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Staff Interview: Special Events Manager Sheri Stallsmith
Sheri Stallsmith joined the Akron Art Museum family this past August as the new special events manager. Recently she sat down to answer a few questions with Communications Intern Corey Jenkins. What is your background? I have been involved in event planning my entire life. I was always a kid who was putting together parties for my friends. As an adult, I officially got involved in event planning in my hometown of Orrville, Ohio, when my mother volunteered me to plan an event. Professionally, I
Holiday Hours 2012
This year museum visitors are lucky because Christmas and New Year’s fall on days the museum is already traditionally closed — Mondays and Tuesdays. Though office staff are normally on site on Mondays and Tuesdays, we will not be in the offices on December 24-25. The museum will reopen to the public on Wednesday, December 26 at 11 am. On New Year’s Eve (Monday, December 31) join us for First Night Akron. From 6 — 10 pm enjoy music, theater and a hands-on activity in
Countdown to Gift Giving 2012: Day 20
We are starting this year’s countdown with something every gift-buyer needs: wrapping paper. Don’t just wrap your presents in generic paper this holiday season! These exciting designs are the by-products of creating fine art and are actual photos taken of surfaces in the artists’ studios. Alternatively, if animal prints are more your style, we have that too. The Akron Art Museum is the exclusive venue in Ohio to carry this all-occasion, high quality paper from Wrapped LA.
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
Studio Glass Movement
Take a peek inside a glass studio in this short video chronicling the humble beginnings of the Studio Glass Movement in a Toledo, Ohio garage under the guidance of Harvey Littleton and Dominick Labino. Learn more about the rise of the studio glass workshop in 1962 and get a look at several beautiful pieces made throughout the history of the movement. Stop into the museum to view our collection of glass sculptures by Paul Stankard and current exhibition New Artifacts: Works by Brent Kee Young
Become A Member!
By Corey Jenkins, Communications Intern Membership matters! The Akron Art Museum showcases regional, national and international art from 1850 to present day. In addition to the collection and exhibitions, the museum offers many opportunities for community members of all ages to discover new perspectives through concerts, films, lectures and workshops. The various levels of membership offer many perks including free gallery admission, member magazine subscription, special discounts (including discounts in the museum store) and parking privileges. Your museum
The Q Is Blue!
By Corey Jenkins, Communications Intern One of the first things visitors to the museum see is Claes Oldenburg’s bright pink sculpture Inverted Q. However if you are Vincent van Gogh, who one vision expert believes suffered from “protanopia,” the Q would appear to be blue. The Chromatic Vision Simulator app for iOS/Android was developed by Japanese vision expert, Kazunori Asad. After viewing some of Van Gogh’s pieces in an exhibition where the lighting and environment was designed to display pieces the way a colorblind person
Downtown@Dusk ft. 15 60 75 The Numbers Band
Come see 15 60 75 The Numbers Band 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 Interim Chief Curator Ellen Rudolph, ArtCamp@Dusk for the kids, hot dogs and a cold beer from Elevator Brewing for adults. Simply called The Numbers Band by their fans, band founder Robert Kidney said the band name is taken from a Numbers Racket, a method of analyzing dreams as number sequences
‘Friends and Family event at Akron Art Museum July 26-29
From Thursday, July 26, through Sunday, July 29, University of Akron faculty, staff, students and retirees, who already have free admission to the museum, can bring up to three friends or family members to the museum for free. To take advantage of the offer, just show your Zip Card.
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