Arts – Page 3 – THE DEVIL STRIP

Artist Maria Uhase wants viewers to ‘look deeper’

August 31st, 2020

Interview by Rosalie Murphy When Maria Uhase was a kid, her mother taught art lessons in their Wadsworth home. She experimented with arts and crafts from a young age, and when she was old enough, she began ... Read More...

Community Darkroom of Akron offers resources for aspiring and pro photographers

August 19th, 2020

by Zaïré Talon Daniels Photography has evolved dramatically since the invention of the camera in the 19th century. Cameras are now so important to us that they have been shrunk and placed in our cell phones... Read More...

Cover artist, Miller South grad Adana Tillman, tells her story with quilts

August 5th, 2020

by Charlee Harris Meet this month’s cover artist, Adana Tillman. She is a textile fabrication artist born and raised in Akron. Adana, who currently lives in Atlanta, was awarded the TILA Garden Fel... Read More...

High school students take summer photography camp home

July 29th, 2020

words by Allyson Smith, photos by Arts LIFT students When Elisa Gargarella and Marissa McClellan were told that there would be no Arts LIFT program this summer because of COVID-19, they were bummed, to say ... Read More...

‘The Theater and the Plague:’ A call for radical envisioning

July 23rd, 2020

by Tessa Gaffney When the shutdowns started, I was in a Directing II class at The University of Akron taught by the brilliant James Slowiak of New World Performance Lab. One of the required readings on our ... Read More...

Former Akron Art Museum employees protest as museum reopens

July 21st, 2020

words and photos by Kyle Cochrun On July 16, a group assembled in front of the Akron Art Museum to protest its member reopening. (There will be another protest on July 23, the day the museum reopens to the ... Read More...

Ohio Shakespeare Festival shifts to radio plays

July 14th, 2020

by Josy Jones In March, theaters across the country, from Broadway to local community theaters, were forced to stop their productions mid-rehearsal, mid-tech, and even in the middle of a run. Like most arts... Read More...

Dominic Moore-Dunson, practicing self-care

How Black Artists are Practicing Self-Care in 2020

June 29th, 2020

“F--- everything else. You matter.” by Josy Jones The opportunity to grab a book and lose yourself in a fictional realm. That album that always cheers you up or helps you make sense of the feelings in yo... Read More...

Millennial Theatre Project Takes on conversations about race in community-driven play

June 25th, 2020

by Josy Jones The Black Lives Matter movement, to many, feels new and shocking. To others, it’s a turbulent new chapter in a never-ending story. For years, Black people have voiced concerns and frustration ... Read More...

Sculptor Tom Baldwin captures ‘a millisecond of a bird’s life’

June 23rd, 2020

words and photos by Ken Evans Perched on the top floor of the Summit Artspace, Akronites can find the Song of Wood studio, a creative space where Tom Baldwin expands on a uniquely American art form and prov... Read More...

Akron photographer to release her ‘Portraits of a Pandemic’ as a book

ArtsNow launches $50,000 Artist Relief Fund for Summit County artists

In the studio with metalsmith Shani Richards

The National Center for Choreography celebrates five years

The road to eco-hell is littered with good intentions

Helping Summit County’s 90,000 older adults stay safe in their homes

Pastor Dee Williams is called to ‘love the hell out of people’

Akron Urban League Young Professionals provides support for Black Akronites

Standing Room: July 2016

Peachcurls showcases NEO musicians on new album ‘Meadow’

Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is

Longtime rocker Harvey Gold is ‘all the versions’ of himself on new album

Finding beautiful moments in the mess

The doctor is in: Infant eye color

Dealing with transitions in a blended household

Shame and Laundry