MoNA Event Calendar
See what’s happening at the Museum of Northwest Art. Join us for exhibitions, educational programs, museum events and more! You can also view a list of upcoming classes.
Give the Gift of Creativity! Art experiences make the best gifts! Give your loved ones an upcoming MoNA class OR future class with a gift certificate! Members receive 10% off classes and workshops.
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12 where you make art using a variety of media, learn from artists and join in a creative community! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
Keepsake Greeting Cards w/ Don Wesley
This workshop is full! Please email education@museumofnwart.org to be added to the waitlist.
Create keepsake cards together! In this family friendly workshop, adults and children will collaborate to make keepsake greeting cards featuring beautiful winter scenes of the Skagit Valley Winter, when the trumpeter swans and snow geese are visiting from their arctic summer homes.
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12 where you make art using a variety of media, learn from artists and join in a creative community! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
Aspects of Nancy Mee: From the Clinical to the Classical
Curator Matthew Kangas will lead visitors through the highlights of the exhibition, commenting on the various themes and areas of Nancy Mee’s art.
2026 Annual Member Meeting
Save the date for the Annual Member Meeting & Celebration on Tuesday, March 24!
Join us in the upstairs galleries for treats and refreshments, as Board President Erik Benson takes us through the agenda for this fun annual event, which is one of the perks of MoNA membership!
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12 where you make art using a variety of media, learn from artists and join in a creative community! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
Fabric Mache Bowls w/ Kate Dwyer
This workshop is full! Please email education@museumofnwart.org to be added to the waitlist.
In this workshop, learn how to make a fun and functional art piece with teaching artist Kate Dwyer!
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
MoNA Member Salon: Nancy Mee
Join us for an afternoon featuring artist Nancy Mee in conversation with MoNA's Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Northwest Art, Christian Waguespack, as they discuss her path as an artist, looking back over five decades of her career to interrogate both the personal and cultural construct of the female body.
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12 where you make art using a variety of media, learn from artists and join in a creative community! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
Finding Yourself in Art, A Creative Writing Workshop with Tara Campbell - A Humanities Washington Talk
Go beyond the wall plaque to see new ways of looking at an object or a piece of art through guided observations and writing exercises. Along the way, we’ll forge new relationships with art, the museum, and one another.
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
Book Club: Earth Day
Join us for the MoNA Book Club, where we’ll discuss books to celebrate Earth Day with a librarian from the La Conner Swinomish Library!
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12 where you make art using a variety of media, learn from artists and join in a creative community! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
Painting Tulips w/ Kristin Frost
It’s time to paint tulips! Working from observation, students will learn to paint a still life of tulips in this two hour watercolor workshop. Come experience the fresh colors of spring and create a painting fit for the season!
MoNA Member Salon: Kimberly Trowbridge
Join us for an afternoon with Seattle artist Kimberly Trowbridge in conversation with MoNA's Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Northwest Art, Christian Waguespack, as they discuss the influence of Northwest icon Michael Spafford on her own artistic career.
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12 where you make art using a variety of media, learn from artists and join in a creative community! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
Writing’s on the Wall: An Open Mic on Mythologies
Celebrate the closing of Femina Lucinda: The Art of Nancy Mee with poetry! Local poets are invited to read their original works along the theme of mythology.
Last Day to View Spring 2026 Exhibitions!
Today is the last day to view our Spring 2026 exhibitions!
Femina Lucida: The Art of Nancy Mee
At the Seam: The Museum of Northwest Art's Permanent Collection
Behind the Curtain: 100 Years at the Historic Lincoln Theatre
Galleries will be closed for installation of new exhibitions starting Monday, May 11, 2026.
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12 where you make art using a variety of media, learn from artists and join in a creative community! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
MoNA XLV: Sapphire Dream — 2026 Art Auction
Step into the shimmering glow of MoNA XLV: Sapphire Dream as the Museum of Northwest Art celebrates its 45th Anniversary. Save the Date and mark your calendars for an evening in support of this gem of a museum.
Your support makes all the difference. Event and ticket information coming soon!
More details at: www.monamuseum.org/2026-art-auction
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Art & Science Camp 2026
Join us at Padilla Bay National Estuarine Reserve and the Museum of Northwest Art for a fun-filled week of art and science activities!
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Community Art Celebration
Join us in celebrating art and community! Come and enjoy the current exhibitions, while you savor yummy snacks and get creative with a drop in art project with a local artist. All ages welcome!
MoNA Link Summer Institute 2025
Educators can earn up to 21 clock hours in this three day training focused on arts integration into classroom learning!
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Art & Science Camp 2025
Join us at Padilla Bay National Estuarine Reserve and the Museum of Northwest Art for a fun-filled week of art and science activities!
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Summer 2025 Exhibition Opening Soirée
Drie Chapek, Breezy Dawn, 2023, oil and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 78 inches, courtesy of Greg Kucera Gallery
The Museum of Northwest Art invites you to celebrate the opening of the new exhibitions!
Saturday, June 28th from 5—7 pm
Through the Light: The Sublime in Contemporary Northwest Art
Aaron Loveitt: Succession, Within a Landscape Unfolding
At the Seam: The Museum of Northwest Art's Permanent Collection
Art-a-phobia: We Don’t Know What We’re Doing - MoNA's Teen Art Club
Stay tuned! More details about the opening soiree coming soon!
MoNA Store Artist Pop-Up & Meet and Greet
Mark your calendars for the next Artist Pop-Up in the MoNA Store!
The MoNA Store will be open until 8pm for La Conner Gallery Night– the perfect opportunity to enjoy an evening immersed in art! Take a stroll along the Swinomish Channel and come visit the Museum of Northwest Art to meet two local artists whose work you can find in the MoNA Store.
🔹Deb Mason - Jeweler, Rockscholar Designs
🔹Lori VanEtta - Contemporary Abstract Artist
MoNA Store Hours:
Sunday and Monday: 12pm - 5pm
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm
*open until 8pm on Second Saturdays for La Conner Gallery Night
2025 MoNA Art Auction: Galleries Closed to the Public
MoNA’S 33rd ANNUAL ART AUCTION — SATURDAY, JUNE 7
2025 Art Auction Opening
Visit the Museum to explore 250+ artworks and art experiences featured in the Silent and Live Auctions.
The full Silent Auction is open for online bidding starting at 10 am Saturday—anytime, anywhere. View the complete catalog in person or online and have your bids in by 5 pm on Sunday, June 8th!
Learn more about this year’s Art Auction at: www.monamuseum.org/2025-art-auction.
Last Day to View Current Exhibitions
Today is the last day to view the current exhibitions at MoNA!
MoNA Ceramic Invitational 2025: Build Me Up, Tear Me Down, Why Don’t You Love Me Babe Like There’s No One Around?
At the Seam: The Museum of Northwest Art's Permanent Collection
Outside in Gallery: Creative Response to Trauma: A Community Response / Respuesta Creativa al Trauma: Un Enfoque Comunitario
Galleries will be closed for installation starting Monday, May 12, 2025.
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Writing’s on the Wall: An Open Mic on Artistic Practice
Local poets are invited to read their original poems in the galleries along the theme of artistic practice and inspired by the 2025 MoNA Ceramic Invitational exhibition!
Gallery Tour
Join a docent on second Saturdays for a short public tour of the MoNA Galleries!
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12, where you bring your creativity to make art, learn from artists and create a Teen Art Club exhibition in Summer 2025! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
Book Club on Creative Response to Trauma
Join us for the MoNA Book Club, where we’ll discuss books along the current Outside In exhibition’s theme Creative Response to Trauma, with a librarian from the La Conner Swinomish Library.
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
Flowers for Mother’s Day: A Card-Crafting Workshop w/ Kayla Williams
Learn to create beautiful flowers with papercraft techniques, and get playful with art, all while using mixed media to wow mom this Mother’s Day!
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12, where you bring your creativity to make art, learn from artists and create a Teen Art Club exhibition in Summer 2025! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12, where you bring your creativity to make art, learn from artists and create a Teen Art Club exhibition in Summer 2025! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
2025 Annual Member Meeting
IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE! Save the date for our Annual Member Meeting, happening April 23rd, from 4-5pm. Join us in the upstairs galleries for treats and refreshments, as Board President Gretchen McCauley takes us through the agenda for this fun annual event, which is one of the perks of MoNA membership! Meet our new Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Northwest Art, Christian Waguespack and be sure to visit the downstairs galleries where the Ceramic Invitational is on view through May 11. We will have a Book Buffet, where members can enjoy free catalogs from past exhibits. At 5pm, the MoNA Board of Trustees will commence their closed-door meeting.
RSVP today!
www.monamuseum.org/2025-members-meeting-rsvp
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
Bonnie Whiting & Timea Tihanyi: Corpus to Corpus - Ceramic Sonification Performances
There will be three short sonification performances by composer and percussionist Bonnie Whiting on the Corpus to Corpus ceramic sculptures by exhibiting artist Timea Tihanyi from the MoNA Ceramic Invitational 2025.
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12, where you bring your creativity to make art, learn from artists and create a Teen Art Club exhibition in Summer 2025! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!
Early Enrichment
Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-5 years old are invited to participate in fun mornings of art, stories, and sensory experiences led by Museum Education staff and volunteers. This program is free for all participants!
Art Under the Stars
Experience the vibrant art scene of La Conner with Art Under the Stars, a monthly gallery walk held on the second Saturday of each month from 4 PM to 8 PM. This new event invites art enthusiasts to explore La Conner’s thriving creative community while strolling through charming streets filled with stunning artwork, fine craftsmanship, and engaging conversations with local artists.
Sculpting Sustainability: Solutions for Skagit Food Waste
Join WSU Skagit Extension and MoNA for a fun & family-friendly afternoon celebrating sustainability!
Gallery Tour
Join a docent on second Saturdays for a short public tour of the MoNA Galleries!
Sketching Spring Flowers in Watercolor w/ Kathleen Moore
Sold out!
In the workshop, develop a feel for watercolor sketching to capture the vibrant beauty of flowers with guest artist Kathleen Moore!
Teen Art Club
Teen Art Club is a free program for youth in Grades 6-12, where you bring your creativity to make art, learn from artists and create a Teen Art Club exhibition in Summer 2025! Snacks, drinks, and art supplies will be provided. Bring a friend or make new ones and join in the fun!