The Knight Arts program is now seeking grant opportunities in Akron that can create transformational and sustainable change through artistic excellence and collective cultural experiences. If you’re interested in learning more about working with Knight in the arts, please contact Akron Program Director Jennifer Thomas.
By Jessie Raynor, Akron Area Arts Alliance Director Summit Artspace Gallery opened its 10th anniversary season with Unmonumental Landscapes, an exhibition by emerging artists Debra DeGregorio, Coe Lapossy, Sommer Tolan and Chelsea Blackerby. The young women explore personal understandings of the contemporary world through landscapes created from collections of ideas, objects and images. The group [...]
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DANCECleveland, a Knight Foundation grant recipient, is thrilled to be presenting Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company this weekend at Playhouse Square. In addition to the main stage performances, we are hosting: Pre-performance lecture: Saturday, January, 28 at 7:15 pm or Sunday, January 29 at 2:15pm. Join us in the Ohio Theatre for a [...]
By Beth Rutkowski, GroundWorks DanceTheatre Northeast Ohio’s premier dance company has announced the dates and locations for the world premiere of new work by choreographer Ronen Koresh. The piece was commissioned with generous support from Toby Devan Lewis through her contribution to the GroundWorks New Works Fund and will premiere in Cleveland and Akron in [...]
By Val Renner, Akron Civic Theatre January is upon us and we are very excited to start our 2012 shows out with three shows that highlight the diversity among local artists here in Northeastern Ohio. Devo, Chrissie Hynde and the Black Keys had to start somewhere and these three very talented acts could get their [...]
By DANCECleveland DANCECleveland is pleased to be presenting one of Israel’s premier dance companies, Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company at the Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. From the Innovative minds of Israeli choreographer Inbal Pinto and director [...]
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By Jessie Raynor, Akron Area Arts Alliance director Every generation has its toy manias from Troll Dolls to Ninja Turtles to Beanie Babies to Hello Kitty. Now the rage is Munny, a blank, white vinyl doll with moveable parts that challenges its owner to create a personality. Guest curator Rob Lehr, a BFA graduate from [...]
By Keith Freund, Akron Art Museum Most of the photography we do to document our collection at the Akron Art Museum is accomplished in a studio setting with the highest-quality equipment. We hire a photographer and set up a professional studio in our storage areas and galleries to capture our prints, paintings, and sculptures looking [...]
By Val Renner, Akron Civic Theatre The Akron Civic Theatre comes alive with the hustle and bustle of the season. The sounds of glee fill the air when children experience the magic of the Nutcracker. It has become a Holiday tradition for many of the families in the area. We have been told as many [...]
By Neil Thackaberry, Actors’ Summit Good things continue to happen as the result of the Knight Foundation’s support of Actors’ Summit “Bring Your Parents to a Play” program. We added a special performance of Woody Guthrie’s American Song for 150 students and they all went home with fliers about the special Student / Parent program. Some [...]
By DANCECleveland DANCECleveland continues to be thrilled with the response from the Akron community for our presentation of MOMIX on October 1! The crowd of 3,000 was wowed by the spectacular beauty of the dancers, costumes and artwork. The critics, including the Akron Beacon Journal, agreed with the rave reviews (click here to read the [...]
