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Print & Drawing Study Center

Devoted to study and exploration, the Print and Drawing Study Center is a hybrid gallery, research center, and classroom space available to the public. The Center highlights and houses a vital segment of our Collection: works on paper.

The PDSC gives visitors the ability to interact with works on paper that are not on public view.  Studying a work up close without a glass barrier is an entirely different experience. The PDSC is an exciting new resource for not only the arts community and scholars but also for the general public.

The history of American printmaking stretches over the last three centuries and is as vibrant as any other medium in the visual arts.  However, full appreciation of the fine art print has long been clouded by confusion, which stems from the print-making process and delicacies and complexities of the medium itself.   To demystify all of this and open everyone’s eyes to the rich and engaging realm of prints and printmaking, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art has created a center through which the public can explore the many dimensions of prints, their makers, and their processes.

An addition like the PDSC to the FWMoA is a catalyst for educational opportunities not only for veteran professionals, but for first-time visitors as well. Everything from class visits to guided tours to individual appointments for research is possible. Having the chance to educate many groups of people with original works of art, right at their fingertips, is valuable beyond measure.

The Print & Drawing Study Center is open Tuesday - Friday 11:00am - 3:00pm or by appointment only.
Contact Sachi Yanari-Rizzo at 260.422.6467, ext. 336 or yanari@fwmoa.org to schedule a visit.