A $10,000 award puts the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art’s inaugural exhibit on the map WMOCA founder David Hummer says the first exhibit is attracting artists from across the U.S. The museum, located in the former Wausau Club building, will open Oct. 7. A firm opening date of Oct. 7 is set for the new […]
No, the new exhibit at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau doesn’t have anything to do with a certain leafy green substance. Despite the double entendre of its name, the CVA’s latest offering is quite literal: all about art work inspired by, and employing, rocks and stones. But if the name draws some
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There weren’t plans to call one of the newly redesigned spaces the Vault Gallery. But when major renovations of The Center for the Visual Arts uncovered a vintage bank vault door more than 100 years old, they rolled with it. The Grand Theater Foundation just completed a year-and-a-half long, $1.1 million interior renovation of the CVA
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City Pages file photo Artist David Hummer’s proposal to turn the former Wausau Club into an art museum will come up for final approval with the city council this month. A proposed contemporary art museum in the long-vacant, former Wausau Club is one step closer to reality, after the project received unanimous approval from two
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A stunning, 6-foot-tall raven drawing greets those walking into this year’s Birds in Art exhibit. Farther in, an 8-foot-long sculpture of a dead raven constructed of tire scraps lies on the floor, conveying a disturbing yet fascinating message of environmental concerns. Around the dead raven is an emotionally gripping installation of 365 pieces, “Ergo Sum:
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