Category Archives: Blog
Live for Today, Plan for Tomorrow
Posted on December 22, 2010
In the museum world, we live with one foot in the present and one in the future. As I wrap up details for the crating of the Birds in Art tour, I can’t help but think about our next set of exhibitions. In fact, a few of us focus on... Read More
Many Pieces Assembled for Magical Mural
Posted on December 15, 2010
“Picking up the pieces” is a fitting slogan for last week’s Woodson Art Museum artist in residence Amy Weh. Amy is a mosaic artist who spent the week working with more than 300 students. The students ranged in age and grades from four year-old kindergarteners through high school seniors. Amy... Read More
Teens Team Up with Woodson Art Museum
Posted on December 08, 2010
A teen event at the Woodson Art Museum Friday night was all about sweets – a recipe for good, if not nutritious, fun. TLC: Teens, Laughs & Cupcakes included a scavenger hunt, cupcake decorating, and time to view I Want Candy: The Sweet Stuff in American Art. But before hosting... Read More
Kids Say the Darndest Things
Posted on November 30, 2010
As a parent, I marvel at the achievements of my little guy. Blake turned two a few weeks back, reminding me how much he’s changed since my first blog post about him in January 2009. (See: A Museum Baby Grows in Wausau) Above: Blake as a “white owl” for Halloween... Read More
Sweet and Bittersweet Memories
Posted on November 24, 2010
Looking at the splendiferous confections portrayed in I Want Candy has stirred memories. Childhood events, thoughts of family, and current traditions, all have been roused by looking at paintings and sculptures in the exhibition. At my first glance of Candy Curls by Will Cotton, I was taken back years (decades)... Read More
Leadership Torch: Fanning the Flame
Posted on November 17, 2010
Last Friday I spent a delightful noon-hour with a dozen-plus young professionals from throughout the Wausau area. All Torch level members of the United Way of Marathon County’s Emerging Leaders group, I was impressed by their seriousness, commitment to the community, and their eagerness to develop their leadership skills. For... Read More
Ah, The Sweet Life
Posted on November 10, 2010
The 2010 Birds in Art exhibition is quickly coming to an end. You have until Sunday, November 14, at 5:00 pm, to see it before it flies away. Birds in Art is always wonderful and this year’s exhibition is no exception. While visitors are still enjoying Birds in Art, I’ve... Read More
McGivern Goes to Madison
Posted on November 03, 2010
Organizing a three-day motorcoach tour can be challenging. I’ve hosted one or two of these tours each year since 2005, including trips to Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Springfield, Illinois. The initial tours focused on visits to museums, art centers, and visual-arts-events. Recently, I’ve added theater components and travelers really have... Read More
Cutting through the Fog of Information Overload
Posted on October 27, 2010
A foggy day dawned Monday as Jane Weinke, curator of collections, and I whisked eastward in her red Jeep toward Oshkosh for the Wisconsin Federation of Museums annual meeting. Amid huge, suspended airplanes in the galleries of the EAA AirVenture Museum, I hoped the sessions might afford me a similar... Read More
Making Art Accessible
Posted on October 20, 2010
October is Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month, presented by Art Education for the Blind. The Woodson Art Museum actively participates in the awareness month, just one of the many ways we carry out our commitment to accessibility. These are some of the other ways: I presented a program on Tuesday,... Read More
