Lots of great programs for all ages are happening at the Woodson Art Museum..
A press release, attached and below, gives details.
Thanks for helping to spread the word!
Amy
Amy Beck
Marketing & Communications Manager
Woodson Art Museum
700 N. 12th St.
Wausau, WI 54403-5007
715.845.7010 - office
715.845.7103 - fax
abeck@lywam.org

Iconic furniture, from mid-century to today, exemplifies art with a purpose. "Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller," on view January 29 through April 3, 2011.



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Image URLs for "Good Design," "It's Herman Miller Time," and "Google Doodles" are listed at the end of this release.

Good Design programs reach all ages at Woodson Art Museum

Wausau, Wisconsin: Varied design-related programs explore art with a purpose, offering rich connections to design education for all ages to complement "Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller," on view through April 3 at the Woodson Art Museum.
      Adults interested in interior, furniture, and graphic design and design education won't want to miss upcoming Lunch & Learn and evening events. Lunch & Learn events focus on interior design, February 24, and the Inter-Generational Workplace, March 10. Professionals from Samuels Group | Environments will lead the free midday discussions, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the Museum. Bring a bagged lunch, if you like.
      Samuels Group | Environments opens its showroom doors to demonstrate six distinct office settings at an open house, The Art of the Office, March 10, 5-7 pm, at the Samuels Group, 311 Financial Way, atop the 17th Avenue hill, south of Bridge Street. Those who visit all six office environment stations can be entered in a drawing to win a Herman Miller chair. RSVP by March 4, 715-841-1905, for this free event.
      Architecture and design professionals are invited to an Architecture and Design Event, March 24, 4-7 pm, to view "Good Design" and related exhibitions and interact with UW-Madison furniture design students whose pieces are featured in "It's Herman Miller Time." Architects and designers from throughout Wisconsin will have the opportunity to attend a program by Carole Syse of Herman Miller, Inc., and receive continuing education credit to help meet professional requirements.
      Night Out @ the Woodson, when the Museum stays open until 7:30 pm on the first Thursday of each month, features two different sculptors, drop-in art making for all ages, and gallery viewing. Art History 101 After Dark, March 3, 5:30-6:30 pm, focuses on American sculptor, designer, architect, and craftsman Isamu Noguchi, known for his Akari lamp and free-form coffee table. In Hands-on Art: Organic Shapes, 5:30-7:30 pm, participants design and create a biomorphic sculpture. Art History 101 After Dark, April 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m., examines sculptor Deborah Butterfield and her works of iron, bronze, and scrapyard metal. Craft wire and stick horses in Hands-on Art: Stick Sculpture, April 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Each Art History 101 program is repeated during the noon hour on the third Wednesday of each month.
      Adults block print a table runner and four linen napkins during Studio Art: Block Print Fabric, March 12, 9 a.m.-Noon. Call 715-845-7010 to register; $10 for members; $15 for non-members.
      For children, the array of programs is equally expansive. Youngsters design a graphic t-shirt and mouse pad in Little Masters: Play with Pattern (5-7 years), Feb. 22, 4:30-6 p.m., and Young Artists: Go Graphic! (8-12 years), Feb. 24, 4:30-6 p.m.; $5 fee. In March, children construct Teddy bear-sized chairs in monthly programs Little Masters: Mini-Me Chair (5-7 years) and Young Artists: Emerging Designers (8-12 years), March 22, 4:30-5:30 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m., respectively. Call 715-845-7010 to register.
      Area teens gather for an evening of furniture design fun creating cardboard chairs and meeting UW-Madison students in residence. TLC3 = Teens Love Customized Cardboard Chairs also features food and music, March 25, 7-9 p.m., at the Museum. Area high school students are invited to attend a Teen Art Council meeting to plan fun events for teens, March 20, 3:30-5 p.m., at the Museum.
      Families and all ages experiment with art materials in Art Park Open Studio, March 5 and April 2, 1-3 p.m., during this free, drop-in program held the first Saturday afternoon each month.
      Other monthly programs for little ones include Art Babies (birth-23 months) Feb. 25 and March 25, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Art Time for Tots (2-4 years) Feb. 24 and March 24, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Call 715-845-7010 to register. Toddler Tuesday, a monthly drop-in program for 2-4-year-olds and accompanying adults, occurs next on March 15, 10:30 a.m.-Noon.
      "Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller" was organized by the Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan, in collaboration with The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, through the support of Herman Miller, Inc. "Good Design" is curated by John Berry, Holland; coordinated by Timothy Chester, Grand Rapids; designed by Judy Hillman and Barb Loveland, Hillman Associates, Saugatuck; and fabricated by Vincent Faust, Kalamazoo.
      The exhibition is made possible at the Woodson Art Museum thanks to UMR, a UnitedHealthcare Company; and Samuels Group | Environments, Wausau.
Woodson Art Museum

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                                First Thursday of each month                                          9:00 am - 7:30 pm
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January 29 - April 3, 2011
Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller
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Herman Miller, 2000 Marshmallow Sofa, Herman Miller for the Home/Nelson Office
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Herman Miller, 1970 LCW Chair, molded black plywood by Ray and Charles Eames
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Herman Miller, 2003 Posture Fit Pellicle Tuxedo Aeron Chair by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick
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Herman Miller, 1970 Herman Miller Summer Picnic Poster by Steve Frykholm

January 29 - April 3, 2011
It's Herman Miller Time: Today's Furniture Makers Respond
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Paul J. Lorenz, Office Loveseat, 2010
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Emily Rich, Perception, 2010
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Hans Werner, Boxes in Motion, 2010
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Landon Peacock, Bone Chair, 2010

January 29 - April 3, 2011
Google Doodles: Design for the Modern Office
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Google Doodle Team, Hans Christian Andersen's 205th Birthday (Part 1 of a 5-part series), 2010
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Google Doodle Team, Vincent van Gogh's 152nd Birthday, 2005
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Google Doodle Team, Labour Day, 2010
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Google Doodle Team, Loy Krathong Festival, 2009