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May 21, 2025

When I Grow Up. . .

With our trusty Art à la Carte in tow, assistant educator and volunteer coordinator, Andy Jacksack and I traveled to Franklin Elementary for a day filled with sunshine and a peek behind the curtain of the life of a museum...
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May 14, 2025

Go the Distance

By: Matt Foss, director One of the most important and fun aspects of my role as the director of the Woodson Art Museum is completing American Alliance of Museums reaccreditation site visits. Not only is it a great opportunity to...
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April 24, 2025

We Launched Our New Website!

Whether it’s your 1st or 51st visit to our website, we’ve made some big changes we think you’ll appreciate. With the help of the award-winning website agency, Lifted Logic, we created a new and improved digital space that better reflects who...
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April 16, 2025

Off the Winding Mountain Path

By: Elaina Johann, administrative manager First time visitors—community members, regional tourists, and even international travelers—are often blown away by the gem that is the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. They can’t believe that we have a world-class museum in the...
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April 9, 2025

Every Picture Has a Story

I will continue to defer when I’m asked the question about which artwork or artworks in the collection are my favorite, not because I don’t have feelings about them, but because I care about each in its own special way.
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