Can't argue with weird but to Andy it's his award-winning art!
We talked with artist Andy Tubbesing of #SevilleOH about his first place piece in the FRESH 2020 Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace on East Market, Jan. 10-Feb. 8 in #AkronOH. The work is titled "Transmorphoplasmation." To get the full effect you'll have to visit the gallery! Open today and Friday, 12-7 pm; Saturday, 12-5 pm. Free admission. Check out all of our listings: summitartspace.org/event. Here's his artist statement: "My animations tend to be fleeting glances through windows, around corners, or over hills onto otherwise unseen worlds. Onlookers have labeled these worlds somber, ominous, low-brow, cartoony, weird. Who am I to argue? Actually, we’re talking animation and assemblage, since my cartoons need somewhere to live. Cast-off furniture, plumbing parts, various doodads and gizmos interlock to house the art-in-motion. To create the cartoons themselves I use 2D and 3D software, as well as punched paper and an animation disc. Influences include McKay, the Fleischer brothers, Avery, Clampett, O’Brien, Harryhausen. Takeaway thought: Creating art is a perilous enterprise, a trek through uncharted territory on a moonless night. It seems the only thing more difficult is not creating art."
Video element of first place submission, “Transmorphoplasmation,” by Andy Tubbesing in the FRESH 2020 Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market. Show open today, 12-5. Free admission. summitartspace.org/event
'A Late Embrace' but horrifically not the last in poem for Poe's Garden at Summit Artspace
Honorable mention in the Poe's Garden at #SummitArtspace on East Market annual literary competition went to Patrick Worden of #AkronOH for "A Late Embrace." This is his artist statement: "What could possibly save us, if not communication? Language was weaponized almost since its inception - violence and malfeasance begins and ends with the words that divide and inflame us. It doesn't have to be that way. We can start using language to build bridges and restore amity. We can start now, right now, with the words you and I choose to use today." Find all our exhibit and event information at summitartspace.org/event. #SummitArtspace
'This is how the world ends' the poet divines in her winning entry at Summit Artspace
Third place in the first annual literary competition for the Poe's Garden of Mystery at Summit Artspace Juried Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace on East Market was awarded to Theresa Göttl Brightman for "Red Sky at Night." Open today 12-7. Free admission! This is her artist statement: "The poem, 'Red Sky at Night,' is an example of the way the poet often merges an exploration of symbolism in juxtaposition with contemporary life, politics, and social issues." Show runs until Nov. 9. The gallery is open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12-7 pm; and Saturday, 12-5 pm. Plan to attend Poe's Garden Literary Artist Panel Discussion on TODAY, Nov.7, 2019, 6:30 pm. Free. Find all our exhibit and event information at summitartspace.org/event. #SummitArtspace
'Nevermore,' the Raven, forever more suspended in time; a winner at Summit Artspace
The iconic Edgar Allan Poe poem, "The Raven." Here is your raven, "Nevermore," a wood carving by artist @Tom Baldwin, which took third place in the Poe's Garden juried art exhibit at Summit Artspace on East Market art show. Baldwin is an international award-winning carver. His artist statement: "When thinking of Edgar Allan Poe, one almost always relates to the magnificent big black bird, the Raven. This piece represents the attitude of this neat bird versus the poetic designed function." Show runs until Nov. 9. The gallery is open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12-7 pm; and Saturday, 12-5 pm. Plan to attend Poe's Garden Visual Artist Panel Discussion on Nov.7, 7:30 pm. Find all our exhibit and event information at summitartspace.org/event. #SummitArtspace
Magnificence in the making, PORTALS show winning photo reverently offers up a portrait
An honorable mention in the PORTALS Photo Show at Summit Artspace on Tusc through Nov. 16 went to Janean Skiles Ray of #BarbertonOH for "Nature's Sculptures," digital photo on metal. She writes, "The perfect art piece takes time to build, time to form every element, so it comes together just right. Some great artworks have happened by accident, others have taken years to complete. There is no timeline when creating art, you just know when it's complete. Mother Nature however is never satisfied, never done creating. She takes her time, constantly negotiating – setting her own limits – her own demands – her own time frame, based on the materials provided her in that moment, to form that just right piece, only to her liking. We are constantly blessed by her new works of art. We can visit these wondrous pieces in her gallery, time and time again, and see something different each time. It is constantly forming, evolving, changing with the seasons, changing over time, as with this piece – taking over 10,000 years to create this view of the lush green forest just beyond its rocky ledges." The show runs until Nov. 16, 2019, at #SummitArtspace on Tusc in #BarbertonOH. Open weekly, Friday, 5-8 pm, and Saturday 12-5 pm. Free admission. Hear the photo artists panel discussion on Nov. 9, 2019, 2 pm. Click here to reserve a seat: Artist Discussion: PORTALS Photo Show Summit Artspace on Tusc. Find all of our event/exhibt information at summitartspace.org/event City of Barberton Barberton Historical Society
Liar's moon beams down on despair, winning poem at Summit Artspace
Second place for the Poe's Garden of Mystery at Summit Artspace annual literary competition went to Aaron Jones of #WadsworthOH. On display with the literary submissions today, 12-7 pm and through this weekend. Show includes a visual arts exhibit and is open through Nov. 9. Aaron writes this about "The Liar's Moon": "In the past, I have found myself deeply troubled by experience with infidelity and dishonesty. It's an all-consuming feeling. It leads to depression and suicidal ideation rather quickly, if one doesn't have their wits about them. In this piece, I've imagined a man unable to overcome this feeling, who chooses to drink himself to death on a cold shore. Instead of leading him to relief (and thus ending the poem), it leads him into a short story in a dark purgatory beneath the waves. In death, as he marches along the ocean floor, he becomes a twisted, vile creature who's only desire is revenge, with no peace to be had." The literary submissions are displayed along with the visual art competition works. The gallery is open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12-7 pm; and Saturday, 12-5 pm. Plan to attend Poe's Garden Literary Artist Panel Discussion on Nov.7, 6:30 pm. Find all our exhibit and event information at summitartspace.org/event. #SummitArtspace
Buried bones, buried secrets, artist loves painting the macabre
Artist and RN Emily Butcher working from a photo to paint this eerie glimpse of horror for Poe's Garden of Mystery at Summit Artspace on East Market open today at noon. She earned second place. Emily writes, " 'Catacombs,' my 11”x14” original oil on canvas, represents elements of Edgar Allen Poe’s 'Cask of Amontillado,' where the more sinister parts of man are hard at work inside the catacombs, a place which is both eerie and yet a romantic notion. Each skull a human being, yet not one can help the man buried within the walls of the tomb. He’s surrounded by people, but completely alone." The gallery is open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12-7 pm; and Saturday, 12-5 pm. Show runs until Nov. 9. Plan to attend Poe's Garden Visual Artist Panel Discussion on Nov.7, 7:30 pm. Find all our exhibit and event information at summitartspace.org/event. #SummitArtspace Akron Children's Hospital
Has that spinning feeling, Cooper's photo earns Summit Artspace honorable mention
An honorable mention in the PORTALS Photo Show at Summit Artspace on Tusc through Nov. 16 went to James Cooper of #AkronOH for "Portal to Park East, Akron, Oh," photography on canvas. His artist statement: "On a beautiful cloudy day the reflections from the Bartges St. bridge gave it the 'going through a spinning pipe' feeling . Photo taken in Akron, entryway to Park East." The show runs until Nov. 16, 2019, at #SummitArtspace on Tusc in #BarbertonOH. Open weekly, Friday, 5-8 pm, and Saturday 12-5 pm. Free admission. Hear the photo artists panel discussion on Nov. 9, 2019, 2 pm. Click here to reserve a seat: Artist Discussion: PORTALS Photo Show Summit Artspace on Tusc. Find all of our event/exhibt information at summitartspace.org/event
AKA Ed Allan, first place work in new Poe's Garden show at Summit Artspace
"Ed Allan Poe" made a stoney-faced appearance at the opening of Poe's Garden of Mystery at Summit Artspace on East Market. Congratulations to his creator Ron White of #AkronOH, artist and teacher. White writes in his artist statement: "My Ed Poe is representing a Poe that died early in his life... it is so sad that he was just beginning to get known as a great poet.. as I read in a blog about his life. This sculpture is in black and white to represent the period and ink on paper as there will be text... I hope ... in the show." The show runs until Nov. 9. Free! The gallery is open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12-7 pm; and Saturday, 12-5 pm. Plan to attend Poe's Garden Visual Artist Panel Discussion on Nov.7, 7:30 pm. Find all our exhibit and event information at summitartspace.org/event. #SummitArtspace
Top winning poem tells of love, breathless and entangled in life and death beyond the grave
First place for the Poe's Garden of Mystery at Summit Artspace annual literary competition is awarded to Vladimir Suchan of #CuyahogaFallsOH. He is a former Czech diplomat and political science professor. His poem is entitled, "THE FAUN AND HER FLUTE HAVE BEEN FOUND AGAIN (OF LOVES AND LOVING, PROFANE AND PROFOUND)." The literary submissions are displayed along with "Poe's Garden" visual art competition works. The show runs until Nov. 9. The gallery is open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12-7 pm; and Saturday, 12-5 pm. Plan to attend Poe's Garden Literary Artist Panel Discussion on Nov.7, 6:30 pm. Find all our exhibit and event information at summitartspace.org/event. #SummitArtspace
Luanne Bole-Becker casting photographic shadows with her winning shot
Clevelander Luanne Bole-Becker is the third place winner in the PORTALS Juried Photo Show at #SummitArtspace on Tusc with "Piercing the Heavens," digital photography in a vintage frame. Summit Artspace on Tusc weekly hours are Friday 5-8 pm and Saturday, 12-5 pm. PORTALS Photo Show at Summit Artspace on Tusc through Nov. 16. Her artist statement: "My creative partner always laughed at me as we traveled, camera in hand. 'Windows and doors,' he would exclaim. 'Always windows and doors!' I am drawn to their repeated shapes, architectural details, textures, and the ways they reflect light and cast shadows. They also hint at what lies beyond. While typical windows and doors clearly fit within the definition of 'portals,' I chose to expand beyond that definition to include versions of them--and other passageways (in the natural world)--that are not as commonplace. As a more general artist statement: I love surprises—unexpected treasures or trinkets, art and architecture that nearly disappear into the environment, the play of light and shadow that takes your breath away. I love old hardware—pieces that reflect a craftsmanship and artistry often overlooked. I love decay—the deep textures and colors that emerge as objects are exposed or abandoned. Time transforms materials in unplanned ways. I love unusual angles and close-ups—the world around us viewed in fresh or even unrecognizable ways. I love the elegance and beauty of solitude—a powerful antidote to excess and speed. I love being transported into imaginary worlds—microcosms that evoke mystery and imagination… and perhaps a little childlike wonder. The image submitted for 'PORTALS' reflects many of the characteristics listed above. These characteristics shape both the photograph content and perspective, and also how the image is framed." The show runs through Nov. 16. Free and open to the public, Always find our gallery hours at summitartspace.org/event.
Mao sighting in Athens wins photo show award
Second place in the PORTALS Juried Photo Show at #SummitArtspace on Tusc went to Peter Miller of #TallmadgeOH for "Athens, Ohio, 1972." Juror is photographer Don Parsisson. Miller has this to say about the Ecktachrome slide digitized via digital camera: "Part of a larger project about Athens in the Spring of 1972. I have gradually digitizing all my film negatives and transparencies. There is something magical about film when it has been digitized and a new look is created that is not 20th century film or 21st century digital but a blend of techniques." The show runs through Nov. 16. Free and open to the public, Always find our gallery hours at summitartspace.org/event. Summit Artspace on Tusc weekly hours are Friday 5-8 pm and Saturday, 12-5 pm. PORTALS Photo Show at Summit Artspace on Tusc through Nov. 16
99:1
Photographer Joshua Fitzgerald of #AkronOH took first place in the PORTALS Photo Show at Summit Artspace on Tusc through Nov. 16, 2019. This is the first juried show at the Barberton gallery. He earned top honors with "99:1," an HD metal print at an undisclosed abandoned church in Detroit, Michigan. Always find our gallery hours at summitartspace.org/event. Summit Artspace on Tusc weekly hours are Friday 5-8 pm and Saturday, 12-5 pm. Free and open to the public.
"Everything is Just Fine" with Emily's designs!
"Everything is Just Fine," couches and tables ensemble by Emily Schultz of #AkronOH won an honorable mention in the Function and Form, Artful Approaches to Everyday Living show, open for its last weekend at #SummitArtspace on East Market.
Schultz' artist statement reads, "I had the idea to create a series of paintings on furniture after I spotted the vinyl sectional at a thrift store. It was ripped and beaten up but I knew I could fix it and that it would be a perfect "canvas" for my art. Once I began this installation, I became intrigued with the idea of infiltrating an intimate space, such as a living room, with art, everywhere, on everything. I began looking at things separate from their intended use and rather for how they could be used to deliver art.
I have always been fascinated by the absurd and fantastical imagery from mid-century advertisement and print media, as well as patterns and fabrics from the same period. It seemed natural then, to use such imagery on furniture pieces from that era.
Juxtaposing different images, I aim to tell an open ended story in which the viewer is invited to create their own narrative and interpretation. I don't wish to lead anyone regarding how they should view or interpret my work. If ten different people have ten different interpretations of what I paint, then I have done much of what I set out to do."
The show is open until Oct. 5, 2019: today and and Friday, 12- 7 pm; Saturday, 12-5 pm. Always find our events and exhibits at summitartspace.org/event.
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Elegant hat takes its place at Summit Artspace juried show
There are hats and then there are hats...we talked with Paula Singleton of #FairlawnOH about "Windswept," her hand-crafted chapeau that earned third place in Function and Form, Artful Approaches to Everyday Living, now open until Oct. 5, 2019, at #SummitArtspace on East Market. Hand-dyed and hand-felted. Singleton has this to say about the piece, "Function and art meet up in this unique hat. It is made with the nuno felting technique of felting wool and other fibers into hand-dyed silk. The top (crown) is a wire frame that is then covered in nuno felt. The hat is embellished with a silk band and a flower that is made from a recycled wool sweater and then needle felted." Summit Artspace is open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12- 7 pm; and Saturday, 12-5 pm. We are OPEN DURING THE #AkronMarathon! Head to their site for road closure information.akronmarathon.org. Always find our events and exhibits at summitartspace.org/event.
Award-winning lamp celebrates the spirit of trees
"You'll Find it in the Breeze" by Jacob Edelen of Dark Dreams Studios in #BarbertonOH is the second place winner in Function and Form, Artful Approaches to Everyday Living now open until Oct. 5, 2019, at #SummitArtspace on East Market. Edelen's whimsical lamp creation is made with epoxy clay which he said was tricky with just about a 2-hour window to work with the medium. He writes in his statement: "A fully functional lamp inspired by the notion that this tree who has stood in the breeze her entire lifetime can still find complete happiness in the moments that the winds pass through her branches." Always find our events and exhibits at summitartspace.org/event. Open this weekend Thurs and Fri, 12-7 and Sat 12-7. We are open during the Marathon! Check out the akronmarathon.org site for maps and road closings.
One for the books, this "Table for Contents" art work at Summit Artspace
We talked to paramedic/artist Luke Sawyer about his first place piece, "Table for Contents" in the Function and Form, Artful Approaches to Everyday Living show at #SummitArtspace on East Market. Cold rolled steel and plate glass. The show is open today, 12-7 pm, including 3rd Thursday in DT #Akron. Free and open to the public. See all the gallery hours (we have 3 with shows open at East Market and one at the Barberton Tusc center!!) at summitartspace.org/event.
She guards the peaceful ending; painter's self-portrait is an homage
First Place in Me, Myself and I? Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market was awarded to Judy Takacs, artist, of #SolonOH for "Guardian Angel of the Good Death." Hear more art talk with Judy Takács and the winners of the exhibition at Me, Myself and I? Exhibit: Artist Discussion Panel TONIGHT! Free and open to the public. About the painting, Judy writes, "As my parents became elderly, with mounting health problems and a cancer diagnosis, I came to the realization that not only would I have to make sure my parents lived well. I also had to make sure they died well. I was not in denial about the inevitable, but, like Scarlet, just preferred to “think about it tomorrow”. Besides, we were very busy with many doctors visits, surgeries, hospital stays, picture taking and memory making in the between-time. 'Tomorrow,' however, came in December 2015 and then again in June 2016, when my parents passed away within 6 months of each other; my dad first…the natural order of things. The sequence of events, twists, turns, plans, unknowns, changes, red alerts, whens, hows and ultimate absolute clarity of what was to be…was dizzying and remarkable. The Serenity Prayer was my mantra for a time. I was fortunate, honored and determined to be present for each parent, before, during and after their bodies shut down. In fighting…and then not fighting the inevitable… In embracing comfort, but shunning heroics… In vigilantly preparing for and guarding the sanctity of a peaceful ending, I felt every bit the Guardian Angel of the Good Death as I was fully present for both my mom and dad as they passed from this world." Juror is artist and art educator Ron White. Show runs until Aug 31, 2019. Free and open to the public. Gallery hours during the exhibit are weekly: Thursdays and Fridays, 12-7 pm; and Saturdays, 12-5 p.m. See the winners at summitartspace.org/16382/me-myself-and-i. Always find our event information at summitartspace.org/event
Evolving while revolving: Vicki Perfect's alabaster self in motion
Vicki Perfect of #ChippewaLakeOH talks about her stone self-portrait sculpture that earned an honorable mention in Me, Myself and I? Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market. The name of the piece is "The Ever Evolving I" and you'll find out why as you listen in. Juror is artist and art educator Ron White. Show runs until Aug 31. Free and open to the public. Gallery hours during the exhibit are weekly: Thursdays and Fridays, 12-7 pm; and Saturdays, 12-5 p.m. Open for the Aug. 3 Artwalk 2019, 5-9 pm. See all the winners at summitartspace.org/16382/me-myself-and-i. Always find our event information at summitartspace.org/event.
Vicki Perfect on her self-portrait: "The Ever Evolving 'I' Carved from New Mexico alabaster, mounted on Ohio granite and elevated on a Salem limestone slab, this stone carving depicts the unfolding of being and becoming that is the essence of my emerging life and a catalyst for my eventual disappearance. The passion of inner strength and the felt knowing of inner struggle stand in relationship to one another creating a unique truth that is the foundation of my 'personhood' and more importantly the essence of my 'spirit presence' today. It has been an ongoing pilgrimage. Each new threshold has been poised to engage new practices, challenge skills and develop strengths to move beyond being the self absorbed me, the compensating borderless me and the independent, less than humble me; always intending to unfold the next threshold of becoming. The Ever Evolving 'I' attends to the lack of symmetry in my art and the tug of war I daily encounter with being and becoming. I elected to befriend both deficits. I chose a chocolate brown alabaster devoid of hidden fault lines yet riddled with fissures thereby demanding attention without destruction and adding to the creative energy necessary to move back and forth between the two life forces. The over-sized eye represents pre occupation with 'seriousness' that often tempers my joy in the mome
Kit as he was just then is a winner at Summit Artspace
Spend a minute with artist Kit Palencar as he talks about his award-winning self-portrait, "Gown 1," in #SummitArtspace on East Market's new exhibit, Me, Myself and I? Juried Art Exhibition. He took 2nd place. Show is open weekly, Thurs & Fri, 12- 7 pm; Sat, 12-5 pm until Aug. 31. Free. Open 12-9 pm Aug. 3 to include Artwalk 2019. Find information about all of our events at summitartspace.org/event. Check out all of the winners at summitartspace.org/16382/me-myself-and-i. ArtsNow Downtown Akron Partnership Medina Gazette
Deus ex machina, a Summit Artspace gallery stop
Artist Tom Wachunas' "Deus ex Machina #2" is a desktop computer tower with its insides exposed. The piece is part of the A View from Within Juried Art Exhibition going on through July 6 at #SummitArtspace on East Market. The entire unit has been painted flat white and covered with graphite gestures. Tom writes about the work, "The imposed scribbles, symbols and scripts constitute a calligraphy of sense and nonsense, truth and fiction. The work is a 3D essay on the complexities of dichotomy, irony, and the arrogance of algorithms - a digital deity, the god of our age." Show is open weekly on Thursdays and Fridays, 12-7 pm; and Saturdays, 12-5 pm. Free and open to the public. You can always check out our gallery hours at summitartspace.org/event.
The doctor is in the gallery!
The Doctor is in the gallery! Charles Felzen Johnson, MD, took third place in the A View from Within Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market with his mixed media piece, "The Art of Aging." Hear the story of life to death from this pediatrician/OSU faculty member who recently relocated to Copley. Gallery hours: weekly on Thurdays and Fridays, 12-7 pm; Saturdays, 12-5 pm. Open for 3rd Thursday (today, June 201) and the July Artwalk 2019. Always find our gallery hours at: summitartspace.org/event
Tina's World!
Artist Tina Myers from North Canton took Second Place for her work "Sunset Gathering" in the new #SummitArtspace show A View from Within Juried Art Exhibition, on view until July 6. This work is a mixed media, collage and acrylic painting, which includes some paper with pencil, pen, and marker. She writes, "Much of the paper used, is my own drawings. Some are magazine or newspaper. The scene depicted is my view of a crowd of artists and travelers that gathered under a local bridge one night last summer, for song and celebration. Although it was dark, and I could not see details or faces, my imagination filled in an overwhelming sensory experience." Show runs until July 6. Free and open to the public. Gallery hours today are 12-7 pm, Saturday, 12-5 pm. Always find our event information at summitartspace.org/event.
Naming Rights
Artist @Mark Keffer talks about his piece, "No Us #14," that earned first place in the juried exhibit, "A View from Within," at #SummitArtspace on East Market. The show is open weekly on Thursdays and Fridays, 12-7 pm; and Saturdays, 12-5 pm, until July 6. Always find our event information at summitartspace.org/event.
Sam & Ace Announce the 2019 Arts Alive Awards
35 creative people have been named honorees and finalists for the 2019 Arts Alive Awards given out by #SummitArtspace. Board member Samantha Holland Coffield and Ace Epps, one of the honorary co-chairs for the event (along with Diana Selzer), make the official announcement with style and panache and urge everyone to make their reservations! summitartspace.org/artsalive-reservations See the distinguished list at our website: summitartspace.org/artsalive-finalistst #2019ArtsAliveAwards
At the The 720 Market with Whiskertin Lighting! Great afternoon.
Beth Becker talks Lock 26
Beth Becker's photo that she talks about in this video earned an honorable mention is "Lock 26 Winter Silence." Know the place? The photo is in the 419 Square Miles of Summit County - Photos of People and Places, Juried... exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market. The location is Pancake Lock near Beaver Marsh. Juror and photographer Gary Harwood had this to say about Beth's photo: "Compelling environmental image – filled with mood...captures a rare combination of ice and fog in the perfect setting...great caption!" LAST WEEKEND for the exhibit! 40+ other Summit County photos to take in. You can see them Thursday and Friday, 12-7 pm., and Saturday, 12-5 pm. Free admission. Free photographer discussion panel Thursday, March 28. Reserve your seat: Artist Panel: 419 Square Miles of Summit County, Photo Show. You can always check our exhibit and event listings at summitartspace.org/event. #placesforthecreative
Not even ice can stop this match-up...
Thanks, Jacob Mollohan, for talking with #SummitArtspace about your honorable mention award for your photo, "Untitled 2" in the 419 Square Miles of Summit County - Photos of People and Places, Juried... exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market. It's part of an ambitious photo project by the The University of Akron senior, "Pick It Up Together." Location of the photograph is Reservoir Park on Brittain Road. Juror and photographer Gary Harwood had this to say about Jacob's photo: "A unique approach to basketball coverage...It looks like a dance, notice the left feet..A deeper look reveals ice on the basketball court, depicting a true desire to play, in spite of the elements." The exhibit runs until March 30. You can see it today and tomorrow, 12-7 pm., and Saturday, 12-5 pm. Free admission. Free photographer discussion panel. Reserve your seat: Artist Panel: 419 Square Miles of Summit County, Photo Show. You can always check our exhibit and event listings at summitartspace.org/event.. #placesforthecreative
The Baconator at Summit Artspace!
The Baconator! Fred's Diner is a winner! #SummitArtspace staff talked with Debra-Lynn Hook of #KentOH about her prize-winning photo of Fred's Diner. She earned first place in the 419 Square Miles of Summit County - Photos of People and Places, Juried...Open today 12-7 pm. Free! Check our event page for more information: summitartspace.org/event. Read on to see why juror and veteran photographer Gary Harwood was enthusiastic about Fred's Diner. "It is a rare mix of a found photo and an environmental portrait...it is both natural AND formal...great cultural / social documentary image...perfectly captures the experience...great micro-composition against a complex background...fantastic caption – includes info I would not know by only choosing to view the image...it’s the type of image that could remain in public view for years." #placesforthecreative
Second Place Winner FRESH 2019
Here is Second Place winner David King talking about his winning artwork "Dick's Picnic". David King has three pieces in this exhibition, come see them piece and many more in FRESH at Summit Artspace on East Market! The gallery is open Thursdays and Fridays 12-7pm and Saturdays 12-5pm.
Here is First Place winner Judi Krew explaining the deeper meaning and process of her artwork at Friday's opening reception.
Come see this piece and many more in FRESH this weekend! The gallery is open Thursday and Friday 12-7pm and Saturday 12-5pm.
Through a prism, artist takes coveted prize
Artist Julie DiSiena of #NorthfieldOhio is now the proud owner of the hand-blown glass kaleidoscope that comes with winning the 2018 People's Choice Award from the annual Kaleidoscope exhibition in Akron. Her pastel and ink work is entitled "Prism-sunset pond." The Kaleidoscope exhibit is displayed at the end of each year at #SummitArtspace on East Market, near the heart of Akron's downtown. Here Julie talks about the piece and her journey as a life-long artist. See the work with the other show winners in the Second LooKALEIDOSCOPE show in the Welcome Gallery until Jan 26. Open Friday, 12-7, and Sat., 12-5. #placesforthecreative summitartspace.org/events/category/exhibits
Travel back to 1928 Market Street, Akron
Just a decade away from its centennial, the historic building that is home to #SummitArtspace on East Market has been a witness to the Akron story. A newly-installed mural by artist Don Jeffrey of #Kenmore celebrated the first art deco building constructed in downtown #Akron by the Knight family for the Akron Beacon Journal newspaper in 1928. Hear Don talk about creating the four-panel piece, weaving in fascinating details. See his sketches and drafts in the Transition Gallery. Free admission. The exhibit, Time Travel Market Street Circa 1928, Mural and Exhibit, runs until Feb. 23. The mural is a semi-permanent display. Here are open hours: summitartspace.org/events/category/exhibits_east_market/ #placesforthecreative
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from the staff of #SummitArtspace! Keep safe this holiday and enjoy the art and beauty of the season. Special thanks to our board members and volunteers who help us keep the doors open to a world celebrating local art and artists. We are #placesforthecreative!
Put a little kaleidoscope in your life...
Put a little kaleidoscope in your life...the mirrors and color bits and shapes kind and then there's the 16th Annual Kaleidoscope Juried Holiday Show kind, the art exhibit now on display at #SummitArtspace on East Market. Hours today are 12-7 pm and tomorrow, 12-5 to see the 60+ works. This is a video of the inner workings of the actual kaleidoscope that will be awarded to the artist whose work is the People's Choice winner. You can vote up until closing time on Dec. 29. Three other galleries with shows are open and artist studios are bustling to help with your holiday shopping. Art makes great gifts!! Info for when you go: summitartspace.org/events/category/exhibits_east_market/
Deadly plant captured in pages of Joan's art/book
The smell alone is enough to kill...
With that you know to be respectful of "the queen of poisons," depicted in this folding book, "a.k.a. Aconitum" by artist Joan Colbert. This is her entry in the 16th Annual Kaleidoscope Juried Holiday Show, open today at #SummitArtspace on East Market, 12-7 pm., and Sat.,12-5 pm. Free admission! Check to see if Joan is in her studio on the third floor--you will definitely want to talk with her about her poisonous plant series. More galleries and artist studios open. Can't go this weekend? Show dates/hours: summitartspace.org/events/category/exhibits_east_market/
a.k.a. Aconitum
mixed media
handmade accordion fold book
Although no botanical representations appear, the five prints that are included in this handmade book are based on plants of the genus, Aconitum. There are over 250 species of Aconitum, known as “the queen of poisons,” with common names for individual varieties derived from mythology, literature and appearance. The English name, Monkshood, describes the signature hood-like shape of the flower. Also based on appearance are blue rocket and devil’s helmet. Other names refer to its lethal qualities, including women’s bane, wolfsbane, leopard’s bane and mousebane. While humans and wolves require contact to succumb to the power of Aconitum, the smell alone is enough to kill a mouse.
This artwork is part of an ongoing series, As Potent as a Charm, which explores the malevolent side of familiar plants in a collection of black and white linoleum block prints.
The series title, As Potent as a Charm, is a phrase taken from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story, Rappaccini’s Daughter. The title character, Beatrice, tends her father’s botanical collection of lovely, yet lethal plants. While ‘as potent as a charm’ refers to the specimens, it could just as well describe Beatrice who, as the story progresses, becomes just as lovely and lethal as the flowers she nurtures.
The Elephant in the Gallery...
So when this is the "elephant in the room" you know it's complicated! Wadsworth High School teacher Dave Derrig snagged an honorable mention for his pastel piece, "Untitled." Up close it is a complex mass of lines and shades. You can only get up close if you visit the 16th Annual Kaleidoscope Juried Holiday Show this weekend at #SummitArtspace on East Market. Vote for your favorite. One of the 40+ artists will take home the covered Kaleidoscope People's Choice Award--an actual kaleidoscope crafted by glass artist Bob Pozarski Ohio Art Glass. Days and hours of show that ends Dec. 29: summitartspace.org/events/category/exhibits. Dec. 20 there is a special event at Summit Artspace: 2018 High Arts Festival Winners Showcase. Plus 2 other galleries open as well as artist studios as well as
a free trolley to Northside, all part of Downtown Akron Partnership's 3rd Thursday!!
Andy's art catches your eye
Yes, that is an eyeball 👁 necklace that artist Andy Tubbesing, a member of the Artists of Rubber City, said just seemed to fit. And Dr. C just happens to look a lot like Andy who calls Seville home. "The Unstrung Ukulele Of Doctor Caligari" took Second Place in the 16th Annual Kaleidoscope Juried Holiday Show open tomorrow at #SummitArtspace on East Market. Juror David Rankin, an award-winning watercolorist, noted the fine depiction of the hands, the way the light reflects on the glasses and the quirky-clever-zaniness of this work. Show is open tomorrow, Dec. 13, 12-7 pm, followed by 16th Annual Kaleidoscope Show Artist Panel (7-8 pm); Friday, 12-7 pm; and Sat., 12-5 pm. Free! Show runs through Dec 29. summitartspace.org/events/category/exhibits/
Tom Jackson hits a home run!
When Tom Jackson of Stow saw the photo on which this painting is based, he instinctively knew he could create a work that would engage a viewer's imagination. Here he talks about the piece. You can see it in person at #SummitArtsapce this weekend along with 60 other stellar artworks. "Field of Dreams" is in the 16th Annual Kaleidoscope Juried Holiday Show open through Dec. 29. The oil painting took first place in the show. Free admission. Hours this weekend: summitartspace.org/events/category/exhibits
Summit Artspace is a community arts center dedicated to making art accessible to the community by providing an environment for artists at all levels of their creative journey, encouraging participation in the arts through education and outreach.
