From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
It's the holiday season! Now that we've seen our first snow it's time to be merry and bright, and what better way than with an ornament? Learn how artist Rhonda Inman makes her compound ornaments and pick one up at #fwmoa for friends or family!
It's spooky season at the Paradigm Gallery! Artist Jill Ellen Chambers creates whimsical, hand-painted ornaments for every season, including Halloween! Check out her work, now on sale at FWMoA!
This week, we talk shop with multimedia artist Audrey Riley as she walks us through her newest works, now on sale at the FWMoA Paradigm Gallery!
In "Let's Talk SHOP", Paradigm Gallery Director Abby Leon spotlights local, regional, and national artists whose unique art and fine craft are featured in the shop at FWMoA. From jewelry, wood turned objects, and ceramics to hand-made apparel and accessories, all types of paintings, and photography, you're sure to find something that catches your eye!
This year, our highly anticipated Chalk Walk event is taking place at home, meaning anyone and everyone can participate! We've put together a list of tips & tricks to help you, from choosing a design to photographing your completed work.
Originally commissioned to celebrate America's Bicentennial, we examine two artists' answers to the question: "What does Independence mean to you?" in recognition of the Fourth of July.
Learn how FWMoA's Children's Education department renovated their Learning Center to provide more opportunities for students, parents, and teachers to engage with art.
Los Días de Los Muertos, the Days of the Dead, are celebrated around the world. In this post, Collections Information Specialist Suzanne Slick tells the history of the celebrations and how you, and FWMoA, take part in remembering our dead.
On August 24 Amanda Shepard, FWMoA COO, was privileged to judge the purchase prizes for the Kekionga Plein Air Paint Out. Though we all make private judgements of art, the stakes go up when we in the art world must select public winners from a group of highly competent artists. But who is Amanda to judge? Find out why she picked what she did, and the methods she taps into for coming to her conclusions in this "Reality Check".
Kaitlin Binkley, Marketing Coordinator With Chalk Walk just around the corner, I decided to delve deeper into the art of street painting and its long history around the world, beginning in Italy with the I Madonnari! Street painters at work. Photo courtesy of Kevin R. Mullett Street painters at work. Photo courtesy of Kevin R. …