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January 9, 2013

A Hand- and Heart-warming Campaign

About fifty Wausau-area community members will be a bit warmer during the remaining cold winter months, thanks to Woodson Art Museum visitors’ generosity through the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s Big Bundle Up campaign. The Woodson Art Museum, one of two...
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January 2, 2013

Happy and Healthy Artwork in 2013

I write this so often, but at the start of 2013 it bears repeating. I love my job! Recently Woodson Art Museum director Kathy Foley, longtime museum patron, Judy Cherwinka and I embarked on a day trip to Minneapolis. Our...
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December 27, 2012

Artists Team Up for Teen Project

A recent hands-on bench-building program for teens is among many dual-artist residence programs enlivening the Shaker exhibitions on view. Area woodworker Mark Duginske and Door County furniture maker Jim Rose teamed up, along with volunteers and staff, to help nearly...
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December 12, 2012

Reflecting on American Art Week

By Kathy Kelsey Foley, Director Since 2008, the week after Thanksgiving has been dubbed “American Art Week” in New York City and eagerly anticipated by collectors, scholars, curators, and dealers who focus on nineteenth- and twentieth-century American artworks. Woodson Art...
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December 5, 2012

Celebrating Lifelong Learning

The Woodson Art Museum’s annual docent holiday gathering celebrates the hard work of a dedicated group of volunteers who lead guided experiences at the Museum for visitors of all ages – especially school children.  Sunday evening, beverages were sipped, gifts...
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