Walk like a robot! Education Assistant Naomi Vanderleest is #playingfavorites with this Dan Dailey sculpture at #fwmoa. As she leads school tours, she asks her group to show and tell how this figure would move. What do you think?
Treasures from the Vault: James Lavadour
James Lavadour's art process does not paint (or print!) a landscape but, through the act of creation, reveals one. See how he transfers his layering technique from painting to printmaking in this #treasuresfromthevault.
Saturday Studio: Fantastic Fairies
Inspired by our current exhibition "Fantastic Realms", we're celebrating the arrival of May flowers by making fairy friends (and houses). Learn how to make your own fairy-populated village in this #saturdaystudio:
Art Term Tuesday: Old Masters
Can you name all the "Old Masters" in Western art history? Learn what marks a master from an apprentice in this #arttermtuesday:
The Reality of a Person, in Paint: The Realism of Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso
VP & COO Amanda Shepard discusses the history of art through the realist homage works of Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso, now on view at #fwmoa, and Dellosso's desire to both acknowledge and tell the stories of past women in the arts.
In the News: National Poetry Month & Karen Chen
It's National Poetry Month, and to celebrate we're spotlighting one of our region's American Voices Nominee's, whose poem won a Gold Key in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Historical Highlight: The History of the Hoosier Salon
The Hoosier Salon is marking its 100th Anniversary this year, and FWMoA is spotlighting the artists who earned the prestige of inclusion in an exhibition this summer. Learn more about the history of the Salon itself before viewing the artworks in this #historicalhighlight:
Playing Favorites: Maddie Rey & Richard Royal
Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites! Asking us for our favorite piece in the collection is an impossible task...but our favorite work #nowonview? High School Education Intern Maddie Rey was able to answer that: Richard Royal's Untitled blown glass piece.
Now on View: Marvin Lipofsky
We recently welcomed a new glass artist into our #permanentcollection, and his sculpture is there to welcome you in when you visit our Glass Wing! Meet Marvin Lipofsky in this #nowonview:
Saturday Studio: Slow Art Day
It's #slowartday so we're taking a slow day in the studio and playing a game of I Spy! What do you notice in an artwork the longer you look? Inspired by Bertil Vallien, we made our own artworks full of objects to study at. Learn how in this #saturdaystudio by our Education Teen Intern, Madeline Rey.