From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
Sharing your artwork is always a risk, but for Scholastic Art Award recipient Bayan Yunis the risk was worth the reward. Here, she recounts her rocky start with the Awards that resulted in receiving the Harry and Betty Quadracci Art Portfolio Award.
After sending #fwmoa Education Intern Bayan Yunis to the galleries to pick a favorite, we pointed her to the vault to find a treasure that caught her artistic eye. See which photograph she chose and learn more about photographer Phyllis Galembo:
Associate Curator of Exhibitions Jenna Gilley looks to Black photographer Michael July to spread Black joy and culture as we enter Black History Month. See his works from our collection on display at Indiana Tech!
Continuing on our journey into photographic processes we take a look at mordançage, a specialized method used by Kristoffer Johnson in #TheNational. See how science and art come together in this post.
At #fwmoa, staff are playing favorites and picking a work they love currently on display. Check out Katy Thompson's current favorite on display in "The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2022".
Museum language can be cryptic. Today, we decode the meanings behind "silver gelatin print" and "archival pigment print", two photographic processes whose final products are on display in "The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2022".
Discover millefleur, French for "a thousand flowers", an artwork that features a background of...take a guess...various small flowers and plants! Why would an artist choose this background? Read on learn more!
In this "Now on View", juried photography artist Claire Dunn shares her background and inspiration for her pieces, including the work currently hung in "The National: Best Contemporary Photography".
Looking to add some (pumpkin) spice to your fall photos? Inspired by the artists featured in "The National", we decided to see how changing the box, from rectangular to square, would change our photos in this #saturdaystudio.
The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2022 call for entry is LIVE! To celebrate, we're turning the lens, one at a time, on our invited photographers. Next up: Morgan Barrie. Check the #fwmoa website for details on entering through June 19th.