From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
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:
Things are looking up and so are we! Inspired by artists thinking outside the box...or frame...#fwmoa Education Assistant Naomi walks us through creating a mobile you could hang inside or outside!
Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites! Education Assistant Naomi Vanderleest has had her eye on Dennis McNett's sculptural crows since she first started in 2021, and is excited to finally see them out on exhibit in "The Art of the Skateboard".
This week the #fwmoa studio has set sail, inspired by Dennis McNett's Viking ship on display in the galleries through March 13th. Learn how to make your own boat and take it out for adventures on the icy seas, or maybe just your backyard puddles!
Papier-mâché is an art technique you may have explored in your elementary school classroom. Today, we're looking at it beyond its role in the craft room and into the world of fine art, where its use is limited only by the creator's imagination.
Have you ever wondered what art hangs in the homes of people who work in an art museum? Wonder no more, because we have the answer! Snoop on the animal print collection of one of our curators in this new post, "Treasures from Home".
What inspires artists to make their art? Exhibitions Content Manager Elizabeth Goings explores the retelling of a Norse myth by printmaker Dennis McNett and how legends and mythology influences his work.