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AAM Mad Libs

You can play AAM mad libs with your friends or by yourself. Here’s howto play: Creatively fill in the list on the next page with whatever words youlike, then transfer your list to the blanks in the story. Finally, read the storyfrom start to finish and enjoy your silly creation! Be sure not to peek at thestory until you’ve chosen all of the words to complete it. Helpful Reminders! Adjective: Describes things or peopleExamples: crazy, short, annoying, messy, fluffy, brave Noun: Person, place, or thingExamples:

Studio Interior with Flowers on Bench

Joseph O’Sickey believed “The subject doesn’t matter… what the artist brings to it is the important thing.”

Crépuscule : An Ode to Dusk

This painting by French artist Gaston La Touche is an ode to dusk (“crépuscule” in French) and its subtle beauty of color and light.

To Uncertainty

Honoré Guilbeau had early aspirations as a dancer, but soon after enrolling in classes at the Art Institute of Chicago, she shifted her focus to printmaking. Her thoughts were never far from dancing however, and she often featured dancers and theater scenes in her works. In this print, the three dancers and their movements appear somewhat enigmatic. Their forms seem to emerge from the same core, yet they have separate upper bodies. Or, the figures could all represent the same dancer at different moments in

AAM Mad Libs

You can play AAM mad libs with your friends or by yourself. Here’s howto play: Creatively fill in the list on the next page with whatever words youlike, then transfer your list to the blanks in the story. Finally, read the storyfrom start to finish and enjoy your silly creation! Be sure not to peek at thestory until you’ve chosen all of the words to complete it. Helpful Reminders! Adjective: Describes things or peopleExamples: crazy, short, annoying, messy, fluffy, brave Noun: Person, place, or thingExamples:

Landscape with Yellow Clouds

A longtime favorite across Northeast Ohio, William Sommer absorbed ideas from Cubism and other modern European art movements, adapting them to his distinctly Midwestern subject matter of farm scenes, landscapes, and portraits. Sommer painted this landscape shortly after he visited New York City for the groundbreaking Armory Show of modern art in 1913. It was there that he saw innovative works by artists like Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh. He was especially enthralled by the work of French painter Henri Matisse, whose bold and

Cooking with the Collection: Patrick Nagatani

Learn the history of this Japanese-American dish along with the recipe.

Research Mysteries from Quarantine: Part 2

By Jeff Katzin, Curatorial Fellow When I let my mind drift towards broad questions about art, the issues are usually subjective: What makes a work of art beautiful? How can we balance awareness of artistic tradition with a true openness to new ideas? How can artists best communicate truths that are deeply personal? Questions like these are nuanced and exciting, but on occasion it’s a nice change of pace to delve into more objective issues; classic journalistic questions like who, what, when, and where. My

Research Mysteries from Quarantine: Part 1

By Jeff Katzin, Curatorial Fellow COVID-19 has disrupted human life on every level, and museums are no exception. During these strange and difficult times, Akron Art Museum staff have ably adapted to all sorts of new roles while working remotely. One of our highest priorities has been to stay connected with our community, even if social distancing means that we have to lean on our online presence more than our physical galleries. To this end, we’ve rolled out a new website, debuted a podcast, sent

A cream tinted road enters from the left foreground and is positioned diagonally in the composition. An abstracted vehicle, reduced to two colors and simplified shapes, travels up its surface. On the left side of the road is a string of houses which are wedged in space. The roof and outside of the walls of the buildings are painted with an array of colors including sapphire, crimson, lime green, violet, and burnt orange. A soft fade disseminated across the surface of the buildings like a wash.Two stylized figures walk in either direction on the sidewalk. In the background is a church that transcends the buildings in front of it. A prism with two levels extends from its front with supports fixed to the corners. The roof is violet and the wall color is sandy.

Make a Mini Zine!

#MuseumAtHome #TryThis Need a quick way to creatively get out your stay-at-home stresses? A new style of sending a message to a friend? A fun approach for adults and kids alike to make a mini-story? Try making a zine! Zines, short for magazines, are self-published, easy-to-make projects that have zero-to-no stipulations. Zines used to be created as a way for science fiction fans to add onto their favorite narratives, often through cutting and pasting paper together to form a small book or issue. Now, zines

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