To everyone who participated during Giving Tuesday, thank you!
Together we raised $69,520 in essential funds to help MoNA kickstart its plans for 2022 and beyond.
Days of Kindness
Thank you for joining our Days of Kindness through Facebook and Instagram. In case you missed them, below is a recap, with all their short stories and moments.
Dan Friday, Lula Totem, sculpted glass, 2015
Lynne Saad, New Growth, oil on wood block, n.d., Museum of Northwest Art Permanent Collection
MoNA Student Tour
Road Scholars tour at MoNA
Summer MoNA Link teacher and student art & education program
Max Benjamin, Untitled, n.d.
Max Benjamin's Easel
Volunteers installing the "William Cumming Mural of Skagit County and Agriculture" - February 2020
Volunteers installing the 20 ft long "William Cumming Mural of Skagit County Agriculture" gifted by the Breckenridge Family to MoNA's NW Art Collection. - February 2020
Image: Dan Friday, Schaenexw (Salmon) Run, 2021, hand-blown sculpted glass
Let's steward MoNA's programs and position them for a sustainable future!
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Take this opportunity to foster the self-expression of young students and families with your gift.
Beginning 2019, we launched online learning resources for pre-K to high school educators that greatly expanded in 2020-2021. It includes an online art lesson library with 100 FREE downloadable lessons and the Art Lending Library, where educators can check out art supplies online for FREE!
Image: Student tour at MoNA Galleries, September 2021
Make an impact on our present and future work!
In September 2021, the Collections team launched the beginning phase of a multi-year conservation project of MoNA's NW Art Collection in the upstairs galleries. It includes the upkeep, re-organization, re-photographing of works, and all visitors are welcome to come and ask questions.
Image: Newest staff member, Tate Ohl, Collections Assistant working on data entry for MoNA’s conservation project of the NW Art Collection.
Through our exhibitions, let's keep promoting and celebrating our NW artists!
"For an artist like myself, one step is getting into the galleries, getting people to take you seriously and listen to you. A lot of it has to do with money. The next step is giving me a chance at a museum like this to express my larger visions as an artist. If I put this together in my backyard, you'd never get to see it. Thanks again for all the work that you guys do to help make this place run. I'm really honored to be here."
̶ Dan Friday, featured artist in MoNA's 2021 summer exhibition "Dan Friday: Future Artifacts."
Image: Glass artist, Dan Friday working in the hot shop in preparation for Dan Friday: Future Artifacts (now on view until January 2, 2021)
Your support today will bring communities together through art.
In Summer 2022, MoNA will exhibit a lifetime retrospective of Alfredo Arreguín's work! Arreguín is a significant NW artist of great esteem whose work is collected internationally. He brings a direct connection to our region's vibrant Latino and migrant NW communities. Now, you can be part of the creation story of this vital exhibition.
Image: Alfredo Arreguín, Triste Frida, 2004, oil on Canvas