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29 volunteer models wearing traditional Hmong clothing with ornate beadwork, colors, and patterns

Struttin’ Their Stuff

Posted on February 08, 2023
With CWHP Board President Lada Xiong-Vang, Vice President Boly Vang, 29 volunteer models, the support of many Central Wisconsin Hmong Professional representatives, energetic and comedic emcee Maa Vue, two showtimes, and a gallery full of eager audience members, Saturday’s “Regalia Runway” was a huge success.
Black and WHite portait of Adoplh Knoedler

Roots Grow Deeper Than You Think

Posted on January 11, 2023
Little did Adolph Knoedler know, the roots he planted in Little Bull Falls would grow deep enough to keep his descendants in that home 130 years later.
Snowy exterior view of the Woodson Art Museum

Reflections

Posted on December 28, 2022
Today’s Woodson Wanderings blog post is my last and the last of 2022.
This image shows several plates of cookies and toffee

A Sweet Deluge

Posted on December 21, 2022
Now, right before the Christmas and new year holidays, several of our Woodson Art Museum admirers from near and far, send us a continual supply of sweet treats including home-made truffles, toffee, nuts, candies, fruits, and more.
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Stormy Kromer Connections

Posted on December 07, 2022
Visitors to this winter's Stormy Kromer: Evolution of a Classic exhibition are bonding over the crucial contribution of Ida Kromer, Stormy’s wife, who created and sewed – invented, really – the first Stormy Kromer cap. Dogs and Stormy Kromer hats are sure-fire connection points for people, too. What’s your Stormy Kromer story?
This photo shows Catie Anderson dressed as sculptor Tom Hill with hat, sunglasses, fun shoes, and holding wire next to a young girl dressed as Angelica Schuyler, in a fancy dress

Dressing the Part

Posted on November 02, 2022
Although it might sound strange to some, my wife and I generally accept our kids’ wishes to dress up as people they admire for Halloween
Matt Foss and Kathy Foley at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum

“All the News That’s Fit to Print”

Posted on October 26, 2022
Big news today . . . for me and for the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. After more than two decades at the helm, I will retire on December 31, 2022; Assistant Director Matt Foss will assume the directorship on January 1.
An exterior rendering of the Glass Box Studio

The Glass Box Studio

Posted on September 21, 2022
Among the most important and successful components of the Woodson Art Museum’s role in our community is hosting visiting artists.
Several large white tents are set up on green grass, near a brick walkway in the Museum's sculpture garden.

Birds in Art 2022: A Lot to Celebrate

Posted on September 07, 2022
On the eve of Birds in Art previews, things sure look different than they did last year and the year before . . . and we’re grateful. Celebrate with us this weekend and throughout the eleven-week run of Birds in Art, the best indoor bird watching on the planet.
A woman leans over a young child as they hold an iPad and look at the screen that shows a daisy-like flower with blue petals that seems to sprout from glass tree-stump sculptures in a museum gallery.

Cultivating Creativity All Summer

Posted on August 10, 2022
This summer, Woodson Art Museum galleries highlight a bountiful harvest. Throughout two exhibitions, visitors point out favorites and marvel at detailed, realistic depictions and figments of artistic imaginings, too. No matter how your garden grows, nourish your creativity with visits soon and often while botanical art remains on view through Sunday, August 28.