Summit Artspace begins a transformative construction project to expand creative access in August, updating a host of areas throughout the building. Gallery spaces, the third floor event space, storefront, and even stairwells will be refurbished. The spaces will be better equipped and more accessible to serve the organization’s 30 resident artists, 400 exhibiting artists, and 9,000 annual visitors. Due to […]
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In his upcoming solo exhibition The Bottom of Reality, Akron artist Michael Marras is getting back to the joy of creating.Marras is best known for his large-scale public artworks—including the recently completed twenty-foot sculpture on The University of Akron’s campus—and his anthropomorphic and fantastical figures, created from found metal and featured in acclaimed exhibitions like Art Basel Miami. After years […]
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“It’s kind of like I’m a human seismograph, and I capture the instantaneous spirit of the motion,” artist Robert Wright said, responding to a question about how different types of dance affect his work. But even if it is inspired by dance, and represent its movements, and is actually inseparable from it, what the painter does is not dance notation. […]
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Put something on repeat and loop it, and it takes on a shape of its own, becoming another entire entity in and of itself. It’s pattern’s older, louder cousin: one who also may travel under the name Persistence of Vision—the title of Kasumi’s first retrospective on view at Summit Artspace, July 12 through September 14. “Life is born of random […]
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If happiness is the road, the Akron ArtWalks on June 14 and September 6 offer a delightful stop along the way. At Summit Artspace, our quarterly Friday night ArtWalks boast specific themes, allowing visitors to experience art in unique ways alongside music, refreshments, artist studios, and pop-up artist vendors. Partnering organizations, including Akron Soul Train, Curated Storefront, Akron Art Museum, […]
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Summit Artspace’s annual Artist Launchpad program is seeking a new cohort of artists for a comprehensive seven-week intensive that aims to enhance their artistic practice. The Saturday-morning sessions empower creatives from all genres (visual, performing, literary and cross-discipline) to embrace the business aspects of their work. But it goes even further, inviting participants to dream, organize resources, and build peer-learning […]
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Since 2002, the Arts Alive Awards, presented by Summit Artspace, have recognized outstanding artists, educators, administrators, and patrons who strengthen the arts and culture sector in Summit and surrounding counties. The Arts Alive Awards honor recipients in the following categories: Emerging Artist; Outstanding Artists in Theatre, Dance, Music, Literary, and Visual Arts; Arts Educator; Collaborative Project; IDEA Leader; Rising Arts […]
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Over the course of her decades-long career, Patricia Zinsmeister Parker has defined, on her own terms, what it means to be a successful female artist. Zinsmeister Parker’s career-spanning exhibition, I DID IT MY WAY, is currently on view in Summit Artspace’s Betty and Howard Taylor Main Gallery. Born in Cleveland in 1934, she earned her BFA in painting in 1973, […]
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Summit Artspace, a nonprofit located in downtown Akron, connects artists and artist-serving organizations to the resources they need to thrive professionally, creatively, and financially. This support comes in many forms, from exhibitions to coaching sessions to studio rentals. Artists of all disciplines are welcome, filling the building with visual art, music, theatre, and more. Residents and visitors alike enjoy the […]
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Summit Artspace’s art deco building, commissioned by John S. and James L. Knight in 1927 to house the Akron Beacon Journal, has abundant space to showcase art and engage the public with local artists. The historic edifice boasts five galleries and over 25 resident artist studios within its 55,000 square feet. Summit Artspace’s professional leadership recently created a strategic vision […]
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