Thursday, September 17, 2020, is the day to Get Up and Give to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. It’s North Texas Giving Day!

Log on to the Modern’s direct link at www.northtexasgivingday.org/modern-art-museum-of-fort-worth between 6 am and midnight to donate your gift. It makes a difference! 

North Texas Giving Day is a one-day, online giving event that benefits many charitable organizations in our community, including the Modern. 

The Modern’s Under-Forty Friends are invited to kick off an exciting new season with a self-guided tour highlighting the work of Fort Worth artist Betsy Coulter at Blind Alley Projects and a first look at the newest Art Tooth SOMA installation.

Wave to your fellow Contemporaries while enjoying a thought-provoking, socially distanced afternoon with chances to win Modern merchandise. Pick up a complimentary frosty cocktail curbside from Tarantula Tiki Lounge, the last stop in an afternoon celebrating local culture and community. 

We are pleased to announce a new book club exclusively for Modern members. Balancing discovery with discussion, these informal virtual conversations provide the opportunity to engage with other members through the shared experience of the selected book. 

The series kicks off with Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. The discussion will be led by Terri Thornton, Curator of Education. 

Senior Curator Andrea Karnes on the Work of Carrie Mae Weems

Carrie Mae Weems’s Untitled, 1990, from her kitchen table series is among the most powerful images in the Modern’s collection for what it says about stereotyping race and gender. Andrea Karnes, senior curator, discusses this series, which unfolds with Weems posed before a kitchen table, a domestic setting associated with women. Karnes also offers an exciting update on Weems’s most recent project.

Attendees will be muted, off camera, and able to submit questions via live chat.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s Teen/Artist Project (TAP) is an ongoing program in which regional and national teaching artists expand the knowledge of art, analysis, and techniques for young, aspiring artists.

Teen/Adult Two-Day Studio Class
Saturdays, November 7 & 14, 11 am–3 pm, with a one-hour lunch break

*This is a virtual event.*

Investigate this monumental work that took the artist 14 years to complete. In Aschenblume, 1983-97, Kiefer explores the destruction of war, rebirth, and cultural responsibility. The painting contrasts the folly of man’s work with the resurgence of the natural world. Led by a Modern Docent.

*This is a virtual event.*

Ben Shahn’s Allegory, 1948, sees the artist transitioning from his Social Realist roots to work that is more universal. Discover the way he uses art-historical references to extend the impact of real world events. Led by a Modern docent.

For ages 4–8 and ages 9–12

*This is a virtual event.*

Learn with local artists Kayla Seedig and Heather Hoskins as they lead informal projects on video. Hands-on exercises relate to works you might remember from visiting the Modern’s galleries or are introduced to here and can look forward to visiting in the future. Projects are designed with household materials in mind.