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Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum Announces Retirement of Director Kathy Kelsey Foley

Assistant Director Matt Foss Named Her Successor WAUSAU, WISCONSIN: The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, announced today that Director Kathy Kelsey Foley will retire December 31, 2022, and Assistant Director Matt Foss will assume the directorship on January 1, 2023.

Birds in Art 2022 Opens Saturday, September 10

Wausau, Wisconsin: Artwork created by 118 artists from throughout the world will be included in the 47th annual “Birds in Art” exhibition, on view Saturday, September 10 through November 27, 2022, at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, in Wausau, Wisconsin.

Wausau’s Artrageous Weekend 2022 Features Four Venues September 10-11

Wausau, Wisconsin: The 33rd annual Wausau’s Artrageous Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 10-11, offers fun for all ages during north-central Wisconsin’s biggest art extravaganza, spanning both sides of the Wisconsin River.

Woodson Art Museum Selects Artwork for 2022 Birds in Art Exhibition

Wausau, Wisconsin: Artwork created by 118 artists from throughout the world will be included in the 47th annual “Birds in Art” exhibition, on view Saturday, September 10 through November 27, 2022, at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.

Woodson Art Museum Summer Exhibition Features Botanical Art

Wausau, Wisconsin: A botanical art exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum this summer celebrates the diversity and history of cultivated plants grown for clothing, healing, and food.

Glass Shines This Spring at Woodson Art Museum

Wausau, Wisconsin: Two glass exhibitions open Saturday, March 5, and will be enlivened by ten days of glassmaking demonstrations beginning in late April at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, always admission free.

Children’s Book Illustrations Exhibition Opens December 4

Wausau, Wisconsin: Radiating joy, artist Christian Robinson’s playful children’s book illustrations, featured in an exhibition opening at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, candidly address social issues while encouraging kindness to all. What Might You Do?

Birds in Art 2021 Soars in September

Wausau, Wisconsin: Ascending to new heights, Birds in Art 2021, opening Saturday, September 11, 2021, at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, offers inspiration to persevere, endure, and thrive. Artwork from 113 artists from throughout the world comprises the 2021 Birds in Art exhibition.

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