Tag: Summit ArtSpace

Immersive Media on Display in New Season at Summit Artspace

Summit Artspace invites the public to explore 2026 Summer Exhibitions, featuring local artists working across sculpture, digital technologies, mixed media, and collage. Together, these exhibitions examine themes of memory, social issues, identity, and the interconnectedness of human experience. They are on view from July 31 to September 26. Visitors to our summer exhibitions will experience thought-provoking installations that explore collective […]

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A New Chapter Opens at Summit Artspace

Summit Artspace is thrilled to reopen to the public in early March 2026 after completing an incredible transformation of its nearly 100-year-old building. The project is funded by the building owner, Summit County, with additional support from the Akron Community Foundation and the GAR Foundation. Since embarking on this exciting journey in August 2025, we have been busy revamping and […]

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Summit Artspace Transforms With Construction

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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A Tale of Regeneration Through Metal Sculpture: Michael Marras, at Summit Artspace.

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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Summit Artspace Spotlight: Preview This Summer’s Akron Artwalks

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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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Nurturing Local Talent: Summit Artspace’s Transformative Artist Launchpad Program

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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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Nominations Open for Summit Artspace’s 2024 Arts Alive Awards

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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