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Summer 2014 Director’s Message
By Mark Masuoka, Executive Director and CEO As a young art student, I was told by my instructor that to be creative is to see something in a whole new way to change how you perceive the things around you. For 92 years, the Akron Art Museum has been changing the cultural landscape by enriching lives through modern and contemporary art. The museum’s commitment to changing perceptions is steadfast in the belief that everyone deserves an exceptional art experience. We activate our vision through the
A Look Back into the Archives: Downtown@Dusk
By: Alexandra Lynch, Kent State University Practicum Student It’s hard to believe that the Akron Art Museum’s Downtown @ Dusk has just started its 30th season! This season kicked off on Thursday, June 19 with American, Pop artist Anne E. Dechant with Director Mark Masuoka as MC. This year’s Downtown @ Dusk has a diverse line up, ranging from Indie Folk Groove to Old School R&B, and will be taking place Thursdays throughout the summer.Downtown @ Dusk Concert Lineup:June 26 15 60 75 The Numbers Band,
A Look Back into the Archives: The Akron Art Club
By: Alexandra Lynch, Kent State University Practicum Student Founded in 1915, the Akron Art Club had a membership of 20 people and was organized by Herbert Atkins and Kenneth Nunemaker. The club met once a week and allocated one afternoon a month to outdoor sketching. In 1915 the Akron Art Club started holding exhibitions in various locations around the city, which soon lead way to the idea for an art center. On October 19, 1920, 24 Akron citizens met to explore the possibilities of bringing
A Look Back Into the Archives: La Wilson
By Alex Lynch, Kent State University Practicum StudentWe’re featuring local artist La Wilson for the second time in our galleries. Her first show, Metaphorical Objects, was at the museum from November 14, 1986 – January 18, 1987, and highlighted the charm and wittiness found in the ordinary, everyday objects of our culture.The examining, collecting, sorting and assembling that is Wilson’s art is evident in her current exhibition, Objects Transformed, on view through September 21, 2014. Interchange and New York Brush, also featured in Metaphorical Objects,
Book Club Summer Reading List
Can you make it to the Akron Art Museum’s next book club meeting? We’ll be chatting about Just My Type on Thursday, August 28 at 6 pm and exploring the exhibition Language in Art. Even if you like to read solo and are just looking for a good summer read here are some artistically inspired titles that should keep you busy as you soak up the sunshine. Just My Type by Simon Garfield Just My Type is a book of stories about fonts. It examines
Chief Curators Trip to NYC
By: Janice Driesbach, Chief CuratorMy tour of New York City galleries began in Chelsea at James Cohan Gallery for a thoughtful look at Fred Tomaselli’s new work. While there, James Cohan shared images from the recent Contemporary Arts Museum Houston opening of the Trenton Doyle Hancock: Skin and Bones, 20 Years of Drawing exhibition that we will be hosting this fall. And I saw Yinka Shonibare’s young bicyclist on a platform, giving his sculpture more presence than when I had previously seen it exhibited directly
Gifts For Mom at the Shop
What about a unique gift for Mother’s Day from the Shop at the Akron Art Museum?Don’t settle for the typical Mothers Day gifts when you can find anything from our “Flowers” to “Kisses”, at the Museum Shop. We have many unique gift ideas available starting at around $8. A Glass Kiss is a lovely way to tell someone how very special they are to you. This adorable piece of art glass created in West Virginia by Ron Hinkle will brighten any décor. $7.95 Flat Flowers are
19th Annual Wine Auction is around the corner
Thanks to all who came to Art & Ale it was a great success. We have started to plan our biggest event of the year to be held on Saturday, June 14, at 6:00 pm the 19th annual wine auction. Duckhorn Vineyards form Napa Valley is the featured vintner this year with over 40 years in the wine business.In the past there have been unique experience packages along with wines, items in the Grand Cru that have given many auction winners the satisfaction of the
T-shirt+Selfie=Discount
Everyone likes a good deal.So do we. So here’s a chance for us to give you one.Do you have an Instagram account on your smartphone? If the answer is yes, then you’re about halfway there. If not, download it… It’s a fun, simple and visual way to share what’s going on in your world.Next, purchase an Akron Art Museum shirt. They’re awesome, extremely comfortable and have our logo in a metallic silver (the colors and sizes are listed below).Here comes the deal part. Use your
Message Matters
A public art project for the Akron Art Museumby Jamie Burmeister“Message Matters” is a site-specific light installation that seeks to transform the Akron Art Museum into a beacon of love. The work features lights installed in the west stairwell facing High Street, in the museum’s 1899 building. These simple lights installed in windows fade in and out sending a singular Morse code message of “Luv U.”The intent of “Message Matters” is to send a positive message of love throughout the city of Akron with the