FWMoA President & CEO Charles Shepard loves to shop! So, in this post, he offers up some advice on shopping for art to add to, or even begin, your art collection, with a focus on original prints.
Off the Cuff: Curating Your Personal Print Collection
Off the Cuff: Art Fairs-Is it Art? Is it Fair?
FWMoA President & CEO Charles Shepard reminisces on his time working with art fair artists, and how their "art world" and market principals differ from that which he now works in as President of FWMoA.
Off the Cuff: Collecting vs. Accumulating Art
FWMoA President & CEO Charles Shepard expounds on the differences between collecting and accumulating art: the former directed by intent while the latter is not.
Off the Cuff: A Style is Born
What do The Beatles, Suprematism, and Abstract Expressionism have in common? Find out in this "Off the Cuff", where President & CEO Charles Shepard discusses how movements, whether musical or artistic, are born.
Off the Cuff: Let’s Get Real
Let's get real about Realism! In this "Off the Cuff", FWMoA President and CEO Charles Shepard talks about the fate and future of Realism as abstract art joined the scene.
Off the Cuff: Building Our Collection on a Budget
In this "Off the Cuff", President & CEO Charles Shepard discusses the collecting strategy for FWMoA and how it adheres to our mission as a museum.
Off the Cuff: The Origins of Abstraction
In this "Off the Cuff", President and CEO Charles Shepard addresses the movement from realist to abstract art, and the collective purpose of abstract artists to bringing truth into the world.
Off the Cuff: The Virtual Art Market
President & CEO Charles Shepard discusses the virtual art market during this time at home and how he continues to add to the FWMoA collection for everyone to enjoy once we reopen to the public.
Off the Cuff: Michael Estes Taylor’s Contribution to Contemporary Glass
Every generation of artists has wrestled with two major demons – how to create art that is distinct from the notable art that preceded them and how to create art that is relevant to the particular time in which they find themselves. Read on to see how contemporary glass artist Michael Estes Taylor found his place in the art world.
Off the Cuff: Barbara Stanczak, Visions of Intuition
Chief Curator, President, and CEO of FWMoA Charles Shepard writes on Barbara Stanczak's place in art history in this new installment of "Off the Cuff".