In the introduction to our blog (above), we invite you to come along with us as we muse, inform, riff, and offer observations on day-to-day happenings at Franklin and 12th Street. Birthdays are one of those “happenings.” Usually birthday celebrations at the Woodson Art Museum are low-key. A box of... Read More

Like many work “families,” the Woodson Art Museum staff is a diverse group of individuals who bring varied customs and traditions to holiday celebrations. For lunch on Monday, we came together for a true holiday potluck. “True” in the sense that we had no sign-ups or assignments. If desserts prevailed,... Read More

One of my challenges as the curator of collections is to find ways to tie the Woodson’s permanent collection to its changing exhibitions. Obviously during Birds in Art that connection is no problem. It becomes a bit more difficult with an exhibition like More Than Words. Fortunately, the Museum is... Read More

In mid-November I had the pleasure of accompanying twenty-three Woodson Art Museum members on a six-day adventure in the South Carolina and Georgia Low Country. We focused on Charleston and Savannah and the surrounding areas with an emphasis on the arts in the broadest sense of the word, including not... Read More