Thirty-five Years and Going Strong
Posted on March 13, 2012
In April 1979, during my interview for a position at the Woodson Art Museum, I had a brief glimpse of that year’s Student Art Exhibition as it was being sorted and packed for return to the dozens of art teachers who entered their students’ work. I stood awestruck in a... Read More
Celebrate Youth Art Month
Posted on March 08, 2012
March is Youth Art Month and the Woodson Art Museum is celebrating in many ways. Last weekend, the Museum hosted a reception for the opening of the 35th annual Student Art Exhibition showcasing artwork of north central Wisconsin students in grades 9-12. Visitors congratulated and supported the next generation of... Read More
Honey, I Shrunk the Staff! Adventures in Museum Audio Tours
Posted on March 01, 2012
Have you used an audio tour to enhance your visit to an art museum? In 2007, the Woodson Art Museum purchased MP3 players, headphones, and began using free audio-editing software to offer visitors insights into changing exhibitions. Visitors embraced these self-touring units and today our audio tours are an integral... Read More
What Luck!
Posted on February 22, 2012
I always look forward to the third week or so of February when the days are noticeably longer and the sunsets visible from the Woodson Art Museum’s second floor offices are indescribably magnificent. For many years, these late February days have provided watershed moments, so to speak, when I feel... Read More
A Dinosaur Love Affair
Posted on February 15, 2012
Did you go through a dinosaur phase as a kid? Or, like me, did you never grow out of it? Visitors to the Woodson Art Museum are finding their love of dinosaurs to be stronger than ever. The key to re-igniting this passion for our long-extinct love interests is James... Read More
Let Art Move You
Posted on February 08, 2012
We’re on the move at the Woodson Art Museum. From yoga in the galleries and box step dance demonstrations complementing recent wooden boxes exhibitions to elephant exercises during an upcoming Carnival of the Animals-themed Toddler Tuesday, staff is folding movement into the mix. The reason is simple: moving is... Read More
Glass Artworks Are Wisconsin Icons, Too
Posted on February 01, 2012
Hank Murta Adams, Head with Rods, 1980 The state of Wisconsin lays claim to many icons: the Green Bay Packers, the moniker “cheeseheads,” the tagline “America’s Dairyland,” as well as such tasty foods as bratwurst and cheese. Another distinction belongs to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where in the fall of... Read More
Community Partnership Leads to Exciting Exhibition
Posted on January 25, 2012
Students, parents, teachers, families, and friends converged for one purpose on Friday, January 20 – student art. Over 200 art enthusiasts showed up to appreciate what the students created. It was wonderful to see parents take pride in their children by seeing their artwork on display at the WoodsonArt Museum.... Read More
A Community of Wood Enthusiasts
Posted on January 18, 2012
In my last blog post, I expressed my appreciation of wood and fine woodworking. The Museum’s winter exhibitions Boxes and Their Makers, and Think Inside the Box close after this weekend and we then shift our focus to the world of children’s book illustrator James Gurney’s Dinotopia where dinosaurs and... Read More
Cuba on My Mind
Posted on January 11, 2012
Is Cuba on your bucket list? Have you long wished that it was possible to travel to Cuba? If you answered “yes” to these questions, then you likely know that the Obama Administration has made it possible for organizations such as museums, colleges, and universities to undertake travel programs to... Read More
