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autumn exhibits at Summit Artspace

October 17, 2015 in artists, artists of rubber city, summit artspace | No comments

New exhibits are underway at Summit Artspace:

the BOX gallery is featuring Reborn, a group show curated by Annette Yoho Feltes, and Dollar $igns, collages by Shirley Ende-Saxe.

In the first floor Summit Artspace Gallery, Meg Harris of Harris Stanton Gallery is collaborating with Summit Artspace to present Full Circle.

Full Circle
Summit Artspace Gallery

Reborn
Dollar $igns
the BOX gallery

October 16 through November 22, 2015
Summit Artspace
140 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio

gallery hours: Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

update: October 30, 2015, Akron Beacon Journal review of exhibits

SummitLive365

October 15, 2015 in artists, hanging around town | No comments

SummitLive365, a portal for artists, venues, performers, organizations and creators is now up and running. The site is a product of ArtsNow, a non-profit organization founded in July of 2015 with the purpose of connecting arts, culture and community in Summit County Ohio. The directory for visual artists is a welcome resource, too: Joan Colbert on SummitLive365.

Artists of Rubber City Postcard Show

April 20, 2015 in artists, artists of rubber city, artwork | No comments

The little kitty caught me in his tractor beam stare and resistance was futile! Spirit World, by Roza Maille, came home with me from the Artists of Rubber City Postcard Show.

It was no surprise that sales were brisk during the Friday evening opening reception – the selection of small original art was incredible. A variety of frames were also available, with proceeds from all purchases benefiting The BOX Gallery. It’s difficult to contain the awesomeness of Spirit World, but this frame comes mighty close!

The Artists of Rubber City Postcard Show continues through May 3, 2015 at The Box Gallery, 140 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio.

opening and closing at the artwalk

March 7, 2015 in artists, artists of rubber city, hanging around town, summit artspace | No comments

It’s a busy Saturday of comings and goings at Summit Artspace!

Gallery schedules will not be in sync for a few months, so the March Artwalk features the closing of Time Capsules in the first floor gallery and the opening of skin{d.e.e.p.} and VS (Versus)::0.02 [gridiron] by Margarita Benitez and Markus Vogl in the BOX gallery.

In addition to the gallery exhibits, Crafty Mart’s Nerdy Pop-up Market amid the third floor open studios make Summit Artspace a must on your artwalk itinerary!

the time capsule

March 6, 2015 in artists, artwork, summit artspace | 1 comment

the time capsule from Time Capsules

Sitting among the sculptures in the current Summit Artspace exhibit, Time Capsules, is an actual time capsule – a wooden crate built to hold artwork and ephemera from local artists and art lovers. Terry Klausman designed and built the container, made arrangements for its storage and constantly encouraged those in the arts community to add a little something to collection. It is now brimming with books, artwork, clippings, photographs and notes. Multi-talented wood sculptor, Tom Baldwin, hand lettered the box and the lid. At the close of the exhibit the crate will be sealed and stored at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, Special Collections, to be opened in fifty years. While the world of 2065 is unknowable, I’m confident that those who open the box will be delighted with the treasure within.

My contribution is a handprinted book of prints from Tree Lines/Dusk + Dawn, with business card, postcards, etc., tucked into the back.

Time Capsules at Summit Artspace

January 31, 2015 in artists, artwork, hanging around town, summit artspace | No comments

Over a year in the making, Time Capsules opened Friday evening at the Summit Artspace Gallery. Artist Terry Klausman proposed the exhibit and invited fellow assemblage artists, Bret Hines and Gwen Waight, to join him in filling the space with sculptures and wall pieces that rework all manner of materials into engaging, often thought-provoking, artwork. Even amid the distractions of opening night festivities, Tim Fitzwater captured some interesting views of the artwork – take a look at ZipperCityBlog.

In keeping with the theme, Terry has installed an actual time-capsule-in-progress in the gallery. Artists are invited to add their own contributions to the visual artists of 2015 collection which will be sealed at the close of the exhibit. The crate will then be stored at the Akron-Summit County Public Library, to be re-opened in fifty years!

Time Capsules
Bret Hines – Terry Klausman – Gwen Waight
January 30 – March 7, 2015
Summit Artspace
140 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44303
Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

February 13, 2015 update: Akron Beacon Journal review by Anderson Turner – Three Dimensional Works Inspire Creativity at Summit Artspace

Meditation/Creation at the BOX gallery

January 18, 2015 in artists, artists of rubber city, hanging around town | No comments

the BOX gallery, a project of Artists of Rubber City, opened its 2015 exhibit schedule with two exhibits, curated by Rosa Maille: Meditation/Creation, featuring the work of Tom Baldwin and Barbara Sabol, Claudia Berlinski, Mardi Gauer, Clarissa Jakobsons and Laurel Winters, in the front gallery and Peculiar Moments – drawings by Mark Jaroszewski in the small box. On Friday, January 16, there was an opening party featuring poetry readings by Clarissa Jakobsons and Barbara Sabol. The official opening reception will take place on Friday, January 30, 2015.

update:
Anderson Turner, writing in the Sunday, February 8, 2015, edition of the Akron Beacon Journal, reviewed both Meditation/Creation and Peculiar Moments in Finding Beauty in Nature at the BOX gallery.

December Downtown Artwalk

December 7, 2014 in artists, artwork, hanging around town, summit artspace | No comments

The studio was in holiday mode for the last artwalk of 2014 – even the blackbirds got in the act. Two handmade ornaments were available this year, a felted wool crow and and his wood, wire and glass cohort.

The Kenmore High School Madrigals put everyone in the holiday mood with their vocal arrangements of classic carols, while pop-up artists Toni Billick, Leona Bowser, Andrea Cistone, Eileen Matias, Deborah Shapiro, Anne Snyder and Mila Susnjar added some visual variety to the mix.

Downtown Akron Artwalk – November

November 2, 2014 in artists, summit artspace | No comments

The month of November opened with the Downtown Akron Artwalk and new Penthouse Pop-up artists outside the studios on the third floor of Summit Artspace. Visitors were treated to artwork by Linda Alexander-Radak, Nikki Bartel, Karen Koch and Jennifer Worden – one night only!

October Artwalk, Penthouse Pop-ups and more!

October 5, 2014 in artists, hanging around town, summit artspace | No comments

The October Artwalk was abuzz with beginnings and endings . . .

Saturday, October 4, was the last day to vote for favorites in the Akron Art Prize. Despite a non-functioning mobile app, plenty of people were able to vote at the kiosks at each participating gallery and still have time to head to the museum for the awards party. Saturday also saw the closing of Paranormal Paranoia: the other side of Tattoo Art(ists) in the BOX gallery and the last opportunity to take a chance on the tattoo gift certificate from Kustom Culture Tattoos. The Akron Society of Artists gallery re-opened with Akron Society of Artists Paint en Plein Air.

Once again, Penthouse Pop-ups appeared outside the studios on the third floor of Summit Artspace. The October artists, Lin Anne Luciano Fiore, Dena Gershon, Bernadette Houk, Kathie Jandrey and Lauren McIntosh brought some variety to the artwalk with their fiber, ceramics, oil paintings, sculpture and jewelry.