artsXchange with Writer Terri Karsten at MMAM
Tuesday | August 16 | 5:30-7 pm
Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr.
mmam.org/artsxchange
Writer and RAA board member Terri Karsten will lead an artsXchange conversation about connecting visual arts (such as painting) with written arts (such as poetry and prose). While words can ‘paint’ a picture and describe sounds and smells to enrich the setting, it is up to the reader to imagine the scene. Visual arts provide a clearer view, but still require imagination to evoke other sensory input. How can these two forms interact? Participants in the conversation will tour the museum, choose a painting to write about, and spend some time writing. The session will conclude with sharing the writing and discussing the process.
Karsten is a published author of a variety of fiction and nonfiction pieces. Her work includes historical fiction novels (such as A Mistake of Consequence), steampunk shorts (such as Calliope in Under A Brass Moon), and non-fiction (such as Snags and Sawyers: 2000 Miles Down the Arkansas River.)
The event is free for members of MMAM or RAA and is free with general museum admission for all others. Registration is highly recommended, and space is limited to 25 attendees per program. Visit this link to register.
About artsXchange:
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum and River Arts Alliance are coming together to bring you a new, monthly informal artist exchange – a chance for artists and creatives from across a variety of mediums to gather for inspiration, exploration and exchange at the museum. Each month, a member from River Arts Alliance, a nonprofit that supports and celebrates regional arts and culture, hosts a 90-minute meet-up and conversation with an artist, maker, designer, writer, or another creative person.
The evening will begin by gathering in the atrium at MMAM and meeting their artist host. The group will then take a short inspirational tour of the museum (identifying a couple of signature pieces to spark conversation, chosen by your artist guide), and continue with a meet-up in the Oberton Education Room for inspiring conversation that ranges from anything from technique, to who’s making what, to sales strategies, and other opportunities.
A list of upcoming artsXchanges scheduled for the remainder of 2022 is available here.
Terri Karsten and the Minnesota Marine Art Museum are members of the River Arts Alliance. To learn more about the benefits of membership, please visit: riverartsalliance.org/membership/.