Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites! Get to know our FWMoA Teen Council through their favorite artworks, now on display! Sophia Zhang's work comes from the Indiana Artists Club exhibition, up through Saturday:
Recent Acquisitions: Paul Stankard
We got new art!! Paul Stankard's glass paperweights are #nowonview at #fwmoa. Learn more about his process in this #recentacquisition post:
Playing Favorites: Jenna Jorgenson and Diego Romero
At #fwmoa, staff are playing favorites and picking a work they love #nowonview. Let us introduce to you returning Teen Council member Jenna Jorgenson.
Now on View: Jiha Moon
Lauren Wolfer, Associate Curator of Special Collections & Archives Jiha Moon, American, b. South Korea, 1973. Take Out. 3D color lithograph on paper, 2012. Loan from Jack H. Lemon. Image courtesy of FWMoA. Jiha Moon’s art blends Asian cultural influences and American pop culture, masking dark themes with humor using multimedia approaches. You can see …
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 …
Treasures from the Vault: Ravi Zupa & Arna Miller
Sachi Yanari-Rizzo, Curator of Prints & Drawings In 2018 artists Ravi Zupa and Arna Miller donated a screenprint entitled Started from the Bottom. I wondered, who is this small dog named Laika in the print? In 1957 Laika rose to fame as the first living creature to orbit the earth. She was a passenger aboard …
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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 …
Playing Favorites: Ash Bushnell and Jeanette Pasin-Sloan
At #fwmoa, staff are playing favorites and picking a work they love currently on display. Let us introduce to you the Teen Council, starting with returning member Ash Bushnell and their favorite work #nowonview:
Now on View: Vivian Wang
Vivian Wang turns her textiles to glass in this sculpture #nowonview at #fwmoa!
Friday the 13th: Spooky (Sperry) Season
Lauren Wolfer, Assoc. Curator of Special Collections & Archives It’s spooky season! Are you still looking for the perfect Halloween costume? For this Friday the 13th, we thought we’d share with you some ideas from a handful of the over 1,000 prints gifted (!!!) to us by rock poster artist Chuck Sperry. In doing so, …