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October 15, 2025

The Long Game of Curating

Amalia Wojciechowski, assistant director and collections curator At the Woodson Art Museum, we’re always living a few years in the future. Even as Birds in Art Fifty fills our galleries and delights visitors this fall, the next exhibitions are quietly...
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October 8, 2025

Thank You for Being a (Museum) Friend

Emily Wesenick, youth and family program manager Picture it: The Glass Box Studio. 2025. A young group of Museum educators open the doors for a day of screen printing. The red clotheslines were heavy with t-shirts for the online store....
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October 6, 2025

Birds in Art Fifty Press

Click the links below to view the press coverage of Birds in Art Fifty.   Kenn Kaufman, “Every Year This Wisconsin Museum Hosts the Best Modern Bird Art in the World,” Audubon Magazine, October 1, 2025, https://www.audubon.org/magazine/every-year-wisconsin-museum-hosts-best-modern-bird-art-world Chadd Scott, “Wausau,...
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October 1, 2025

Flashy at Fifty

Elaina Johann, administrative manager Believe it or not, work on the Birds in Art catalogue starts the moment notifications are sent to accepted artists on the first Friday in May. It’s no easy feat to complete this project so that...
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September 24, 2025

A Printmaker is Born

Rachel Hausmann-Schall, artist residency and adult program manager One of my biggest regrets in life is that I did not take a printmaking class in college. During those years, I was focused on learning all I could about painting, sculpture,...
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September 17, 2025

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Bryce Cebula, marketing and communication manager As we return to normalcy after the whirlwind that is Birds in Art opening weekend, I’ve been spending some extra time exploring the images taken during the festivities. After being taken out by what I’ve...
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