It’s been almost twelve months since six Woodson Art Museum staff members launched “Woodson Wanderings.” We believe that we undertook our blog with a practical sense of responsibility to deliver informative weekly content and also with the mindset that it is better to under-promise and over-deliver than the negative alternative.... Read More

Many of us go through life planning for just a few days ahead or perhaps into the next week. Some folks may schedule appointments a few weeks or months out or may plan a vacation six to eight months in advance. As curator of exhibitions, I’m mostly planning two to... Read More

New York City embodies energy, experimentation, and forward thinking. It was the perfect location for Helen Bader Foundation-sponsored training on Alzheimer’s Disease and Museum Programming. The Woodson Art Museum is one of five Wisconsin museums to receive a planning grant from the Bader Foundation to develop programming for individuals with... Read More

My parents never expected me to work in a museum. They sent me to college thinking I’d be an English teacher all my life. Well, that only lasted six years. My husband and I never thought our daughter Kimberly (that’s Kim and me at the Field of Dreams in Iowa)... Read More

While working at the Art Museum, like most professional jobs, is demanding and time consuming, I do make time to get involved with other community events. A few years ago, I joined the board of Wausau’s ChalkFest as the Museum’s representative. Now in its sixth year, ChalkFest is held on... Read More

Looking for something to fill your child’s days this summer? It’s not too late if your child is interested in the visual arts. The Woodson Art Museum is the answer . . . check out our Summer Art Camps for students ages 5-18. Summer Art Camps filled up early, which... Read More

We invited the community to celebrate the opening of our summer exhibitions, Frans Lanting: Jungles and American Ruins, at a dance party on Friday evening, June 19. And dance they did!300+ joined in the fun as Latin dance champions Julia Barrington and Todd Teeples taught merengue and demonstrated their mesmerizing,... Read More