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Wausau’s Artrageous Weekend is a vibrant celebration of the arts, made possible through a unique collaboration between five premier art venues: the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, the Center for the Visual Arts, the Wisconsin Valley Art Association - Art in the Park, Rise Up, and Wausau Festival of Arts. Each location offers its own distinct exhibitions, activities, and artist showcases, creating a city-wide cultural experience. This joint effort highlights Wausau’s strong artistic community and makes the weekend a must-visit event for art lovers of all ages.

A paintbrush and a pencil crossing each other, with the text 'Wisconsin Valley Art Association' written above in stylized fonts.
Logo for the Center for the Visual Arts, 400 Block, featuring large white letters 'CVA' and a paintbrush icon on a black background.
Text reading 'Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum' in white font on a dark background.
Logo for Wausau Festival of Arts featuring a cityscape inside a blue circle.
Pink text graphic with the words 'Rise Up' in bold, stylized font with black outlining.
Art gallery with framed photographs on the wall and spotlights on the ceiling, with large windows letting in natural light.

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum

Since 1976, Birds in Art has captivated audiences with its stunning portrayals of birds in their beauty, power, and grace. Visit the Woodson Art Museum during Artrageous Weekend to experience the opening of the 50th edition of this world-renowned exhibition, meet the artists, and participate in hands-on making activities.

Center for the Visual Arts

The Center for Visual Arts is happy to host extended gallery hours and exciting demos during Artrageous Weekend! Join us for live wheel throwing demos and a special demonstration by Really Big Prints! Enjoy extended gallery hours: Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 10am-4pm to see the State Wrap exhibit (wisconsin regional art program) and Really Big Prints show! 

Art in the Park

Art in the Park is celebrating the 50th year of the event, on September 6 & 7! Sponsored by the Wisconsin Valley Art Association (WVAA), Art in the Park is held at Marathon Park in the Exhibition Building and East Gate Hall. Come and shop for affordable fine art and hand crafted items for you, your home, and gifts for the holidays! WVAA members will be performing artist demonstrations of their work. Local nonprofit groups and business offer a variety of tasty treats in the food court.

Rise Up

Stop by the public art nonprofit, Rise Up next to Evolutions in Design during Artrageous. Enjoy our free makerspace; sew like mad and make a fashionista frenzy in the space with our sewing machines, Little Gracie Quilting Machine, and more! Raid our Fabric De-Stash! Not into textiles!? No worries! Our central makerspace room is perfect for any craft!

Wausau Festival of Arts

Starting Saturday, September 6th, Downtown Wausau will be transformed into a fine art marketplace featuring works from over 120 artists, food, live entertainment, a silent auction, family art and entertainment and “Still Young at Art” classes for adults! Admission is free!