The River Connects Us: Peter Mutschler & Tom Gillaspy

Photograph by Pete Mutschler entitled The Source, showing the headwaters of the Mississippi River.

January 19 – March 2, 2025
Opening Reception | Sunday | January 19 | 1-4 pm
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
winonaarts.org

The Winona Arts Center is happy to announce our next artist exhibit entitled The River Connects Us by Peter Mutschler and Tom Gillaspy. The exhibit opening is on Sunday, January 19, from 1:00-4:00. The exhibit runs through March 2, 2025.

The Mississippi River is the backbone of the United States. Its waters carry our grain, our ore, our history, our dreams. Creations of music, art, and stories are deposited on the flood plains of Old Muddy. Pete’s images explore the unique and sometimes hidden culture that flows from this Great River, from the headwaters in Northern Minnesota to the delta south of New Orleans. Tom’s poetry provides a sensitive and sometimes powerful reflection inspired by the images. While each photograph/poem pair provides a single snapshot in time of a small piece of the river experience, the viewer is connected through the shared experiences of everyone who lives near the river. The overall goal of this exhibit is to show how the Mississippi River experience is powerful, making us stronger than the divisions that are receiving so much attention these days.

Pete Mutschler is a Winona, MN based photographer and Tom Gillaspy is a Stillwater, MN poet. All pictures are for sale at $300 each with the entire set for $6000. All proceeds will go to the Winona Arts Center.

Pete Mutschler and the Winona Arts Center are members of the River Arts Alliance. To learn more about the benefits of membership, please visit: riverartsalliance.org/membership/.

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