Saturday began with the Best of the City Awards and, being the first Saturday of the month, ended with the Artwalk. Occasionally the Downtown Artwalk falls on a weekend that is between exhibits at Summit Artspace, just as it did this month. Even so, with open studios and the newly installed Streetscapes: Akron in Plein Air, the third floor was well worth the visit.

The studio exterior featured recent watercolors – a bit of ‘how I spent my summer vacation’ visuals:

Out on the floor portable panels held the plein air work submitted to Streetscapes. Participating artists worked throughout downtown Akron last weekend, even during Saturday’s downpours. The results attest to time well spent!

In her article, Painting the Town, April Helms of Record Publishing covered the painting weekend and the artists working at various locations in downtown Akron.

For up-to-date information on Akron’s Downtown Artwalk visit the Downtown Akron Partnership site.