Experiences That Shape Us

Posted on December 06, 2023
Formative experiences like going to daycare shape who we are and who we become as adults. Docents create memorable experiences at the Woodson Art Museum, ones that leave a lasting impact on the youth in Wausau.
This image shows Curator of Education Emily Fritz preparing to throw a curling stone

A little Museum “house” work

Posted on November 29, 2023
Last week, before Thanksgiving feasts weighed us all down, I thought it would be a good time to take the crew down to the Curling Club and teach them the basics.
Bryce and this year's team at their first competition.

You Can Call Me “Coach”

Posted on November 22, 2023
If you call the Museum at 4pm Monday through Friday and I am not in the office, there’s a reason. I am volunteering my time and talents as an assistant coach for the D.C. Everest Varsity Dance Team.  

A Picture-Perfect Finish

Posted on November 15, 2023
What signs signal that it's the time to draw a story to a close? When is a composition finished? Explore how these 'endings' feature in the upcoming exhibition From Concept to Canvas: The Artistic Process, opening December 9.
Our Circle Practice from day two of the SPARK! Retreat, featuring our grounding object, a box of much needed tissues.

Who is Your “Why”?

Posted on November 08, 2023
SPARK!, a free monthly offering to members of the community with memory loss and their care partners, has helped to "spark" our why here at the Museum. After attending a conference in Oshkosh last week, I was reminded of why focusing on the "why" is so impactful, especially when sharing it with a room full of unfamiliar faces.
Two visitors enjoy looking at artwork in the Birds in Art galleries

We See You, Out There, Attending

Posted on November 01, 2023
Lately, the Woodson Art Museum galleries have been hopping with visitors from school groups looking to enrich their education with art opportunities to friends making their annual pilgrimage to Wausau to see this year’s edition of Birds in Art and maybe peek at our beautiful fall coloring.

Worth the Trip

Posted on October 25, 2023
After being in two very different, yet equally immersive spaces, I feel re-motivated to help bring these types of experiences to as many people as possible in central Wisconsin and beyond. Western Massachusetts will probably be a place I return to again and again to find new motivation and inspiration when the need arises. Traveling through the quaint and historic towns on the way to two great museums is always worth the trip.
This image shows Museum director Matt Foss reading a book to a group of kindergarteners

If You Give a Dad a Story

Posted on October 18, 2023
As a voracious reader and lifelong learner myself, it’s personally rewarding for me to help children get interested in reading at a young age.
Two students sit on stools on the right side of the image. Beside them, is Ariana Vaeth, October Artist in Residence, dressed in all red. She is creating a drawing of the students using oil pastels and an easel in the Museum's Glass Box Studio. The drawing is made up of pinks, purples, and flesh tones.

“Leaf” It to the Painter

Posted on October 11, 2023
Ariana’s enthusiasm for art making is contagious and I hope you can find time in your schedule to visit the Museum and take advantage of our exciting fall programming to enrich your creative senses.
Bryce's burr-covered sweater

The Perils of Marketing

Posted on October 04, 2023
In college, they stressed the importance of being adaptable.  The world of marketing and communications can be unpredictable – I experienced this yesterday.