Field Trip: Birds in Art at the Leigh-Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Fri, Sep 25
|Leigh-Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Birds in Art and Book Signing with Dexter Patterson September 25th in Wausau
Time & Location
Sep 25, 2026, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Leigh-Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, 700 N 12th St, Wausau, WI 54403, USA
Guests
About the event
Please join us for a private tour (yep, just our group) of the 51st annual Birds in Art exhibit at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau. Birds inspire us is seemingly endless ways. We will experience all-new work by 120 artists and witness the many ways birds have inspired them.
Following our tour, Dexter Patterson, in collaboration with the Central Wisconsin Book Festival, will discuss his new guidebook, Birds of the Great Lakes, inclusive birding practices, and how to get started birding with sustainability and conservation at the forefront.
Dexter is co-founder of the BIPOC birding Club and the Bird Joy Podcast. Copies of his book will be available for purchase.
Birds in Art tour is 4:30-5:30
Dexter’s program is 6-7:30
During the break between the tour and Dexter’s program (5:30-6) we can wander the sculpture park on the museum grounds and eat a snack. Please bring your…