Tag Archives: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
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
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
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
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
Birds in Art Whirlwind Weekend – What a Party!
Posted on September 15, 2010
I’m coming up for air after a breathtaking Birds in Art opening weekend, my first as a Woodson Art Museum staff member. Hired in late June, I jumped into the midst of Birds in Art preparation – a whirlwind of year-round work that whips into a frenzy during the two... Read More
The Quiet Before the Storm
Posted on September 08, 2010
Pardon the idiom – but I’d be lying if I said otherwise. As you can imagine, this week is a standout among the other 51 at the Woodson Art Museum. We’re all buzzing with energy as we busily complete the tasks needed to ensure the upcoming weekend is another success... Read More
The Countdown Begins
Posted on September 01, 2010
On September 9, in eight days, the first visitors to Birds in Art 2010 will step into the galleries. Deep breath! I have worked at the Woodson for thirty-one years, so preparing for the opening of the exhibition is a labor of love. Don’t misunderstand. Sure, I will be extremely... Read More
