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Exhibition Archive

Akron Art Mail

October 15, 2020 - May 29, 2021 | Beatrice Knapp McDowell Grand Lobby

The Akron Art Museum and Akron-Summit County Public Library’s new Akron Art Mail project aims to put art and writing into people’s hands. The project has three main components: commissioned art cards offered free for patrons; a community exhibition of art cards; and an e-book catalog of the project.

Objects to be Destroyed

February 29, 2020 - September 6, 2020 | Judith Bear Isroff Gallery

The artists of "Objects to be Destroyed" invite visitors to consider commonplace items in a new and unexpected way. In a sense, the artists destroy the objects they select as materials by preventing them from fulfilling their original use, yet, at the same time, they imbue them with a new existence as works of art.

Making Your Mark

November 05, 2020 - August 08, 2021 | Various

This exhibition features nine artists living and working in Northeast Ohio. These richly hewn artworks are contextualized by the artists' own words, glimpses into their studios, and tools of their craft. 

Elias Sime: Tightrope

February 29, 2020 - May 24, 2020 | Elias Sime

"Elias Thomas: Tightrope," the first major traveling survey dedicated to the Ethiopian artist's work, features numerous large-scale tableaus. Sime draws from a range of influences, including linguistics, botany, artistic movements and topographic photography. This noteworthy exhibition includes two works created specifically for the show alongside a large selection from the Tightrope series, in addition to several earlier stitched canvases.

The Distance of the Moon

November 9, 2019 - March 15, 2020 | Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, "The Distance of the Moon" examines the moon through the lens of photography and video. From Georges Méliès early film "Le voyage dans la lune" (1902) to Robert Longo's striking study "Untitled (Moon in Shadow)" (2006), the moon has served as an important touchstone and inspired countless works of art and imagined lunar voyages.

Open World: Video Games & Contemporary Art

October 19, 2019 - February 2, 2020 | Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

Visual artists are gamers too, yet video games are rarely examined as a major influence on contemporary art. Open World draws attention to this phenomenon through the presentation of artworks including painting, sculpture, textiles, prints, drawings, animation, video games, video game modifications and game-based performances and interventions by makers who self-identify as artists.

Joe Vitone: Family Records

April 27, 2019 - October 27, 2019 | Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

Joe Vitone: Family Records is an ongoing series of portraits of photographer Joe Vitone’s relatives living in and around Akron, Ohio. Begun in 1998, this body of work documents evolving interpersonal connections between parents and children, siblings, spouses, cousins and other relations within working class communities of the Rust Belt region.

Natalie Frank, All Fur III

Dread & Delight: Fairy Tales in an Anxious World

June 29, 2019 - September 22, 2019 | Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

Dread & Delight: Fairy Tales in an Anxious World brings together the work of contemporary artists who use classical fairy tales to address the complexities of our lives today. While some embrace the stories’ promises of transformation and happy endings, others plumb the stories’ more troubling elements—poverty, addiction, and exploitations of power.

Mernet Larsen: The Ordinary, Reoriented

March 16, 2019 - September 8, 2019 | Judith Bear Isroff Gallery

Mernet Larsen (b. 1940) makes intriguing, humor- and tension-infused paintings featuring geometric figures that inhabit space in ways that defy gravity and conventional viewpoints.

Nick Cave. Wall Relief

Nick Cave: Feat.

February 23, 2019 - June 2, 2019 | Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

Nick Cave: Feat. showcases the artist's work in a wide range of mediums, including sculpture, installation, video, and performance. His creations, bursting with color and texture, are optical delights that can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Through this immersive installation, Cave hopes to provide a transformative place where your narrative can be featured and your dreams soar.

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