Tag Archives: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
New Audiences & Fresh Perspectives
Posted on March 25, 2015
With each new exhibition or project the Woodson Art Museum embraces, we have the opportunity to engage new audiences in our community. For the current Medieval to Metal exhibition, the Woodson’s community has expanded considerably thanks to local and regional support from partners, sponsors, and grant dollars that allow for increased marketing efforts.
Guitars Hit High Notes
Posted on March 18, 2015
After years of piano, trombone, and even tuba lessons, what’s my oldest son’s instrument of choice? The guitar, for which we never purchased a lesson. That would’ve ruined it. We’re asking Woodson Art Museum visitors to share their guitar stories throughout Medieval to Metal: The Art & Evolution of the Guitar, on view through May 31. On a comment wall adjacent to a stage in the Museum’s Sound Lab, visitors are invited to “Note Your Guitar Experiences.”
Unbridled Talent
Posted on March 11, 2015
Two new crayon drawings are hanging on my refrigerator. My darling next-door-neighbor boys, Taylen and Easton, recently brought them over to cheer me up. “Grandma Jane” is thrilled with each new masterpiece added to the collection. At ages 3 and 4, they aren’t hampered by coloring within the lines or using proper colors for the images; they are thrilled with the simple joy of creating. I’m honored to display them. That, too, is true of the artworks in the 38th annual
Hats off to Colleagues
Posted on March 04, 2015
My Woodson Art Museum colleagues and I wear many hats each day. Wearing stacks of hats isn’t necessarily a bad thing; after all, our days and lives are full and encompass many different aspects. As busy professionals, we rise early and stay up late to get things done.
“A Loveable Space”
Posted on February 25, 2015
Seeing Art Park day after day, I know what a valuable resource it is for children and their parents. Kids get to play, learn, and foster creativity in a fun, safe environment, all for free.
Elevator Speech Gives Museums a Lift
Posted on February 18, 2015
I’m practicing my elevator speech almost daily because I expect to give it a real workout next week. Are you wondering why?
My elevator speech focuses on the importance of museums and the many ways all museums – from A/art to Z/zoos – impact our lives and our communities.
Guitar Heroes
Posted on February 11, 2015
The Woodson Art Museum team has been gearing up for Medieval to Metal: The Art & Evolution of the Guitar for months.
Beginning in July, Museum staff worked with an impressive team of community partners whose insights, recommendations, and regional connections were valuable resources as program planning developed.
But February Made Me Shiver . . .
Posted on February 04, 2015
Each time I pick up an electric guitar, plug it into a Marshall amplifier and hit an open E chord, it’s like a big fish, first kiss, and base hit all rolled into one.
Needless to say, I was excited when the Woodson Art Museum scheduled the exhibition Medieval to Metal: The Art & Evolution of the Guitar. Featuring forty styles of guitars from the National Guitar Museum, the exhibition explores guitar design as an art form and how it influences the different types of music we love.
Portraits Carved in Snow
Posted on January 28, 2015
See photos, from starting block to finished marvel, of Team USA Snow Sculptors as they create "Mount Snowmore." Celebrating a 25-year partnership with the Woodson Art Museum, Mike Martino, Tom Queoff, and Mike Sponholtz carved their portraits in snow, Mount Rushmore style, last weekend.
Enjoy daytime views and gallery visits or drive by at night to see the snow sculpture illuminated. Take inspiration from 50 Greatest National Geographic Photographs; bring your camera to capture Mount Snowmore at sunset and post your photos on the Museum’s Facebook page.
A Winter Birding Excursion
Posted on January 14, 2015
Although the National Audubon Society’s first Christmas Bird Count was in 1900, my first foray was a few weeks ago when I joined Mary Backus and Sarah Sabatke, members of the Wausau Bird Club. Before this, most of my birding occurred in the spring, summer, and fall. Sure, we keep tabs on the birds coming to our backyard winter feeders, but the idea of going out to search for birds in the winter never really appealed to me – too cold and not a great variety of birds to see, or so I thought.
