From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

December 22, 2025December 10, 2025

Now on View: Paper Made Techniques

Brightly colored concentric circles. Different textures accompany the light blue, green, tan, and yellow bands of color. There are sections of woven paper that looks like thread. Other areas show repeated paper materials aligned next to each other in circles. There is a cross section taken out of the lower left corner of the circles. The circles are imperfect, imitating concentric circles found in the cross section of a tree.

Now on View, we see the technically detailed works of paper artists! Curator of Exhibitions, Brit Micho, shows us two works featured in a current exhibit, Paper Made II.

December 13, 2025December 15, 2025

Saturday Studio: Quilting

Three paper "quilt" squares. The largest on the left is made of purple, blue, and yellow triangles, held together with yellow and white polka dotted tape. The square in the upper right is made of two purple triangles and two blue triangles, held together with an "x" of blue and white polka dotted tape. The bottom right rectangle is the asymmetrical rectangle with purple and blue triangles and a yellow square in the center.

Have you ever made a quilt? Follow along with this Saturday Studio to make your own paper patterns! We're inspired by the FWMoA exhibit, "It Was a Time to Sew: A Sampler of Quilts from the Collection," now on view.

December 12, 2025December 11, 2025

Historical Highlights: Combat Artists from the FWMoA Collection (1/2)

A brown and cream colored image. The horizontal city scape shows the background of buildings, potentially apartment complexes, in the center and on the right. The middle ground has a coupling of bridges and ramps shown on the lefthand side. The foreground shows construction in progress, with exposed I-beams and ladders throughout. Mounds of dirt or sand are held back by beams, butted next to each other, creating a fence. The style is a line sketch with shading, but no additional colors.

Today's Historical Highlights focuses on three artists who all served in the U.S. military. Reflecting on the Ghost Army exhibit, Collection Information Specialist Sue Slick informs us of these impactful artists.

December 9, 2025

Treasures from the Vault: Toots Zynsky

A close up on the rim and interior of the glass bowl. The threads are running alongside each other and overlapping in some places. Blue, red, and purple create a horizontal and curved striped pattern inside the bowl. Black and blue alternate on the section of the rim that is visible.

The stunning works of Toots Zynsky are seen up close in this installment of Treasures from the Vault! Research Curator Sachi Yanari-Rizzo walks us through the background and technique used by this inspired glass artist.

November 18, 2025November 20, 2025

Art Term Tuesday: Kinetic Sculpture

A stainless steel and stone sculpture, a rock base and stainless top. The shapes created by stainless steel are hollow circles and and organic shapes with pointed ends. The shapes vary in size and width. The sculpture sways the individual shapes from left to right, causing them to overlap each other.

For this Art Term Tuesday, we're looking at art in motion! Follow along to see a sample of kinetic sculptures on display at FWMoA.

November 15, 2025November 14, 2025

Saturday Studio: Tessellations

Orange and yellow squares, cut and rearranged like puzzle pieces. The colors alternate between orange and yellow.

In this month's Saturday Studio we're making tessellations! Inspired by Paper Made II, this project can utilize recycled paper to experiment with unique patterns. Follow along!

November 12, 2025August 26, 2025

Playing Favorites: Isabel Kern & Robin Grebe

A young woman smiling, with brown eyes, brown bangs, and a green jacket over a white shirt.

Staff members are choosing their favorite art at FWMoA! Follow along to learn why this glass sculpture by Robin Grebe is a special piece for our Development Associate, Isabel Kern.

November 3, 2025October 24, 2025

Treasures from the Vault: Megaliths

This glass vessel is composed with natural and neutral colors. Greens, browns, white, and muted yellow mimics the colors found surrounding the Stonehenge in nature. Flecks of red and pink are also seen throughout the piece. The general shape is that of a functional vase, with an accented rim.

Artists throughout the FWMoA collection were given great inspiration while visiting Megaliths. See the outcome across different media in today's Treasure's from the Vault!

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025

Art Term Tuesday: Gauffrage

White paper with an embossed impression. The impression is of several organic shapes next to or inside one another. Similar to the outline of a cartoon lake with islands, the image has several curves and peninsulas. The shadows and highlights on the raised edges give the image its form.

This month, Director of Education Alyssa Dumire tells us about artists who leave a good impression. Read along to see the applications of Gauffrage!

October 11, 2025October 13, 2025

Saturday Studio: Quilling and Día de los Muertos

The completed picture frame, with a purple arch in the center, surrounded by abstracted marigolds, orange teardrop shapes, and blue half circles.

Follow along to make your own quilled work of art! Today's Saturday Studio highlights the remembrance of loved ones as we look ahead to Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).