Category Archives: Blog

I’m in Los Angeles for the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums. I’m not only attending programs, I’m also a presenter, which comes with a degree of anxiety. My session, “Cultivating Communities: Museum Outreach in Healthcare Settings,” was among those offered in the first time slot. That’s not... Read More

If I’ve learned anything working at the Woodson Art Museum, it’s that there is no such thing as a typical week. What’s going down this week in my office? Working on a National Endowment for the Arts grant application for an exhibition that opens January 29, 2011: Good Designs: Stories... Read More

If you haven’t been to the Woodson Art Museum lately, you’re missing out big time –especially those of you who, like me, love dogs. The galleries are filled with wagging tails and tongues, canine and human smiles, perky and floppy ears, and paws down my favorite – the head tilt... Read More

As I struggled over a blog topic, I remembered some practical advice – “Write what you know!” Amazingly, an idea came to mind. For many years the Woodson Art Museum has organized thematic exhibitions drawn from the permanent collection to share with other museums. The industry jargon is “traveling exhibition.”... Read More

As this blog entry is being posted, I’m en route to St. Louis with twenty-two Woodson Art Museum members for a four-day travel adventure. I’m no stranger to travel or to accompanying groups, but I have to confess that the lead-up to each departure is a mix of excitement and... Read More

It’s 4:45 a.m. I know because my alarm clock is screaming a song. I jump out of bed. An adrenaline rush hits me. I need to be on the road by 5:30 a.m. at the latest! Shower, brush teeth, and the morning routine continues while I try not to wake... Read More

The Museum recently said goodbye to Tim Oelke, who joined the Museum in July on a temporary basis through the Summer Youth Employment Program of the North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board. Funding for this training program was made possible by the American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009. Tim took... Read More

I just came back from my early afternoon trek to the breakroom for a Diet Coke. It’s a walk I always enjoy because I never know what I’m going to encounter along the way.Kathy Foley’s office is right across the hall from mine so I might get a peek of... Read More