Contributor: Seema Rao
Relief Podcast: Reflection
This monthly podcast brings listeners joy and comfort to their day. The Akron Art Museum’s staff shares insights from their own lives combined with conversations about the collection and interviews with regional artists and musicians. Join us the first Friday of every month at noon. LISTEN NOW! Reflection Seema and Gina talk about the reflections and the various places we find them. Deep Dive with Sloane Sloan explores Dieter Appelt’s photograph Der Fleck auf dem Spiegel, den der Atemhauch schafft. Shop Talk with Tom Roese
Relief Podcast: Capture
This monthly podcast brings listeners joy and comfort to your day. The Akron Art Museum’s staff shares insights from their own lives combined with conversations about the collection and interviews with regional artists and musicians. Join us the first Friday of every month at noon. LISTEN NOW! Capture Seema and Gina talk about the photography as an artist’s tool, choosing subjects for photographs, and what it means to be a photographer. Deep Dive with Sloane Sloan explores Daido Moriyama’s photograph Inu No Kioko Shusho (Memory
Relief Podcast: Togetherness
This monthly podcast brings listeners joy and comfort to your day. The Akron Art Museum’s staff shares insights from their own lives combined with conversations about the collection and interviews with regional artists and musicians. Join us the first Friday of every month at noon. LISTEN NOW! Togetherness Seema and Gina talk about the different forms of “togetherness” and how people have fostered those moments over the past couple of years. Deep Dive with Seema: Thursday by Sam Gilliam Shop Talk with Terence Hammonds Printmaker
Relief Podcast: Nostalgia
This monthly podcast brings listeners joy and comfort for these uncertain times. The Akron Art Museum’s staff shares insights from their own lives combined with conversations about the collection and interviews with regional artists and musicians. Join us the first Friday of every month at noon. LISTEN NOW! Nostalgia This week the topic is Joy. Seema and Gina talk about the fleeting nature of joy and where they’re finding joy in this challenging moment. Deep Dive with Seema: Strawberry Koolaid Heart by Bea Nettles Shop
Relief Podcast: Episode 10: Joy
This week the topic is Joy. Seema and Gina talk about the fleeting nature of joy and where they’re finding joy in this challenging moment.
Relief Podcast: Episode 9: Collage
This week the topic is Collage. Seema and Gina talk about how collage can include everything from mood boards and scrapbooks, to the large scale and monumental works in the museum’s collection..
Relief Podcast: Episode 8: Play
This week the topic is Play. Seema and Gina discuss how to stay playful during times of stress and how artists use play in their work.
Family Day: Dog Days of Summer
Summer is coming to an end. It’s a time to relish freedom, enjoy family, and spend a few more minutes in the outdoors. This month’s projects celebrate the end of the holidays.
Relief Podcast: Episode 7: Alternatives
This week the topic is Alternatives. Seema and Gina talk about how the world is turning to creative alternatives during the pandemic and what alternatives can mean to artists.
Relief Podcast: Episode 6: Process
This week the topic is Process. Seema and Gina discuss the different processes they’ve been going through during COVID and how artists work through extensive processes to get to a final result.
