Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
We had some trouble choosing our #studio technique this week, so we were relieved to finally settle on relief printing! Check out how we channeled Japanese artist Kamisaka Sekka's color-blocked nature prints in this #saturdaystudio!
Who designates works of art into a movement? It isn't art museum curators, but gallerists. Here, #fwmoa President Charles Shepard discusses the role of the gallery owner, spotlighting Habatat Gallery, the first to champion the work of glass sculptors.
What do we pass every day that we no longer see? What fascinates a tourist that infuriates those who live with it? In this "Treasures" post, our resident out-of-towner reflects on the changing landscape of her home city through a William Clift photo in the #fwmoa collection.
We've asked staff at #fwmoa to tell us their favorite artwork currently on display. VP Amanda Shepard joins other staff in choosing a work from our rotating Century of Making Meaning, so visit us soon before this much-loved iteration changes again!
Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites! We've asked staff to pick their favorite work on display in the museum. Visitor Services Security Guard Michele Andrews has picked another, this time a photograph by Kirsty Mitchell.
We've switched from an art studio to a baking studio! In celebration of the upcoming Día de los Muertos, we're making pan de muerto, or dead bread, with our family and friends to help remember our deceased loved ones.
Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites! We're asking staff to pick their favorite work on display in the museum. Today, Kaitlin Binkley reminisces on a photograph that was the focal point for her first big project here at #fwmoa by Richard Renaldi.
Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites! We asked staff to pick their favorite work on display in the museum. Today, we're saying goodbye to Sheila O'Rourke, one of our Visitor Services staff, by looking at her favorite work by Bertil Vallien.
Famed watercolorist Dong Kingman knew he wanted to be an artist by age 5. Learn more about him and his art in this "Treasures from the Vault" from #fwmoa.
As the light fades from summer, October is a time for people to reflect on the unsettling subject of life and death which artists are uniquely placed to explore. Amanda Shepard reflects on these ideas through Martina Lopez’s art on view at #fwmoa.