This week at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
 
July 26 Wed. OR 

July 27 Thurs. 9:30-10:30am

OR 

11am-Noon
Art Time for Tots Fine as Frog’s Hair
Little ones, 18 months-4 years, and accompanying adults visit the Museum’s sculpture garden inhabitants . . .a hippo, a frog, cranes, and more.
Call 715.845.7010 to register 
July 26 Wednesday 1 – 3 pm
Treasuring Memories
Children, teens, and families coping with the death of a loved one create memorial art for a garden, walkway, or special space of remembrance. Participants may bring small mementos to incorporate into the project. is free event oers the opportunity to share memories and reflections of loved ones. Questions? Call Amy Kitsembel at the Aspirus Grief Center, 715.847.2703.

Call 715.845.7010 to register
July 27 Thursday 1 – 2 pm
Art 4 You
Bring your child to this afternoon offering just for 4-year- olds with busy mornings. Visit the sculpture garden inhabitants . . . a hippo, a frog, cranes, and more.

Call 715.845.7010 to register
July 28 Friday 10:30 – 11:15 am
Art Babies  Knee-High to a Grasshopper
Bring your littlest ones, birth-18 months, to participate in a sculpture-garden nature walk, enjoying summer’s sounds, textures, and colors, followed by multisensory play in Art Park, the Museum’s interactive family gallery. Baby gear, including prams, strollers, front packs, and blankets are welcome.

Call 715.845.7010 to register
On view Through August 27, 2017
Nature, Tradition & Innovation
Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
Innovative and bold sculptural forms by contemporary Japanese ceramists who help redefine an ancient and reverted art form evoke visual associations with the natural world. Whether reminiscent of windswept branches or serene pools, an array of exquisite flower vases, whimsical sake cups, and robust platters reveal the earthly beauty of Japanese ceramics, both inspired by nature and created from its basic elements – earth, air, water, and fire.  Featured ceramists are closely associated with many of Japans traditional pottery centers and are supporters of the mingei movement in which objects of unsurpassed beauty are made for everyday use. Vessels for tea, sake, and flower arrangements highlight three vital areas of Japanese cultural life. Accompanying photography by Taijiro Ito highlight the poetic connections of the ceramic object to nature.
On view Through July 2017

Enduring Beauty Art Nouveau 

Decorative and utilitarian art glass characterized by sinuous asymmetrical lines and deep vibrant colors highlighted with metallic iridescence – favrile – exempli es Art Nouveau influences during the nature-inspired era between 1890-1910.

Black & White
This selection of Birds in Art Master Artist Andrea Rich’s woodcuts – printed only with black ink and utilizing only one woodblock – is intended to complement M.C. Escher’s black-and-white artworks.
On view through February 2018
Passionate Pursuits Birds in our Landscapes
Avian marvels that live in and pass through Midwest cities, rural landscapes, and backyard feeders connect us with nature. They are alluring to watch, sing melodiously, and balance our ecosystem. Whether perched atop a tree, taking a turn at the nest, or foraging for food, birds provide unlimited inspiration for creative artistry.
In the Sculpture Garden
The Dance
Inspired by the way the seasonal migration of sandhill cranes to their Wisconsin nesting grounds marks the passage of time, Boston artists­-The Myth Makers-Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein, constructed 25-foot-tall sandhill cranes of Wausau-area saplings, on-site. (June 2016)

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum

Always Free Admission!
Museum Hours
Tuesday – Friday 9 am- 4 pm
First Thursday of each month 9am- 7:30pm Every Thursday during Birds in Art 9am- 7:30pm Saturday – Sunday Noon- 5 pm
Closed Monday and holidays, including Easter, Fourth of July, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day