On a stifling hot weekend in late July artists took to the sidewalks, plazas and parks of downtown Akron to create works for the Streetscapes: Akron in Plein Air 2012 exhibit. Organized by guest curator Brian Shellito, the exhibit opened on August 10 and will remain in the gallery through Saturday, September 15, 2012. At the same time the tenth anniversary of Summit Artspace is being celebrated with The Postcard Show. Over sixty small artworks (4 x 6 inches) were created and generously donated by artists whose work has appeared at Summit Artspace during its first decade. Each postcard is available for sale for $10 with proceeds to benefit the gallery.

The BOX gallery, a project of Artists of Rubber City, features We the People: 2042, a sound installation by Don Parsisson and Martin Nielsen along with Nothing by Mouth, work by Emily Meister, in the ‘little box.’

All of the exhibits were recently reviewed by Beacon Journal art critic, Dottie Shinn, who wrote, “All of these are handsome shows, meticulously designed, installed and lighted. They demonstrate not only our American resourcefulness and spirit, but also that no matter the size of the venue or space, we can still create big ideas.”
The full review is available online here.