ABOUT SUMMIT ARTSPACE
Summit Artspace is a non-profit community art center organization that provides studio, exhibit and programming spaces in Summit County and the surrounding area for local artists and arts organizations; and is a center for art education open to all residents. Contact Summit Artspace at 330-376-8480. On the Web at www.summitartspace.org. Find us on: Facebook, Twitter at @AkronAreaArts, Instagram and Snapchat.
Free parking behind the building at East Market.
Handicap accessible both sites.
Elevator available both sites.
Summit Artspace on East Market is channeling Edgar Allan Poe to bring mystery and Gothic fascination to a juried art exhibit and writing competition, Poe’s Garden, that will showcase local creatives and their love for the unearthly. Poe’s Garden opens with a free reception with the visual artists and writers on Friday, Oct. 18, 5-8 p.m., … Continue reading Enter Poe’s Garden of mystery at Summit Artspace on East Market, Oct. 18-Nov. 9
Connections/Intersections across cultures and histories in new show The Women’s Art League of Akron presents their fall show “Connections/Intersections” based on the concept that we are connected to our organization and we show our diversity by intersecting with one another. The members’ group show will open on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Summit Artspace, 140 E. … Continue reading Women’s Art League of Akron Fall show: Connections/Intersections,
COME ON IN THROUGH THE NEW PORTALS PHOTO SHOW AT SUMMIT ARTSPACE ON TUSC Step into the first juried art exhibit at Summit Artspace on Tusc with PORTALS, opening Saturday, Sept. 28, 12-5 p.m., during the Mum Festival in Barberton. There will be a free reception with the artists and juror during the opening in … Continue reading PORTALS photo show at Summit Artspace on Tusc through Nov. 16, Winners announced
AKRON, Ohio–Function gives form to the pieces chosen for the new show at Summit Artspace on East Market but artistry breathes life into places for resting; small beacons to light spaces; lovely machines to count the hours; ornaments to adorn the body; artful vessels; and more. Function and Form, Artful Approaches to Everyday Living Juried … Continue reading ART THAT BEAUTIFIES EVERYDAY SPACES IN FUNCTION & FORM SHOW; Winners announced
The BOX Gallery inside Summit Artspace is proud to present ArtPrize in the BOX, Sept. 13-Oct. 5. The exhibit is free and open to all. ARTPRIZE LIVES! ArtPrize in the BOX is an all-media show with 70 works of art by 45 artists. Meet the artists at the opening reception on Friday, Sept. 13 from 5-8 p.m. … Continue reading ArtPrize returns in The BOX Gallery, Sept. 13-Oct. 5!
Centuries of Cycling… Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. HG Wells She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. Susan B Anthony Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you … Continue reading CENTURIES OF CYCLING Perpetuating the Passion of Collecting Vintage Bicycles
Just Ride photo show documents Tim Fitzwater’s passion for cycling and the bike enthusiasts he comes across in his travels. Just Ride opens Saturday, Sept. 7, with a reception with Fitzwater from 5-9 p.m. The photos will be on display until Oct. 5, 2019. Fitzwater is a commercial photographer based at his studio in Cuyahoga … Continue reading Just Ride photo show rolls into Summit Artspace Sept. 7-Oct. 5
Altered States by Gail Marshall Taber will be in The Welcome Gallery at Summit Artspace on East Market from Sept. 7 to Oct. 19. The show opens with a reception on Saturday, Sept. 7, 5-9 p.m. EXHIBIT HOURS Through Oct. 19, the show is open weekly Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m, Saturday, 12-5 p.m. Admission … Continue reading Altered States by Gail Marshall Taber runs Sept. 7-Oct. 19
Month-by-month between 2018 and 2019, Max Markwald became. The artist documented the process of dissociation on canvasses that eventually held no trace of the Melissa that was before. Summit Artspace on East Market opens this trailblazing exhibition of 12 large format paintings by local artist Max Markwald in the Transition Gallery. OPENING NIGHT Join Max … Continue reading Hiding in full view: this is Max Markwald; “Dissociation” on view Aug. 3-Sept. 7, 2019
Betty Michael Wolfe is a signature member of Akron Society of Artists, Women’s Art League of Akron, Cuyahoga Valley Art Center and Whiskey Painters of America. Her striking, character-driven paintings will be displayed from July 27 through Sept. 21 at Summit Artspace on Tusc. The show opens with a reception with Betty on Saturday, July 27, 12-5 p.m. … Continue reading Dialogue with Life, Paintings by Betty Michael Wolfe, July 27-Sept. 21, in Barberton