Outdoor art will be installed in Ellet, Middlebury, West Akron and Sherbondy Hill May through October -- During the past two summers in and around Akron, you may have experienced a painting in an unexpected place—mounted on the side of a barber shop or café, or free-standing on posts in a neighborhood park. This summer the outdoor art encounters continue, as four new … [Read more...]
Akron Art Museum seeks neighborhood suggestions for Inside|Out art exhibit
In which neighborhoods would you like to see art from the Akron Art Museum? The Museum’s Inside|Out, community-activated art project will return in 2017 to four new communities in and around Akron. Forty high-quality reproductions of iconic artworks in the Akron Art Museum collection—10 per community—will find their way into the neighborhoods and outdoor spaces this summer … [Read more...]
Weathervane Playhouse hosts ribbon-cutting for Merriman Valley Inside|Out event
Program will include food trucks, trolley To help kick off the Akron Art Museum’s Inside|Out exhibit in the Merriman Valley, Weathervane Playhouse will hold a food truck rally and with trolley rides provided to other art installation sites for the ribbon cutting event for this area. The food trucks are provided in conjunction with Rubber City Radio Group and the trolley … [Read more...]
Summit Artspace announces Arts Alive! Honorees for 2016
Summit Artspace’s Arts Alive! celebration will turn the spotlight on the outstanding work of artists, the Inside|Out program of the Akron Art Museum and individuals who have contributed to a vibrant arts community in Greater Akron. The honorees will be recognized at a celebration throughout the Summit Artspace building on Wednesday, June 15, starting at 5:30 p.m. Arts Alive! … [Read more...]
Akron Art Museum expands Inside|Out project this year with more outdoor art
The Akron Art Museum’s second year of the community-activated art project, Inside|Out will expand its reach in 2016. The museum will partner with eight new neighborhoods to install 40 art reproductions from the museum’s collection in and around the city. Last year, the museum installed 30 reproductions at outdoor locations in six neighborhoods in and around the Akron area. … [Read more...]