After 87 years MAA is still a heady group of artists supporting each other and providing exhibitions for the community to enjoy!
Once upon a time there was the Great Depression - no jobs, no Social Security, no unemployment benefits, bread lines...and little support for artists. In 1937 a heady group of artists decided to pool their energies and help one another. They formed a group where they could bring their problems and gain encouragement to go on. Sometimes they even needed food, but most importantly they could keep their spirits alive and communicate about a topic that was their life: ART.
The Minnesota Artists' Association is the original art organization in Minnesota. It remains to this day, an all-inclusive organization which shows works in all media: Sculpture, oil painting, watercolor, acrylic, gouache, pastel, and collage as well as drawing, graphic work and photography. Sprinkled throughout our membership rosters from years past is a veritable who's who of art in Minnesota, many well-known names.
Once upon a time there was the Great Depression - no jobs, no Social Security, no unemployment benefits, bread lines...and little support for artists. In 1937 a heady group of artists decided to pool their energies and help one another. They formed a group where they could bring their problems and gain encouragement to go on. Sometimes they even needed food, but most importantly they could keep their spirits alive and communicate about a topic that was their life: ART.
The Minnesota Artists' Association is the original art organization in Minnesota. It remains to this day, an all-inclusive organization which shows works in all media: Sculpture, oil painting, watercolor, acrylic, gouache, pastel, and collage as well as drawing, graphic work and photography. Sprinkled throughout our membership rosters from years past is a veritable who's who of art in Minnesota, many well-known names.
