Tuesday, February 16
10:30 am – Noon
Activities focus on traditional Mexican folk arts – mosaics and yarn painting – along with signed stories and a mid-morning snack.

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Thursday, February 25
9:30 – 10:30 am
A short gallery tour and art projects blend active learning and creative play for adult/child pairs. To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.

Friday, February 26
10:30 am – 11:30 am
An hour for non-walking babies and their caregivers to socialize and participate in sensory experiences related to the artworks on view. Prams, strollers, and front packs welcome. To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org. Next Art Babies: Friday, March 26.

Saturday, March 6
1 – 3 pm
Youngsters gain experience with a new art form on the first Saturday of each month. Come and go as your schedule permits but do make time for some seriously fun art-making!

March 6 – 28
Welcome spring with a look into the active minds and limitless imaginations of more than 150 north central Wisconsin students in grades 9-12.
Meet Up @ the Woodson
Thursday, March 11 4 – 6 pm
Saturday, March 13 1 – 3 pm
Two opportunities to congratulate the participants, celebrate their creations, and encourage their artistic pursuits. Refreshments served.

Tuesday, March 16
10:30 am – Noon
Inspired by a mix of international music, tots use line, color, and shape to create their own rhythms through art.

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Tuesday, March 16
4:30 – 6 pm
Buddies ages 5-7 feel the rhythm, respond to the beat as dancers Julia Barrington and Todd Teeples lead an interactive rhythm and body movement class. To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.

Thursday, March 18
4:30 – 6 pm
Art Explorers ages 8-12 feel the rhythm, respond to the beat as dancers Julia Barrington and Todd Teeples lead an interactive rhythm and body movement class. To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.

Saturday, March 20
Marathon County Public Library 10:30 – 11:30 am
Woodson Art Museum 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Children and their families are invited to sing, move, share ideas, and laugh together through an entertaining combination of stories and songs presented bilingually – in Spanish and English – by Clare Norelle of Madison. A great way to help children communicate and have a good time together across linguistic differences.

Thursday, March 25
9:30 – 10:30 am
A short gallery tour and art projects blend active learning and creative play for adult/child pairs. To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.

Friday, March 26
10:30 – 11:30 am
An hour for non-walking babies and their caregivers to socialize and participate in sensory experiences related to the artworks on view. Prams, strollers, and front packs welcome. To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.

Tuesday & Wednesday, March 30 & 31
Noon – 3 pm
Northcentral Technical College international students from seven Latin American countries invite you to learn about their diverse cultures – through native costumes, music, language, and art projects – during these drop-in afternoons.

Saturday, April 3
1 – 3 pm
Youngsters gain experience with a new art form on the first Saturday of each month. Come and go as your schedule permits but do make time for some seriously fun art-making!

Saturday, April 10
9 am – 3 pm
Marathon Park, East Gate Hall
The art of Mexico inspires international creativity at the Woodson Art Museum’s station during this favorite springtime community event.

Thursday, April 22
4:30 – 6 pm
Recycling is good for the environment and your pocketbook. Make great art projects by creatively recycling items you might otherwise throw away.

Charlie Brown and his crew inspire artwork from doghouse sculptures to superhero comic strips.

The Peanuts Gang
Friday, July 9
9 am – Noon
Ages 5-7
$20 Museum members / $25 Non-members
$10 nonrefundable deposit

Charlie Brown's Superheros
Wednesday, July 7
9 am – 4:30 pm
Ages 8-9
$45 Museum members / $50 Non-members
$20 nonrefundable deposit

Graphic Novelist
Tuesday & Thursday July 6 & 8
9 am – 4:30 pm
Ages 10-11
$80 Museum members / $90 Non-members
$20 nonrefundable deposit

Limited camp size for all three sessions; To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.
Tuition includes supplies and deposit.
Payment in full by July 1. No refunds after this date.
Limited partial scholarship funds available thanks to the Wisconsin Valley Art Association; call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.

Spend a week with comic book artist/writer Tim Seeley. He’s illustrated Devil’s Due G.I. Joe Vs. The Transformers, Marvel Comics’ New Exiles and Weapon X: First Class, and currently works on DC Comics’ Wildstorm:WildC.A.T.S. Learn the history of comics and create your own comic book including scripting and plot; preliminary art and penciling; and inking, lettering, and coloring processes.

July 12 – 16
9 am – Noon
Grades 6-8 (completed as of June 2010)
$110 Museum members / $130 Non-members
$20 nonrefundable deposit

1 – 4:30 pm
Grades 9-12 (completed as of June 2010)
$110 Museum members / $130 Non-members
$20 nonrefundable deposit

Limited camp size for both sessions; To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.
Tuition includes supplies and deposit.
Payment in full by July 1. No refunds after this date.
Limited partial scholarship funds available thanks to the Wisconsin Valley Art Association; call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.

Tim Seeley’s participation is supported by a Community Arts Grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin with funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board, Community Foundation, and the B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation.

Thursday, February 18
6:30 – 7:30 pm
Ron Lippi, archaeologist and UWMC professor of anthropology, introduces the Maya and Aztec civilizations of Mexico and Central America – how these complex cultures emerged, how they were organized and functioned, why they collapsed, and how they influence contemporary culture.

Wednesday, February 24
2 – 3:30 pm
Thanks to a planning grant from the Helen Bader Foundation, Milwaukee, Woodson Art Museum educators Jayna Hintz and Erin Narloch have developed SPARK!, a free monthly program for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. At each session, artworks on view will be the sparks that kindle conversation among participants. Creative activity follows gallery discussion. To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.

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Saturday, March 20
12 – 1:30 pm
Teens and adults dance with our stars! Champions Julia Barrington and Todd Teeples make learning Latin dance steps easy and fun. They have the cure for two left feet! To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.

Wednesday, March 24
2 – 3:30 pm
Thanks to a planning grant from the Helen Bader Foundation, Milwaukee, Woodson Art Museum educators Jayna Hintz and Erin Narloch have developed SPARK!, a free monthly program for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. At each session, artworks on view will be the sparks that kindle conversation among participants. Creative activity follows gallery discussion. To register call 715-845-7010 or email museum@lywam.org.

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