Tag Archives: birds in art
That Time of Year
Posted on June 27, 2012
And, I have artists’ statements on my mind! * 125 of them to be precise. Why? It’s Birds in Artcatalogue production time and that means everyone at the Woodson Art Museum – as well as the 125 artists included in the 2012 exhibition – is working fast and furiously to... Read More
Birds of a Feather
Posted on May 16, 2012
May is high anxiety time at the Woodson Art Museum. This is true not only for staff, but also for the close to 600 artists who submit artwork for consideration for the Museum’s Birds in Art exhibition. Like college acceptance letters of years past, the Museum formerly notified artists via... Read More
Wired for Action
Posted on September 21, 2011
This week, September 20-25, over 700 students and additional visitors will have the opportunity to meet and work with artist Thomas Hill at the Woodson Art Museum. Visitors will be creating wire forms that will become part of Wire Woodland, a forest installation that Hill is creating at the Museum.... Read More
A Note of Thanks
Posted on September 14, 2011
By Cindy Brzeski It‘s customary to send a note of thanks to the hostess after attending an event. In my case, the hostess of the 36th annual Birds in Art opening, Kathy Foley, sits across the hall from me. I’ve thought about how best to convey my appreciation, and settled... Read More
Rolling Out the Red Carpet
Posted on September 07, 2011
Most everyone knows that feeling of looking forward to something special . . . and then, in the blink of an eye, it’s come and gone. Such is the Birds inArt opening weekend experience! We’re at t-minus forty-eight hours or so until we welcome more than sixty-five of the 2011... Read More
Paving Paradise?
Posted on July 13, 2011
By Cindy Brzeski It may not be paradise we’re paving exactly, but we are putting up a parking lot! Yes, the noise, the felled trees, the silt fence, the heavy equipment, and the mud are all precursors to additional parking for Woodson Art Museum guests. No, there won’t be a... Read More
Year-end Review Shows Impressive Woodson Collection
Posted on January 05, 2011
Throughout the past few weeks, newspaper, magazine, and television reporters have done stories about 2010: the year in review. Some of the memories are uplifting, while others. . . . Remember the anguish waiting for the Chilean miners to be rescued? Or, the lurching of your stomach as images of... 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
The Magic Is in the Name
Posted on October 06, 2010
Twenty years ago, random word associations during a Woodson Art Museum staff meeting led to our creation of OctoBIRDfest. This annual bird-related family festival took place Saturday, October 2, to chirps and tweets of delight among fledglings, older siblings, parents, grandparents, and extended family members and friends. OctoBIRDfest 2010 was... Read More
Off to the Wickets
Posted on September 22, 2010
In previous blogs my colleagues discussed preparations for the opening of this year’s Birds in Art exhibition. I thought it important to examine one of the more serious associated events. It involves artists and the highly competitive sport of croquet.The tradition of Birds in Art artists playing croquet began innocently... Read More
