Artlink

Artlink Artlink is a 501(c)3 nonprofit creative art space and contemporary gallery supporting artists through exhibition, education and community engagement.
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Artlink was founded in 1978 by a group of art enthusiasts, patrons and artists to promote awareness of emerging artists and art forms. HISTORY
1976­ Bruce Linker founded Linker's Gallery in his apartment to showcase emerging artists' work at 1117 1⁄2 Broadway­ Street.

1978 Artlink opened in the summer of 1978 by a group of young artists to promote awareness of emerging artists and art forms at 11

26 Broadway­ Street. This space housed gallery and performance rooms, a studio for artists, and a library.

1988­ Artlink moved to 1030 Broadway Street.

1991­ Artlink became a funded partner of Arts United and moved to the Hall Community Arts Center at 437 E. Berry Street.

2011­ Artlink moved to its current location in the Auer Center for Arts & Culture at 300 East Main Street. This move doubled the size of our gallery space and provided workrooms, office spaces, and two classrooms.

Every year, one talented artist is selected out of the Members’ Showcase by our Artist Panel for a solo exhibition the f...
05/29/2026

Every year, one talented artist is selected out of the Members’ Showcase by our Artist Panel for a solo exhibition the following spring. Our current exhibition, Memories of Water by Katherine Kratzer, was last year’s choice. Here are some glimpses of the previous few years of solo award winners and their fantastic exhibitions they had, including Matt Plett, Hanna Burnworth, Erin Patton McFarren, and Norman Ziolkowski!

If you’re interested in a chance to win this award, you only have until next weekend (June 7) to enter the Members’ Showcase!

See the calls for entry page on our website (artlinkfw.org) for more info on entering.

Only this week and next left to enter our Members’ Showcase! 🚨 Drop off a work Thursday - Sunday during our business hou...
05/28/2026

Only this week and next left to enter our Members’ Showcase! 🚨 Drop off a work Thursday - Sunday during our business hours and by June 7 at the latest!

If you’re interested in exhibiting your work in a gallery, whether it be for the 100th time or the first time ever, our Members’ Showcase is a fun opportunity for artists at any level of their career!

This beloved exhibition usually has over 230 artists that participate, making it our most varied exhibit and most popular reception of the year!

All mediums are welcome, including painting, photography, sculpture, ceramic, installation, woodworking, metals, drawing, collage, video, and mixed media! This exhibition offers our community the unique chance to see a wide array of the diverse and talented local artists that Fort Wayne has to offer.

Eligibility
To submit an artwork into our 48th Members’ Showcase, you will need to be 18+ years of age and a current Artlink member at the time of artwork drop-off. Membership is $35 and year and can be purchased or renewed at that time

Entry fee: $10

Entry window: May 7 - June 7.

Size limit: 36” in any direction, frame included, no exceptions.

For more details see the calls for entry page at artlinkfw.org

Artlink will host a long pose session in the Studio this evening from 5:45 to 8:45 PM. Our professional model has chosen...
05/26/2026

Artlink will host a long pose session in the Studio this evening from 5:45 to 8:45 PM. Our professional model has chosen a pose from a historic work of art to recreate during the session. Artists will have the opportunity to examine the pose from multiple angles or can spend most of their time working on a more finished piece.

Date: May 26th
Time 🕔 5:45 - 8:45 PM
Cost: $15

We have plenty of chairs, tables and easels for attendees. All you need to bring is your favorite tools to create!

Come and enhance your skills with the human form, tonight in the Artlink Studio.

There will be no Figure Drawing session this evening due to the observance of Memorial Day. So please join us for a long...
05/25/2026

There will be no Figure Drawing session this evening due to the observance of Memorial Day. So please join us for a long session on Tuesday in the Artlink Studio.

Artlink is currently accepting submissions for our two upcoming juried exhibitions, Lucent and Mirroring Reality! $12 pe...
05/25/2026

Artlink is currently accepting submissions for our two upcoming juried exhibitions, Lucent and Mirroring Reality!

$12 per entry, entries submitted online only. Learn more at artlinkfw.org/calls-for-entry and apply to either exhibition by June 15! The selected artworks will be on view at Artlink July 30 - August 23, 2026.

Lucent: The Art of Light
This juried exhibition is open to light-focused works of all media and can be interpreted broadly—from work that depicts light, to work which emits light itself.

In the words of James Turrell, “light is not so much something that reveals, as it is itself the revelation.”

Mirroring Reality: Realism Today
This call for entry invites artists practicing Realism, Photorealism, and Hyperrealism. Open to all media, this exhibition will highlight diverse interpretations of Contemporary Realism and explore how artists mirror, challenge, and reconstruct reality through representational imagery.

Featured artworks by Frank Geiser and Mayuko Ono Gray

Come learn a fun combination of watercolor and cyanotype printing with Erin Patton McFarren on June 6! Registration can ...
05/24/2026

Come learn a fun combination of watercolor and cyanotype printing with Erin Patton McFarren on June 6! Registration can do made at artlinkfw.org/workshops, or at the gallery.

Watercolor Cyanotype (Sat, June 6 from 1-3PM)
Learn to create beautiful cyanotype prints with Erin Patton McFarren, followed up with hand-painted watercolor elements to accent your design! Tickets are $45, all supplies included.

Only a couple weeks left to enter our biggest show of the year! We are now accepting entries for our 48th Members’ Showc...
05/22/2026

Only a couple weeks left to enter our biggest show of the year!

We are now accepting entries for our 48th Members’ Showcase. This beloved exhibition usually has over 230 artists that participate, making it our most varied exhibit and most fun reception of the year!

This annual exhibition celebrates the individual artists that make Artlink possible through their continued membership and support.

The Members’ Showcase is a great opportunity for both emerging and well established artists to exhibit new work. Because this exhibition is open to all media, it offers our community the unique chance to see a wide array of the diverse and talented local artists that Fort Wayne has to offer.

Eligibility
To submit an artwork into our 48th Members’ Showcase, you will need to be 18+ years of age and a current Artlink member at the time of artwork drop-off. Membership can be purchased or renewed at that time.

Entry fee: $10

Entry window: May 7 - June 7.

Size limit: 36” in any direction, frame included, no exceptions.

For more details see the calls for entry page at artlinkfw.org

Sign up and learn to create your own block printed tote bag with Dana Caldera next Sunday!Block Printed Tote (Sun, May 3...
05/20/2026

Sign up and learn to create your own block printed tote bag with Dana Caldera next Sunday!

Block Printed Tote (Sun, May 31 from 1-3:30PM)
Learn to create your own hand-carved linoleum stamp with Dana Caldera, which you will then use to create a hand-printed tote bag to take home! Tickets are $55, all supplies included.

Sign up at artlinkfw.org/workshops

Address

300 E Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN
46802

Opening Hours

Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+12604247195

Website

https://www.artlinkfw.org/become-a-member

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