Curator Talk: Isabel Ruiz Cano [The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art]

Name: Curator Talk: Isabel Ruiz Cano [The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art]
Start: 2026-02-01T11:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-01T12:00:00-06:00
Location: 800 Riverview Dr, Winona, MN, United States, Minnesota 55987

Schedule

Sun Feb 01 2026 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

800 Riverview Dr, Winona, MN, United States, Minnesota 55987 | Winona, MN

Sunday, February 1 | 11a - 12p | Splish, Splash, Story Gallery
Tickets: $10 (gallery admission sold separately)
MMAM Member Rate: $5
Student Rate: $5
Tickets: https://mmam.org/calendar2/2026/jan-new-look-curator
Join Associate Curator from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Isabel Ruiz Cano, as she guides you through "Splish, Splash, Story: Selections for the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art" taking you through 100 years of illustration history and exploring the myriad ways illustrators and authors have depicted our waters.
About the Curator: Isabel Ruiz Cano is an Associate Curator at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. She holds a Masters Degree in the History of Art from The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a B.A. from Smith College. Growing up in El Salvador as the granddaughter of an artist and as the daughter of a fifth-grade teacher, she learned to appreciate visual storytelling from an early age. As a curator, she hopes to inspire curiosity and connection across all cultures through art.
Image: Eric Carle, Illustration for Mister Seahorse. Collection of the Eric and Barbara Carle Foundation. © 2004 Penguin Random House LLC.