Akron Art Prize entries on the third floor of Summit Artspace

On September 1st the Akron Art Prize made its debut in downtown Akron. Modeled after similar events in other cities, notably Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Seattle, Washington, the Art Prize competition consists of 138 pieces displayed in five venues. The public is invited to vote for their favorites and determine the winners of cash prizes funded by The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation. The Downtown Akron Partnership is presenting this event as part of the new Downtown Art Works Series.

Nearly half of the artwork is at Summit Artspace. Other sites include Millworks Gallery, Red Light Galleries, We Gallery and outside the Akron Art Museum. The final weekend of first round voting is coming up – all of the galleries will be open Friday and Saturday, 5 – 9 p.m. Additional information is available at the Downtown Akron Partnership site.