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Fort Wayne Museum of Art
- Address: 311 East Main Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802
- Phone: (260) 422-6467
- Fax: (260) 422-1374
- Website: Visit Website
American Art Museum offers diverse exhibitions of contemporary and historical art. Activities include tours, lectures, workshops and parties. The Paradigm Gallery has fine art and craft for sale and the Early Learning Center offers hands-on fun for youngsters.
Open Tue-Sat 10am-6pm; Thur 10am-8pm; Sun Noon-5pm. Closed Holidays.
Admission:
- $8 Adults/ $6 Students (K-College) and Seniors/ $20 Families
- Free admission Thursdays 5-8 pm
- $3 with EBT card and valid ID
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All Access: Exploring Humanism in the Art of Chuck Sperry
Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until December 9, 2018
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2018-09-15
2018-12-09
All Access: Exploring Humanism in the Art of Chuck Sperry
<p>All Access: Exploring Humanism in the Art of Chuck Sperry<br />September 15 - December 9, 2018<br /><br />The Fort Wayne Museum of Art is pleased to celebrate Chuck Sperry’s first museum solo exhibition. Sperry has been preeminent in the rock poster genre since the late 1990s and has largely defined the genre in each decade since with his distinctive style and masterful printing technique.</p>
<p><br />Sperry has drawn inspiration for this work from the classical Greco-Roman idea of the muse, and their metaphorical home on Mount Helikon — the source of inspiration for all things art and music. Naiads, nymphs and muses in their richly patterned floral settings make their way into Sperry’s work. Dripping with brightly colored flowers, decked in gold and silver textures, Sperry’s blue-silver muses sing a paean to the long tradition of humanism reactivated in the struggle for social progress, universal human rights, a more perfect democracy and the utopian ideals of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco where Sperry has made his home since 1989.<br />Symbolism, Secession, ukiyo-e, and psychedelia blend in Sperry’s flattened, post-modern figurative art: all potent ingredients Sperry strives self-consciously to re-evaluate for the 21st Century.<br />The exhibit will feature 2 large scale tapestries designed by Sperry, 25 screen prints on oak panel, original ink drawings, and ephemeral color progressives which illuminate Sperry’s unique printing process. <br />This exhibition is organized by the Fort Wayne Museum of Art and its Curator of Contemporary Art Josef Zimmerman.<br /><br />Exhibit Opening Party: September 14, 6-9pm<br />Celebrate opening weekend of this exhibit and Litmus Test: Works on Paper from the Psychedelic Era with live music, cash bar, appetizers, and face time with the one and only Chuck Sperry!<br /><br />Printmaking Workshop with Chuck Sperry: September 15, time TBD<br />Learn from the singular figure of psychedelic poster printmaking Chuck Sperry with a hand-on workshop. Pre-registration with fee of $30 is required. Fee includes all supplies and your take-home creation.<br /><br />Parking<br />The parking lot behind the Museum is owned by Arts United. Parking in the lot is free unless there is a performance or event at the Arts United Center, then a $3 fee will be charged.<br /><br />Gallery Hours <br />Sunday, 12 - 5 pm<br />Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm<br />Thursday 10am - 8pm<br /><br />General Admission<br />Free to members <br />$8 - adults <br />$6 - students (PreK-college) <br />$6 - seniors 65+ <br />$20 - families<br />Free general admission every Thursday 5-8pm</p>
311 East Main Street Fort Wayne, IN
America/Indiana/Winamac
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Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evolution of the Guitar
Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until January 6, 2019
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2018-09-29
2019-01-06
Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evolution of the Guitar
<p>Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evolution of the Guitar<br />September 29, 2018 - January 6, 2019<br /><br />The guitar has been a signature element of world culture for more than 500 years. As the guitar’s ancestors evolved over centuries from the earliest ouds and lutes, guitar makers experimented with shapes, materials, and accessories, seeking the perfect blend of beauty and sound. Spanning centuries of design and craftsmanship, the exhibition takes visitors through the history of an object that is one of the most recognizable items on the planet.<br />The show features 40 iconic stringed instruments, ranging from an intricately inlaid Moorish oud, a six-foot long Renaissance theorbo, to guitars displaying the modern Italian design of the Eko and one with a stunning transparent acrylic body of California's BC Rich guitars.<br />Art and music transcend cultural boundaries while the most recognized musical instrument – the guitar – has influenced culture beyond music. Through the years the guitar and its shape have been integral elements for artists such as Vermeer and Picasso, and today they are incorporated into the advertisement of everything from clothes to cars. <br /><br />Sponsored in part by<br />Chuck and Lisa Surack and Sweetwater Sound<br /> <br />Parking<br />The parking lot behind the Museum is owned by Arts United. Parking in the lot is free unless there is a performance or event at the Arts United Center, then a $3 fee will be charged.<br /><br />Gallery Hours <br />Sunday, 12 - 5 pm<br />Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm<br />Thursday 10am - 8pm<br />The galleries are closed Mondays and major holidays, including:<br />New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Easter, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving Day.<br /><br />General Admission<br />Free to members <br />$8 - adults <br />$6 - students (PreK-college) <br />$6 - seniors 65+ <br />$20 - families<br />Free general admission every Thursday 5-8pm</p>
311 East Main Street Fort Wayne, IN
America/Indiana/Winamac
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2018-10-18 18:30:00
2018-10-18 20:00:00
Bilingual Tours
<p>Bilingual Tours<br /><br />Thursday the 16th | 6:30 pm<br />Launched last year, FWMoA partnered with the Fort Wayne-based Language Services Network to offer bilingual tours of our current exhibits! The tours are free and no RSVP is required. However, if you have questions, please contact the Language Services Network at 260.426.6764. This tour will be in Spanish and English.<br /><br /></p>
311 East Main Street Fort Wayne, IN
America/Indiana/Winamac
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2018-10-28 14:00:00
2018-10-28 18:00:00
Dia de los Muertos Family Celebration
<p>Join us October 28 from 2-6pm to celebrate Día de los Muertos, a day especially for families to learn more about the richness of this holiday in Latin American culture.<br /><br />Experience this holiday through a community altar exhibition and an exhibition of Dia de los Muertos artwork collected by the Museum since 2012.<br /><br />Enjoy children's activities from 2-4pm, including hands-on activities, and from 4-6pm, celebrate the exhibitions with music, dancing, traditional folkloric costumed characters, desserts, and Mexican food and beverages for purchase from area food trucks. The event is free but a suggested donation of $3 is welcome. All ages are welcome.</p>
311 East Main Street Fort Wayne, IN
America/Indiana/Winamac
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2018-10-28 14:00:00
2018-10-28 18:00:00
Dia de los Muertos Family Celebration
<p>Join us October 28 from 2-6pm to celebrate Día de los Muertos, a day especially for families to learn more about the richness of this holiday in Latin American culture.<br /><br />Experience this holiday through a community altar exhibition and an exhibition of Dia de los Muertos artwork collected by the Museum since 2012.<br /><br />Enjoy children's activities from 2-4pm, including hands-on activities, and from 4-6pm, celebrate the exhibitions with music, dancing, traditional folkloric costumed characters, desserts, and Mexican food and beverages for purchase from area food trucks. The event is free but a suggested donation of $3 is welcome. All ages are welcome.</p>
311 East Main Street Fort Wayne, IN
America/Indiana/Winamac
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2018-10-28 18:00:00
1st Thursday Curator's Tour
<p>President & CEO and Chief Curator Charles Shepard will take you on a new gallery tour each month. From his specialized and personal point of view, Shepard offers a unique perspective as the visionary for all exhibitions at FWMoA.</p>
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<p>$8.00 – adults $6.00 – students and seniors $20.00 – families Free for all after 5pm on Thursdays<br />Special admission guests who provide an EBT card and a valid ID can enter the museum for $3 per person.</p>
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311 East Main Street Fort Wayne, IN
America/Indiana/Winamac
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2nd Thursday in the Paradigm Gallery
Recurring monthly on the 2nd Thursday until December 13, 2018
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2018-04-12
2018-12-13
2nd Thursday in the Paradigm Gallery
<p>Join us for 2nd Thursday in the Paradigm Gallery, your opportunity to experience the fine art and craft from over 75 local and regional Paradigm artists in deeper ways. Each second Thursday of the month will feature artist meet and greets, demonstrations, debuts, trunk shows, tastings, or performances. Enjoy free admission, edibles and a cash bar with friends.</p>
311 East Main Street Fort Wayne, IN
America/Indiana/Winamac
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Meet Me at FWMoA
Recurring monthly on the 3rd Tuesday until December 18, 2018
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2018-05-15 14:00:00
2018-12-18 15:00:00
Meet Me at FWMoA
<p>This monthly tour program is specially designed for individuals with an early-stage diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other form of dementia. Tours are led by docents trained to effectively communicate with individuals with an early-stage diagnosis of dementia and are designed to be engaging for the individual and their care partners.<br /><br />People who are interested in attending the monthly tours must be pre-screened through the Fort Wayne office of the Alzheimer's Association by calling 800.272.3900. Tours are free of charge for participants and their care partners and will take place the third Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m., each lasting about an hour</p>
311 East Main Street Fort Wayne, IN
America/Indiana/Winamac
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