Passion and Joy

Passion and Joy features artwork made by practicing professional artists with developmental differences from Passion Works and Planet Joy studios. These artists have accomplished many creative ventures, from designing product lines and creating public artwork to installing exhibitions and enhancing the festival experience. Although people have historically perceived these artists as unemployable non-viable citizens, they create visual evidence of their […]

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Emily Davis Gallery—Myers School of Art, The University of Akron

Beginning May 3, the Emily Davis Gallery at The University of Akron’s Myers School of Art will premiere two exhibitions: Rubber City to Rust Belt: The End of Akron’s Rubber Industry 1976-1987 and Selections from the Myers School of Art Collection. Rubber City to Rust Belt: The End of Akron’s Rubber Industry 1976-1987 will feature the work of Daniel Mainzer, former staff photographer […]

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Myers School of Art Presents Untold Stories: The Forgotten Underclass in Rust Belt Urban Renewal

  Untold Stories: The Forgotten Underclass in Rust Belt Urban Renewal is an exhibition of Mahoning Valley native and Los Angeles based new-genre artist Jennifer Vanderpool. The exhibition narrative identifies outmoded imagery of blighted “Rust Belt” cities and employs them as allegories to evoke questions about neighborhood decay and gentrification, segregation and integrated cities, generations of unemployment and economic redevelopment. […]

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