MoNA Moments

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The Museum of Northwest Art collects, preserves, interprets and exhibits art created in the Pacific Northwest, supports artists, and strives to integrate art into the lives of all people.

  1. Eight Connections with the Lincoln Theatre: Celebrating 100 Years

    JAN 20

    Eight Connections with the Lincoln Theatre: Celebrating 100 Years

    This episode is being released as part of Behind the Curtain: 100 Years at the Historic Lincoln Theatre, an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Theatre as a cultural hub of Skagit Valley. In this episode you’ll hear from eight people who share what the Lincoln Theater means to them and how they first got involved. Behind the Curtain will be on display in MoNA’s Outside In Gallery from January 24 - May 3, 2026. You can find out more information about the exhibition on our website: https://www.monamuseum.org/outside-in-gallery-behind-the-curtain

    10 min

  2. 09/16/2025

    Energy Transitions: A Conversation Presented by Skagit Valley Clean Energy Alliance

    This episode of MoNA Moments was recorded as part of Energy Transitions, an exhibition curated by the Skagit Valley Clean Energy Alliance. You will hear SVCEA’s Technical Advisor Greg Whiting and artist Don Wesley talk about some of the historical transitions that our outdoor lighting systems have been through. Energy Transitions is on view in MoNA’s Outside In Gallery from October 11, 2025 through January 11, 2026. You can view more information about this exhibition here: https://www.monamuseum.org/outside-in-energy-transitions

    23 min
  3. Through the Light: An Interview on the Sublime

    06/26/2025

    Through the Light: An Interview on the Sublime

    This episode of MoNA Moments was recorded as part of Through the Light: The Sublime in Contemporary Northwest Art, an exhibition at MoNA on view from June 28-September 28, 2025. You will hear guest curator Chloe Dye Sherpe provide historical context for Through the Light and interview artists Weston Lambert and Adam Sorensen about their work and their connections to the sublime. You can read more about Through the Light on our website: https://www.monamuseum.org/through-the-light This episode mentions the Met Exhibition Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature. You can read more about this exhibition & Friedrich and see the piece Wanderer above the Sea of Fog on their website: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/caspar-david-friedrich-the-soul-of-nature

    41 min
  4. What Were You Wearing: An Interview with the Curator Nivea Ho

    03/19/2025

    What Were You Wearing: An Interview with the Curator Nivea Ho

    This episode of MoNA Moments was recorded as part of the What Were You Wearing installation in the Expression Exchange Gallery, on view during April 2025 as part of Sexual Assault Awareness month. What Were You Wearing was curated by high school student, Nivea Ho in collaboration with Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County. In this episode, you’ll hear Marjie George and Athena Frantz from DVSAS Whatcom interviewing Nivea about what she hopes visitors will take away from this installation and the stories contained within. The themes in this exhibition can be difficult to process or might have an intense impact on visitors. Please visit the websites of Brigid Collins Family Support Center (www.brigidcollins.org/) and Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services (www.skagitdvsas.org/) to find resources should you need support, including SDVSAS’s Get Help page (www.skagitdvsas.org/get-help/). The Expression Exchange space at MoNA has more information on resources, advocacy and self-care. You can read the transcript on our website: https://www.monamuseum.org/mona-moments-podcast

    5 min
  5. A Community Response: An Interview with Brigid Collins Family Support Center and Skagit DVSAS

    09/25/2024

    A Community Response: An Interview with Brigid Collins Family Support Center and Skagit DVSAS

    This episode of MoNA Moments was recorded as part of the Creative Response to Trauma: A Community Response Exhibition in the Outside In Education gallery, open from October 12, 2024-January 12, 2025. Curated by Brigid Collins Family Support Center and Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services (Skagit DVSAS), the Creative Response to Trauma exhibition is a collaboration between these two organizations as a testament to the powerful process of healing from trauma through a range of creative expressions. In this episode, Heidi Roy (Executive Director of Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services) and Jenn Lockwood (Executive Director of Brigid Collins Family Support Center) discuss how their organizations overlap to support survivors in our community and what they hope visitors will take away from the Creative Response to Trauma exhibition. The themes in this exhibition can be difficult to process or might have an intense impact on visitors. Please visit the websites of Brigid Collins Family Support Center ( https://www.brigidcollins.org/) and Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services (https://www.skagitdvsas.org/) to find resources should you need support, including SDVSAS’s Get Help page (https://www.skagitdvsas.org/get-help/). The Expression Exchange space at MoNA has more information on resources, advocacy and self-care.

    16 min
  6. SOMOS: A Conversation About the CCS Farmworker Center Children’s Art Studio Program

    06/18/2024

    SOMOS: A Conversation About the CCS Farmworker Center Children’s Art Studio Program

    This episode of MoNA Moments was recorded as part of the SOMOS: WE ARE Exhibition in the Outside In Education gallery, open from June 22 to September 29, 2024. SOMOS:WE ARE features work from the Catholic Community Services (CCS) Farmerworker Center Children’s Art Studio program, a free weekly after school program in Mount Vernon for children and families to participate in art-making activities. The CCS Farmworker Center provides a welcoming place for Skagit Valley Indigenous/Latinx families to connect with educational and community resources and receive support to become effective advocates for their community’s needs. The Farmworker Center also provides a venue for cultural expression, enabling the entire community to benefit through the creation and exhibition of artistic works and celebrations. In this episode you will hear from Marta Martinez Olivera, the CCS Farmworker Center Supervisor, and volunteers Heidi Epstein, and Christine Wardenburg-Skinner about the Children’s Art Studio program and the SOMOS exhibition at MoNA. Read the transcript on our website: https://www.monamuseum.org/mona-moments-podcast

    30 min
  7. Interviews With Children Of The Valley

    02/15/2024

    Interviews With Children Of The Valley

    MoNA Moments is excited to welcome three guests from Children of the Valley (COV), a non-profit after school program dedicated to providing academic assistance, social-emotional learning, enrichment experiences, and mentorship to children in need. Children of the Valley curated a show in the Museum of Northwest Art's Outside/In Gallery called My Roots: Honoring the Cultural Identity of Skagit Valley’s Under-Resourced Children, featuring art from students in the COV program. My Roots is on display at MoNA from February 3-May 12, 2024. Read the transcript on our website: https://www.monamuseum.org/mona-moments-podcast

    18 min
  8. On Surge 2023: An Interview With Chloe Dye Sherpe, Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer, and Jamie Donatuto

    11/13/2023

    On Surge 2023: An Interview With Chloe Dye Sherpe, Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer, and Jamie Donatuto

    In this episode of MoNA Moments, guest curator Chloe Dye Sherpe interviews artist, Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer, and scientist, Dr. Jamie Donatuto, about their collaboration for the 2023 Surge Exhibition at MoNA. Surge: Mapping Transition, Displacement, and Agency in Times of Climate Change is the fourth iteration of this exhibition at the Museum of Northwest Art, where an artist and a scientist collaborate to produce work around climate change and its impacts. Read the transcript on our website: https://www.monamuseum.org/mona-moments-podcast

    29 min
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The Museum of Northwest Art collects, preserves, interprets and exhibits art created in the Pacific Northwest, supports artists, and strives to integrate art into the lives of all people.

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  • Creator
    Museum of Northwest Art
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    38
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