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October 14, 2020

A Standing Ovation for a Shining Career

After years of deflecting the spotlight away from herself and, instead, toward the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, director Kathy Kelsey Foley is being ushered to center stage. Kathy is receiving the Association of Midwest Museum’s Distinguished Career Award for...
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October 7, 2020

Changing with the Times

The opening of Birds in Art, although missing artists, guests, and events of previous years, was a comfort. It is a delight to walk through the galleries and appreciate the beautifully displayed artworks created by amazingly talented artists. Even though...
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September 30, 2020

Time

With the blink of any eye, we’re mindful that Birds in Art remains on view “only” through Sunday, November 29. Don’t let time slip away this fall. Make plans to visit the Woodson Art Museum and Birds in Art ....
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September 23, 2020

Introducing Elaina & Creative Spaces

As I settle into the administrative manager position at the Woodson Art Museum, I look forward to getting to know Woodson Wanderings readers and Woodson Art Museum members and to learning about the spaces and places that inspire you to...
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September 16, 2020

Autumn Absurdities

I like the word “absurd” and mental images it conjures – ridiculous, silly, incongruous . . . like a duck on a bike. Birds in Art artist David Milton agrees. He chose his painting’s subject – the 1950s tin toy...
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