Akron Art Museum’s New Exhibition Opens March 22: She Said, She Said: Contemporary Woman Artists

Posted on: February 20, 2025
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Akron Art Museum’s New Exhibition Opens March 22

She Said, She Said: Contemporary Woman Artists

Featuring works from the Rubell Museum Collection

Akron, OH — The Akron Art Museum is proud to present She Said, She Said: Contemporary Women Artists, a dynamic new exhibition that opens in the Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries on Saturday, March 22, and runs through Sunday, August 10.

Curated from the renowned Rubell Museum Collection, alongside select pieces from the Akron Art Museum’s own holdings, She Said, She Said celebrates the groundbreaking contributions of women artists across generations, cultures, and disciplines. The exhibition features an impressive lineup that includes Cindy Sherman, Solange Pessoa, Beverly Semmes, Cajsa von Zeipel, Yayoi Kusama, and the Guerrilla Girls, the exhibition showcases more than 30 artists working in painting, photography, sculpture, video, and installation.

“We’re proud to showcase She Said, She Said, an exhibition that underscores the continuing influence of women artists in shaping the future of the art world. This collaboration reinforces our commitment to bringing forward underrepresented perspectives and making bold, diverse art accessible to our community,” said Jon Fiume, John S. Knight Executive Director and CEO of the Akron Art Museum.

“We are thrilled to be partnering again with the Rubell Collection, after Keith Haring: Against All Odds, to offer our audience members access to a world-renowned collection of contemporary art,” said Chief Curator Jenny Gerow. “With She Said, She Said, we are not only able to have a new roster of fantastic works on view but able to place these works in conversation with the stellar collection of works by multigenerational female artists including the Yayoi Kusama, Guerilla Girls, and Cindy Sherman.” Before the exhibition officially opens, guests can get a first look at She Said, She Said at a preview event on Friday, March 21, from 7 to 9 p.m. The evening will feature:

  • Entertainment by DJ Wilma Shakes
  • Complimentary hors d’oeuvres
  • Interactive art stations, including wheat pasting (inspired by the Guerrilla Girls), Femme button-making, and a screen-printing station where attendees can print the exhibition logo on pennant banners

Tickets:

  • Free for Akron Art Museum members
  • $20 for nonmembers Tickets can be obtained at AkronArtMusem.org.

For media inquiries on the exhibition, please email Matthew Hribar at mhribar@akronartmuseum.org.

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