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June 26, 2013

Perfection vs. Plein-Air Painting

“I used to think the art I made had to be perfect,” said preteen Hayley on Monday, the first day of plein-air painting workshops in the Woodson Art Museum’s sculpture garden. “I try not to think that now,” she said,...
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June 19, 2013

Museum Intern Needs Toe Shoes

My name is Olivia Heitz and I am a summer intern at the Woodson Art Museum. I’ll be a sophomore at Luther College this fall and I plan to major in both fine arts and psychology. As someone who loves...
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June 12, 2013

Safety First!

With the recent news of all the tornado activity around the country, it pays to prepare for the unexpected.  Last week Woodson Art Museum staff gathered to review the Museum’s emergency procedures. We started the morning by watching a video...
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May 29, 2013

Celebrating a BIG Birthday

By Kathy Kelsey Foley, director Today is my mother-in-law’s 97th birthday. While not a milestone in the traditional sense – it doesn’t end in five or zero – when you’re in your tenth decade, every birthday is a milestone. I...
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May 22, 2013

Construction and the Cardiac Effect

As project coordinator for the Woodson Art Museum’s construction and renovation projects, my last job of each day is to check the blood pressure of our Samuels Group field superintendent, Bruce Bradley. As the one who oversees the work, Bruce...
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