A Fantastical Holiday Adventure

The Muskegon Museum of Art’s 14th Festival of Trees runs November 21 through December 2, 2018. More…

Open Tuesday thru Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sundays 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm / Thursdays 10:00 am – 8:00 pm / Closed Mondays
Admission: $10 adult / $8 senior 65+ / $6 students 17 + with school I.D. / Free for children through age 16 / Free for MMA members
Free Thursday evening 4:00 – 8:00 pm, compliments of The Meijer Foundation

FESTIVAL OF TREES HOURS & ADMISSION (November 22 – December 2, 2018)
Open Daily 10:00 am – 5:00 pm / Sundays 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm / CLOSED THANKSGIVING
$10 adult / $5 MMA member / $3 child (3-17 years) / $15 All-Festival Pass

Exhibition: January 24 – February 7, 2019
Salon Reception: February 7, 5:30-8:00 pm (sale starts at 7:00 PM)

Create Awesomeness, Buy Awesomeness. Our popular Postcard Salon event returns for 2019. Join us by creating your own cards for the show and attending the party on February 7. All postcards will be on sale for $30 each, so show them, sell them, and buy them. More…

The Festival of Trees Teddy Bear Breakfast will take place Saturday, November 24. The event is especially fun for kids ages 3 to 8 years old, with a full family breakfast; visit with Santa, teddy bear checkup (by a certified teddy bear nurse), Teddy Bear Parade, and more. More…

The Muskegon Museum of Art presents the sculptures of Michigan artist Nat Rosales in a one-person show now through January 13, 2019. FantasMenagerie: The Art of Nat Rosales features the fantastical vehicles and creatures Rosales creates from scrap metal, found and manipulated objects, and mechanical parts. Nat Rosales will make an appearance at the MMA in a gallery “Crash Course” on Thursday, November 8 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. He will point out features of his works in the show and discuss his techniques at this free public event. NEW E-BOOK More…

Armand Merizon
Good Neighbors

Armand Merizon: His Life and Art will run through January 6, 2019 at the Muskegon Museum.  The MMA Friends of Art will present “Armand Merizon: A Closer Look” with guest speaker MMA Senior Curator Art Martin on October 17 and Armand, a documentary about the artist, will be shown on October 25. More…

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$50,000 Bennett Prize recognizes women figurative realist painters

PITTSBURGH – Women who paint in the figurative realist style are invited to apply for the $50,000 Bennett Prize, the largest ever offered solely to women painters.

The call for entries runs from April 13 – Sept. 28, 2018. Details are at  www.thebennettprize.org.

Endowed by art collectors Steven Alan Bennett and Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt at The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Bennett Prize aims to spotlight women artists who are, or seek to become, full-time painters, but have not yet reached full professional recognition. More…

Download:

Muskegon Museum of Art 2018 Summer Journal [PDF]