From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

February 2, 2026

Treasures from the Vault: Tony Jojola

A small glass vase, colored magenta at the base, orange and yellow at the top. Several organic shapes and lines cover the surface. These include a chain of blue and white triangles, yellow lines shaped like stair steps, and a band of black around the top. Green and yellow flecks cover the surface.

Colorful and intriguing patterns cover the glass surface of works made by artist Tony Jojola. Research Curator, Sachi Yanari-Rizzo, walks us through the life in inspirations of Jojola in this month's Treasures from the Vault.

January 28, 2026January 26, 2026

Museum Memories: Tod Kovara

An elderly white man with grey hair, a white mustache, and glasses. He is wearing a dark grey suit and a multicolored tie. In a formal setting, he sits behind a floral centerpiece and clear drinking glasses.

Step into Museum Memories with FWMoA supporter, Tod Kovara. This look back brings us to an event highlighting the works of glass artist, Dale Chihuly!

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Showcase: Kirsty Mitchell

A night scene with a woman standing at the base of a tree. The tree has nine large cut outs of white paper ships hanging from the branches like ornaments. Each ship is backlit with a white light that also illuminates the tree. The woman standing under the tree is looking upwards, lifting her arms, and bending her elbows with her hands near her head.

Dive into the showcase of works by designer and photographer, Kirsty Mitchell! A group of her other-worldly photos are on view now at FWMoA.

January 24, 2026January 22, 2026

Saturday Studio: Op Art Circle

The left third of the image is being filled in with black marker. The rectangle background and ball are alternating black and white in a checkerboard pattern.

Op art is the theme for this month's Saturday Studio! Learn about artists like Victor Vasarely, and techniques you can use to create your own op art!

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026

Treasures from the Vault: Binh Pho

A detail shot of the top of the vessel. The outer layer looks like bare twigs, shaped to look like smoothed out bark. The inner layer has blue glass that has been cut and chiseled into. Appearing like lace, delicate lines swirl at the top, and below, organic shapes are carved into the glass. All shapes are inspired by the outdoors, with oak leaves being the main shape.

In this Treasures from the Vault, we meet artist Binh Pho. Learn about his unique style in woodwork and glass, and the inspirations he drew from trials.

January 20, 2026

Let’s Talk Shop: Michelle Magdich

A white woman with long, light brown hair, bangs framing her face. She is facing the viewer, smiling, propping up her chin with the back of her hand. She is wearing a blue shirt and a large stone necklace.

In this Let's Talk Shop post, we meet artist Michelle Magdich, and her work in jewelry! You can see her detailed art up close in the Paradigm Gallery!

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.