Arts

‘A preventable disaster:’ Akron Art Museum employees, former chairman say museum’s leaders let them down

May 7th, 2020

by Noor Hindi and Rosalie Murphy UPDATE:In an email to employees Tuesday, May 19, the Akron Art Museum announced director Mark Masuoka's resignation effective immediately. Board member Jon Fiume will step i...

Corners of Creation is “finding inspiration in even the smallest places”

May 4th, 2020

Interview with Director of Corners of Creation, Kate Starks words by Colleen Hanke, photos provided by Kate Starks Everyone needs a creative outlet. Some people knit, some people paint, Kate Starks dance...

Celebrated graphic novelist revisits deadly Kent State shooting at 50th anniversary

April 23rd, 2020

In 'Four Dead in Ohio' Akron native and author of 'My Friend Dahmer' Derf Backderf depicts lives of four Kent State students killed in 1970 in his new by Lauren Dangel We have heard the names, read the ...

Facing lost income, artists scramble to take shows online

March 25th, 2020

by Derek Kreider If you’re an artist that’s been affected by the COVID-19 closures, a list of resources can be found here. If you’re interested in helping a struggling artist, here’s a site that will dis...

Looking for improv in Akron? Just Go With It.

March 24th, 2020

by Matthew Hogan Clever retorts, belly-laughing exchanges and ingenious characterization are just a taste of what to expect from the incredible world of improv. For those not familiar, improv is a form of l...

‘The Black Card Project’ explores the many facets of Black identity

March 16th, 2020

by Jamie Keaton Audre Lorde once said: “If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.” I recently went to see “The Black Card Project,” ...

Ohio writer Hanif Abdurraqib talks poetry, basketball and A Tribe Called Quest

March 2nd, 2020

by Micah Wimmer Over the last half-decade, Columbus-based writer Hanif Abdurraqib has created a body of work that far more experienced writers would have reason to envy. Each of his four books contains wri...

Point of No Return Improv delights and challenges Cuyahoga Falls audiences

February 24th, 2020

by Anne Walsh Point of No Return Improv, a Cuyahoga Falls-based improv troupe, celebrated its 18th anniversary in February. “The point of no return is the point in a river at which you cannot turn ...

Art helped rescue Marcella Chapman. Now it helps her advocate for her furry friends.

February 13th, 2020

by Jillian Holness For Marcella Chapman, art is more than just attractive colors and nice silhouettes. It has been the life jacket that rescued her from drowning in a sea of darkness. The 59-year-o...

‘Art has a way of shifting culture,’ says UA student Kwamé Gomez

February 3rd, 2020

by Noor Hindi Kwamé Gomez is always looking towards the future. Her artwork features bright, vibrant colors inspired by the Caribbean, elements of fantasy, and lots and lots of glitter. For Kwamé, ...

Reimagining the Village: Bringing theatre right to your doorstep

Muralist Caleb Aronhalt brings ‘minions’ to surprising places

In new book, David Giffels travels Ohio to understand the U.S.

The Nightlight to host outdoor film series at Stan Hywet

Leadership Akron’s Civic Solutions Lab examines the local and national landscape of early childhood education

Artisan Coffee celebrates five years in Ellet

Akron-born Rachel Cargle opens Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre at The Well

International Jerk brings something new to Summit Lake

It’s A KLing Thing House Celebrates Ten Years

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

‘I can be your Antidote at the end of a hard day:’ Madison Cummins releases sophomore album

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