WAUSAU, WISCONSIN: Colorful and imaginative artwork of 150 north central Wisconsin students in grades 5-8 is featured in the 38th annual Student Art Exhibition, on view through April 4 at the Woodson Art Museum. A Student Art Reception, Saturday, March 7, Noon- 2 p.m., at the Museum celebrated students’ creative efforts.
From vibrant oil pastels to bold black-and-white drawings and vivid masks, the 2015 Student Art Exhibition offers a window into what students can imagine. For the students whose artwork is selected by their art teachers, this is a coveted opportunity for their creations to be displayed at the Woodson Art Museum in celebration of Youth Art Month. The geographical region covered reaches from Manitowish Waters to Wisconsin Rapids. Art teachers are encouraged to submit up to four student works for the exhibition and forty-three teachers did so from forty area schools this year.
The exhibition is meaningful both for students whose artwork is selected by their teachers and those who see it, said retired Wausau School District art educator Mary Robinson. “The arts satisfy the human needs for display, celebration, personal expression, and communication,” Robinson said. Visiting students also learn by seeing fellow students’ artwork in the Museum’s galleries, which “helps form a lifelong appreciation for art.” Robinson is looking forward to this year’s exhibition, “to see how student artists communicate ideas and express their innermost feelings.”
Below is a list of participating districts, schools, and art specialists.
District School Art Specialist
| Amherst | Amherst Middle School | Kacie Peck |
| Auburndale | Auburndale Middle School | Kara Lasiewicz |
| Auburndale | Auburndale Middle School | Marty Yohn |
| Birnamwood | Birnamwood School | Carol Strand |
| Colby | Colby Middle School | Lynn Spice |
| DC Everest | Evergreen Elementary | Kendra VanSlyke |
| DC Everest | Rothschild Elementary | Crystal Krienke-Bonkoski |
| DC Everest | DC Everest Middle School | Jeanne Archiquette |
| DC Everest | DC Everest Middle School | Tim Feathers |
| Elcho | Elcho School | Kim Schoenrock |
| Junction City | Kennedy Elementary | Holly S. Rasmussen |
| Lac du Flambeau | Lac du Flambeau | Katherine Black |
| Manitowish Waters | North Lakeland School | Annmarie Jensen |
| Medford | Holy Rosary Catholic School | Corinne Liske |
| Medford | Medford Area Middle School | Larry Lecheler |
| Medford | Medford Area Middle School | Jill Fortin |
| Merrill | St. Francis Xavier | Patricia Gessler |
| Mosinee | Mosinee Middle School | Robert Cummings |
| Mosinee | Mosinee Middle School | Christy Mathis |
| Newman Catholic | St. Mark Elementary | Kari VanNatta |
| Newman Catholic | St. Anne Elementary | Kathryn DeLonay |
| Newman Catholic | Newman Catholic Middle School | Robert Tourdot |
| Rhinelander | James Williams Middle School | Kimberly Martiny |
| Ringle | Riverside Elementary | Kathlyne Moore |
| Spencer | Spencer Public School | Ruby Thomas |
| Stevens Point | P.J. Jacobs Junior High | Zӧe Browne |
| Stevens Point | P.J. Jacobs Junior High | Shari Boehnlein |
| Stratford | Stratford Schools | Joanne Clark |
| Wausau | Acton Academy | Nancy Laliberte |
| Wausau | Franklin Elementary | Mary Lucareli |
| Wausau | Lincoln Elementary | Nichol Kellenberger |
| Wausau | Grant/Maine Elementary | Cheryl Skwierczynski |
| Wausau | Horace Mann Middle School | Dan Merkel |
| Wausau | John Muir Middle School | Kathy Bloomer |
| Wausau | John Muir Middle School | Ryan Priebe |
| Wausau | Riverview Elementary | Kelley Schmidt |
| Wausau | South Mountain Elementary | Vong Lao |
| Wausau | Thomas Jefferson Elementary | Lindsey Smith |
| Wausau | Hawthorn Hills & John Marshall Elementary | Jeana McGivern |
| Wisconsin Rapids | Immanuel Lutheran | C.R. Macomber |
| Wisconsin Rapids | Washington Elementary and THINK Academy | Patricia Larsen |
| Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School | Sharon Aiken Bruha |
| Wisconsin Rapids | Woodside Elementary | Connie Henke |
For more information, visit www.lywam.org, e-mail the Museum at museum@lywam.org, call 715-845-7010, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Woodson Art Museum
Hours:
Tuesday – Friday 9am – 4pm
First Thursdays each month 9am – 7:30pm
All March & April 2015 Thursdays 9am – 7:30pm
Saturday – Sunday Noon – 5pm
Closed Monday & holidays, including Easter
Admission: Always Free Admission
Phone: 715.845.7010
E-mail: museum@lywam.org
Location: Franklin and 12th Streets, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403-5007
(700 North Twelfth Street)
Online: www.lywam.org
