Contact:    Amy Beck
                                                                                                     715-845-7010
                                                                                                    abeck@lywam.org

URLs for five images are listed on page 3.

36th Annual Student Art Exhibition
on View at the Woodson Art Museum

WAUSAU, WISCONSIN: Colorful and imaginative artwork of 139 north central Wisconsin students in grades 5-8 is on view in the 36th annual Student Art Exhibition through March 30 at the Woodson Art Museum in Wausau. The geographical region covered reaches from Manitowish Waters to Wisconsin Rapids. Art teachers are encouraged to submit up to three student works for the exhibition and forty-three teachers did so from forty-nine area schools this year..

>From soothing, oil pastels to bold black-and-white drawings and vivid masks, the 2013 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.

"This is my first time I've ever had my artwork in a museum!" said Owen Beasley, a student at Wausau's Riverview Elementary. "To tell the truth I have always dreamed of having kids look up to my work. This might just be my favorite part of fifth grade!"
Wausau School District art teacher Mary Robinson said the exhibition "features the students' personal expression and communication and seems to satisfy their need for display. They are so proud when their work is selected!"
For the many other students who visit to see their fellow students' artwork, the exhibition highlights more than artistic achievement. "My elementary art students realize the many components and forms the visual arts take when they see the Student Art Exhibition each year," Robinson said. "In visual art, there are many right answers to a question. Students are taught creative and divergent thinking which supports all core subjects."
Below is a list of participating districts, schools, and art specialists.

                  District                                    School                                 Art Specialist

Arbor Vitae-Woodruff

Arbor Vitae-Woodruff School

Toni Polfus

Auburndale

Auburndale Middle School

Kara Lasiewicz

Auburndale

Auburndale Middle School

Marty Yohn

Birnamwood

Birnamwood School

Carol Strand

Bowler

Bowler School

Kristina Thiex

Colby

Colby Middle School

Lynn Spice

DC Everest

Evergreen Elementary and Rothschild Elementary

Diana Weber-Osypowski

DC Everest

DC Everest Middle School

Jeanne Archiquette

DC Everest

DC Everest Middle School

Tim Feathers

DC Everest

Rothschild Elementary

Katie Cormican

Elcho

Elcho School

Kim Schoenrock

Lac du Flambeau

Lac du Flambeau Public School

Katie Black

Manitowish Waters

North Lakeland School

Annmarie Jensen

Marathon

Marathon Venture Academy

Kendra VanSlyke

Medford

Medford Area Middle Schooll

Larry Lecheler

Medford

Medford Area Middle Schooll

Jill Fortin

Minocqua

MHLT Elementary School

Salena White

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

Pittsville

Pittsville Elementary

Kristine M. Doering

Spencer

Spencer Public School

Ruby Thomas

Stevens Point

Madison Elementary/ Roosevelt I.D.E.A. School

Mary Dewane Rosek

Stevens Point

St. Peter Middle School

Tina Lepak

Wausau

Franklin Elementary

Mary Lucareli

Wausau

Hawthorn Hills Elementary

Nichol Kellenberger

Wausau

Jefferson Elementary and G.D. Jones Elementary

Cheryl Skwierczynski

Wausau

John Muir Middle School

Kathy Bloomer

Wausau

John Muir Middle School

Ryan Priebe

Wausau

Riverview Elementary

Mary Robinson

Wausau

Lincoln Elementary and South Mountain Elementary

Jeana McGivern

Wausau, Wisconsin

Faith Christian Academy

Neva Wysongr

Wausau

John Marshall Elementary

Steve Loftus

Wisconsin Rapids

Assumption Middle School

Fran LaChapelle

Wisconsin Rapids

Howe Elementary School and Vesper Community Academy

Kimberly Schofield

Wisconsin Rapids

Mead Elementary Charter School and Vesper Community Academy

Betsy Miller

Wisconsin Rapids

Wisconsin Rapids East Junior High

Kimberly Hansen

Wisconsin Rapids

Washington Elementary and THINK Academy

Patricia Larsen

Wisconsin Rapids

Woodside Elementary

Connie Henke

Wisconsin Rapids

Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School

Sharon Aiken Bruha

Wisconsin Rapids

Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School

Valerie Tonn


Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum

Hours:                   Tuesday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
                                Saturday - Sunday, Noon - 5:00 pm
                                First Thursdays of each month, 9 am - 7:30 pm
                                Thursdays during Birds in Art, 9 am - 7:30 pm
Closed Monday and holidays
Admission:           Always Free Admission
Phone:                   715-845-7010                      Fax:       715-845-7103
E-mail:                  museum@lywam.org         Web: www.lywam.org
Location:              Franklin and 12th Streets, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403
                                (700 N. 12th Street)

URL links to images of examples from the 2013 Student Art Exhibition and a photo from opening day:

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Students and families enjoy Student Art Exhibition artwork at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum on opening day, March 2. The artwork by north-central Wisconsin students in grades 5-8 remains on view through March 30.

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Elizabeth Krupka, Tuxedo Cat, scratchboard
St. Peter Middle School, Stevens Point
Art Specialist: Tina Lepak

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Cassidy Waldvogel, Sunny Days, batik
Evergreen Elementary, Rothschild
Art Specialist: Diana Weber-Osypowski

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Ricky Miller, REM, linocut on paper
Woodside Elementary, Wisconsin Rapids
Art Specialist: Connie Henke

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Lai Chia Vang, Surprise!, pencil and oil pastel
South Mountain Elementary, Wausau
Art Specialist: Jeana McGivern

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Owen Beasley, Bird Mask, mixed media
Riverview Elementary, Wausau
Art Specialist: Mary Robinson


Amy Beck
Marketing & Communications Manager
Woodson Art Museum
700 North Twelfth Street
Wausau, WI 54403-5007
715.845.7010 - office
715.845.7103 - fax
www.lywam.org
abeck@lywam.org

Artists work wonders with paper. See "Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami"
and "Calvin Nicholls: Paper Sculpture by Design," at the Woodson Art Museum through April 7.