From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
An artist who redefined the boundaries of glass art, Bertil Vallien brings many emotions to the surface through his sand cast art. Read about his journey through art mediums and the messages he portrays in his work.
Whoa dude! This glass is crystal clear! Take a closer look at refraction in action in this #arttermtuesday post on lead glass artworks at the #fwmoa
Looking to keep warm in the cold? Visit #fwmoa to experience silver and gold in our new contemporary studio glass wing and learn about the glass art form #nowonview!
Weโre shifting our #saturdaystudio schedule to coincide with Second Saturday Family Tours at #fwmoa! Join us at #fwmoa in the morning, then come home and make art inspired by something you saw. Today, we're inspired by glass artist Hiroshi Yamano.
If you know anything about #fwmoa President and CEO Charles Shepard, it's probably that he loves glass. Here, he shines a light on the magic behind the glass of sculptor/artist Wilfried Grootens.
In like a lion, out like a lamb? As the weather begins to warm, we're reminded of our glass lion by Czech artist Vฤra Liลกkovรก, a newly acquired glass treasure as #fwmoa continues to grow its glass collection.
"With glass, everything is possible." As the #fwmoa studio glass collection continues to grow and expand, Collection Information Specialist Sue Slick explores the relationship between two of her favorites: Bertil Vallien and Ulrica Hydman-Vallien.
Think you know the history of studio glass? Think again! FWMoA President & CEO Charles Shepard takes us back to 1962, where the contemporary studio glass movement got off to a shaky start, and how it eventually found its footing in the art world.
In this "Off the Cuff", President & CEO Charles Shepard addresses the questions he received in response to his last post about FWMoA's contemporary glass collection.
In this "Off the Cuff", President & CEO Charles Shepard tells the story of FWMoA's first forays into contemporary studio glass, and how we've continued to build and exhibit our studio glass collection.