In This Issue:
Sunday, August 1,
11 am - 5 pm
Enjoy free admission into the galleries on the first Sunday of every month as well as the following free events (part of Sunday Sampler, (a joint initiative between the museum, downtown library and Summit Artspace):
- Lock 3 Summer Arts Experience Dance Program,
2 pm
Join is for an afternoon of art in motion! Talented high school
students participating in the city of Akron's Lock 3 Summer Arts
Experience will perform an original dance choreographed by Kelli
Sanford, this year's Lead Artist in Dance, based on the concepts of
WATER, AIR and LAND.
For more information on the library and Summit Artspaces' activities, visit www.AkronArtMuseum.org.
Thursday, August 19,
11:30 am - 1 pm
On the third Thursday of the month as part of Downtown Akron
Partnership's GO: Get Out of the Office initiative, drop by the museum
during lunchtime with your yarn and needles and grab a quick bite to eat
while chatting with fellow knitting enthusiasts. Share a new stitch,
learn a new technique or learn to cast on for the first time.
For more information call 330.376.9186 x230.
Members' Choice Winner
The votes have been tallied and The Garden by Francis Joseph Meyers is the winner of this summer's Members' Choice. Thank you to all who participated in voting!
The painting is on view in the O'Neil Lobby across from the entrance
to the McDowell Galleries in the 1899 Building. Be sure to stop by and
see it during your next visit to the museum!
Savor fair trade coffees, fresh
baked goods, cool salads, piping hot soups, hearty sandwiches and
gourmet chocolate desserts in Hattie's Café Express.
Tasty and affordable, meals range from $5 – $7 and are made fresh daily - museum admission is not required to eat in the Café.
The Café is open Wednesday - Sunday, 11 am - 3 pm and Thursday 11 am - 7:30 pm.
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Downtown@Dusk
in August
Don't miss the last two concerts of the season, from 6:30 -
8:30 pm in the museum's High Street parking lot. In addition to the
concert, art activities for children and an accompanying adult will take
place from 6 - 8:30 pm, as will ArtTalks@Dusk from 7:30 - 7:45 pm in the auditorium.
August Schedule
Thursday, August 5 - Robin Stone, Neo Soul
• ArtTalk@Dusk: Crystalline Voyages: Polar Exploration in Art, Ellen Rudolph, curator of exhibitions
Thursday, August 12, Cats on Holiday, Zydeco/Americana
• ArtTalk@Dusk: Dance Demonstration, Jill Sigman, conceptual performance artist/dancer and Gustavo Aguilar, percussionist
Parking is free in the High Street municipal garage directly across
the street from the entrance of the Akron Art Museum. No smoking, pets,
coolers, bottles, cans, bikes, skateboards, sporting equipment or chalk
allowed. For more information, please call 330.376.9186 x230.
Downtown@Dusk 2010 is made possible by The City of Akron. It is presented in cooperation with 89.7 WKSU. Family Fun Nights are made possible by a gift from the Jean P. Wade Foundation. ArtTalks@Dusk are presented by the Gertrude F. Orr Trust Advised Fund of Akron Community Foundation.
Image Credit: Robin Stone
On View through October 10, 2010
Andrew Moore’s photographs of the Motor City are sublime—beautiful,
operatic in scale and drama, tragic yet offering a glimmer of hope. They
are the subject of Detroit Disassembled, an exhibition organized
by the Akron Art Museum making its debut here before touring
nationally. Featuring 30 photographs taken between 2008 and 2009, the
exhibition showcases numerous structures from ornate public buildings to
humble homes.
What people are saying:
"Moore brings passion and visual eloquence to his task, along with a
keen eye for the rich and complex textures of decay...With strong
projects such as the Moore exhibition, the Akron Art Museum is
demonstrating a desire to animate its new galleries with shows that
justify a significant community investment. It is, quite simply, a
knockout."
- Steve Litt, Cleveland Plain Dealer
"I was blown away by what I saw. The photographs in the exhibition
are so beautiful and evocative that, well, really, words fail me."
- Anne Mancine Blog
"From first to last, Moore's images are heartbreaking, gut-wrenching and thought-provoking, but they are also gorgeous."
- Dottie Shinn, Akron Beacon Journal
This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum and made
possible by a major gift from Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell with
additional support from the John A. McAlonan Fund of Akron Community
Foundation. The accompanying publication is underwritten by Fred and
Laura Ruth Bidwell with additional funding from the Elizabeth Firestone
Graham Foundation.
Image Credit: Andrew Moore, Waiting room with snowdrift, Michigan Central Station, 2008, digital chromogenic print scanned from film negative, 57 x 45 in., Collection of Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell
Related Film Screening: "Grown in Detroit"
Sunday, August 1, 2 pm
"Grown in Detroit" spotlights the urban gardening efforts managed by
the pregnant and parenting students of the Catherine Ferguson Academy
of Detroit. Although many of the students start out disliking the often
physically demanding work on the farm, this aversion disappears as they
see their crops growing and being sold for profit.
This screening is free and seating will be available on a
first-come, first-served basis in the Charles and Jane Lehner
Auditorium. For more information call 330.376.9186 x230.
Exhibition Catalogue
 Accompanying
the exhibition is a large format 128-page hardcover book, "Detroit
Disassembled," co-published by the Akron Art Museum and Damiani Editore
(Italy). In addition to 74 luscious full-page and double-spread plates,
the volume contains an artist's statement and an essay by Philip
Levine, a Detroit native and winner of a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book
Critics Circle Award and two National Book Awards. Distributed
internationally, the book retails for $50 (members who purchase in the
Museum Store will receive 10% discount).
Order above online or by calling the Museum Store at 330.376.9186 x280.
Store hours are Wednesday - Sunday: 11 am - 5 pm, Thursday 11 am - 9
pm. If you are unable to reach a store employee, either during business
hours or on days closed, leave a voice mail and someone will return your
call as soon as possible.
Western Reserve PBS Documentary
"Detroit Disassembled at the Akron Art Museum," a documentary
produced by Western Reserve PBS will air on channels WNEO/WEAO
45.1/49.1 on the following dates in August:
Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 9 pm
Additional airings will be shown on Fusion WNEO/WEAO 45.2/49.2 on:
Saturday, August 7, at 7:30 pm
Thursday, August 12, at 8 & 10 pm
Saturday, August 14, at 7 pm
The documentary can also be viewed on demand at www.WesternReservePublicMedia.org.
Arctic Re-visions: Isaac Julien's True North
On View through October 3, 2010
Isaac Julien's audio-visual installation True North (2004) is a journey into the beautiful yet terrifying midst of a sublime continent.
Unfolding on three screens that span nearly 40 feet, the mesmerizing
installation transports viewers through a bleak yet majestic arctic
landscape, which has seduced scientists, explorers, writers and visual
artists since the 19th century. True North is loosely inspired by
the story of Matthew Henson (1866 - 1955), the black American explorer
who accompanied Robert Peary and was among the first people to reach the
North Pole in 1909. The video's narration is taken from a shocking
interview in which Henson claimed that he had reached the Pole before
Peary.
The exhibition marks the Midwest debut of this important work from the museum's collection.
This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum and made
possible by support from the Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron
Community Foundation, The Burton D. Morgan Foundation, the Harris
Stanton Gallery and The Welty Family Foundation.
Image Credit: Isaac Julien, from True North, 2004,
video installation with three screens and sound, Collection of the Akron
Art Museum, Purchased, by exchange, with funds from Mrs. Frederick W.
Gehring and the Knight Purchase Fund for Photographic Media 2005.1
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