Share Art
Posted on February 03, 2016
When asked what I do or what my role is at the Woodson Art Museum, my brief distilled answer is, “I share art.”
Sharing art is elegant in its simplicity. There isn’t a right or wrong answer. No correct spelling, proper grammar, or formula required. No prior experience needed. Read a book with a toddler and you’ll soon discover that even the youngest has an opinion about art, as a favorite illustration brings delight.
Sweet Snow-Sculpture Dreams
Posted on January 27, 2016
While the 2016 snow sculpture took shape at the Woodson Art Museum last weekend, a massive snowstorm blanketed the Eastern seaboard. See how it developed from initial plans to a finished sculpture.
Winter on My Mind
Posted on January 20, 2016
Team USA Snow Sculptors – Mike Martino, Tom Queoff, and Mike Sponholtz – certainly know how to make magic with snow and they’ll be doing just that at the Woodson Art Museum on Saturday and Sunday, January 23 and 24, from Noon to 5:00 p.m. Drive bys are one way to watch the snow sculpture progress, but it’s more fun to watch up close and talk with the sculptors . . . they love the interaction, so dress warmly and don’t be shy.
Highlights and Looking Ahead
Posted on January 13, 2016
2015 was a busy year for the Woodson Art Museum’s education department, and 2016 is off to a great start with one artist residency completed and over two hundred area students already served. In 2015, the Museum welcomed thousands of regional Pre-K through twelfth-grade students to the Museum during docent-led experiences, artist residencies, workshops, and camps.
Shared Experience — A Welcome Travel Trend
Posted on January 06, 2016
More shared experiences, fewer material possessions – prognosticators say these trends are driving multigenerational travel and the way Millennials will prefer to spend their money and time. The upcoming Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic exhibition fits perfectly with the shared-experience, multigenerational travel trend.
The Year in Art
Posted on December 30, 2015
The dawn of 2016 is just two days away. The anticipation of the New Year is marked in many fashions, from celebrations to resolutions for personal improvement. Long gone is my desire to toast the changing of the calendar. I do appreciate year-in- review reports and looking ahead to continued prosperity.
Strong Women
Posted on December 23, 2015
Strong women: may we know them, may we be them, and may we raise them. I learned this toast decades ago – from whom I no longer recall – and have shared it on many occasions. It’s rattled around in my head over this past month, bringing to mind influential women in my life.
Cheers!
Posted on December 16, 2015
Woodson Art Museum staff gathered on Monday for a holiday luncheon that included good food, tasty treats, lively conversation, lots of laughter, and a challenging memory game. We even had a large tray of curator of collections Jane Weinke’s homemade cookies that have earned her well-deserved fame.
Museum Elves Make Magic
Posted on December 09, 2015
Perhaps it’s the holiday season that has me thinking about elves. Although at the Woodson Art Museum, elves really are busy year round.
The elf vision that pops into my mind now – along with sugar plum fairies – is the magic-making variety. I’m specifically thinking this time of year about the Museum’s volunteer docents, who are responsible for magic-making experiences for visiting groups of all ages.
‘Tis the Season of Full Calendars
Posted on December 02, 2015
by Catie Anderson, curator of education
December is that special time of the year when school events, family gatherings, meal planning, travel, and dozens of other non-holiday projects on the to-do list start to drive most of us up the wall. While staff at the Woodson Art Museum aren’t anxiously scaling the walls yet, we do have quite a bit on our plates these days and even more exciting projects on the horizon.
