MoNA Event Calendar
See what’s happening at the Museum of Northwest Art. Join us for art exhibitions, educational programs, museum events and more!
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MoNA Ceramic Invitational 2025: Build Me Up, Tear Me Down, Why Don’t You Love Me Babe Like There’s No One Around?
MoNA Ceramic Invitational 2025: Build Me Up, Tear Me Down, Why Don’t You Love Me Babe Like There’s No One Around?
Image credit: Tip Toland, The Greedy King, 2021; Stoneware clay, glaze and luster paint, chalk pastel, 4" x 57" x 43"
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!
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!
Gallery Tour
Join a docent on second Saturdays for a short public tour of the MoNA Galleries!
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!
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!
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!
Painting Daffodils w/ Kristin Frost
Paint lovely daffodils and learn watercolor techniques in this relaxed watercolor workshop with Kristin Frost!
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!
Gallery Tour
Join a docent on second Saturdays for a short public tour of the MoNA Galleries!
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!
Fabric Mache Bowls w/ Kate Dwyer
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!
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!
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!
Sketching Spring Flowers in Watercolor w/ Kathleen Moore
In the workshop, develop a feel for watercolor sketching to capture the vibrant beauty of flowers with guest artist Kathleen Moore!
Gallery Tour
Join a docent on second Saturdays for a short public tour of the MoNA Galleries!
Sculpting Sustainability: Solutions for Skagit Food Waste
Join WSU Skagit Extension and MoNA for a fun & family-friendly afternoon celebrating sustainability!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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 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.
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!
Gallery Tour
Join a docent on second Saturdays for a short public tour of the MoNA Galleries!
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!
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!
Last Day to View Current Exhibitions
Today is the last day to view the current exhibitions at MoNA!
Peter Millett: Built Forms
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, January 13, 2025.
Spoken Word at MoNA: An Open Mic Exploration of At the Seam
Local poets are invited to read their original poems in the galleries as a closing celebration for the exhibition At the Seam: The Museum of Northwest Art's Permanent Collection.
Gallery Tour
Join a docent on second Saturdays for a short public tour of the MoNA Galleries!
Luminary Globe Decorating Workshop
In this family-friendly workshop you will decorate a pre-made luminary globe with brightly colored tissue paper to celebrate our local ecosystem, watershed, and community in Skagit County!
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!
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!
Holiday Origami Ornaments w/ Mike Berry
Create beautiful paper ornaments and holiday gifts with your friends and family, all while learning about the Japanese art of paper folding!
Public Docent Tour
Join a docent on second Saturdays for a short public tour of the current exhibitions!
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!
The Collectors Club Presents: A Momentous REVELation
On Saturday, December 7th, the Museum of Northwest Art invites you to join MoNA’s Collectors Club to this year’s Annual Acquisition Party: A Momentous REVELation, an exclusive celebration of contemporary Northwest art. Have a first look at the works by four celebrated artists: Claudia Fitch,Etsuko Ichikawa,Jared Rue and Kimberly Trowbridge who have been selected for possible purchase for the Museum’s renowned Permanent Collection. Only one work will be acquired for the collection!
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!
Giving Tuesday 2024
Make a difference this giving season! Join us in celebrating #GivingTuesday and supporting MoNA’s mission of collecting, preserving, interpreting and exhibiting art created in the Pacific Northwest, supporting artists, and striving to integrate art into the lives of all people.
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!
Sip & Shop
Join us at the MoNA store and explore a treasure trove of one-of-a-kind gifts! Experience the magic with delectable food and drinks, and live holiday tunes.
Don't forget to bring your MoNA membership card to shop for all your holiday goodies at 20% off! And if you're not a MoNA member yet, seize the chance to join in on the holiday fun.
Built Forms: A Walkthrough with the Artist
Join us for a very special event with artist, Peter Millett, as he walks participants through the exhibition Peter Millett: Built Forms.
Image Credit: Peter Millett, Green X, Painted Wood, 11"x11"x6"
Weathering Steel Sculpture in the Northwest
Join Patrick Gallagher (aka Dr. Rust) to learn more about weathering steel sculptures and where to find them!
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!
Humanities Washington: Resisting Erasure through Storytelling w/ Putsata Reang
Learn from Humanities Washington Speaker, Putsata Reang, as she discusses the dangers of dwelling on differences and encourages audiences to share their personal stories as an antidote to erasure.
Public Docent Tour
Join a docent on second Saturdays for a short public tour of the current exhibitions!
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!
This Machine is Made for Earth: The Madrona Project at MoNA
Poets will converge at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner to offer a reading and discussion from the most recent issue of the anthology series, The Madrona Project: This Machine is Made for Earth, recently published by Empty Bowl press in Chimacum, Washington.
This final edition of the Madrona Project anthologies offers a view of tools and machines as partner, asset, enemy, threat, and persona in the lives of poets, essayists, and artists. The first section takes us from primitive tools, through the printer’s craft, to methods of farming, building, demolition, and self-expression. Another section deals with machines that move: trains, ships, the heart itself. The book contains a sampler of the work of Clemens Starck, whose life and livelihood depended on well-oiled equipment. In the final section, the machines of war employ the human body in personal as well as global histories.
This event will be MC’d by Michael Daley and will include readings from poets published in The Madrona Project: This Machine is Made for Earth including: Morgan Randall, Susan Rich, Randy Dills, Stephen Roxborough, Robert McNamara, Georgia Johnson, Steven Dolmatz, Holly Hughes, Heidi Seaborn, Janée J. Baugher, and Leslie Wharton.
The event will conclude with a Q&A and book signing. Copies of the anthology will be available for purchase. This event is part of The Writing’s on the Wall: Poetry at MoNA, in which MoNA partners with a range of poets and organizations to bring poetry into the museum through readings, open mic events and writing workshops.
RSVP for this event by using the form below!
Cost: Free for members | $15 suggested donation for non-members
As always, admission to the Museum is free. This event is made possible in part by by MoNA Members. Learn more at: monamuseum.org/membership
Please RSVP using the form below.
Questions? Email us at education@museumofnwart.org
By RSVPing for this event, you will be added to the MoNA Newsletter - you may opt out at any time.
Pacific Northwest Landscapes Drawing Workshop w/ Kristin Frost
Learn from artist Kristin Frost, how value, texture and scale can work together to create dynamic landscapes that speak to the beauty of nature!
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!