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NO COMPLY: The Art of Skateboard Culture

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, July 17, 2015 – 6pm-9pm In conjunction with THE WILD ONES Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace, Square Records will feature artwork inspired by skateboarding culture from participating artists Phil Guy, Jesse Strother, and Charlie Wagers. This show will be on display in the Square Records Gallery from July 17th until August 16th, 2015. Square Records is located in Highland…

Self & Others: Be Part of the Art!

Don’t be shy! Summit Artspace Gallery wants YOUR selfie to be featured in the new exhibition Self & Others: The Photographic Portrait.  The Akron gallery will be accepting selfies via email at [email protected] and the hashtag ‪#‎selfothers‬. Select images will be printed and displayed in the gallery alongside the curated exhibition.  Submissions are accepted through the last week of…

Self & Others: The Photographic Portrait

While formal portraits have held their own in high school yearbooks and on office desks, bookcases, piano tops, and just about everywhere, how much do they really tell us about the subjects inside the portrait?

A new exhibition, Self & Others: The Photographic Portrait, will provide an opportunity to look beyond the static representation that is often seen in portraits. A number of local…

Assembling mementos in “Time Capsules”

Art Review by Roza Maille

In America it seems like everyone collects something.  Browsing flea markets, garage sales, and thrift stores can be like a journey to another era as you interact with people’s discarded or forgotten possessions.

Visiting “Time Capsules,” the current exhibition at the Summit Artspace, can take your weekend tour of second-hand sales to a whole other level.  These artists…

Day Dreaming with Andy Dreamingwolf

 Interview by Rob Lehr

An Akron born artist, Andy Dreamingwolf, is completely self-taught and has shown in several art exhibitions throughout Ohio. In 2013, he was selected by the infamous Jonathan LeVine Gallery of Manhatten to participate in the Parlor Gallery juried exhibition promoted by Hi-Fructose Magazine. Hand picked by Jonathan LeVine himself from hundreds of candidates, Andy…

TRANSITIONS closes Nov 15

Art Review by Roger Durbin

An artist friend not too long ago lost her father. She dealt with the intense feelings she was having by (of all things) making art. It was not just therapy for her; it was also a way to embody the experience, to capture such a monumental change in her life.

That kind of idea informs the current exhibition on display at Summit Artspace (a Knight Arts grantee)called…

Art review by Anderson Turner

Ohio is a rich state. Its wealth can be measured in many ways, but the strongest is its history and culture. It’s an embarrassment of riches really; museums, educational institutions, symphonies and cultural nonprofits not only call this state home, but they also teach others around the country and the world how to survive and foster cultural growth and change in…

TRANSITIONS: climactic moments collide

Art Review by Claudia Berlinski

On exhibit at Summit Artspace through November 15 is the work of Allison Elia and Eli Donahue. This is a nicely curated show by Rob Lehr, which include both three-dimensional and two-dimensional work. Each is segregated from the other to allow for each body of work to make its strongest statement.

Upon entering the gallery we are confronted with a quiet and sparse…