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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
El Anatsui: The Educator (Part 2 of 2)
By Jennifer Stavrianou The gastric juices of my stomach enter the back of my throat as I walked into the intensity of the gallery on June 14. It was the day that El Anatsui came to see the perilous installation work that the curatorial and installation teams have accomplished over the last 10 days or so. Will he be pleased? Will he see the attention to the details that everyone has put into the show? Everything from the brochures to the artwork itself has been
An Awakening of our Creative Side (Part 1 of 2)
By Jennifer Stavrianou* After recently returning from a trip to New York City, where I got to meet the original art dealer for EL Anatsui’s artwork, I learned that the Akron Art Museum was working on an exhibition of his work. Aggressively, I began hunting for the staff member who could help me become a part of this grand event. My search lead me to Interim Chief Curator Ellen Rudolph who explained that this particular show did not follow the museum’s typical installation pattern because
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
Gravity and Grace Opening Party This Weekend
Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui Opening Party Saturday, June 16 Internationally renowned artist El Anatsui transforms discarded objects into shimmering, richly colored, luxuriously textured tapestries and sculptures of monumental splendor. Visit and be awed by an exhibition so large in scale that it overflows throughout the museum. Dialogue with the Artist, 6 pm See why El Anatsui is one of the leading artists of our time during his talk with curator Ellen Rudolph in the Akron-Summit County Main Library auditorium. Members $7, Nonmembers
#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”
Art: 21- Change
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFltJ1JtW9w&list=UU6Z_Gbfo7xwSMs6Ahkv-m3Q&feature=plcp] In one week (April 13) the sixth season of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” premieres with the episode “Change,” which features international artists El Anatsui, Ai Weiwei and Catherine Opie. This is perfect timing because for the museum’s 90th anniversary celebration, it is organizing the national tour of Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui in conjunction with the artist and his dealer, Jack Shainman. The exhibition will premiere in Akron June 17 – October 7, 2012 with the artist’s most recent work
Book Club: The Family Fang
Thursday, April 26 6pm Martha Stecher Reed Library The Family Fang By Kevin Wilson From art theft to the scandalous lives of artists, the museum’s book club is never boring. Author Kevin Wilson’s debut novel, The Family Fang, is this spring’s book club pick. Get a crash course in performance art and discuss the book with museum book club members and staff. The Museum’s Book Club is free but requires registration. Additional charges may apply for non-members for some events. Please call 330.376.9186 x 230
Akron Art Museum to Auction Contemporary Masterpiece
Coinciding with the retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Christie’s is proud to offer an acclaimed masterpiece by Cindy Sherman consigned by the Akron Art Museum, Ohio. All proceeds from the sale will be directed to the museum’s acquisition fund to allow for future strategic purchases that will augment the core of the Akron Art Museum’s strong Contemporary collection. Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #96 is recognized as an icon within her career to date. Another example of this image was sold at Christie’s in
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