From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
Though our Indiana arts community was not directly impacted by Hurricane Helene, our #fwmoa art community was. Learn more about Alex Bernstein, Bernstein Glass, and how to help in this blog post by Sue Slick:
Did you know the Summer Olympics used to include a juried art competition?! Neither did we! Read on to find out more as Naomi Vanderleest, School Programs Coordinator, dives into the details:
Special Collections & Archives Curator at #fwmoa Lauren Wolfer just returned from the Venice Biennale, held every two years it transforms the island into an immersive art extravaganza, to see artist Jeffery Gibson's installation "the space in which to place me". Learn more about the festival and artist in this post:
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, …
What's the weather like where you are? In the Midwest we love to discuss the weather and artist's do, too! Here we look at some artworks depicting different types of weather.
They paid HOW MUCH for that work of art? For this "In the News", #fwmoa President & CEO Charles Shepard puts into perspective the Met's purchase of four van Gogh prints and what our print department chooses to buy.
Could I find a Picasso painting at Goodwill? A recent TikTok had many believing someone did, and it's definitely within the realm of possibility. Lost artworks exist, and we explore their story in this #IntheNews.
What's in an artist name? Recently, #fwmoa staff held a lively discussion on the proper way to refer to an artist: whole name, first name only, or last name only. See how they defended their stance in this #perspectives.
The first day of September means one thing around here: the launch of the new Scholastic Art & Writing Awards season! We caught up with multiple award recipient Alyvia Luong to inspire those submitting this year!
NFT. You've seen the acronym in headlines and taglines and heard it spoken on air and in your local coffee shops, but what does it mean? Today, we crack the code behind non-fungible tokens.