Upcoming Exhibitions

Robert Glenn Ketchum (Los Angeles, California, 1947 - ) CVNRA #397, from the Federal Lands series 1987 Cibachrome print 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.2 cm) Collection of the Akron Art Museum Purchased with funds from The GAR Foundation 1989.14 © Robert Glenn Ketchum

Ordinary Miracles: Robert Glenn Ketchum’s Photographs of Cuyahoga Valley National Park

August 8, 2025 - January 25, 2026 | Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

A fan favorite of the Akron Art Museum collection, Robert Glenn Ketchum’s photographs have been displayed frequently over the years in smaller groupings, but Ordinary Miracles: Robert Glenn Ketchum’s Photographs of Cuyahoga Valley National Park will be the first solo exhibition of the artist’s work at AAM since the late 1980s. From 1986–1988, Ketchum documented what was then known as Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area (CVNRA) and is now Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). Ketchum aimed to make each of his CVNRA images a metaphor for larger themes behind the park’s existence, stating “To draw my readers into these pictures, and prevent the images from seeming specifically regional, I have attempted to create a new, more generic kind of photograph: an icon of the landscape, not a specific and documentary description. It is my intent that these pictures also sustain the idea of the Cuyahoga as a national metaphor, so the photographs have been made with the hope they will have a ‘universal’ sense about them.” 

Myrlande Constant. Sosyete Radha, 2024. Beads, sequins, and tassels on fabric. Courtesy of the artist and Fort Gansevoort Gallery, New York

Myrlande Constant: DRAPO

August 9, 2025 – January 4, 2026 | The Judith Bear Isroff Gallery

Myrlande Constant: DRAPO brings ten large flags together in a single space, providing a stunning abundance of intricate craft, as well as a broader sense of Vodou and its dense mixture of West African, Central African, and Catholic religions. Through these sources and their understanding of many spirits, Vodou practitioners bring together love, inspiration, nature, and Haitian history and pride. Constant skillfully and impressively weaves all of this into her art.

Alfred McMoore. Untitled [Funeral Scene], mid 1990s. Graphite on roll paper. 60 x 540 in. (152.4 x 1371.6 cm). Collection of the Akron Art Museum. Gift of Charles Auerbach, 1995.5

Alfred McMoore: All This Luck in My Head

September 20, 2025 - February 8, 2026 | Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

In September, the Akron Art Museum will open the first solo museum exhibition for artist Alfred McMoore. McMoore (1950–2009) lived and worked his entire life in Akron, creating enormous drawings that depict many of the people he encountered. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, McMoore turned to art as a daily practice of expression and connection. He drew in pencil on scrolls of paper that were five feet high and up to fifty feet long. Because of their monumental size, these works have rarely been displayed publicly. McMoore’s unique presence in Akron’s cultural landscape inspired the name of the renowned band. Dan Auerbach has shared that McMoore would often leave voicemails saying, “This is Alfred McMoore. Your black key is taking too long”—a phrase believed to signify that something was off-center or not quite right.