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Calendar of Events
To complement each changing exhibition, the Museum offers a wide-ranging schedule of educational programs and events for youth & family audiences as well as for adults.
Key to Age Groups
Art Babies: Pre-walkers
Toddler Tuesday/Art Time for Tots: 2-4 years
Art Buddies: 5-7 years
Art Explorers: 8-12 years
Foundations: 13 to adult
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Art Time for Tots
Thursday, July 29
9:30 – 10:30 am
A jam-packed hour for adult/child
pairs that includes looking at six
artworks from a toddler’s perspective,
a story or two, sensory activities,
and four art projects. Next Art Time
for Tots: Thursday, August 26. To
register call 715-845-7010 or email
museum@lywam.org.
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Young Artists: Monet
Thursday, July 29
10:30 am – Noon
Learn about French Impressionist
Claude Monet and then wrap your
fingers around oil pastel sticks and
let yourself go artistic! Working in
the Museum’s gardens with art
specialist Drew Bauer, youngsters ages
8-12 learn how to use pastels à la
Monet to capture color, shadow, and
light. Next Young Artists: Thursday,
August 19. To register call 715-845-
7010 or email museum@lywam.org.
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Art Babies
Friday, July 30
Friday, August 27
10:30 – 11:30 am
A time for non-walking babies and their
caregivers to take part in
sensory-stimulating activities and
socialization experiences. Baby gear
welcome. To register call 715-845-7010
or email museum@lywam.org.
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South Beach Up North
Sunday, August 1
Noon – 1 pm
Cellist and Wausau native Michael
Andrews brings the South Beach Chamber
Ensemble back to the Museum to
celebrate Robert Schumann’s 200th
birthday. Phoenix violinist Sarah
Schreffler, UW-Green Bay pianist David
Severtson, and UW-Stevens Point
violist Dee Martz join Michael for
marvelous music-making, including
Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E-flat
major, Op. 47.
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Concert in the Garden: River City Six Jazz Band
Tuesday, August 3
6 – 8 pm
Vintage jazz and Dixieland at its best
by way of Green Bay.
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Art Park Open Studio
Saturday, August 7,
1 – 3 pm
Stop in as your schedule permits so you
and your children can dabble together in
a new hands-on activity.
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Pop Culture Collectors
Saturday, August 14
1 – 3 pm
Do you collect? Is your collection
focused on popular culture (i.e., TV
shows, movies, sporting teams, etc.)?
Would you like to share your
collection with others? If so, call
715-845-7010 to sign up for Pop
Culture Collectors by August 7th to
reserve a display area. Are you
interested in seeing what others
collect? If so, drop by to browse and
ask questions of pop culture
collectors – and see how the Peanuts
Gang has been immortalized not just in
comic strips but also in collectibles
and memorabilia.
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Toddler Tuesday: Calling All Superheros
Tuesday, August 17
10:30 am – Noon
Capes, bright colors, and awesome
sound effects await today’s little
masked heroes. WOW! BAM! POW! WAM!
Woodson Art Museum is the place to be!
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Concert in the Garden: Tom Pease
Tuesday, August 17
6 – 8 pm
The perfect performer for our
series-ending family concert. Treat your
funny bone to Tom's kid-friendly tunes
and laugh-out-loud audience participation.
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Young Artists: Michelangelo
Thursday, August 19
10 am – Noon
Before he was a Ninja Turtle,
Michelangelo was a famous Renaissance
painter and sculptor. Youngsters ages
8-12 learn about him as they create
their own masterpieces. To register
call 715-845-7010 or email
museum@lywam.org.
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Little Masters: Michelangelo
Tuesday, August 24
10:30 – Noon
Youngster ages 5-7 paint and sculpt in
the manner of Renaissance Master
Michelangelo. We have just the right
projects for today’s littlest masters.
To register call 715-845-7010 or email
museum@lywam.org.
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Art Time fot Tots
Thursday, August 26
9:30 – 10:30 am
A jam-packed hour for adult/child
pairs that includes looking at six
artworks from a toddler’s perspective,
a story or two, sensory activities,
and four art projects. To register
call 715-845-7010 or email
museum@lywam.org.
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SPARK!
Wednesday, June 23
Wednesday, July 28
Wednesday, August 25
2 – 3:30 pm
Artworks on view spark conversations
between individuals with memory loss
and their caregivers. After time in
the galleries, participants reconnect
with varied art-making mediums and
processes. Register by calling 715-845-
7010.
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Studio Art: Pastels
Saturday, July 24 1 – 4 pm
Saturday, August 21 3 – 6 pm
Like Claude Monet, teens and adults
participating in this workshop will
study the effects of light as season
and time of day change. Meet one day
each month throughout the summer with
art specialist Drew Bauer to capture
these seasonal differences in oil
pastels. Fee: $20 per class members;
$25 per class non-members. Fee includes
all supplies. To register
call 715-845-7010 or email
museum@lywam.org.
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Art History 101
Wednesday, August 4
12:15 – 1 pm
Museum curator Andy McGivern explores
the world of master artist
Michelangelo to break down the what,
why, when, and where of this iconic
figure and his artwork that continue
to capture our attention.
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Monet's Gardens
Tuesday, August 10
12:30 – 2 pm
Join Randy Verhasselt of Evolutions in
Design to learn tips for creating a
floating garden that would make Claude
Monet envious.
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