Summit Artspace

Hiding in full view: This is Max Markwald; "Dissociation" Aug. 3-Sept. 7, 2019
2019-08-30 12:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-29 12:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-24 12:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-23 12:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-22 12:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-17 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44308
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 at Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 E. Market St., Akron. The Dissociation exhibit, which runs until Sept. 7, is free and open to the public.
EXHIBIT HOURS
Summit Artspace is open weekly on Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m., and Saturday, 12-5 p.m., for visitors to check out galleries and artist studios. Additional hours include Aug. 3 and Sept. 6 for Artwalk, 5-9 p.m., and during 3rd Thursday, Aug. 15, 4-7 p.m.

ABOUT MAX Markwald
Max Markwald graduated from the University of Akron, Myers School of Art, with a B.F.A emphasis in Painting and Drawing in Fall 2016. He has participated in the Curated Storefront Project, which places artwork in unused storefronts throughout downtown Akron. His large scale realistic portraits, which explore iconic figures and gender, have also been exhibited at 22 High Street Gallery, Malone Art Gallery, and the Hive Mind. Currently his studio is located at the Summit Art Space.
Dissociation Artist Statement
In Dissociation, I painted myself once a month for a year as a way of documenting my gender transition (female to male). I began the series in September of 2018 when I legally changed my name to Max Markwald (he/him/his). Instead of showing a fluid progression, each painting became an obscured portrait– hiding in full view.
My senior year at The University of Akron I had a critique with Judy Pfaff, who was working on an installation at the Akron Art Museum. She asked me my favorite artists and I rattled off a list that included figurative painters Michaël Borremans and Egon Schiele. “ Those are all male painters” she remarked, “You need to think about what it means to be a female artist!” I chuckled, caught off guard, and thought, “I don’t want to be female artist, I just want to be a painter.”
After my senior show, I did begin thinking about what it meant, but the label didn’t feel right. I couldn’t recognize myself in the mirror or in pictures. Without words to describe the displacement I felt in my body, I painted a series of androgynous self portraits. At my gallery opening I felt unqualified to be making work about gender. I looked around and I couldn’t recognize myself in the paintings either.
That summer I spent two weeks in Chicago for a studio intensive at North Park University. There I began appropriating Rosie the Riveter. I was drawn to her as a symbol of power for normal every-day working women . Painting my friends as Rosie became a way to explore and subvert gender roles. I finished the last piece while participating in a month long residency at the New York Academy of Art.
Dissociation by Max Markwald
When I got back from New York City I began painting masculinity: an old photograph of myself at fourteen where I looked tomboyish, the house I grew up in that had no drywall, just rafters and fiberglass insulation; ridiculously gendered products like deodorant and body spray. I hated how girly my name was, hated how pretty everyone expected my paintings to be.
In April of 2018 I was featured in Canvas Magazines’ “Who’s Next. Emerging Artists in Northeast Ohio.” It was very exciting, but also the push I needed to come out and be myself– Max Markwald, just an average-joe painter.
That September, I legally changed my name to Max (he/him/his) and began the series Dissociation. I painted myself once a month for a year as a way of documenting my gender transition. Instead of showing a fluid progression, each painting became an obscured portrait– hiding in full view.
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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.
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Akron Society of Artists Member Show: Portraits
2019-08-30 12:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-29 12:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-24 12:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-23 12:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-22 12:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-17 12:00 - 17:00 | Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44308
The Akron Society of Artists Member Show, Face About Face, takes the portrait genre head on for an exhibit in the group’s third floor studio space at Summit Artspace on East Market.
The show opens Friday, July 19, with a free reception with the artists from 5 to 8 p.m. The show and reception are free and open to the public.
GALLERY HOURS
During Exhibitions
Thursdays and Fridays, 12- 7 pm
Saturdays, 12-5 pm
Open for August 3 Artwalk 5-9 pm
Open 3rd Thursday, Aug. 15, 4-7 pm

ABOUT THE AKRON SOCIETY OF ARTISTS
For more than 85 years, artists of northeast Ohio have gathered to paint, draw and learn as the Akron Society of Artists (ASA). One of Ohio’s oldest and most active art organizations, ASA serves artists of all ages and stages of development – from student to novice to professional.
Through the years, the organization has built a solid reputation as a venue for artistic growth and excellence. Members grow from being part of its artistic community and the variety of arts-related activities it provides.
ASA offers weekly Wednesday evening programming September through May, featuring member critiques, technique demonstrations and art history presentations. On Tuesdays, artists meet to paint landscapes en plein air during the summer and fall months and still life subjects in the studio throughout the winter. On Friday mornings, artists meet in our studio to work from a live model in life or character poses.
Dedicated to education, ASA offers nationally acclaimed artist workshops throughout the year and members have the first opportunity to register.
ASA has it’s own gallery space which offers our artists the opportunity to exhibit and sell their work via monthly exhibits which are coordinated with other shows in the Summit Artspace Building.
The group’s studio and gallery is on the third floor of Summit Artspace, 140 E. Market St. in Akron – one block east of the Akron Art Museum.
Akron Society of Artists
140 E. Market St., Third Floor
Akron, OH 44308
Email: studio@akronsocietyofartists.com
studio phone: 330–294–8848
akronsocietyofartists.com
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Area artists reflect on self-portraits in "Me, Myself and I?"
2019-08-30 12:00 - 19:00 | Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44308
The July-August 2019 show, Me, Myself and I? Juried Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace on East Market has brought together self-portraits where artists interpret themselves as pixels, stone coldness, the familiar of avian beauties, a hat, feet and the many ways to create the human face.
Me, Myself and I? opened with a free reception with the artists on Friday, July 19, 5-8 p.m., in the main gallery at Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market St., Akron. See the winners here.
The exhibition, which runs until Aug. 31, is free and open to the public. It will feature 45 pieces in different media by 40 local artists.
MORE THAN A SELFIE
A self-portrait is a representation of an artist that is drawn, painted, photographed or sculpted by that artist. Artists have been making self-portraits since the earliest of times, sometimes depicting themselves as the main subject or as important characters in their work.
Me, Myself and I? is an exhibition of self-portraits with the works depicting the artists who produced the pieces. The exhibit is juried by noted local artist and educator, Ron White and will feature a variety of mediums, such as sculpture, painting, drawing, and photography.
ARTISTS TALK SHOP AUG. 29
Hear the artists and the juror talk about creating themselves in a visual medium on Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m., in the main Summit Artspace on East Market gallery. Visit the show before the panel; gallery opens at noon. Please reserve your seat at https://bit.ly/2x7sxdR.
Visitors will see all styles of self-depictions, including realism, abstraction, representational, self-portraiture, traditional, conceptual and modern. Artists have been encouraged to use this exhibition to fully explore their own image and provide the exhibition audience with an inside view of the Me, Myself and I? hidden inside.
ABOUT JUROR RON WHITE
Juror Ron White is known for his captivating and often haunting images, often of himself, that allow the viewer a glimpse of his view of the world, how he is affected by what he sees, and how he wants you to view both his work and him.
An award-winning artist, White creates with clay, charcoal, ink and ice. His murals are larger than life and draw you into a tightly-drawn universe of complexities and relationships. He is well-known for his portrait busts which freeze-frame the character of a subject, often incorporating wicked humor or cutting political commentary.
White’s work is in private homes and collections. He shows throughout Akron, Cleveland and the Short North in Columbus. A member of the Akron Society of Artists and the Artists of Rubber City, he can be seen working at his studios at Summit Artspace on East Market in downtown Akron or at Summit Artspace on Tusc in Barberton. White teaches art at Barberton High School.
EXHIBIT HOURS
Summit Artspace is open weekly on Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m., and Saturday, 12-5 p.m., for visitors to check out galleries and artist studios. Additional hours include Aug. 3 for Artwalk, 5-9 p.m., and during 3rd Thursday, Aug. 15, 4-7 p.m.
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.
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Show image art by artist Ron White.

Small Gems - Artists of Rubber City Exhibit & Sale, July 19-Aug. 31
2019-08-30 12:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-24 12:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-23 12:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-17 12:00 - 17:00 | Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44308
Small Gems Members Exhibition & Sale opens on Friday, July 19, in the small BOX (directly behind The BOX Gallery) with a reception from 5 – 8 p.m. with members of the Artists of Rubber City.
Attendance and parking for Small Gems are free and open to the public.
Add a piece of tiny art (4 x 4 inches or less unframed) to your collection and support Artists of Rubber City and the BOX Gallery – 40% of each sale will be retained for operating expenses.
The BOX Gallery is located on the 3rd floor of Summit Artspace, 140 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio. AoRC has received support from Ohio Arts Council and Akron Community Foundation for BOX Gallery exhibitions.
Small Gems EXHIBIT HOURS
The Box Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that opened in 2009 in downtown Akron, Ohio. It is run by artists, volunteers and members of the Artists of Rubber City.
The gallery is open Friday and Saturday during exhibitions from 12-5 p.m. and from 5-9 p.m. during the Akron Artwalk, the first Saturday of each month. The Box is open for Artwalk on Aug. 3, 5-9 p.m., and 3rd Thursday, Aug. 15. 4-7 p.m.
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Painting New York & San Juan by Lizzi Aronhalt, July 19-Aug 31
2019-08-30 12:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-24 12:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-23 12:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-17 12:00 - 17:00 | Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44308
New work by artist Lizzi Aronhalt features her colorageous response to architecture and life in New York City & San Juan. The show runs from July 19 to Aug. 31, 2019.
New York & San Juan opens Friday, July 19, with an artist reception, 5-8 p.m. The BOX Gallery is located on the 3rd floor of Summit Artspace, 140 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio. The reception and show are free and open to the public.
EXHIBIT HOURS
The Box Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that opened in 2009 in downtown Akron, Ohio. It is run by artists, volunteers and members of the Artists of Rubber City . The gallery is open Friday and Saturday during exhibitions from 12-5 p.m. and from 5-9 p.m. during the Akron Artwalk, the first Saturday of each month. The Box is open for Artwalk on Aug. 3, 5-9 p.m., and 3rd Thursday, Aug. 15. 4-7 p.m.

LIZZI Aronhalt IS ALL ABOUT COLOR
Lizzi Aronhalt specializes in painting and drawing, and captures the world around her with bright colors and bold lines.
The Akron native a has found a niche in her vibrant and colorful cityscape paintings. Ranging in subject matter from ice cream stands to taco trucks to full on city skylines, her work has a lively and almost musical quality. Lizzi Aronhalt’s paintings quickly communicate her love for lines and colors and an appreciation of the architectonic qualities that are found in the urban landscape. Abstract and full of details, Aronhalt’s works always communicate a sense of joy and liveliness.
Aronhalt had an affinity art from a young age and through her time at Akron Firestone High school. As a student of 2-D media and arts education at Miami University, her love for painting and drawing grew. After college she spent time in Montenegro, and it was through her time in Europe that she developed her appreciation for buildings and all things structured.
Upon her return to Akron in 2015, Aronhalt slowly jumped into the art scene of her hometown, seeking to capture the buildings of Akron with the same joy that she did those in Eastern Europe. She is an active artist in Akron and works to collaborate and grow arts through teaching and creating. She has a studio at Summit Artspace on East Market Street.
Aronhalt’s works have earned her recognition at a variety of juried shows in the region, including multiple honorable mentions and best of show for her work “Lost” at the Evolving Landscapes show at Summit Artspace in 2017. She also serves on the board of the Artists of Rubber City Organization.
ARTIST STATEMENT
As an artist I seek to understand and make sense of the world around me through drawing and painting. Painting for me is a method to better understand the ordinary aspects of life and to celebrate them. Much of my recent work is an exploration of the places I inhabit and specifically the buildings I find myself surrounded by. It is exploration and celebration. The paintings do not capture the iconic, but the typical with a fresh view. The scenes and places I have chosen are at times in prominent cities, but they capture the everyday with content such as the skyline of a small city in Eastern Europe, ice cream stands in Akron and corner stores in Cincinnati.
I hope to share an appreciation of people and places through the use of vibrant color and lively lines. I hope through my work the viewer is pushed to consider and grow their appreciation of the everyday. I also hope the viewer can understand how much I valued the time I spent in these places through the works I have created.
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Area artists reflect on self-portraits in "Me, Myself and I?"
2019-08-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44308
Hear the artists and the juror of Me, Myself and I? talk about creating themselves in a visual medium on Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m., in the main Summit Artspace on East Market gallery. Visit the show before the panel; gallery opens at noon. Please reserve your seat at https://bit.ly/2x7sxdR.
Me, Myself and I? Juried Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace on East Market has brought together self-portraits where artists interpret themselves as pixels, stone coldness, the familiar of avian beauties, a hat, feet and the many ways to create the human face.
Me, Myself and I? opened with a free reception with the artists on Friday, July 19, 5-8 p.m., in the main gallery at Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market St., Akron. See the winners here.
The exhibition, which runs until Aug. 31, is free and open to the public. It will feature 45 pieces in different media by 40 local artists.
MORE THAN A SELFIE
A self-portrait is a representation of an artist that is drawn, painted, photographed or sculpted by that artist. Artists have been making self-portraits since the earliest of times, sometimes depicting themselves as the main subject or as important characters in their work.
Me, Myself and I? is an exhibition of self-portraits with the works depicting the artists who produced the pieces. The exhibit is juried by noted local artist and educator, Ron White and will feature a variety of mediums, such as sculpture, painting, drawing, and photography.
ABOUT JUROR RON WHITE
Juror Ron White is known for his captivating and often haunting images, often of himself, that allow the viewer a glimpse of his view of the world, how he is affected by what he sees, and how he wants you to view both his work and him.
An award-winning artist, White creates with clay, charcoal, ink and ice. His murals are larger than life and draw you into a tightly-drawn universe of complexities and relationships. He is well-known for his portrait busts which freeze-frame the character of a subject, often incorporating wicked humor or cutting political commentary.
White’s work is in private homes and collections. He shows throughout Akron, Cleveland and the Short North in Columbus. A member of the Akron Society of Artists and the Artists of Rubber City, he can be seen working at his studios at Summit Artspace on East Market in downtown Akron or at Summit Artspace on Tusc in Barberton. White teaches art at Barberton High School.
EXHIBIT HOURS
Summit Artspace is open weekly on Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m., and Saturday, 12-5 p.m., for visitors to check out galleries and artist studios. Additional hours include Aug. 3 for Artwalk, 5-9 p.m., and during 3rd Thursday, Aug. 15, 4-7 p.m.
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.
Handicap accessible
Elevator available.
See the Summit Artspace exhibit calendar for directions.
Plan your visit by clicking here.
Have questions? Here is our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Show image art by artist Ron White.

Area artists display self-portraits in July-Aug show, "Me, Myself and I?"
2019-08-29 12:00 - 19:00 | Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44308
The July-August 2019 show, Me, Myself and I? Juried Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace on East Market has brought together self-portraits where artists interpret themselves as pixels, stone coldness, the familiar of avian beauties, a hat, feet and the many ways to create the human face.
Me, Myself and I? opened with a free reception with the artists on Friday, July 19, 5-8 p.m., in the main gallery at Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market St., Akron. See the winner here.
The exhibition, which runs until Aug. 31, is free and open to the public. It will feature 45 pieces in different media by 40 local artists.
MORE THAN A SELFIE
A self-portrait is a representation of an artist that is drawn, painted, photographed or sculpted by that artist. Artists have been making self-portraits since the earliest of times, sometimes depicting themselves as the main subject or as important characters in their work.
Me, Myself and I? is an exhibition of self-portraits with the works depicting the artists who produced the pieces. The exhibit is juried by noted local artist and educator, Ron White and will feature a variety of mediums, such as sculpture, painting, drawing, and photography.
ARTIST PANEL DISCUSSION AUG. 29
Hear the artists and the juror talk about creating themselves in a visual medium on Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m., in the main Summit Artspace on East Market gallery. Visit the show before the panel; gallery opens at noon. Please reserve your seat at https://bit.ly/2x7sxdR.
Visitors will see all styles of self-depictions, including realism, abstraction, representational, self-portraiture, traditional, conceptual and modern. Artists have been encouraged to use this exhibition to fully explore their own image and provide the exhibition audience with an inside view of the Me, Myself and I? hidden inside.
ABOUT JUROR RON WHITE
Juror Ron White is known for his captivating and often haunting images, often of himself, that allow the viewer a glimpse of his view of the world, how he is affected by what he sees, and how he wants you to view both his work and him.
An award-winning artist, White creates with clay, charcoal, ink and ice. His murals are larger than life and draw you into a tightly-drawn universe of complexities and relationships. He is well-known for his portrait busts which freeze-frame the character of a subject, often incorporating wicked humor or cutting political commentary.
White’s work is in private homes and collections. He shows throughout Akron, Cleveland and the Short North in Columbus. A member of the Akron Society of Artists and the Artists of Rubber City, he can be seen working at his studios at Summit Artspace on East Market in downtown Akron or at Summit Artspace on Tusc in Barberton. White teaches art at Barberton High School.
EXHIBIT HOURS
Summit Artspace is open weekly on Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m., and Saturday, 12-5 p.m., for visitors to check out galleries and artist studios. Additional hours include Aug. 3 for Artwalk, 5-9 p.m., and during 3rd Thursday, Aug. 15, 4-7 p.m.
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.
Handicap accessible
Elevator available.
See the Summit Artspace exhibit calendar for directions.
Plan your visit by clicking here.
Have questions? Here is our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Show image art by artist Ron White.

Dialogue with Life, Paintings by Betty Michael Wolfe, July 27-Sept. 21, in Barberton
2019-08-24 12:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-23 17:00 - 20:00, 2019-08-17 12:00 - 17:00 | Summit Artspace on Tusc, 571 West Tuscarawas Avenue, Barberton, OH, 44203, US
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. Admission to the show and the reception are free.
EXHIBIT HOURS

The gallery is open weekly on Friday, 5-8 p.m., and Saturdays, 12-5 p.m. Admission is free. Plan to visit the artist studios in the building.
ABOUT BETTY Michael Wolfe
Betty Michael Wolfe
She served as President of the Women’s Art League, as Publicity and Internet Coordinator, and as the League’s representative during the formation of the Alliance for the Visual Arts (AVA). She also served as Board of Director’s Secretary for Cuyahoga Valley Art Center (CVAC), and on the Steering Committee for the early years of the Kaleidoscope juried exhibit of artists from the area’s art societies and organizations and Sorelle (now Sister’s).
She has extensive training in oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, sumi watercolor & ink, collage and experimental media.
She began her studies at the University of Akron and the Professional School of Painting and Design at the studios of Jack Richard learning about color in his color lecture series and painting the portrait models, building armatures and studying sculpture with Miles Paladino. She continued with locally and internationally renowned artists and workshop instructors. Anatomy classes for two summers with Byrd Looker were a highlight in experience and growth.
Portfolio: Landscapes, florals, seascapes, still life, portraits, collage and abstracts.
She shows her work through juried exhibitions, invitationals abd solo shows and has received numerous awards. Her work has been published in local magazines and newspapers.
Painting the models with Akron Society of Artists Friday mornings at Summit Artspace is an opportunity for continued artistic growth.
View her work on the internet at www.wolfefineart expressions @blogspot.com.
Handicap accessible
Elevator available.
See the Summit Artspace exhibit calendar for directions.
Plan your visit by clicking here.
Have questions? Here is our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Area artists display self-portraits in July-Aug show, "Me, Myself and I?"
2019-08-24 12:00 - 17:00 | Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44308
The July-August 2019 show, Me, Myself and I? Juried Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace on East Market has brought together self-portraits where artists interpret themselves as pixels, stone coldness, the familiar of avian beauties, a hat, feet and the many ways to create the human face.
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Me, Myself and I? opened with a free reception with the artists on Friday, July 19, 5-8 p.m., in the main gallery at Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market St., Akron. See the winners here.
The exhibition, which runs until Aug. 31, is free and open to the public. It will feature 45 pieces in different media by 40 local artists.
MORE THAN A SELFIE
A self-portrait is a representation of an artist that is drawn, painted, photographed or sculpted by that artist. Artists have been making self-portraits since the earliest of times, sometimes depicting themselves as the main subject or as important characters in their work.
Me, Myself and I? is an exhibition of self-portraits with the works depicting the artists who produced the pieces. The exhibit is juried by noted local artist and educator, Ron White and will feature a variety of mediums, such as sculpture, painting, drawing, and photography.
ARTIST PANEL DISCUSSION AUG. 29
Hear the artists and the juror talk about creating themselves in a visual medium on Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m., in the main Summit Artspace on East Market gallery. Visit the show before the panel; gallery opens at noon. Please reserve your seat at https://bit.ly/2x7sxdR.
Visitors will see all styles of self-depictions, including realism, abstraction, representational, self-portraiture, traditional, conceptual and modern. Artists have been encouraged to use this exhibition to fully explore their own image and provide the exhibition audience with an inside view of the Me, Myself and I? hidden inside.
ABOUT JUROR RON WHITE
Juror Ron White is known for his captivating and often haunting images, often of himself, that allow the viewer a glimpse of his view of the world, how he is affected by what he sees, and how he wants you to view both his work and him.
An award-winning artist, White creates with clay, charcoal, ink and ice. His murals are larger than life and draw you into a tightly-drawn universe of complexities and relationships. He is well-known for his portrait busts which freeze-frame the character of a subject, often incorporating wicked humor or cutting political commentary.
White’s work is in private homes and collections. He shows throughout Akron, Cleveland and the Short North in Columbus. A member of the Akron Society of Artists and the Artists of Rubber City, he can be seen working at his studios at Summit Artspace on East Market in downtown Akron or at Summit Artspace on Tusc in Barberton. White teaches art at Barberton High School.
EXHIBIT HOURS
Summit Artspace is open weekly on Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m., and Saturday, 12-5 p.m., for visitors to check out galleries and artist studios. Additional hours include Aug. 3 for Artwalk, 5-9 p.m., and during 3rd Thursday, Aug. 15, 4-7 p.m.
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.
Handicap accessible
Elevator available.
See the Summit Artspace exhibit calendar for directions.
Plan your visit by clicking here.
Have questions? Here is our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Show image art by artist Ron White.

Area artists display self-portraits in July-Aug show, "Me, Myself and I?"
2019-08-23 12:00 - 19:00, 2019-08-22 12:00 - 19:00 | Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44308
The July-August 2019 show, Me, Myself and I? Juried Art Exhibition at Summit Artspace on East Market has brought together self-portraits where artists interpret themselves as pixels, stone coldness, the familiar of avian beauties, a hat, feet and the many ways to create the human face.
Me, Myself and I? opened with a free reception with the artists on Friday, July 19, 5-8 p.m., in the main gallery at Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market St., Akron. See the winners here.
The exhibition, which runs until Aug. 31, is free and open to the public. It will feature 45 pieces in different media by 40 local artists.
MORE THAN A SELFIE
A self-portrait is a representation of an artist that is drawn, painted, photographed or sculpted by that artist. Artists have been making self-portraits since the earliest of times, sometimes depicting themselves as the main subject or as important characters in their work.
Me, Myself and I? is an exhibition of self-portraits with the works depicting the artists who produced the pieces. The exhibit is juried by noted local artist and educator, Ron White and will feature a variety of mediums, such as sculpture, painting, drawing, and photography.
ARTIST PANEL DISCUSSION AUG. 29
Hear the artists and the juror talk about creating themselves in a visual medium on Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m., in the main Summit Artspace on East Market gallery. Visit the show before the panel; gallery opens at noon. Please reserve your seat at https://bit.ly/2x7sxdR.
Visitors will see all styles of self-depictions, including realism, abstraction, representational, self-portraiture, traditional, conceptual and modern. Artists have been encouraged to use this exhibition to fully explore their own image and provide the exhibition audience with an inside view of the Me, Myself and I? hidden inside.
ABOUT JUROR RON WHITE
Juror Ron White is known for his captivating and often haunting images, often of himself, that allow the viewer a glimpse of his view of the world, how he is affected by what he sees, and how he wants you to view both his work and him.
An award-winning artist, White creates with clay, charcoal, ink and ice. His murals are larger than life and draw you into a tightly-drawn universe of complexities and relationships. He is well-known for his portrait busts which freeze-frame the character of a subject, often incorporating wicked humor or cutting political commentary.
White’s work is in private homes and collections. He shows throughout Akron, Cleveland and the Short North in Columbus. A member of the Akron Society of Artists and the Artists of Rubber City, he can be seen working at his studios at Summit Artspace on East Market in downtown Akron or at Summit Artspace on Tusc in Barberton. White teaches art at Barberton High School.
EXHIBIT HOURS
Summit Artspace is open weekly on Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m., and Saturday, 12-5 p.m., for visitors to check out galleries and artist studios. Additional hours include Aug. 3 for Artwalk, 5-9 p.m., and during 3rd Thursday, Aug. 15, 4-7 p.m.
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.
Handicap accessible
Elevator available.
See the Summit Artspace exhibit calendar for directions.
Plan your visit by clicking here.
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Show image art by artist Ron White.

"Seeing Ron" is believing! Artist's show is July 6-Aug 17
2019-08-17 12:00 - 17:00 | Summit Artspace on East Market, 140 East Market Street, Akron, OH, 44308
Seeing Ron is believing! The Akron artist leaves a huge impression with show at Summit Artspace Welcome Gallery, July 6-Aug 17.
Artist and art educator Ron White of Akron is a prolific artist in several media and life-size and larger-than-life formats.
A selection of his work chosen for Seeing Ron will fill the Welcome Gallery at Summit Artspace on East Market from July 6 through Aug. 17. Free and open to the public. Find details about the official opening soon on summitartspace.org/event.
An award-winning artist, juror Ron White is known for his captivating and often haunting images, often of himself, that allow the viewer a glimpse of his vision of the world, how he is affected by what he sees, and how he wants you to view both his work and him.
Self-portrait
LARGER THAN LIFE
White creates with clay, charcoal, ink and ice. His murals are larger than life and draw you into a tightly-drawn universe of complexities and relationships. He is well-known for his portrait busts which freeze-frame the character of a subject, often incorporating wicked humor or cutting political commentary.
White’s work is in private homes and collections. He shows throughout Akron, Cleveland and the Short North in Columbus. A member of the Akron Society of Artists and the Artists of Rubber City, he can be seen working at his studios at Summit Artspace on East Market in downtown Akron or at Summit Artspace on Tusc in Barberton. White teaches art at Barberton High School.
Seeing Ron in the Welcome Gallery at Summit Artspace
EXHIBIT HOURS FOr SeEING RON
Summit Artspace is open weekly on Thursday and Friday, 12-7 p.m., and Saturday, 12-5 p.m., for visitors to check out galleries and artist studios. Additional hours include Saturday, Aug. 3 for Artwalk, 5-9 p.m., and during 3rd Thursday, July 18 and Aug. 15, 4-7 p.m.
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.
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
ELEVATOR AVAILABLE
See the Summit Artspace exhibit calendar for directions.
Plan your visit by clicking here.
Have questions? Here is our Frequently Asked Questions page.
