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.
In the News: National Poetry Month & Karen Chen
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.
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.
Art Term Tuesday: Impasto
A technique that creates a textured, tactile experience for the viewer, talking about impasto also makes us hungry! Learn more about the process of impasto in this #arttermtuesday and see it in action in works by #jihamoon and #tarawill #nowonview.
Saturday Studio: Natural Photographs
This week in the #studio, we were inspired by two things: spring and student artists! With the sun blazing, we followed Scholastic Art Award recipient Sawyer Carl's method of photography to create an anthotype. Learn how in this #saturdaystudio post:
Art Term Tuesday: Mezzotint
After a brief hiatus, #arttermtuesday is back! If you thought we had covered all the printmaking terms, think again! Today, we delve into mezzotints:
Art Term Tuesday: Maquette
When an artist decides to create, where do they start? Many begin with a sketch. Sculptors, who work in 3D, start with a maquette. Learn more about this preliminary step in this #arttermtuesday!
Saturday Studio: The Medium of Makeup
Naomi Vanderleest, Education Assistant Art comes in many different forms in our lives, even makeup applied to one's face. While the application of makeup is similar to painting or drawing, some artists take this a step further by using makeup as their medium. Look at this artwork below, currently on display in Indiana Artists Club …
Art Term Tuesday: Nocturne
Katy Thompson, Associate Director of Education The days are shorter, the nights are colder, and the ghouls are coming out to play. Sue Slick, our Collection Information Specialist, recently shared a new art word with me: gloamin'. A Scottish term referring to the twilight hour when ghosts and witches are about, it's applied to artworks …
Art Term Tuesday: Conceptual Art
“You call that art?!” Conceptual art has a reputation for inaccessibility, so this week we're questioning the very definition of art and who gets to decide: the artist or the viewer.