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May 9, 2017

Birds in Art 2017 Artwork Selected

Artwork for the 2017 Birds in Art exhibition was selected in May; see this list of 2017 Birds in Art artists' names whose work will be included in this fall's exhibition, on view September 9 through November 26. For more...
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May 3, 2017

Birds Spring into Art

With spring comes hope. Hope for warmer weather, a new growing season, and time to get outside to enjoy nature. Spring also brings the return of migratory birds that fled to warmer climates last fall.
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April 26, 2017

Art as Antidote

On Thursday, April 20, twenty-five medical students – members of the inaugural class of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Central Wisconsin Campus – visited the Woodson Art Museum with MCW faculty. For several hours that afternoon, students worked with...
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April 19, 2017

Encouraging Words

Students’ illustrated thank-you notes and visitors’ thoughtful reflections offer opportunities to take joy from others’ observations about the wonders that occur here. Like backyard bird watching, we hope you’ll enjoy these comments as a “window” on the Woodson Art Museum...
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April 12, 2017

Joe Ruelle: A Tribute

With great sadness, I write this week in tribute to Joe Ruelle, who died on Monday evening, having served as facilities manager at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum for twenty years. Joe succumbed to an aggressive, inoperable brain tumor,...
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April 5, 2017

Spring Fever

I don’t like to rush the seasons, but I do admit to longing for spring. I appreciate that the sky is brighter, the lawn greener, and blooming flowers add color to the landscape. These are encouraging sights after a long,...
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