW IN IT'S THIRTIETH YEAR, DEMONSTRATES A VARIETY OF PATHWAYS TO ARTISTIC SELF-DISCOVERYFROM TECHNICAL TO PLAYFUL, FROM HIGHLY PERSONAL TO GLOBALLY-MINDED.2. MANY WATERS: A MINNESOTA BIENNIAL, JULY-OCTOBER 2021 WAS A LOOK INTO SOME OF THE IMAGINATIVE AND DEDICATED WAYS THAT ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE ENGAGE WITH WATER. FEATURED CREATIVE PRACTICES WERE BASED IN BOTH OBSERVATION AND ENGAGEMENT; SOME SOLITARY, OTHERS COLLABORATIVE. THE WORK IN MANY WATERS FOSTERED CONVERSATION, AWARENESS, A SENSE OF CARE, AS WELL AS NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT WATER AND WATER STORIES THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT LENSES, INCLUDING ECOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, POLITICAL, HISTORICAL, SPIRITUAL, AND CREATIVE. A. OPENING RECEPTION, JULY 31, 2021 B. UNVESSEL AND LISTENING TO THE MISSISSIPPI, SEPTEMBER 4 AND OCTOBER 30, 2021C. FAMILY DAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 20213. LOWER PHALEN CREEK PROJECT'S 4TH ANNUAL POLLINATOR FESTIVAL, AUGUST 2021 THE M PARTICIPATED IN THIS ANNUAL EVENT WHICH TOOK PLACE AT WAKAN TIPI/BRUCE VENTO NATURE SANCTUARY. OFFERED ACTIVITIES INCLUDED BIRD AND PLANT WALKS, LIVE MUSIC, FRYBREAD TACOS AND SMOOTHIES, KID-FRIENDLY POLLINATOR EDUCATION, NATIVE PLANT GIVEAWAYS, AND ART-MAKING. THE M GAVE AWAY MINI WATERCOLOR ART KITS DEVELOPED DURING MANY WATERS: A MINNESOTA BIENNIAL. 4. SUTURES, OCTOBER 2021-FEBRUARY 2022 SUTURES, CURATED BY EMERGING CURATORS FELLOW SURIYA KHUTH, BROUGHT TOGETHER AN EMERGING GENERATION OF ARTISTS WHO CHALLENGE STRAIGHTFORWARD WAYS OF LOOKING AT A PHOTOGRAPH, A VIDEO, A LOVED ONE, A COLLECTIVE HISTORY, A MEMORY, OR ONESELFTHROUGH LAYERED, MULTIMEDIA ARTISTIC PRACTICES. ARTISTS CHERYL MUKHERJI, PRUNE PHI, SOPHEAK SAM, AND DANIELLA THACH USED VARIOUS MEDIA TO EXPLORE THE COMPLEXITIES OF SEEMINGLY "FIXED" IMAGES, IDENTITIES, AND IDEAS.A. SEEING NEW POTENTIALITIES, NOVEMBER 13, 20215. TRANSFORMATION: ART FROM THE INSIDE, OCTOBER 2021-FEBRUARY 2022 TRANSFORMATION FEATURED WORKS BY INCARCERATED ARTISTS THAT REFLECTS THEIR PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION AND RESTORATION THROUGH VISUAL EXPRESSION. FOUNDED BY RETIRED STILLWATER CORRECTIONAL OFFICER ANTONIO ESPINOSA, ART FROM THE INSIDE IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS INCARCERATED PEOPLE TO USE ART AS AN OUTLET FOR EMOTIONS WHILE CREATING A PLATFORM FOR DIALOG ABOUT THE COMPLEXITIES OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH EXHIBITIONS OF THEIR WORK. A. A VOICE RELEASED: RICARDO'S STORY, FEBRUARY 10, 20226. CARE, CREATIVITY, AND COLLABORATION: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DR. KATE BEANE AND DR. LAURA JOSEPH, FEBRUARY 2022 ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. KATE BEANE AND CURATOR OF EXHIBITIONS DR. LAURA JOSEPH EXPLORED THE M'S COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING THE VISION OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE AS ITS MISSION CONTINUES TO BE REALIZED IN NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS. A CHANCE TO HEAR MORE FROM THE M'S NEW DIRECTOR, THIS CONVERSATION LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR CONTINUED MOMENTUM AT THE M AND INVITED THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION.7. MESTIZAJE: INTERMIX-REMIX, MARCH-JUNE 2022 IN MESTIZAJE: INTERMIX-REMIX, EIGHT LATINX ARTISTS (IDENTIFYING AS CHICANO, CHILEAN, COLOMBIAN, MIXTECO, MEXICAN, AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN) EXPLORE WHAT IT MEANS TO CLAIM A MIXED-RACE IDENTITY CONSISTING OF BOTH INDIGENOUS AND EUROPEAN DESCENT. WITHOUT SEEKING DEFINITIVE CONCLUSIONS OR DEFINITIONS, ARTISTS MARCELA RODRGUEZ AGUILAR, MARA JOS CASTILLO, LUIS FITCH, BOBBY MARINES, DOUGIE PADILLA, MARIA CRISTINA TAVERA, XAVIER TAVERA, AND VLOCKE NEGRO EXPLORE QUESTIONS OF ANCESTRY AND IDENTITY.A. EXHIBITION KICK-OFF, MARCH 31, 2022B. MESTIZAJE: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE, MAY 12, 2022C. NORTHERN SPARK: POSTERS AND PATCHES POP UP, JUNE 11, 20228. OFF THE DEEP END, MAY 2022-PRESENT STUDENTS AT SAINT PAUL CONSERVATORY FOR PERFORMING ARTISTS (SPCPA) DEVELOPED OFF THE DEEP END, A SKYWAY MURAI THAT CONFRONTS THEMES SURROUNDING A METAPHORICAL RISING SEA LEVEL. GUIDED BY ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND TEACHERS AT SPCPA AND THE M, NINETEEN STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 COLLABORATED USING DIGITAL DRAWING SOFTWARE TO CREATE ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR THE SKYWAY BRIDGE. 9. ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS HONORS VISUAL ART EXHIBITION, JUNE 2022-JULY 2022 THE HONORS VISUAL ART EXHIBITION IS A LONG-STANDING COLLABORATION BETWEEN SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE M, AND ORDWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CELEBRATING THE CREATIVE TALENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. EACH YEAR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS SELECT STUDENT ARTWORKS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXHIBITION BASED ON CREATIVITY, TECHNIQUE, AND RIGOR. THE WORKS DEMONSTRATE A VARIETY OF PATHS TO ARTISTIC SELF-DISCOVERY FROM TECHNICALLY DISCIPLINED TO PLAYFUL, FROM HIGHLY PERSONAL TO GLOBALLY MINDED.

COLLECTIONS:IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE M ADDED SEVEN WORKS TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION IT HOLDS IN PUBLIC TRUST. PURCHASES AND DONATIONS REFLECT THE M'S ONGOING COMMITMENTS TO SUPPORTING MINNESOTA ARTISTS, EMERGING ARTISTS, AND ARTISTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS. THE M MAINTAINED AN ELEVEN-YEAR TRADITION OF PURCHASING AN ARTWORK FROM THE FINE ARTS EXHIBITION AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR. AFTER ACQUIRING THE FIRST SET OF MPLS SKETCHBOOKS IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, THE M ALSO ACQUIRED THE SECOND SET OF TRAVELING SKETCHBOOKS FEATURING THE WORK OF 70 NEW ARTISTS. TOGETHER, THESE SKETCHBOOKS PROVIDE A UNIQUE SURVEY OF THE TWIN CITIES CREATIVE COMMUNITY DURING A TIME OF CHALLENGE AND RESILIENCE.ARECA ROE, SELF CARE, 2020, ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, 37 1/8 X 31 1/8 INCHES, PURCHASE, ACQUISITION FUNDANN DUPREY, FAITH'S ANTIQUES, STILL LIFE, 1972, OIL ON CANVAS, 23.5 X 27.5 INCHES, GIFT OF THE ARTISTANN DUPREY, RIDER, 1976, OIL ON CANVAS, 30 X 20 INCHES, GIFT OF THE ARTISTTIA-SIMONE GARDNER, SALT WATER, 2019, ARCHIVAL INKJET PRINT ON DIBOND, 39.5 X 26 INCHES, PURCHASE, ACQUISITION FUNDTIA-SIMONE GARDNER, SHIPMATE/SHIPMENT I, 2019, GRAPHITE AND ACRYLIC, 39.5 X 26 INCHES, PURCHASE, ACQUISITION FUNDARTURO MONTAO, CONVICT, 2021, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 24 X 36 INCHES, PURCHASE, ACQUISITION FUNDVARIOUS ARTISTS, MPLSART SKETCHBOOKS A, B, C, D, E, 2020, MIXED MEDIA, 10 X 7.5 X 1 INCHES, PURCHASE, ACQUISITION FUNDTHE M LENT THE FOLLOWING ARTWORKS IN ITS COLLECTIONS TO OTHER ART AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS:PHENOMENA AGAINST THE CRIMSON: LAKE SUPERIOR LANDSCAPE (1985), AN ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS AND SPIRIT PATH, NEW DAY, RED ROCK VARIATION: LAKE SUPERIOR LANDSCAPE (1990), AN ACRYLIC AND PASTEL WORK ON PAPER BY THE IMPORTANT ARTIST GEORGE MORRISON (GRAND PORTAGE OJIBWE) TO THE DULUTH ART INSTITUTE TO SUPPORT THEIR EXHIBITION GEORGE MORRISON: IMPRINT. THIS EXHIBITION INCLUDED ALL OF THE ARTWORKS FEATURED ON A NEW SERIES OF USPS STAMPS, UNVEILED IN APRIL OF 2022, APRIL 29-JUNE 1, 2022.