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You're ready to head out to an artsy location DT #AkronOH today? #SummitArtspace on East Market would ❤️ to be that destination! Check out our artist studios and local art gallery shows! Visit us from now until 5 pm, free with a timed ticket or free if you stop by for an open time slot. summitartspace.org/tickets Then head to Jilly's Music Room or Akronym Brewing or Chill Artisan Ice Cream or Crave or Cilantro Thai & Sushi Restaurant for eats and more! Visit Downtown Akron Partnership great listing of local eateries and entertainment venues for listings: downtownakron.com/explore/dining-update downtownakron.com/explore/entertainment or ArtsNow SummitLive 365: summitlive365.com. Don't waste a bit of this glorious day! #SACreativeCommunity
This is Mr. Greg, artist and son behind “Mr. Fred and Mr. Greg--Love Beyond Boundaries," art, story and sound exhibit at #SummitArtspace on East Market in DT #AkronOH. Open today, 12-5 pm. Free, timed ticket: summitartspace.org/tickets or stop by for open time slots. Visit galleries/artist studios while in building. #SACreativeCommunity
Mr. Fred and Mr. Greg - Love Beyond Boundaries Artists of Rubber City Juried Regional Art Exhibition Motion // Emotion Juried Photography Exhibition Summit Artspace on East Market Ticket Center Summit Artspace on Tusc Ticket Center
A piano as you have probably never seen it. ESL teacher, artist and writer Kathleen D. Gallagher of #AkronOH deconstructed a 19th century piano and created "Dimenuendo." The title aptly describes what has happened--the instrument's former "voice" is now greatly decreased in its new state for the found objects show, Discarded and Rediscovered, open for in-person visits at #SummitArtspace on Tusc in #BarbertonOH. Open today, 12-5 and runs on weekends until Sept. 5.
You'll need a free, timed ticket for entry into the building where you'll also find some artists studios open. Feedback from visitors has been positive about their social distancing experience! To learn more about the show, see all of the winners, get an idea of our social distancing accommodations and finally to register: summitartspace.org/20482/discarded-rediscovered.
Around DT Barberton and in an artsy mood? Stop by to check open times! #SACreativeCommunity
Kathleen's Artist Statement: My assemblage art always carries a theme of voiced and voiceless. In this case, it is the guts of an 1800 year old piano that my son in law almost discarded but gave me to create something new. I wanted to preserve the pieces and parts that used to sing and display reverently its inner and outer beauty that was once heard and now can only be seen. Yet, when the light hits the keys, the shadows from the sharp keys makes it seem as if it can still be played.
Summit Artspace on Tusc Ticket Center Mr. Fred and Mr. Greg - Love Beyond Boundaries Motion // Emotion Juried Photography Exhibition Artists of Rubber City Juried Regional Art Exhibition
VERY. LAST. DAY. To see honorable mention awardee "Hazy Street Dream" by Micah Kraus in the Motion // Emotion Juried Photography Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market in #AkronOH. Hours: Today, Sat. 12-5. You'll need a free, timed ticket for entry into the building where you'll also find some artists studios open and additional gallery shows. Around DT Akron and in an artsy mood? Stop by to check open times! Feedback from visitors has been positive about their social distancing experience! To learn more about the show, see all of the winners, get an idea of our social distancing accommodations and finally to register: summitartspace.org/20469/motion-emotion/. #SACreativeCommunity
Micah's Artist Statement: An image captured on a hot, hazy, deliriously beautiful morning in Cuba. City life was just starting to buzz as people headed to work and school. The vintage lens I used on my Fuji digital camera interpreted the intense morning light as a glowing halo around everything in the foreground. That’s how it felt there, fuzzy, intangible and disorienting, like a dream.
Juror: Tim Fitzwater of Fitzwater Photography!
Downtown Akron Partnership Artists of Rubber City Juried Regional Art Exhibition Motion // Emotion Juried Photography Exhibition Mr. Fred and Mr. Greg - Love Beyond Boundaries Summit Artspace on Tusc Ticket Center
See this wrinkle in time that catches artist Jacqui Sukie in relay mode and on her way to taking third place in the Motion // Emotion Juried Photography Exhibition in its VERY LAST WEEKEND at #SummitArtspace on East Market in #AkronOH. Jacqui's collaborative photo is entitled, "Just Run." Hours: Today, 12-7; Sat. 12-5. You'll need a free, timed ticket for entry into the building where you'll also find some artists studios open. Around DT Akron and in an artsy mood? Stop by to check open times! Feedback from visitors has been positive about their social distancing experience! To learn more about the show, see all of the winners, get an idea of our social distancing accommodations and finally to register: summitartspace.org/20469/motion-emotion/. #SACreativeCommunity
Jacqui's Artist Statement - Emotion: This piece is a collaboration; it was originally taken on September 30, 2005 by my husband, and depicts my first experience with participating in the Akron Marathon. I photographed the original picture and digitally enhanced it to show the emotion of that moment. The people behind me are blurred out, because no one else existed in my world at that time. When my relay team member handed off to me, I asked what I should do and she bellowed “Just run!” The emotion of her words are etched on her face, as well as my euphoria at starting something that has since become a large part of my life.
Downtown Akron Partnership Mr. Fred and Mr. Greg - Love Beyond Boundaries Motion // Emotion Juried Photography Exhibition Artists of Rubber City Juried Regional Art Exhibition Summit Artspace on Tusc Ticket Center
A tale as old as time..."Tristan and Isolde et al (disappearing)" by Roger Benedetti of #KentOH took an honorable mention in the 2020 Artists of Rubber City Juried Regional Art Exhibition in its VERY LAST WEEKEND at #SummitArtspace on East Market.
Hours: Today, 12-7; Sat. 12-5. You'll need a free, timed ticket for entry into the building where you'll also find some artists studios open. Feedback from visitors has been positive about their social distancing experience! To learn more about the show, see all of the winners, get an idea of our social distancing accommodations and finally to register: summitartspace.org/20463/artists-of-rubber-city-regional. #SACreativeCommunity
Roger's Artist Statement: Tristan and Isolde could also very well be: Troilus and Cressida Paris and Helen Romeo and Juliet Cupid and Psyche Archie and Veronica (or Betty) Fred and Wilma Superman and Lois Lane Actually the figures in the drawing are Charles Atlas posed as a mid 20th century American Colossus of Rhodes offering hope to every 90 pound weakling and Bettie Page offering something else. Were they just icons of 1950s kitsch-pop, archetypes, personifications of femininity/masculinity/sexuality or simply formulations of something imagined and are now disappearing?
Downtown Akron Partnership ArtsNow Motion // Emotion Juried Photography Exhibition Mr. Fred and Mr. Greg - Love Beyond Boundaries Summit Artspace on Tusc Ticket Center
You need to see the details of "Little Wings" by Corbett Lee Teter of #TallmadgeOH in the Discarded and Rediscovered art show open today, 5-8 pm, at #SummitArtspace on Tusc in #BarbertonOH. Show runs until Sept. 5. Hours: Fri, 5-8; Sat. 12-5. You'll need a free, timed ticket for entry into the building where you'll also find some artists studios open. Feedback from visitors has been positive about their social distancing experience! To learn more about the show, see all of the winners, get an idea of our social distancing accommodations and finally to register: summitartspace.org/20482/discarded-rediscovered. #SACreativeCommunity
Corbett's Artist Statement: Found objects have always possessed an innate beauty for me. The correct tree root, a rusted piece of metal or the fragmented remnant of a space reclaimed by time. Little Wing is the culmination of several found and repurposed objects inspired by a art show featuring addiction as the theme.
The materials are derived from a variety of places. Tile, wood, nails, twine along with scrap steel turnings are all common items found in construction and manufacturing. My employment creates an opportunity to reclaim many discarded and "scrap" items whose value is deemed unworthy of note. These discarded raw materials are never given the glory and praise that are found in a finished product. It is in Little Wing that these scraps have been redeemed and been given purpose. A second chance at a new life, a better purpose than could have ever been originally intended.
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Free, in-person gallery visits at #SummitArtspace on Tusc in #BarbertonOH this weekend to see "Untitled 1" by Killian Reed in the Discarded and Rediscovered Juried Art Exhibition! The canvas and oil paint on a cut wood pallet was awarded an honorable mention by juror Gwen Waight. Show runs until Sept. 5. Hours: Fri, 5-8; Sat. 12-5. You'll need a free, timed ticket for entry into the building where you'll also find some artists studios open. Feedback from visitors has been positive about their social distancing experience! To learn more about the show, see all of the winners, get an idea of our social distancing accommodations and finally to register: summitartspace.org/20482/discarded-rediscovered. #SACreativeCommunity
Killian's Artist Statment: Majoring under painting and drawing as a third year student at The University of Akron, Myers School of Art. Killian Reed struggles with Lupus, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, daily chronic migraines and high functioning autism from a young age. Exploring a variety of materials at their disposal exploring a chaotic, childish and processed approach to creating life. Life beyond the sphinx riddle; an extension beyond our will. Life by a bell unrung; what’s done is done. Life to enhance life; unbiased among biased eyes. Life set by no rules; rules govern by others law. Life as a means to an end; simple in nature. This painting introduces strips of excess canvas, unusable for fuller canvases. Soaked in containers of oil paint, by means of an unconventional approach to painting. Stretched on recovered construction pallets; cut to working size.
Summit Artspace on Tusc Ticket Center Artists of Rubber City Juried Regional Art Exhibition Motion // Emotion Juried Photography Exhibition Mr. Fred and Mr. Greg - Love Beyond Boundaries
See Motion // Emotion Photography Exhibition second place winner "House at 35 MPH" by Diane Pribojan of #HinkleyOH at #SummitArtspace on East Market in #AkronOH. LAST WEEKEND
for this show in the THREE G Gallery on the third floor. Hours: Thurs, 12-7; Fri, 12-7; Sat. 12-5. You'll need a free, timed ticket to for entry into the building where you'll find additional galleries with exhibits. And artist studios! Feedback from visitors has been positive about their social distancing experience at SA on East Market! Head here to learn more about the show, see all of the winners, get an idea of our social distancing accommodations and finally to register: summitartspace.org/20469/motion-emotion/. All free! All fun! #SACreativeCommunity
Diane's Artist Statement: In my art I have focused on the house as a subject for many years and I am still surprised and am able to find inspiration continually from focusing on the house. For me the idea of motion meant that either my subject was moving or I was moving. In this photo I was moving in a drive-by and although not a new concept I felt that it fit the subject of the show “Motion”.
Downtown Akron Partnership Motion // Emotion Juried Photography Exhibition Artists of Rubber City Juried Regional Art Exhibition Summit Artspace on Tusc Ticket Center Mr. Fred and Mr. Greg - Love Beyond Boundaries
LAST WEEKEND to see this beauty in-person and all of the works in the 2020 Artists of Rubber City Juried Regional Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market. An acrylic on canvas, "Daydreams" by Hope Hickman of #CoventryTownshipOH was awarded an honorable mention. You'll need a free, timed ticket to for entry into the building where you'll find additional galleries with exhibits. Feedback from visitors has been positive about their social distancing experience at SA on East Market! Head here to learn more about the show, see all of the winners, get an idea of our social distancing accommodations and finally to register: summitartspace.org/20463/artists-of-rubber-city-regional. All free! All fun! #SACreativeCommunity
Hope's Artist Statement: Two young friends daydreaming together. Floating in a place of bright optimism where they can be at peace. Mountains in the distance with a cascade of rain that never touches the two girls illustrate the magic and vastness of the experience and represent the high points in the distance/ hopeful future, as they exist in a place where flowers grow without rainy day.
Artists of Rubber City Juried Regional Art Exhibition Downtown Akron Partnership Motion // Emotion Juried Photography Exhibition Mr. Fred and Mr. Greg - Love Beyond Boundaries Summit Artspace on East Market Ticket Center Summit Artspace on Tusc Ticket Center
Getting stronger every day! We're coming back with arts and culture venues... Akron-Summit County Public Library, #SummitArtspace, Akron Art Museum and more! Summit Artspace locations in DT #AkronOH on East Market and in #BarbertonOH on Tusc have reopened with health guidelines and the feedback has been great! Open on weekends. Get free, timed tickets:
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We were delighted to welcome you back to our buildings last week! The health and safety of our staff and our customers are our top priorities, so your favorite Library will look a bit different during your next visit:
- clear shields on circulation and reference desks
- large stickers on the floor, encouraging you to maintain a distance from others of at least six feet
- hand sanitizer
- fewer chairs and limited seating
- distanced computers
- one-way aisles
- sanitizing activity
- required face coverings/masks
Our popular Outside Pick-Up Service is still available by appointment for customers who do not want to enter our buildings.
We’re in this together, and we look forward to seeing you, with our safety protocols in place!
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Check out the winners of the juried photography exhibition Motion//Emotion in this slideshow video announcement with comments from juror and Akron photographer Tim Fitzwater. The show is open now in our Three G Gallery at Summit Artspace in Akron through August 8, 2020. Congratulations to all winners and participants! Entry to the building is by free, timed tickets that you can register for here: bit.ly/3jbVdcA. Due to the current global health pandemic, here are the visitor guidelines: https://www.summitartspace.org/visitor-guidelines. Once you are in the building, there are also artist studios to check out. Studios will be open independently by the artists and will also have their own guidelines for visiting.
#SummitArtspace on Tusc in #BarbertonOhio, reopens with the video announcement of the winners of a new, in-person art show in its main gallery, July 18 through Sept. 5, 2020. Award-winning assemblage artist Gwen Waight guides us through the socially-distanced gallery to see the winning pieces in the "Discarded and Rediscovered Juried Art Exhibition." Waight, who curated and served as the juror, welcomes us all back to the gallery space and shares reflections from the impassioned and descriptive artist statements that accompany the works. Entry to the building is by free, timed tickets that you can register for here: bit.ly/3jbVdcA. Due to the current global health pandemic, here are the visitor guidelines: https://www.summitartspace.org/visitor-guidelines. For more about the show, head here: https://www.summitartspace.org/20482/discarded-rediscovered. Once you are in the building, there are also artist studios to check out. Studios will be open independently by the artists and will also have their own guidelines for visiting. Summit Artspace is a non-profit arts organization that provides studio, exhibit and programming spaces in Summit County and the surrounding area for local artists and arts organizations; and is a center for art education open to all residents. Contact Summit Artspace at 330-376-8480. On the Web at www.summitartspace.org. Find us on Facebook, on Twitter @AkronAreaArts, Instagram and Snapchat.
Summit Artspace on East Market in Akron, Ohio, reopens with the video announcement of the winners of a new, in-person art show in its main gallery, July 10 through Aug. 8, 2020. Award-winning artist Amy Mothersbaugh guides us through the socially-distanced gallery to see the winning pieces in the "2020 Artists of Rubbery City Juried Regional Art Exhibition." Mothersbaugh, who curated and served as the juror, welcomes us all back to the gallery spaces and shares reflections from the impassioned and descriptive artist statements that accompany the works. Entry to the buildings is by free, timed tickets that you can register for here: https://bit.ly/3eOMnPo. Due to the current global health pandemic, here are the visitor guidelines: https://www.summitartspace.org/visitor-guidelines. For more about the show, head here: https://www.summitartspace.org/20463/artists-of-rubber-city-regional. Once you are in the building, there are additional gallery shows and artist studios to check out. Studios will be open independently by the artists and will also have their own guidelines for visiting. Summit Artspace is a non-profit arts organization that provides studio, exhibit and programming spaces in Summit County and the surrounding area for local artists and arts organizations; and is a center for art education open to all residents. Contact Summit Artspace at 330-376-8480. On the Web at www.summitartspace.org. Find us on Facebook, on Twitter @AkronAreaArts, Instagram and Snapchat.
Summit Artspace studio artist Tom Baldwin is BACK! Tom has recently moved spaces on the third floor. Enjoy this short video from him showing you around his new studio and be sure to come visit in-person in July. See more of his work at http://songofwood.com/ #SummitArtspace #PlacesForTheCreative #LocalArtists #AkronOhio #AkronArtwalk #Virtual #StudioArtists #AkronArtist #Tenants #SACreativeCommunity
Bradley Hart of Hart Photographic (studio artist here at Summit Artspace) writes the following about his new work in this video: "The pandemic suddenly forced us all into seclusion & separation from our communities, sentencing us to oceans of time in solitude. Outside the typical routine of sleep/wake/work/repeat, we've been challenged with the responsibility of either making use of this gift or squandering it. Wanting to play with that loss of clarity, weighty angst, and hopeful chance, I created this series of photographs illustrating that singular measure of the abstract, the timepiece." Thought-provoking work, Bradley! #SummitArtspace #PlacesForTheCreative #LocalArtists #AkronOhio #AkronArtwalk #Virtual #StudioArtist #AkronArtist #Tenants #SACreativeCommunity
Summit Choral Society, based out of Summit Artspace, provides nationally-recognized, award-winning performance and education opportunities to children and adults throughout the greater Akron community. Right now, SCS is hard at work putting together the full 2020-2021 season and will be excited to share more details July 1! In the meantime, check out these Youtube videos that SCS has taken part in during this time of quarantine here: https://youtu.be/n1HtX52Cbvw and https://youtu.be/mrE9QhligsE A one stop link to all participants and components of May Artwalk is available at https://www.summitartspace.org/virtual-artwalk-2020/ #SummitArtspace #PlacesForTheCreative #LocalArtists #AkronOhio #AkronArtwalk #Virtual #CreativeBusiness #SACreativeCommunity
Summit Artspace studio artist Tom Baldwin is a professional artist and wildfowl carver. In addition to carving, Tom also represents nature and wildfowl through watercolor and photography. His love of birds and the great outdoors combined with his artistry has been a part of his life for as long as he can remember. Enjoy this short video from Tom and check out his website at http://songofwood.com/. A one stop link to all participants and components of May Artwalk is available at https://www.summitartspace.org/virtual-artwalk-2020/ #SummitArtspace #PlacesForTheCreative #LocalArtists #AkronOhio #AkronArtwalk #Virtual #StudioArtists #Studios #Tenants #SACreativeCommunity
Summit Choral Society, based out of Summit Artspace, is celebrating their 30th season! Summit Choral Society provides nationally-recognized, award-winning performance and education opportunities to children and adults throughout the greater Akron community. Enjoy this slideshow put together by Executive and Artistic Director Shara Cocchiola. Watch the full video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qELDtH6h92Y&feature=share&app=desktop A one-stop link to all participants and components of April Artwalk is available at https://www.summitartspace.org/virtual-artwalk-2020/ #SummitArtspace #PlacesForTheCreative #LocalArtists #AkronOhio #AkronArtwalk #Virtual #CreativeBusiness #SACreativeCommunity
A short video put together by Summit Artspace studio Sunshineonsilk! This video, created by Sunshine on Silk's one and only Colleen Pallone, highlights what the studio's been doing during this time. Check out their page and website for more information, and maybe even do a little shopping: https://www.sunshineonsilk.com/ A one stop link to all participants and components of April Artwalk is available at https://www.summitartspace.org/virtual-artwalk-2020/ #SummitArtspace #PlacesForTheCreative #LocalArtists #AkronOhio #AkronArtwalk #Virtual #StudioArtist #Studios #Tenants #ShopSmall #SACreativeCommunity
Artist Carolyn Hanson of #StowOH talks about the inspiration for her found object assemblage and collage entitled "Evidence of Sun before the Storm." She was awarded an honorable mention in the Whether to Weather Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market. Free admission. Open today, 12-5 pm. See our exhibit listing at summitartspace.org/event. Artist Statement: Weathered objects harbor stories. They vibrate with the deeper frequency of life. They have scars, character and often grit. Behind this weathered frame, I discovered an empty mat with ‘Ron + Bird 67’ printed in faded red. Like a secret that begged to be recognized. Reminiscent of something lovers would carve in a tree. I fleshed out the story with an altered photo collage. The title of the piece is a nod to the frequent use of weather as a metaphor for life’s joys & trials. (Eg, When it Rains, it Pours. Her head was in a fog. He was the sunshine of their life). I like to think that Ron and Bird shared days of joy and sunshine before the dark clouds gathered.
Dan Rowland of Dan Rowland Photography in #KenmoreOH talks about waiting for the moment to capture this storm front that won him third place award in the Whether to Weather Juried Art Exhibition at #SummitArtspace on East Market. Dan's work, "Storm Front," is a photographic print on metal substrate. Free admission. Today, Friday, March 13, 2020, 12-7 p.m., and Saturday, March 14, 2020,12-5 p.m., at Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market St., #AkronOH. See our exhibit listing at summitartspace.org/event for directions and more! Artist Statement: To say the weather plays an important part of what I do as a photographer would be an understatement. The weather can make or break a photograph and is often the driving force behind the photograph. There are many locations I have been to time and time again, waiting for that right moment or bit of atmosphere that I know will make the shot successful, and often it is the weather that completes the image.
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!
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.
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
"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.
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.
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.
"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
#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.
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".
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
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
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
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
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
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
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