Museum of Northwest Art

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|established = 1981

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|location = 121 N 1st Street, La Conner, Washington, U.S.

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The Museum of Northwest Art (also referred to as MoNA) is an art museum located in La Conner, Washington, and is focused on the Northwest School art movement, which had its peak in the mid-20th century. The Museum was founded by Art Hupy in 1981. It moved to its present building in 1995. An annual celebration of Northwest artists encompasses the MoNA auction, supporting museum programming. File:Paul Kuniholm, "Stainless Heart", shown at Museum of Noethwest Art, 2023.jpg

References

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{{cite news |author= |title = 25 years of MoNA |work = Skagit Valley Herald |pages = 30–31 |department = Applause |date = January 26, 2006}}

{{cite web |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19950703&slug=2129431 |title=Northwest Art Museum Is On The Move In LA Conner |quote=In September, the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner, now housed in the sweet but impossibly small Gaches Mansion on the edge of downtown La Conner, will move a few blocks away to a commercial building being remodeled to function as a museum. |last=Updike |first=Robin |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=July 3, 1995 |access-date=February 7, 2022}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/museum-of-northwest-art-celebrates-35-years-with-special-exhibit/ |title=Museum of Northwest Art celebrates 35 years with special exhibit |quote=Originally the dream of the late Northwest photographer Art Hupy, the museum began in 1981 as the Valley Museum of Northwest Art, with a focus on the well-known Northwest artists Morris Graves and Edmonds’ Guy Anderson, who had lived in Skagit County, and their compatriots, Mark Tobey and Kenneth Callahan. |last=Fiege |first=Gale |publisher=The Everett Herald |date=August 19, 2016 |access-date=February 7, 2022}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/travel/the-mystic-artists-a-puget-sound-quest.html |title=The Mystic Artists: A Puget Sound Quest |quote=I made the 60-mile trek north from Seattle to La Conner ... The drive is as magical as ever, but arrival proves disappointing. The Museum of Northwest Art, though rich in holdings of the Big Four, currently has none of their work on display. |last=Laskin |first=David |work=The New York Times |date=March 12, 2006 |access-date=February 7, 2022}}

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External links

[https://www.monamuseum.org Museum of Northwest Art website]

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Category:Art museums and galleries in Washington (state)

Category:Museums of American art

Category:Museums in Skagit County, Washington

Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1981

Museum of Northwest Art