In celebration of National Poetry Month, we're highlighting a few works from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Read these award winning poems from our region's students!
National Poetry Month: Scholastic Awards Writers
Art Term Tuesday: Armature
It's time for Art Term Tuesday! Today our Director of Education, Alyssa Dumire, gives insight to the uses of armature in art. Learn more by viewing examples found here at #fwmoa
2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: National Winners
The results are in! The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards have announced the national award winners for 2025! These works are on exhibit at #fwmoa until April 6th.
Treasures from the Vault: Art Cislo
Art Cislo, an artist familiar to Fort Wayne residents, creates compelling portraits and figures through printmaking. Learn more about these works in the #fwmoa permanent collection.
Now on View: Inside Scholastics
The 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are on display at #fwmoa! Our Associate Curator of Exhibitions has picked out a few of her favorites, on display until April 6th.
Art Term Tuesday: Painterly
Have you found yourself contemplating a work of art but struggling to find words to describe what you're seeing? Us too! Let's discuss a word to help you describe an artwork: painterly.
Saturday Studio: Finding Your Focus
Today in the #fwmoa #studio we're thinking about snapshots. Whether you have a camera, like Clyde Butcher, or a pen, like our high school intern, you too can observe and capture the world around you:
Art Term Tuesday: Scumbling
The leaves are scattering and we're scumbling at the #fwmoa. Learn about this painting technique in our #arttermtuesday this month!
Art Term Tuesday: Archive
Libraries aren't the only institutions with archives! Many institutions, including #fwmoa, have designated collections they preserve and promote. Meet the artists currently in our Special Collections & Archives in this post:
Saturday Studio: Fun with Fabric Dye
Looking for long-weekend activities? Check out Zurashi/Slipped, an installation at #fwmoa by Rowland Ricketts, and then learn to dye your own fabrics in the #studio this week.