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August 17, 2011

Kids Get a Kick Out of Art

Looking through a camera lens this past week, the delights of art came into crystal-clear focus. It’s been written all over the faces of the children who’ve flocked to Family Fest, the Woodson Art Museum’s new drop-in, art-making festival. The...
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August 10, 2011

Winning with Art History

Last March, I blogged about the Woodson Art Museum’s Art History 101 program. It is designed to appeal to adults who wish to learn more about the broader subject of art. The program is presented in the evening on the...
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August 3, 2011

Hot Fun in the Summer Time

Museum purchase with funds provided by  Nan Schaffer and Julie Kreiner In 1995, The Heavyweight, a life-size bronze hippo by Burt Brent was the sixth large-scale sculpture acquired for the Woodson Art Museum’s garden and quickly became a visitor favorite....
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July 27, 2011

What a Nice Surprise

I’m blogging this week following the Association of Midwest Museums’ annual conference in Chicago – Museumpalooza, which got underway on Sunday, July 24, with a terrific kick-off party at The Art Institute of Chicago’s Renzo Piano Modern Wing. Wow! Needless...
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July 20, 2011

Raku Oohs and Awesome Ahhs

I need a word better than WOW to describe last week. Right now, WOW is what comes to mind. It was a WOW week and so much more. Last week (July 10-16), I had the enjoyment of spending the entire...
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July 13, 2011

Paving Paradise?

By Cindy Brzeski It may not be paradise we’re paving exactly, but we are putting up a parking lot! Yes, the noise, the felled trees, the silt fence, the heavy equipment, and the mud are all precursors to additional parking...
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