Form & Flower welcomes viewers to explore the vase as both a functional vessel and expressive work of art. Among the oldest and most widespread decorative objects, vases have served as containers, planters, trophies, storytelling devices, and symbols of beauty and abundance. Over centuries and cultures, artists have formed them from clay, glass, porcelain, metal, wood, and stone, transforming a simple receptacle into an object limited only by imagination. As modernist painter Georges Braque observed, “the face gives form to emptiness.” This exhibition celebrates the remarkable variety of forms, materials, and meanings found within this enduring artistic tradition.


Thanks to the members, donors, grantors, and sponsors who support exhibitions and programs.
Exhibitions and programs are supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Marketing is supported in part by City of Wausau Room Tax funds.

