Summit Artspace

She realized her emotion with this prize winner in the Summit Artspace gallery

Artist Kaliyah Smith was giving the evil eye to some unlucky person in her self-portrait, "Venomous," that earned an honorable mention in the Embracing Heritage Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market. She is an Archbishop Hoban High School student. In the Transition Gallery until March 14, 2020, the exhibit celebrates the cultural impact of African American heritage and life experience by local artists for #BlackHistoryMonth. Free admission. Open weekly Friday and Saturday, 12-7 p.m.; and Friday, 12-5 p.m. But this week is Downtown Akron Artwalk on Sat., March 7, 5-9 p.m., so the galleries throughout the building are open 12-9!! Free admission. Artist studios open select hours. Pop-up shops, 5-9 p.m., on March 7. See our exhibit listing at summitartspace.org/event. Kaliyah's Artist Statement: The eyes can give off a distinct look with every emotion a person feels. They can give off a loving stare, and they can give off a cold, venomous stare. Be cautious around this one!

Andy's art world is weirdly wonderful and takes third place at Summit Artspace

The way you scan the detail in the works of Hieronymous Bosch is the way you'll walk round and peer at the 3D piece,"False Redemption In The Land Of Flesh And Tin," by Andy Tubbesing that won second place in the Boschian: Beautifully Bizarre Juried Art Show at #SummitArtspace on East Market. So much bizarreness and beauty in the THREE G Gallery on the third floor until March 28. You'll be in awe. Free admission. Open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m., and Saturday, 12-5 p.m. But this week is Downtown Akron Artwalk on Sat., March 7, 5-9 p.m., so the galleries throughout the building are open 12-9!! Free admission. Artist studios open select hours. Pop-ups during #AkronArtwalk. See our exhibit listing at summitartspace.org/event. Artist Statement: My art tends to be representational – 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? Our ideologies may have changed in the intervening 500 years, but I like to think that Dürer or Bosch would recognize the lost souls in this assemblage. Influences include Bruegel (the elder), Doré, Wyeth (the eldest), Wood (both Grant and Wally). 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.

Flyer tour time at Summit Artsapce

Here's what we've got goin' on this wknd at #SummitArtspace artwise! Open weekly Friday and Saturday, 12-7 p.m.; and Saturday, 12-5 p.m. But this week is Downtown Akron Artwalk on Sat., March 7, 5-9 p.m., so the galleries throughout the building are open 12-9!! Free admission. Artist studios open select hours. Pop ups! See our exhibit listing at summitartspace.org/event. This space for local art made possible by the County of Summit and County of Summit Executive Ilene Shapiro! #grateful

Canton street scene award winner in Summit Artspace show

"6th Street in Rain" by William M. Bogdan of #CantonOH is a wood cut print capturing a stormy scene in downtown Canton in the Whether to Weather Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market. It took second place. The detail is striking. Find all the people fleeing the downpour or forced to endure it with no safe haven to go to. Cantonites will see places they know! The Summit Artspace main gallery is alive with weather-related art from local artists until March 28. Free admission. Open weekly Friday and Saturday, 12-7 p.m.; and Friday, 12-5 p.m. But this week is Downtown Akron Artwalk on Sat., March 7, 5-9 p.m., so the galleries throughout the building are open 12-9!! Free admission. Artist studios open select hours. See our exhibit listing at summitartspace.org/event. Artist Statement: Downtown Canton. Downtown People. Downtown rain shower.

'Screaming Bowl" gets your attention at Summit Artspace Boschian show

See artist Chris Jackson's very vocal bowl of brown glass with a bronze cast and, oh, did we forget to say a fine set of teeth, in the Boschian: Beautifully Bizarre Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market through March 28. The piece by the Kent State University art student is entitled "Screaming Bowl." Visit the bowl and more beautifully bizarre art in the THREE G Gallery on the third floor of Summit Artspace on East Market. Free admission. Open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m.; Saturday, 12-5 p.m. Open for the March 7, 12-9 p.m. including Artwalk from 5-9 p.m. For exhibit hours, go to summitartspace.org/event. Chris writes about the work: Lately my work revolves around different abstractions of the human body. I like to take a look at specific parts of the human anatomy and then use these pieces to transform my work into something different, whether it be fantastical or grotesque in nature. The contrast between the smooth surface of the vessel and the gnarled look of the mouth gives life to a functional form that is distorted into a dark, monstrous figure.

She's not so fragile; Burkett's glass piece focuses on female body experience

Katie Burkett's award-winning glass art work has all of the hallmarks you might see in the art of Hieronymous Bosch but it's crystal focus is the endurance of the female body through life's trials. Burkett of #MantuaOH took first place in the Boschian: Beautifully Bizarre Juried Art Show now open at #SummitArtspace on East Market. Katie's piece is called "The Marks That Made Us," blown and hot-sculpted glass with hand-engraved markings. So much bizarreness and beauty in the THREE G Gallery on the third floor until March 28. You'll be in awe. Free admission. Open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m., and Saturday, 12-5 p.m. See our exhibit listing at summitartspace.org/event. Artist Statement: The sculpture, "The Marks That Made Us", is an exploration of the female body- investigating "memory-marks" or scars that develop on the female body through her lifetime. While placing emphasis on scarification of the body (in this case, stretchmarks) through carving past the surface of the glass to reveal a rich, bold, and beautiful transparent reddish-pink color I encourage the viewer to review their prior taboos surrounding scars and how they are perceived on the female form. Scars are a sign that the body has lived- without them, our minds would not know the pain, pleasures, and challenges that come with the human experience. These stretch marks are patterned in such a way as to suggest their beauty, to remind us of our own humanity, and to accept that the flesh is nothing to be ashamed of but rather, to appreciate and admire.

Dream weaver and artist Jenn Gleason shares inspiration and process

"Umbrella Dreams" by Jenn Gleason J. Gleason Photography of #MiddleburgHeightsOH was awarded first place in the Whether to Weather Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market, February 2020. Her hand-embellished photo artwork is a dream piece, filled with meaning that she hopes others will relate to. The main gallery is alive with weather-related art from local artists until March 28. Free admission. Open weekly Friday and Saturday, 12-7 p.m.; and Friday, 12-5 p.m. See our exhibit listing at summitartspace.org/event. Artist Statement: Come see the Story Unheard as you travel through fantastical imagery of angels, warriors, chrysalis hearts, flying umbrellas, natural disasters & more. With influences such as Alexander McQueen, Edgar Allen Poe, Rene Magritte, Gustav Moreau, & Salvadore Dali, my artwork flirts with the dark light of the macabre where the ugly basks in the juxtaposed glow of the beautiful. Personal journal pages transform into surrealistic imagery bearing a deeply metaphorical message pertaining to the journey of the being through growth and change as well as the examination of the psyche. As an artist, I play the role of the Scribe; documenting self-evaluation throughout my experiences along the journey’s path. Although very personal, the actual tales remain shrouded in symbolism so as the viewer can form their own connection. I have found that journeys of great significance are rarely easy - they are filled with nightmares & darkness, insecurity & doubt, coldness & loneliness. With growth comes pain but also knowledge, love & understanding. In paying attention to the guidance of the symbols around me, I found beauty, safety, & inspiration in some of the darkest & scariest moments... I draw upon the inspiration the darkness holds for me in these moments so as I may help guide and to shed rays of healing light and hope to those who may find themselves traveling similar paths. Upon conception, each image is carefully constructed using elemen

Like artist, like model in Summit Artspace show, capturing the moment

#AkronOH artist Kim Barnes, right, and her daughter/model Gabrielle talk about working together for the mulitmedia piece, "She Belieived She Could." Kim wrote about the work: "The piece represents a young woman realizing her own self worth - believing that she could achieve even the unimaginable." The work is on display in the @EEmbracing Heritage Juried Art Exhibition in the Transition Gallery at #SummitArtspace on East Market through March 14. Open today, 12-7, and Saturday, 12-5. Free admission. The show celebrates cultural impact of African American heritage and life experience by local artists during #BlackHistoryMonth. Find all of our exhibit information at summitartspace.org/event.

Award-winning work in Summit Artsapce show joins long-line of freedom art

Third place in Embracing Heritage Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market went to photographer Janean Skiles Ray of #BarbertonOH for "Freedom - and the Struggle for Equality," digital photography collage and photo manipulation. Gallery is open weekly, Thursday and Friday, 12-7, and Saturday, 12-5. Show runs until March 14. Free admission. The show celebrates cultural impact of African American heritage and life experience by local artists during #BlackHistoryMonth. Thanks to Ace Epps for serving as juror! He talks with Janean at the awards announcement. Find all of our exhibit information at summitartspace.org/event. Downtown Akron Partnership Janean's Artist Statement: Because someone decided to take something that wasn't theirs - another human life and use them – treat them – sell them – as any other piece of property they had, the struggle now for equality remains ever prevalent. Despite the war that divided our nation on the subject……. Despite Lincoln's Gettysburg Address………. Despite the Constitutional Amendments……… Even though freedom for African American's was gained some 155 years ago……….. the struggle for equality remains. Ask why? Why it is taking so long? Why do they still have to fight for it every day, that which has come to be expected by others. Does generation after generation who remembers how things were, need to fade away? Children are not born with hate and prejudice, they are taught. So how many more years will it take to water down and wipe away the ugliness that has been fought by the likes of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., the Greensboro Four and everyone who has come after them to say "ALL MEN are created equal". Lincoln had it right, the Constitution has it right, but the minds and attitudes of the public still don't have it right. As the old song says "……. It's been a long, long time coming, but I know, a change has gotta come".

What lies between is seen in her black narrative painting

Artist Alexandria Couch took second place in Embracing Heritage Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace for the painting "I Feel It In My Chest; Change is Good." Here she talks about the work and her passion to visualize the black narrative. The show is open in the Transition Gallery today and Friday, 12-7, and Saturday, 12-5. Show runs until March 14. Free admission. Embracing Heritage celebrates the cultural impact of African American heritage and life experience by local artists during #BlackHistoryMonth. Find all of our exhibit information at summitartspace.org/event. Alexandria's artist statement: The representation of the black body presented in this work is suspended between monolithic views of black culture and the actual identity of the figures presented. The idea that all expressions of culture, politics and identity manifest within a small margin of predetermined motifs, symbols and narratives is a structure native to the Eurocentric values at its core. There is a temptation to capitalize on stereotypical representations of the black narrative in near desperate attempts to be understood, but there is also the pull to rewrite that history, that exists and expresses self outside of these notions.

We’ve got the #music here tonight with Malek Djdrama Noble at the opening of Embracing Heritage Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market until 7 pm. Ace Epps announces the winners at 6. Opening Night! Embracing Heritage Juried Art Exhibition

Found objects have got a point in this award-winning piece

A tour around artist Gwen Waight's "ABC aka thank you i have my own" which was awarded an honorable mention in the FRESH 2020 Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace on East Market. Take your walk about and see 60+ other fresh works. LAST WEEKEND! Hours today, 12-7, and Saturday, 12-5. Free admission. All exhibit information: summitartspace.org/event #SummitArtspace

We caught up with Craig Leslein 330 Arts of #CuyahogaFallsOH who won an honorable mention for "BulstAgain" in the 16th FRESH 2020 Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace on East Market. Show open today and Friday for the LAST WEEKEND, 12-7, and Saturday, 12-5. Free admission. Check out our listings for show hours at summitartspace.org/event. FRESH artist panel discussion TODAY, Feb. 6, 7 p.m. Reserve a seat here: bit.ly/364VWFe #SummitArtspace Collide: Cuyahoga Falls

You are 'under the sea' for a moment with James Leslie's coral work

Diver James Leslie of #AkronOH brings his underwater world to us with this ceramic piece, "Coral Dance," that won an honorable mention in the 16th FRESH 2020 Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace on East Market. Show open today and Friday, 12-7 p.m.; Saturday, 12-9 p.m., which includes February Downtown Akron Artwalk. Free admission. It runs until Feb. 8, 2020. Make sure to look closely at the textures and glazes Leslie has applied. Check out our listings for show hours at summitartspace.org/event. Artist statement: "My work seeks to celebrate the beauty of our ocean beaches through texture, color and form. Coral, driftwood, shells and sand create a sense of movement through happiness and dance." #SummitArtspace

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. .

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