Category: Event
Photographic Masks from the Collection
By: Eric Parrish, Curatorial Research Assistant In the spirit of Halloween, the Akron Art Museum offers its patrons a slideshow of photographic masks ranging from the literal to the abstract. You can also visit many of these works at www.AkronArtMuseum.org/collection. Perhaps the most innocent mask-wearers in the collection are the three young children – depicted wearing paper cut-out masks and standing patiently on a door-step – in Helen Levitt’s New York (1939). In contrast, Ralph Eugene Meatyard’s 1960 photograph of a boy with a masked
Last Downtown@Dusk of the Summer ft. Zydeco Kings
Thursday, August 9 6:30 – 9:30 pm Come see the Zydeco Kings perform live at the Akron Art Museum on Thursday from 6:30 – 8:30 pm as part of the museum’s popular Downtown@Dusk concert series. Also enjoy a lecture from Collection Manager Arnold Tunstall, ArtCamp@Dusk for the kids, hot dogs and a cold beer from Elevator Brewing for adults. This is the LAST Downtown@Dusk of the season and is also a great chance to purchase work from local artists. The Zydeco Kings have been celebrating
Downtown@Dusk ft. The Speedbumps
Thursday, July 26 6:30 – 8:30 pm *Update: All Downtown@Dusk activities for 07.26.12 have been moved inside due to the weather.* Come see The Speedbumps perform live at the Akron Art Museum Thursday from 6:30 – 8:30 pm as part of the museum’s popular Downtown@Dusk concert series. Also enjoy a lecture from artist Al Bright, ArtCamp@Dusk for the kids, hot dogs and a cold beer from Elevator Brewing for adults. Maintaining a high level of instrumentation and honest songwriting, Kent-area band the Speedbumps incorporate a
Downtown@Dusk ft. Robin Stone
Thursday, July 19 6:30 – 8:30 pm Come see Robin Stone perform live at the Akron Art Museum Thursday from 6:30 – 8:30 pm as part of the museum’s popular Downtown@Dusk concert series. Also enjoy a lecture from Kent State University art history professor Fred Smith, ArtCamp@Dusk for the kids, hot dogs and a cold beer from Elevator Brewing for adults. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90iuULebqDw&list=UUVy1qHceFv3zK6SfOfqG5fg&index=6&feature=plcp] The Cleveland native voted “Best Vocalist” at the Free Times Music Awards in 2009 almost wasn’t. After being diagnosed with a tumor on
Downtown@Dusk ft. Lost State of Franklin
Thursday, July 12 6:30 – 8:30 pm Come see Lost State of Franklin perform live at the Akron Art Museum Thursday from 6:30 – 8:30 pm as part of the museum’s popular Downtown@Dusk concert series. Also enjoy a lecture from artist Michelle Stitzlein, ArtCamp@Dusk for the kids, hot dogs and a cold beer from Elevator Brewing for adults. Lost State of Franklin, the name comes from a footnote in American history, will play their unique blend of jazz, country, rockabilly, rock and bluegrass. The band
Downtown@Dusk ft. Blue Lunch
Thursday, July 5 6:30 – 8:30 pm Come see Blue Lunch perform live Chicago Blues and Jump & Swing at the Akron Art Museum Thursday from 6:30 – 8:30 pm as part of the museum’s popular Downtown@Dusk concert series. Also enjoy a lecture from Kent State University jewelry and metals professor Kathleen Browne, ArtCamp@Dusk for the kids and a cold beer from Elevator Brewing for adults. Blue Lunch is a seven piece Northeast Ohio band that plays 1950’s era swing and blues along with Chicago-style
Downtown@Dusk ft. Anne E. DeChant
Thursday, June 28 6:30 – 8:30 pm Come see American/Pop/Country singer Anne E. DeChant perform live at the Akron Art Museum Thursday from 6:30 – 8:30 pm as part of the museum’s popular Downtown@Dusk concert series. Also enjoy a lecture from Christy Gray of ZeroLandfill, ArtCamp@Dusk for the kids and a cold beer from Elevator Brewing for adults. Since the 1990’s Anne E. DeChant has been writing songs about the feelings of having a broken heart and social injustice. DeChant is a 5-time winner of
First Downtown@Dusk of the Summer ft. The Wanda Hunt Band
Thursday, June 21 6:30 – 8:30 pm Kick off the summer with the soulful sounds of The Wanda Hunt Band, a talk from Akron Art Museum Director & CEO Mitchell Kahan, an ArtCamp@Dusk preview for the kids and a cold beer from Elevator Brewery and Draught Haus. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MUm8E1GKSs&feature=related] A fan favorite of past Downtown@Dusk series, The Wanda Hunt Band has been known throughout Northeast Ohio for a great live performance of old school R&B and blues. Wanda Hunt’s terrific vocals lead the band, consisting of
#CindySale Tomorrow!
Tomorrow night Christie’s will auction Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #96 on behalf of the Akron Art Museum. You can learn more about the sale on our previous post, Akron Art Museum to Auction Contemporary Masterpiece. Several members of the staff and Board of Trustees will be in New York City at the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale. We will be tweeting using #CindySale to post about the auction, results and everything else related to the NYC trip. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter or “Like”
90th Anniversary
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5GBnqUiFMA] By Antoinette George, Communications Intern On February 1, 1922, the Akron Art Museum opened its doors as the Akron Art Institute in two borrowed rooms in the basement of the city’s public library. In the past 90 years, the museum has survived and grown despite significant hardships including the Great Depression a disastrous fire, World War II and multiple moves. Today, the Akron Art Museum occupies two iconic buildings and boasts a world-renowned collection of over 5,000 objects. The dream of the Institute’s founding