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April 10, 2019

CIA @ the Woodson Art Museum

Are you thinking you misread the title of this week’s Woodson Wanderings post? The CIA did, indeed, take over the Woodson Art Museum today; but not the Central Intelligence Agency. Today was the Mosinee School District’s Careers in Action Day...
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April 3, 2019

Showing Bests Telling

Finding ways to excite and intrigue students means getting creative. In my experience, the popular writing adage “it’s better to show than tell” applies when developing content for guided gallery experiences.
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March 27, 2019

Carve Out Cut-Above Spring Breaks at the Museum

School calendars and cold temperatures don’t need to define or confine springtime excursions to one spring-break week. By scheduling multiple micro-vacations, you can be a tourist in your own hometown and invite friends and family to Wausau for weekend getaways....
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March 20, 2019

The Cutting Edge

Choosing artworks from the Woodson Art Museum’s permanent collection to amplify the themes of Cut Up/Cut Out, the current temporary exhibition, was thoroughly enjoyable. Sometimes making a connection between temporary exhibition themes and Museum collection artwork is difficult. In this...
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March 13, 2019

An “Art Baby” of My Own

The Woodson Art Museum has been a pioneer in its commitment to programs for babies and toddlers. The start of Toddler Tuesday offerings dates back more than twenty years, although long after my own children were toddlers. I’ve watched with...
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March 8, 2019

Birds in Art Due Date

Thanks to artists who submitted artwork for 2019 Birds in Art jury consideration: the online and postmark deadline was April 22. For additional details, see the prospectus here: https://www.lywam.org/birds-in-art/2019-prospectus/
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