Ready or not, here comes change! Akron’s East Ave Gallery has become widely known in the Northeast Ohio area for their Second Saturday art events. This family-owned gallery has hosted, on the second Saturday of every month, free community events that set the stage for the opening of each artist’s exhibition. However, a new name was suggested and agreed upon in December of 2023.

East Ave Gallery has now successfully transformed their Second Saturday events into Art on the Ave! These include solo and group exhibitions of various artists for each month, all featuring a local food truck parked outside for guests to enjoy during the opening reception.

Many visitors are also captivated by the immersive marketspace right in the front lobby showcasing handcrafted goods from local makers in the community. Would you like to be a part of this experience?

Coming up in September, they’ll be opening up the opportunity for male voices to be heard in the art world with the MENtor group exhibition. How exciting it’ll be for these individuals to break free from societal norms and pursue their passion for creativity! Following that group exhibition, Althea Jones intends to leave all who share in her solo exhibition, My Superpower is My Skin Color, feeling like a superhero. Come engage in conversations about identity and race as you view her custom skin color-matched acrylic paints of over 100 people in and around Akron. “The goal of the project,” Althea says, “is to encourage self-love … while simultaneously building community.”

Closing out their 2024 Art on the Ave events is Nigerian-born artist, Nana Kwesi Agyare, with his Womanism solo exhibition in November. Nana is a visionary abstract artist based in Cleveland. Womanism is a testament to Agyare’s commitment to exploring and honoring the complexities of the female experience through the principles of cubism. So come fall in love with these talented artists’ work and celebrate the beauty of artistic expression at dynamic gatherings in Akron!

EAST AVE MARKET AND GALLERY
2290 East Avenue
Akron, Ohio 44314
eastavefleamarket@gmail.com
Instagram: @eastavemarket
Facebook: East Ave Market
330.784.4175
10am-5pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 1-5pm Tuesday & Thursday.

EVENTS:

MENtor Group Exhibition, Opening noon-6pm Saturday, September 14

Althea Jones: My Superpower is My Skin Color, Opening 5-8pm Friday, October 4

Kwesi Agyare: Womanism, Opening noon-6pm Saturday, November 9