The first show of the year at Summit Artspace on East Market, the “FRESH 2020 Juried Art Exhibition,” opens Friday, Jan. 10, and this year’s show will include an expanded footprint. Juror and artist Katina Pastis Radwanski chose 69 works of varying media for the 16th annual show, which includes the main gallery on the first floor and the newly-named THREE G Gallery on the … [Read more...]
Kaleidoscope Juried Holiday Show opens Nov. 22 at Summit Artspace
The 17th Annual Kaleidoscope Juried Holiday Show opens Friday, Nov. 22 at Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 E. Market St. The show will open with a free Meet the Artists Reception & Awards from 5 to 8 p.m., in the main gallery at Summit Artspace on East Market. The exhibition runs until Dec. 21 and is free and open to the public. The juried exhibit is organized … [Read more...]
Summit Artspace show connects art with function, opens Sept. 13
A new show at Summit Artspace will look at artful approaches to function and form, resulting in art that enhances living spaces and satisfies a human need for beautiful surroundings. “Function and Form, Artful Approaches to Everyday Living Juried Art Exhibition,” opens with a free reception with the artists and juror on Friday, Sept. 13, 5 to 8 p.m., in the main gallery at … [Read more...]
Summit Artspace exhibit features gender transition through self-portrait paintings
Month-by-month between 2018 and 2019, Akron artist Max Markwald documented the dissociative process of gender transition through self-portraits. Summit Artspace on East Market is featuring, “Dissociation,” an exhibit of 12 large format paintings by Markwald, in the Transition Gallery through Saturday, Sept. 7. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Markwald … [Read more...]
Arts Alive Awards June 11 honor change-makers in local arts
Tickets are still available for the Arts Alive Awards Tuesday, June 11, 6 p.m. at Summit Artspace, 140 E. Market St. The event will include live music, appetizers, a cash bar, silent auction and an after party (that begins at 8 p.m.) The Arts Alive Awards Committee has announced the list of creatives in 14 categories, including nominations from the public. Honorees … [Read more...]
Photographer shares breastfeeding experience in new photo exhibit
Jennifer Mancuso’s efforts to normalize the public perception of breastfeeding have been channeled into a debut photo exhibition, opening at Summit Artspace on East Market. The show, “#normalizebreastfeeding,” opens with a reception with the artist, Saturday, June 1, 5 to 9 p.m., in the Summit Artspace Transition Gallery, 140 E. Market St., in downtown Akron. Mancuso will … [Read more...]
Nominations open for Arts Alive Awards for artists, educators, arts advocates
Do you know an artist, educator or arts advocate who makes a positive impact to promote arts and culture? If so, nominations are open for Summit Artspace’s 10th Arts Alive event, which will take place in June. Awards include outstanding artist awards in dance, music, theatre and visual arts; lifetime achievement; emerging artist; and collaborative projects, as well as … [Read more...]
BOX Gallery exhibit explores time, place through monochromatic tones
The BOX Gallery will present two new exhibits: “supra,” by Bradley Hart and “Human Nomenclature [Looting a Bazaar for Your Own Portrait],” by Davin Ebanks. The shows will open Friday, Jan. 11, 5 to 8 p.m., with a reception and a chance to meet the artists. The Small BOX will feature Hart, a commercial and fine art photographer and member of Artists of Rubber City. “supra” … [Read more...]
‘Time Travel’ Summit Artspace mural imagines Market Street in 1928
Unveiling, reception take place Jan. 5 Approaching its centennial, the historic building that is home to Summit Artspace on East Market has been a witness to the Akron story. Summit Artspace Executive Director Kamelia Fisher felt it was time to recognize the building’s architectural beauty and significance with a mural project. So she enlisted the help of artist Don … [Read more...]
Painter brings natural world indoors for Summit Artspace on Tusc exhibit
Artist Penny Smith’s show, “Nature in Motion,” is now featured at Summit Artspace on Tusc in Barberton, 571 W. Tuscarawas Ave., through Jan. 19. The show features paintings of beloved pets, wild animals and the natural world Smith also will paint in the gallery area during the show open hours: Fridays, 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturdays, noon 5 p.m. She will give free painting … [Read more...]
