Woodson Art Museum

Current Exhibitions

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

The Woodson Art Museum offers an active program of eight to ten changing exhibitions each year that encourages frequent visits, as does an array of programs for children and adults designed to complement these exhibitions.

NASA| ART: 50 Years of Exploration

April 14 – June 17, 2012
In 1958, a year after the Soviet Union launched sputnik, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration America’s efforts in the “space race” between the two nations. Within three years, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space. In 1962, NASA began inviting artists to document and interpret the accomplishments, setbacks, and sheer excitement of space exploration. In honor of NASA’s 50th anniversary, curators from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the NASA Art Program selected more than seventy artworks comprising this exhibition.

NASA | ART 50 Years of Exploration was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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Robert McCall	William Wegman
Norman Rockwell	Tina York

Donkeys of the Wild

Carnival of the Animals

April 14 – June 17, 2012
Lively mixed-media illustrations by Mary GrandPré, whose work became ubiquitous through her illustrations for all of the Harry Potter books, colorfully embellish animal verses written by America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate, Jack Prelutsky. Together, the author and illustrator capture the humor and beauty inherent in Camille Saint-Saëns’ 1886 musical composition The Carnival of the Animals which expressed through music the quirky habits the composer’s friends shared with animals. This exhibition once again complements Wausau Dance Theatre’s Storybook Weekend, which includes a circus party and two performances of Carnival of the Animals, Saturday, May 5, at Wausau's Grand Theater.

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Kangaroos	The Lion
Personages with Long Ears

SPACE: Art Exhibition for Teens @ the Woodson Art Museum

May 1 – June 3, 2012
Central Wisconsin teens’ artistic interpretations of space – outer space, inner space, personal space, and beyond – are featured in an exhibition organized by the Museum’s Teen Art Council. An online public vote, April 10-20, at www.lywam.org, selects about two dozen artworks for display at the Museum.

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