Lloyd Goradesky – Let Love Guide Your Way
Let love guide your way to WMODA to see Lloyd Goradesky’s installation promoting love and kindness. The story of his Let Love Guide Your Way kinetic weathervane project has melted the hearts of our visitors. Art from the Heart One is at WMODA standing on a heart-shaped granite base and
Mardi Gras
By Louise Irvine Many of us will be celebrating Carnival and Mardi Gras virtually this year. The traditional parades are canceled in New Orleans on February 16. Undeterred, locals will be enjoying the festival in a new way. We can’t fly to Venice for Carnevale, but we can still revel
Kisses & Kindness
By Louise Irvine Kissing and hugging are discouraged in these days of social distancing, but touch deprivation has become a serious consequence of the pandemic and is causing mental health issues, particularly among those living alone. As we approach Valentine’s Day, let’s all think of different ways that we can
The Falls of Fairy Glen
By Louise Irvine Hundreds of porcelain fairies seem to dance in time to Dave Rosenthal’s synchronized music entitled The Falls of Fairy Glen, which can now be heard in our Fantastique exhibition while viewing the spectacular Lladró chandelier. The original composition was written by Dave to light up the Niagara
The Art of the Heart
By Louise Irvine How did the heart come to be symbolized in the shape we are so familiar with in Valentine cards and emojis? The symbol does not bear much relation to the actual form of a human heart, but it has become part of the universal language of love.
Let Love Guide Your Way to WMODA
Saturday, February 13 10am to 1pm The Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts in Dania Beach was voted one of the top date spots in South Florida by datingexperts.com. Celebrate your Valentine and fall in love with WMODA on Saturday, February 13. Explore the Art of Kindness with Public Artist, Lloyd
Music in the Museum
By Louise Irvine The gift of music adds a new dimension to WMODA as demonstrated by our two spectacular pianos. Not only are they both exceptional musical instruments, but they also look stunning in their settings. In December, Bonnie Schur donated her mahogany Steinway Grand Piano from 1943, which she
Fantasy, Fashion & Fun in the Fired Arts-Review of Saturday, January 16
By Louise Irvine A twinkling of fairy lights on the Lladró chandelier harmonized with original music written and performed by Dave Rosenthal to launch a day of Fantasy, Fashion & Fun at WMODA. The event program ran smoothly over three sessions to comply with CDC protocols and our special guests
Radio show on Easy 93.1 Fantasy, Fashion & Fun in the Fired Arts at WMODA January 2021
Louise Irvine, Executive Director & Curator of WMODA, talks to Ellen Jaffe, host of the Community Focus radio show on Easy 93.1. The Fantasy, Fashion & Fun in the Fired Arts event at WMODA on January 16 launched Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week.
The Mermaid’s Top
By Louise Irvine At our Mermaid Tale event on Halloween, Rhanu Mershark wore a glass bikini top designed by Chelsea Rousso. The collaboration was such a success that Chelsea offered to make a customized mermaid top, especially for Rhanu to wear at our Fantasy, Fashion & Fun event on January