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AKRON ART MUSEUMOne South High

Akron, Ohio 44308AkronArtMuseum.org

TEL 330.376.9185FAX 330.376.1180

GALLERY HOURSWednesday – Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm

Thursday: 11 am – 9 pmClosed Monday and Tuesday

FREE ADMISSION FOR MEMBERS

Closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2015

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and CEO Mark Masuoka

BOARD OF DIRECTORS I 2015 - 2016Chris Myeroff- President Richard Harris- Treasurer

Fred Bidwell- Vice President Drew Engles- Vice President

Steven Radwany- Vice PresidentAlita Rogers- Secretary

C. Gordon Ewers- Past PresidentMyriam Altieri Haslinger- Past President

Dianne R. Newman- Past PresidentRory H. O’Neil- Past President

Myrna BerzonAndrea Rodgers Bologna

Jeffrey BrunoGeorge Daverio

Tamara FynanLinda Gentile

Cathy C. GodshallPamela Kanfer

Nicholas KatanicSusan Klein

Bill LipscombPhilip A. Lloyd

David L. PellandDuane C. Roe

Bruce RowlandMichael D. RussellElizabeth Sheeler

Debra Adams Simmons

HONORARY DIRECTORS W. Gerald Austen

Sandra L. HaslingerMichael Mattis

M. Donald McCluskyMargaret McDowell Lloyd

C. Blake McDowell IIIThomas R. Merryweather

DIRECTOR OF DESIGNJoseph Walton

VIEW ©2015, Akron Art Museum Accredited by American Association of Museums

Member Association of Art Museum Directors

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ANDREA MODICA:EXTENDED MOMENTSThrough February 21, 2016

Andrea Modica, Remanzacco, Italy, 2015, platinum palladium print, 8 x 10 in., Courtesy of the artist

DIRECTOR'S

MESSAGEMARK MASUOKA

MAKING A CHOICE TO LIVE CREATIVEEvery day, we make thousands of decisions which enable us to choose how we want to live our lives. Choosing to live a creative life is not just about being a creative person, but a decision to make a conscious effort to encounter life with the understanding that embracing something different or selecting the path less worn will lead to an experience that could be enlightening, energizing and enriching.

At the Akron Art Museum, our Live Creative initiative is more than just a tagline; it expresses an attitude that is rooted in innovation and is at the heart of the creative process. My vision for the art museum is founded on the belief that everyone deserves a quality art experience and proposes to everyone to look beyond the banal and mundane, to ask questions and to check the Live Creative box and “opt in” in order to experience life at its fullest.

Live Creative expresses an attitude that is rooted in innovation and is at the heart of the creative process.As the leading cultural and contemporary art institution in Akron, the Akron Art Museum has the responsibility to lead by example, to push beyond the margins of predictability and to be a beacon of inspiration and a reflection of contemporary culture. The museum continues to highlight the art of our time, such as our current exhibition NEO Geo in our Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries, as well as embracing the historical context of our collection in our C. Blake McDowell Jr. Galleries. With a strong commitment to scholarship, education and art history, and with our own 93-year history

and exceptional art collection, the Akron Art Museum forms the perfect confluence of art, life and learning.

My vision for the Akron Art Museum moves beyond its physical structure and permeates into the civic, cultural and the economic development of Akron. I see:

• A city that treasures its rich history and a diversecommunity that continues to reimagine who we are as itredefines what we want to be.

• A creative community that understands the valueof working together to achieve a greater impact yetstruggles to understand what makes Akron unique.

• A renewed interest in small start-up businesses, micro-manufacturing companies popping up and a refreshedunderstanding about harnessing our entrepreneurialspirit in a post-industrial city by repurposing our civicand capital infrastructure to meet the needs of a 21st- century city.

The new role of the Akron Art Museum is to be a proactive moderator, facilitator and a convener to create a civic and cultural commons where people can come together to discuss and address these important challenges for our city. As we reconsider what it means to be an art museum, I reflect back on my original vision for the Akron Art Museum that doesn’t separate art and life and understands the importance of a place where everyone can live creative together and in a space that is accessible, authentic and alive.

Thank you for supporting the Akron Art Museum and making a choice to live creative together. ON THE COVER

Natalie Lanese, Depthless Without You (installation in progress), 2015, paint on wood and drywall, Courtesy of the artist, Photo by Shane Wynn Photography

CHARLES BENEKE:SPECTERThrough January 3, 2016

Charles Beneke, Specter (installation view), 2015, screenprint, Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

NEO GEOThrough April 24, 2016

Natalie Lanese, Sketch for Depthless Without You, 2015, paint on paper, 16 x 16 in., Courtesy of the artist

SNACKJanuary 16 - September 3, 2016

Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Tomato Soup, 1966, screenprint on shopping bag, 24 x 17 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Museum Acquisition Fund 1990.9

ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYSNovember 27, 2015 - February 28, 2016

Andy Dreaming Wolf, Turn, 2015, mixed media, 4 1/2 x 3 x 7 in., Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Shane Wynn Photography

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WINTER 2015 | 2

AKRON ART MUSEUMOne South High

Akron, Ohio 44308AkronArtMuseum.org

TEL 330.376.9185FAX 330.376.1180

GALLERY HOURSWednesday – Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm

Thursday: 11 am – 9 pmClosed Monday and Tuesday

FREE ADMISSION FOR MEMBERS

Closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2015

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and CEO Mark Masuoka

BOARD OF DIRECTORS I 2015 - 2016Chris Myeroff- President Richard Harris- Treasurer

Fred Bidwell- Vice President Drew Engles- Vice President

Steven Radwany- Vice PresidentAlita Rogers- Secretary

C. Gordon Ewers- Past PresidentMyriam Altieri Haslinger- Past President

Dianne R. Newman- Past PresidentRory H. O’Neil- Past President

Myrna BerzonAndrea Rodgers Bologna

Jeffrey BrunoGeorge Daverio

Tamara FynanLinda Gentile

Cathy C. GodshallPamela Kanfer

Nicholas KatanicSusan Klein

Bill LipscombPhilip A. Lloyd

David L. PellandDuane C. Roe

Bruce RowlandMichael D. RussellElizabeth Sheeler

Debra Adams Simmons

HONORARY DIRECTORS W. Gerald Austen

Sandra L. HaslingerMichael Mattis

M. Donald McCluskyMargaret McDowell Lloyd

C. Blake McDowell IIIThomas R. Merryweather

DIRECTOR OF DESIGNJoseph Walton

VIEW ©2015, Akron Art Museum Accredited by American Association of Museums

Member Association of Art Museum Directors


ANDREA MODICA:EXTENDED MOMENTSThrough February 21, 2016

Andrea Modica, Remanzacco, Italy, 2015, platinum palladium print, 8 x 10 in., Courtesy of the artist

DIRECTOR'S

MESSAGEMARK MASUOKA

MAKING A CHOICE TO LIVE CREATIVEEvery day, we make thousands of decisions which enable us to choose how we want to live our lives. Choosing to live a creative life is not just about being a creative person, but a decision to make a conscious effort to encounter life with the understanding that embracing something different or selecting the path less worn will lead to an experience that could be enlightening, energizing and enriching.

At the Akron Art Museum, our Live Creative initiative is more than just a tagline; it expresses an attitude that is rooted in innovation and is at the heart of the creative process. My vision for the art museum is founded on the belief that everyone deserves a quality art experience and proposes to everyone to look beyond the banal and mundane, to ask questions and to check the Live Creative box and “opt in” in order to experience life at its fullest.

Live Creative expresses an attitude that is rooted in innovation and is at the heart of the creative process.As the leading cultural and contemporary art institution in Akron, the Akron Art Museum has the responsibility to lead by example, to push beyond the margins of predictability and to be a beacon of inspiration and a reflection of contemporary culture. The museum continues to highlight the art of our time, such as our current exhibition NEO Geo in our Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries, as well as embracing the historical context of our collection in our C. Blake McDowell Jr. Galleries. With a strong commitment to scholarship, education and art history, and with our own 93-year history

and exceptional art collection, the Akron Art Museum forms the perfect confluence of art, life and learning.

My vision for the Akron Art Museum moves beyond its physical structure and permeates into the civic, cultural and the economic development of Akron. I see:

• A city that treasures its rich history and a diversecommunity that continues to reimagine who we are as itredefines what we want to be.

• A creative community that understands the valueof working together to achieve a greater impact yetstruggles to understand what makes Akron unique.

• A renewed interest in small start-up businesses, micro-manufacturing companies popping up and a refreshedunderstanding about harnessing our entrepreneurialspirit in a post-industrial city by repurposing our civicand capital infrastructure to meet the needs of a 21st- century city.

The new role of the Akron Art Museum is to be a proactive moderator, facilitator and a convener to create a civic and cultural commons where people can come together to discuss and address these important challenges for our city. As we reconsider what it means to be an art museum, I reflect back on my original vision for the Akron Art Museum that doesn’t separate art and life and understands the importance of a place where everyone can live creative together and in a space that is accessible, authentic and alive.

Thank you for supporting the Akron Art Museum and making a choice to live creative together. ON THE COVER

Natalie Lanese, Depthless Without You (installation in progress), 2015, paint on wood and drywall, Courtesy of the artist, Photo by Shane Wynn Photography

CHARLES BENEKE:SPECTERThrough January 3, 2016

Charles Beneke, Specter (installation view), 2015, screenprint, Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

NEO GEOThrough April 24, 2016

Natalie Lanese, Sketch for Depthless Without You, 2015, paint on paper, 16 x 16 in., Courtesy of the artist

SNACKJanuary 16 - September 3, 2016

Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Tomato Soup, 1966, screenprint on shopping bag, 24 x 17 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Museum Acquisition Fund 1990.9

ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYSNovember 27, 2015 - February 28, 2016

Andy Dreaming Wolf, Turn, 2015, mixed media, 4 1/2 x 3 x 7 in., Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Shane Wynn Photography

Through April 24, 2016Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

It’s rare museum visitors have the chance to walk on top of art. Yet that’s the opportunity Natalie Lanese presents with her site-specific installation for NEO Geo, titled Depthless Without You. Lanese painted

zig-zags and stripes directly on the gallery floor and walls to generate illusions that play with viewers’ perceptions of dimension, alternately emphasizing and disguising lack of depth. “Depthlessness is a concept I’ve dealt with in the work for a long time. I like the double meaning of the word—both unfathomably deep and shallow or superficial,” the artist explains. “I’m interested in the paradoxical nature of the optical illusions I’m playing with, and the potential for this work to be perceived in multiple ways.”

Lanese and a team of assistants worked for two weeks in early November to hand-paint the gallery with house paint using bristle and foam-tipped brushes. Lanese’s process started months earlier, when she visited the museum to experience the space and brainstorm ways her designs might respond to the architecture. Some of Lanese’s site-specific installations, such as Space Mountains (2014) at the Toledo Museum of Art and P A N O R A M A (2013) at the University of Toledo, featured kitschy, vinyl collage elements including Atomic Age architecture and donuts. But she has shifted her thinking. “Lately I’ve been more interested in making paintings with space, objects and architecture. In the past I’ve collaged images of figures into the work; now humans are taking the place of the collage.” Lanese considers viewers key to the completion of her installation, hence the word “you” in the work’s title.

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EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITIONS

GALLERY TOUR: KRISTINA PAABUSThursday, January 28 • 6:30 pmJoin NEO Geo artist Kristina Paabus as she leads a tour of the museum’s collection, highlighting works that speak to her own artistic sensibility. Gain insights into Paabus’ prints and drawings by learning more about her personal connections to works in the Akron Art Museum collection.

Kristina Paabus, 3h (detail), 2012, colored pencil, oil and ink on panel, 12 x 12 in., Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

GALLERY TOUR: ERIK NEFF Thursday, February 25 • 6:30 pmJoin NEO Geo artist Erik Neff as he leads a tour of the museum’s collection. Neff brings his point of view as a former student of collection artist Julian Stanczak.

Erik Neff, Shoreline (detail), 2015, oil on wood, 9 x 10 1/4 x 1 1/2 in., Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

ARTISTS’ DIALOGUE: GIANNA COMMITO, ERIK NEFF, AMY SINBONDIT AND AMY YOES Thursday, March 31 • 6:30 pmJoin three NEO Geo artists and New York artist Amy Yoes for a conversation on the role of geometric abstraction in their artistic practices.Gianna Commito, Court (detail), 2014, casein and marble dust ground on panel, 24 x 20 in., Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

GALLERY TOUR: PAUL O’KEEFFE Thursday, April 21 • 6:30 pmJoin NEO Geo artist Paul O’Keeffe as he leads a tour of the museum’s collection. O’Keeffe brings his point of view as a former student of collection artist Anthony Caro.

Paul O’Keeffe, a distant silence IV (detail), 2013, acrylic, vinyl paint, 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 2 1/4 in., Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

In NEO Geo, Lanese is joined by seven other artists who use geometric abstraction to explore depth and perceptual illusion. Erik Neff, Gianna Commito and Janice Lessman-Moss create the illusion of space in two dimensions. Neff’s soft-edged, block-like forms abut the lower edge of his canvases while flurries of brushstrokes fill the backgrounds, creating a shallow sense of space. Small sculptures by Neff are also on display. Commito’s painted compositions of chevrons, stripes and x’s convey an anxious balance. She’s influenced by architecture and urban planning, but the space depicted in her painted panels defies any real-world logic. In her jacquard tapestries, Lessman-Moss creates illusions of depth through swirling, organic lines that bulge and recede, creating convex shapes.

Paul O’Keeffe and Amy Sinbondit explore space in three dimensions. O’Keeffe’s acrylic sculptures extend just a few inches off of the wall. Their highly reflective, translucent surfaces play with viewers’ perception by shifting colors depending on the angle from which the works are seen. Sinbondit’s ceramic sculptures support themselves through opposing geometric hard-edges or looping curves.

Michelle Marie Murphy and Kristina Paabus make works that resemble Op Art, a type of geometric abstraction in which complex, repeating patterns create illusionary effects. Murphy photographs makeup palettes, then digitally manipulates her images to enhance the illusions created by the repeated geometric shapes. Paabus’ graphite and colored pencil drawings on panel create a flare through gradients of color and tone. Her multi-layered screenprints are also on display.

NEO Geo is organized by the Akron Art Museum and supported in part by Myrna Berzon, Dianne and Herbert Newman, Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust and Harris-Stanton Gallery. Media sponsorship is provided by WKSU 89.7 and Western Reserve PBS.

Natalie Lanese, Depthless Without You (installation in progress), 2015, paint on wood and drywall, Courtesy of the artist.Photo by Shane Wynn Photography

Through April 24, 2016Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

It’s rare museum visitors have the chance to walk on top of art. Yet that’s the opportunity Natalie Lanese presents with her site-specific installation for NEO Geo, titled Depthless Without You. Lanese painted

zig-zags and stripes directly on the gallery floor and walls to generate illusions that play with viewers’ perceptions of dimension, alternately emphasizing and disguising lack of depth. “Depthlessness is a concept I’ve dealt with in the work for a long time. I like the double meaning of the word—both unfathomably deep and shallow or superficial,” the artist explains. “I’m interested in the paradoxical nature of the optical illusions I’m playing with, and the potential for this work to be perceived in multiple ways.”

Lanese and a team of assistants worked for two weeks in early November to hand-paint the gallery with house paint using bristle and foam-tipped brushes. Lanese’s process started months earlier, when she visited the museum to experience the space and brainstorm ways her designs might respond to the architecture. Some of Lanese’s site-specific installations, such as Space Mountains (2014) at the Toledo Museum of Art and P A N O R A M A (2013) at the University of Toledo, featured kitschy, vinyl collage elements including Atomic Age architecture and donuts. But she has shifted her thinking. “Lately I’ve been more interested in making paintings with space, objects and architecture. In the past I’ve collaged images of figures into the work; now humans are taking the place of the collage.” Lanese considers viewers key to the completion of her installation, hence the word “you” in the work’s title.



GALLERY TOUR: KRISTINA PAABUSThursday, January 28 • 6:30 pmJoin NEO Geo artist Kristina Paabus as she leads a tour of the museum’s collection, highlighting works that speak to her own artistic sensibility. Gain insights into Paabus’ prints and drawings by learning more about her personal connections to works in the Akron Art Museum collection.

Kristina Paabus, 3h (detail), 2012, colored pencil, oil and ink on panel, 12 x 12 in., Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

GALLERY TOUR: ERIK NEFF Thursday, February 25 • 6:30 pmJoin NEO Geo artist Erik Neff as he leads a tour of the museum’s collection. Neff brings his point of view as a former student of collection artist Julian Stanczak.

Erik Neff, Shoreline (detail), 2015, oil on wood, 9 x 10 1/4 x 1 1/2 in., Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

ARTISTS’ DIALOGUE: GIANNA COMMITO, ERIK NEFF, AMY SINBONDIT AND AMY YOES Thursday, March 31 • 6:30 pmJoin three NEO Geo artists and New York artist Amy Yoes for a conversation on the role of geometric abstraction in their artistic practices.Gianna Commito, Court (detail), 2014, casein and marble dust ground on panel, 24 x 20 in., Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

GALLERY TOUR: PAUL O’KEEFFE Thursday, April 21 • 6:30 pmJoin NEO Geo artist Paul O’Keeffe as he leads a tour of the museum’s collection. O’Keeffe brings his point of view as a former student of collection artist Anthony Caro.

Paul O’Keeffe, a distant silence IV (detail), 2013, acrylic, vinyl paint, 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 2 1/4 in., Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

In NEO Geo, Lanese is joined by seven other artists who use geometric abstraction to explore depth and perceptual illusion. Erik Neff, Gianna Commito and Janice Lessman-Moss create the illusion of space in two dimensions. Neff’s soft-edged, block-like forms abut the lower edge of his canvases while flurries of brushstrokes fill the backgrounds, creating a shallow sense of space. Small sculptures by Neff are also on display. Commito’s painted compositions of chevrons, stripes and x’s convey an anxious balance. She’s influenced by architecture and urban planning, but the space depicted in her painted panels defies any real-world logic. In her jacquard tapestries, Lessman-Moss creates illusions of depth through swirling, organic lines that bulge and recede, creating convex shapes.

Paul O’Keeffe and Amy Sinbondit explore space in three dimensions. O’Keeffe’s acrylic sculptures extend just a few inches off of the wall. Their highly reflective, translucent surfaces play with viewers’ perception by shifting colors depending on the angle from which the works are seen. Sinbondit’s ceramic sculptures support themselves through opposing geometric hard-edges or looping curves.

Michelle Marie Murphy and Kristina Paabus make works that resemble Op Art, a type of geometric abstraction in which complex, repeating patterns create illusionary effects. Murphy photographs makeup palettes, then digitally manipulates her images to enhance the illusions created by the repeated geometric shapes. Paabus’ graphite and colored pencil drawings on panel create a flare through gradients of color and tone. Her multi-layered screenprints are also on display.

NEO Geo is organized by the Akron Art Museum and supported in part by Myrna Berzon, Dianne and Herbert Newman, Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust and Harris-Stanton Gallery. Media sponsorship is provided by WKSU 89.7 and Western Reserve PBS.

Natalie Lanese, Depthless Without You (installation in progress), 2015, paint on wood and drywall, Courtesy of the artist.Photo by Shane Wynn Photography



ANDREA MODICA: EXTENDED MOMENTSThrough February 21, 2016Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

Andrea Modica: Extended Moments features 29 platinum palladium prints that the artist, the 2015 recipient of the Akron Art Museum’s Knight Purchase Award, has created over the course of her career. In addition to their rich tones and fine detail, Andrea Modica’s photographs are characterized by their distinctive compositions and their humanity. These qualities are evident in images of girls and young women—a recurring theme in her work—the artist made in Italy two decades apart. Modica’s cumbersome 8 x 10 inch view camera requires significant set-up time that the artist credits with enhancing her understanding of her subjects. Her equipment also encourages the participation of Modica’s subjects in how they are represented, or what the artist describes as “a marriage between the photographer and what the world brings to the picture.” Sicily, Italy, 1990, shows a young girl standing atop a small round table, which functions both as a pedestal and to bring her subject into her camera’s range. The child looks directly at us with both hands scrunched, one grasping onto a beaded curtain, steadying her for the long exposure. The girl’s father stands in the background, tenderly holding her legs to offer support, even though the girl’s posture and expression suggest that she is capable on her own.

In Modena, Italy , 2010, two teenage girls embrace, again a steadying gesture, as part of a series exploring adolescent friendships. An uncommon and revelatory approach, Modica’s photography of teenage friends started when she presented programs in high schools in the United States. Asked to make portraits of students, she responded to her subjects’ impatience by inviting the best friends that were invariably waiting nearby into her compositions. When Modica extended this project during a residency in Italy, students again chose their poses, allowing for compositions that are at once elegant and insightful.

This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum and generously supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Anne and Don Palmer.

FRED AND LAURA RUTHBIDWELL LECTURE: ANDREA MODICAThursday, February 4, 2016 • 6:30 pm

Charles Beneke, Specter (installation views), 2015, mixed media, Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

Charles Beneke: SpecterThrough January 3, 2016Judith Bear Isroff Gallery

In extending off the walls and through space, Charles Beneke’s Specter changes the character of the Judith Bear Isroff Gallery. The installation likewise extends the artist’s practice and how printmaking is viewed. In Specter, screen prints on Tyvek become wallpaper with trees inspired by 15th-century prints that morph into smokestacks, then become pumps and oil derricks. Prominent halftone patterns replicate the damage particulates are inflicting on ice sheets, and waves cross the wall in patterns aligned with Northeast Ohio’s prevailing winds. As a finale, a giant swirl composed of increasingly dark woodcut and screen print elements descends into the room confronting viewers with the impact of repeated forms, analogous to the repeated behaviors that contribute to climate change.

As Beneke seeks to realize social change through art, he encourages visitors to participate in his installations. In Specter, the participation takes the form of offering viewers a print in exchange for a promise to lighten their carbon footprint. Hundreds of participants have written pledges thus far, and have selected an original work of art as a reminder of their pledges and their museum experience.

This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum and generously supported by the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation.

Left: Andrea Modica, Sicily, Italy, 1990, platinum palladium print, 10 x 8 in., Courtesy of the artistBelow: Andrea Modica, Modena, Italy, 2010, platinum palladium print, 10 x 8 in., Courtesy of the artist



ANDREA MODICA: EXTENDED MOMENTSThrough February 21, 2016Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

Andrea Modica: Extended Moments features 29 platinum palladium prints that the artist, the 2015 recipient of the Akron Art Museum’s Knight Purchase Award, has created over the course of her career. In addition to their rich tones and fine detail, Andrea Modica’s photographs are characterized by their distinctive compositions and their humanity. These qualities are evident in images of girls and young women—a recurring theme in her work—the artist made in Italy two decades apart. Modica’s cumbersome 8 x 10 inch view camera requires significant set-up time that the artist credits with enhancing her understanding of her subjects. Her equipment also encourages the participation of Modica’s subjects in how they are represented, or what the artist describes as “a marriage between the photographer and what the world brings to the picture.” Sicily, Italy, 1990, shows a young girl standing atop a small round table, which functions both as a pedestal and to bring her subject into her camera’s range. The child looks directly at us with both hands scrunched, one grasping onto a beaded curtain, steadying her for the long exposure. The girl’s father stands in the background, tenderly holding her legs to offer support, even though the girl’s posture and expression suggest that she is capable on her own.

In Modena, Italy , 2010, two teenage girls embrace, again a steadying gesture, as part of a series exploring adolescent friendships. An uncommon and revelatory approach, Modica’s photography of teenage friends started when she presented programs in high schools in the United States. Asked to make portraits of students, she responded to her subjects’ impatience by inviting the best friends that were invariably waiting nearby into her compositions. When Modica extended this project during a residency in Italy, students again chose their poses, allowing for compositions that are at once elegant and insightful.

This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum and generously supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Anne and Don Palmer.

FRED AND LAURA RUTHBIDWELL LECTURE: ANDREA MODICAThursday, February 4, 2016 • 6:30 pm

Charles Beneke, Specter (installation views), 2015, mixed media, Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron

Charles Beneke: SpecterThrough January 3, 2016Judith Bear Isroff Gallery

In extending off the walls and through space, Charles Beneke’s Specter changes the character of the Judith Bear Isroff Gallery. The installation likewise extends the artist’s practice and how printmaking is viewed. In Specter, screen prints on Tyvek become wallpaper with trees inspired by 15th-century prints that morph into smokestacks, then become pumps and oil derricks. Prominent halftone patterns replicate the damage particulates are inflicting on ice sheets, and waves cross the wall in patterns aligned with Northeast Ohio’s prevailing winds. As a finale, a giant swirl composed of increasingly dark woodcut and screen print elements descends into the room confronting viewers with the impact of repeated forms, analogous to the repeated behaviors that contribute to climate change.

As Beneke seeks to realize social change through art, he encourages visitors to participate in his installations. In Specter, the participation takes the form of offering viewers a print in exchange for a promise to lighten their carbon footprint. Hundreds of participants have written pledges thus far, and have selected an original work of art as a reminder of their pledges and their museum experience.

This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum and generously supported by the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation.

Left: Andrea Modica, Sicily, Italy, 1990, platinum palladium print, 10 x 8 in., Courtesy of the artistBelow: Andrea Modica, Modena, Italy, 2010, platinum palladium print, 10 x 8 in., Courtesy of the artist



SNACKJanuary 16 - September 3, 2016Judith Bear Isroff Gallery

We all need to eat. Food is essential to our survival, but it’s also a sign of celebration, a source of pleasure and a profitable industry. The universal nature of food makes it an appropriate subject to critically examine themes common to contemporary art, such as politics, commerce and the intersection of art and life. Snack is a (mostly) lighthearted look at works drawn primarily from the Akron Art Museum collection that depict food or the places we buy and consume it through humor, pop culture and nostalgia.

Andy Warhol’s 1966 screenprint, Campbell’s Tomato Soup, is emblazoned on a paper shopping bag. The soup can made iconic by Warhol is depicted in a graphic style synonymous with Pop Art, a movement arising in the 1950s and 60s that drew its imagery from popular culture. Warhol chose as his subject a machine-produced and mass-marketed food, recreating it at a larger-than-life scale with a blue outline filled with vivid yellow, red and purple. By screenprinting a commercial product on a functional shopping bag, the artist called attention to the soup’s dollar value and the way in which it was distributed and purchased. Warhol may

have been influenced by his own personal experience; he told an interviewer that he drank Campbell’s soup for lunch every day for twenty years.

Campbell’s Tomato Soup will be displayed alongside works by artists including Ken Heyman, John Sokol and Ralph Steiner, who sprinkle some humor on their depiction of food through visual puns or a sense of the absurd. A poster by the Guerrilla Girls, a group of anonymous activist artists who combat racism and sexism through collaboratively produced works, uses a food-related gag to broach serious topics. Screenprints by John Baeder and photographs by Louis Stettner explore our emotional connections to the past through the places where we once ate.

This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum.

ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS November 27, 2015 - February 28, 2016Corbin Family Foundation Gallery

A boat that can’t stay afloat and a train with square wheels are just some of the misfit toys featured in the 1964 Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer that serves as the inspiration for the Akron Art Museum’s annual Island of Misfit Toys Family Drop In. The event, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this December, invites families to create original works of art out of old, broken toys.

In celebration of a decade of misfit toys at the Akron Art Museum, the museum asked local school children and professional artists to transform Munny, blank vinyl toys, into works of art. Artists of all ages have decorated Munny using pens, pencils, markers, paint, femo, clay, feathers, rocks, found objects and other supplies. Art classes and art clubs at Helen Arnold CLC, Our Lady of the Elms, Norton High School, Schumacher CLC, Thomas W. Harvey High School and Hoban High School participated in the exhibition.

The concept for this show was developed by Summit Artspace Gallery Director Rob Lehr, who also curated the artist-created Munny toys. “Play is a critical part to any creative process. Munny allow children and adults alike to explore their creative and playful side combining the joys of art making, sculpture and design,” remarks Lehr. Participating artists include Andy Dreamingwolf, Andrew Shondrick, Andy Hopp, Charlie Wagers, Nathan Mayfield, Jeff Lamm, Phil Guy and Scot Phillips.

Want to try your hand at plastic toy art? Make your mark on one of the massive blank Munny toys also in Corbin Gallery using colorful dry erase markers or purchase a Munny in the museum store and take a piece of the show home with you.

This exhibition is sponsored by The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation. Additional support provided by Brouse McDowell, LPA.

ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS: RECEPTION AND DROP INThursday, January 14 • 5-7 pmDid you miss out on this years’ sold out Island of Misfit Toys event? Here’s your chance to build a toy of your very own. Help celebrate the artists participating in the show and make your own misfit toy and misfit toy snow globe at this drop in event. Mingle with artists featured in the show and make your mark on the exhibition’s blank Munny.

Savannah Frantisak, 11th Grade, Norton High School, Werewolf, 2015, Mixed Media, 4 1/2 x 3 x 8 in., Courtesy of the artist,

Photo by Shane Wynn Photography

Peter Cornacchione II, 11th Grade, Norton High School, Little Hippy Dude, 2015, Mixed Media, 6 1/2 x 4 x 7 in., Courtesy of the artist,


Sara Lockhart, 12th Grade, Norton High School, Number Nine, 2015, Mixed Media, 4 1/2 x 3 x 7 1/2 in., Courtesy of the artist,


Charlie Wagers, Untitled, 2015, Mixed Media, 4.5 x 3 x 6 in., Courtesy of the artist, Photo by Shane Wynn Photography

John Sokol, Serial, 1971, collage on paper, 21 7/8 x 28 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Museum Acquisition Fund 1972.18

Below: Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Tomato Soup, 1966, screenprint on shopping bag, 24 x 17 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Museum Acquisition Fund 1990.9



SNACKJanuary 16 - September 3, 2016Judith Bear Isroff Gallery

We all need to eat. Food is essential to our survival, but it’s also a sign of celebration, a source of pleasure and a profitable industry. The universal nature of food makes it an appropriate subject to critically examine themes common to contemporary art, such as politics, commerce and the intersection of art and life. Snack is a (mostly) lighthearted look at works drawn primarily from the Akron Art Museum collection that depict food or the places we buy and consume it through humor, pop culture and nostalgia.

Andy Warhol’s 1966 screenprint, Campbell’s Tomato Soup, is emblazoned on a paper shopping bag. The soup can made iconic by Warhol is depicted in a graphic style synonymous with Pop Art, a movement arising in the 1950s and 60s that drew its imagery from popular culture. Warhol chose as his subject a machine-produced and mass-marketed food, recreating it at a larger-than-life scale with a blue outline filled with vivid yellow, red and purple. By screenprinting a commercial product on a functional shopping bag, the artist called attention to the soup’s dollar value and the way in which it was distributed and purchased. Warhol may

have been influenced by his own personal experience; he told an interviewer that he drank Campbell’s soup for lunch every day for twenty years.

Campbell’s Tomato Soup will be displayed alongside works by artists including Ken Heyman, John Sokol and Ralph Steiner, who sprinkle some humor on their depiction of food through visual puns or a sense of the absurd. A poster by the Guerrilla Girls, a group of anonymous activist artists who combat racism and sexism through collaboratively produced works, uses a food-related gag to broach serious topics. Screenprints by John Baeder and photographs by Louis Stettner explore our emotional connections to the past through the places where we once ate.


ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS November 27, 2015 - February 28, 2016Corbin Family Foundation Gallery

A boat that can’t stay afloat and a train with square wheels are just some of the misfit toys featured in the 1964 Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer that serves as the inspiration for the Akron Art Museum’s annual Island of Misfit Toys Family Drop In. The event, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this December, invites families to create original works of art out of old, broken toys.

In celebration of a decade of misfit toys at the Akron Art Museum, the museum asked local school children and professional artists to transform Munny, blank vinyl toys, into works of art. Artists of all ages have decorated Munny using pens, pencils, markers, paint, femo, clay, feathers, rocks, found objects and other supplies. Art classes and art clubs at Helen Arnold CLC, Our Lady of the Elms, Norton High School, Schumacher CLC, Thomas W. Harvey High School and Hoban High School participated in the exhibition.

The concept for this show was developed by Summit Artspace Gallery Director Rob Lehr, who also curated the artist-created Munny toys. “Play is a critical part to any creative process. Munny allow children and adults alike to explore their creative and playful side combining the joys of art making, sculpture and design,” remarks Lehr. Participating artists include Andy Dreamingwolf, Andrew Shondrick, Andy Hopp, Charlie Wagers, Nathan Mayfield, Jeff Lamm, Phil Guy and Scot Phillips.

Want to try your hand at plastic toy art? Make your mark on one of the massive blank Munny toys also in Corbin Gallery using colorful dry erase markers or purchase a Munny in the museum store and take a piece of the show home with you.

This exhibition is sponsored by The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation. Additional support provided by Brouse McDowell, LPA.

ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS: RECEPTION AND DROP INThursday, January 14 • 5-7 pmDid you miss out on this years’ sold out Island of Misfit Toys event? Here’s your chance to build a toy of your very own. Help celebrate the artists participating in the show and make your own misfit toy and misfit toy snow globe at this drop in event. Mingle with artists featured in the show and make your mark on the exhibition’s blank Munny.

Savannah Frantisak, 11th Grade, Norton High School, Werewolf, 2015, Mixed Media, 4 1/2 x 3 x 8 in., Courtesy of the artist,


Peter Cornacchione II, 11th Grade, Norton High School, Little Hippy Dude, 2015, Mixed Media, 6 1/2 x 4 x 7 in., Courtesy of the artist,


Sara Lockhart, 12th Grade, Norton High School, Number Nine, 2015, Mixed Media, 4 1/2 x 3 x 7 1/2 in., Courtesy of the artist,


Charlie Wagers, Untitled, 2015, Mixed Media, 4.5 x 3 x 6 in., Courtesy of the artist, Photo by Shane Wynn Photography

John Sokol, Serial, 1971, collage on paper, 21 7/8 x 28 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Museum Acquisition Fund 1972.18

Below: Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Tomato Soup, 1966, screenprint on shopping bag, 24 x 17 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Museum Acquisition Fund 1990.9


EXHIBITIONS

WINTER 2015 | 10

EXHIBITIONS

MARK MOTHERSBAUGH: MYOPIA May 27 - August 28, 2016Akron Art Museum and MOCA Cleveland

Equal parts engagement and provocation, the art of Akron native Mark Mothersbaugh investigates the tension and interplay between order and freedom, repetition and play, technology and individuality, and mutation and conformity. Beginning as an art student at Kent State University in the late 1960s, Mothersbaugh’s creative output has expanded across multiple media and disciplines, including music, drawing and sculpture. Brought to popular fame as the frontman of the band DEVO, Mothersbaugh continues to create work that resonates within contemporary popular culture. He has scored numerous influential television shows and movies, ranging from The Rugrats and Pee-Wee’s Playhouse to most of director Wes Anderson’s feature films.

The Akron Art Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland will jointly present Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia, a career-spanning travelling retrospective. Myopia at the Akron Art Museum focuses on Mothersbaugh’s daily visual art practice, including an installation of 30,000 postcard-sized drawings the artist has created and utilized for inspiration and exploration throughout his career. Examining Mothersbaugh’s interest in mutation and mirroring, the Akron presentation will include installations of mirror-image photographs, a full-sized mirrored automobile and ceramic sculptures Mothersbaugh refers to as “Roli-Polies.” It also investigates the aural dimension of the artist’s practice, including audio stations with original musical scores.

Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.

PULPFebruary 27 - July 31, 2016Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

Paper is one of the most common materials of modern culture. Offering a ready vehicle for communication on a mass scale, it bears images and texts that help to define and inform society. Pulp novels, newspapers, magazines and other ephemera do not lend any preciousness to the humble material they are printed on—indeed, they quickly lose their relevancy and are discarded. Just as paper is made from fiber pulp, the glossy products it becomes offer malleable subject matter for artists.

PULP features photographs that reposition the aesthetic value of paper ephemera in abstract compositions, conceptual investigations and cultural critiques. Richard Misrach’s unsettling Playboy series depicts sections of the iconic American magazine that the artist discovered on a shooting range, riddled throughout with bullet holes. Tom Young and John Willis’ collaborative photographic project Recycled Realities emphasizes the unexpected beauty and cultural commentary extant in reams of discarded paper destined for recycling at a paper mill. These and other artworks in PULP, themselves produced on paper, recontextualize their subject matter through unexpected juxtapositions or viewpoints that recycle and reframe fragments of everyday visual experience.


COLLECTION FEATURE: ANDY WARHOL, SINGLE ELVISThe Akron Art Museum’s longstanding commitment to contemporary art is evidenced by Andy Warhol’s Single Elvis, a signature work that entered the collection in 1972. Dating to 1963, Single Elvis is from one of the artist’s earliest series using screen printing. Soon after he began receiving attention for his paintings of Campbell’s soup cans, Warhol adopted this technique. He appreciated the mechanical character of screenprinting, which allowed for images to be replicated, while also leaving room for accidents to become part of the composition. Warhol, who began to feature celebrities as subjects the previous year, often depicted Hollywood stars against silver backgrounds. This endowed them with a shimmering quality associated with the “silver screen” of film, another medium the prolific artist was beginning to explore. Tellingly, as his source for this painting, Warhol used a publicity photograph from Flaming Star, a 1960 film that featured Elvis Presley as a cowboy, rather than showing him as a musician. Facing the viewer with a diffident expression and his weapon drawn, Warhol’s Elvis has been variously interpreted as parody, a reflection of social changes that were taking place in the 1960s and as a Pop icon.

Single Elvis was made as part of a long roll of linen canvas printed many times with this same image of Presley, sometimes with multiple figures superimposed, on top of the silver painted background. Warhol sent the roll to Los Angeles for his second exhibition at Ferus Gallery in the fall of 1963. It arrived along with dismantled stretcher bars (frames for mounting the canvas) of uniform height and varying widths. The surprised gallery owner was obliged to cut the roll into corresponding segments, five of which featured single Elvis figures. Warhol’s only instruction was to install the paintings as close to one another as possible.

Although Warhol made a road trip across the country to attend the opening of his exhibition in California, Pop Art had not yet gained an audience in Los Angeles and none of the Elvis compositions—nor his portraits of Elizabeth Taylor on view in an adjacent room—sold. All were ultimately shipped back to New York, with the Akron Art Museum (then the Akron Art Institute) making its purchase from Locksley Shea Gallery in Minneapolis, assisted by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for the acquisition of work by American artists.

Richard Misrach, Playboy #97 (Marlboro Country), 1990, chromogenic print, 20 x 25 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Gift of the artist in honor of Barbara Tannenbaum 2010.53

Andy Warhol, Single Elvis, 1963, silkscreen ink and spray paint on linen, 82 x 40 in., Collection of the Akron Art MuseumPurchased with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the L. L. Bottsford Estate Fund 1972.1

Mark Mothersbaugh, 1964 – Monument to the conquerors of space, 2012, Inkjet on paper, 39 x 61 in., Courtesy the artist.


EXHIBITIONS

WINTER 2015 | 10

EXHIBITIONS

MARK MOTHERSBAUGH: MYOPIA May 27 - August 28, 2016Akron Art Museum and MOCA Cleveland

Equal parts engagement and provocation, the art of Akron native Mark Mothersbaugh investigates the tension and interplay between order and freedom, repetition and play, technology and individuality, and mutation and conformity. Beginning as an art student at Kent State University in the late 1960s, Mothersbaugh’s creative output has expanded across multiple media and disciplines, including music, drawing and sculpture. Brought to popular fame as the frontman of the band DEVO, Mothersbaugh continues to create work that resonates within contemporary popular culture. He has scored numerous influential television shows and movies, ranging from The Rugrats and Pee-Wee’s Playhouse to most of director Wes Anderson’s feature films.

The Akron Art Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland will jointly present Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia, a career-spanning travelling retrospective. Myopia at the Akron Art Museum focuses on Mothersbaugh’s daily visual art practice, including an installation of 30,000 postcard-sized drawings the artist has created and utilized for inspiration and exploration throughout his career. Examining Mothersbaugh’s interest in mutation and mirroring, the Akron presentation will include installations of mirror-image photographs, a full-sized mirrored automobile and ceramic sculptures Mothersbaugh refers to as “Roli-Polies.” It also investigates the aural dimension of the artist’s practice, including audio stations with original musical scores.

Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.

PULPFebruary 27 - July 31, 2016Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

Paper is one of the most common materials of modern culture. Offering a ready vehicle for communication on a mass scale, it bears images and texts that help to define and inform society. Pulp novels, newspapers, magazines and other ephemera do not lend any preciousness to the humble material they are printed on—indeed, they quickly lose their relevancy and are discarded. Just as paper is made from fiber pulp, the glossy products it becomes offer malleable subject matter for artists.

PULP features photographs that reposition the aesthetic value of paper ephemera in abstract compositions, conceptual investigations and cultural critiques. Richard Misrach’s unsettling Playboy series depicts sections of the iconic American magazine that the artist discovered on a shooting range, riddled throughout with bullet holes. Tom Young and John Willis’ collaborative photographic project Recycled Realities emphasizes the unexpected beauty and cultural commentary extant in reams of discarded paper destined for recycling at a paper mill. These and other artworks in PULP, themselves produced on paper, recontextualize their subject matter through unexpected juxtapositions or viewpoints that recycle and reframe fragments of everyday visual experience.


COLLECTION FEATURE: ANDY WARHOL, SINGLE ELVISThe Akron Art Museum’s longstanding commitment to contemporary art is evidenced by Andy Warhol’s Single Elvis, a signature work that entered the collection in 1972. Dating to 1963, Single Elvis is from one of the artist’s earliest series using screen printing. Soon after he began receiving attention for his paintings of Campbell’s soup cans, Warhol adopted this technique. He appreciated the mechanical character of screenprinting, which allowed for images to be replicated, while also leaving room for accidents to become part of the composition. Warhol, who began to feature celebrities as subjects the previous year, often depicted Hollywood stars against silver backgrounds. This endowed them with a shimmering quality associated with the “silver screen” of film, another medium the prolific artist was beginning to explore. Tellingly, as his source for this painting, Warhol used a publicity photograph from Flaming Star, a 1960 film that featured Elvis Presley as a cowboy, rather than showing him as a musician. Facing the viewer with a diffident expression and his weapon drawn, Warhol’s Elvis has been variously interpreted as parody, a reflection of social changes that were taking place in the 1960s and as a Pop icon.

Single Elvis was made as part of a long roll of linen canvas printed many times with this same image of Presley, sometimes with multiple figures superimposed, on top of the silver painted background. Warhol sent the roll to Los Angeles for his second exhibition at Ferus Gallery in the fall of 1963. It arrived along with dismantled stretcher bars (frames for mounting the canvas) of uniform height and varying widths. The surprised gallery owner was obliged to cut the roll into corresponding segments, five of which featured single Elvis figures. Warhol’s only instruction was to install the paintings as close to one another as possible.

Although Warhol made a road trip across the country to attend the opening of his exhibition in California, Pop Art had not yet gained an audience in Los Angeles and none of the Elvis compositions—nor his portraits of Elizabeth Taylor on view in an adjacent room—sold. All were ultimately shipped back to New York, with the Akron Art Museum (then the Akron Art Institute) making its purchase from Locksley Shea Gallery in Minneapolis, assisted by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for the acquisition of work by American artists.

Richard Misrach, Playboy #97 (Marlboro Country), 1990, chromogenic print, 20 x 25 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Gift of the artist in honor of Barbara Tannenbaum 2010.53

Andy Warhol, Single Elvis, 1963, silkscreen ink and spray paint on linen, 82 x 40 in., Collection of the Akron Art MuseumPurchased with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the L. L. Bottsford Estate Fund 1972.1

Mark Mothersbaugh, 1964 – Monument to the conquerors of space, 2012, Inkjet on paper, 39 x 61 in., Courtesy the artist.


EXHIBITIONS

INSIDE |OUTBRINGING ART TO THE PEOPLE – A YEAR IN REVIEW

INSIDE|OUT PHOTO CONTESTCongratulations to the winners! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to stay updated on the next phase of Inside|Out. Be the first to know when we announce our new neighborhoods and new artwork additions. We love seeing your photos so remember to use #AkronArtMuseum and #InsideOutAkron when you share!

1st Place Photo: Laura Maidens

2nd Place Photo: Marilyn Merchant3rd Place Photo: Katelyn Gainer

@leann_schneider

@arnie_photo

WINTER 2015 | 12

FOLLOW THE MUSEUM ON INSTAGRAM

@nlanese

@_adblake@sarahkabot @shiloh.marie @brittanynader

@twodaydrive

@skatertheartist

@alexsmith_1990

@ray_whin

@michael_derr

#AkronArtMuseum #LiveCreative

@mrgregmilo

@nik_pakiz @_katelynevans

@brandonjhollis@rutdog @robineatsbrains

@jth96@winegirl76

The New Year is usually seen as a time to reflect on the past but also a chance to look forward to what the next year has in store. As we look back at the Akron Art Museum’s first year of Inside|Out, it is safe to say it was full of activity, fun and surprises, which makes the possibilities in the second year of the project that much more exciting.

Inside|Out let us reach outside the museum walls like never before and share some of our iconic artworks in a new and exciting way. We caught people off-guard as they were walking or jogging in parks, we delighted patrons who were coming to shop at their neighborhood store or eat at their favorite restaurant and we brought random acts of beauty to our community. People enjoyed the Inside|Out artworks while attending street festivals, bike tours, trolley tours or while taking a stroll on their favorite nature trail.

We not only brought art outside of the museum, we also brought the community in. Neighborhoods were invited to the Akron Art Museum for “block parties” where they could learn more about the artwork by taking a curator-led gallery tour and celebrating with their neighbors.

In 2015, we connected with six communities, neighborhoods and cities through this project, including downtown Akron, North Hill, the Towpath Trail & Summit Metro Parks, Cuyahoga Falls, The University of Akron & University Park, and West Hill & Highland Square. It was great to get to know the people in these communities and to help celebrate their neighborhoods’ uniqueness. In order to share the stories from some of the

remarkable people we met while organizing the project, our latest Slide Jam event brought together speakers from each community.

One of the major goals of this project is to engage area residents by offering a way to showcase parts of their neighborhood while simultaneously encouraging art appreciation. A good example of this is partnering with the Better Block project in North Hill. Better Block brought the neighborhood together in celebration and in hope for what the future holds for their community. We are proud to say that Inside|Out played a role in helping them meet those goals. John Ughrin, one of our community partners in North Hill and Better Block organizer said, “...Many goals were served through Inside|Out. We had a new tool to welcome our immigrants and refugees, we could celebrate our heritage and neighborhood and we could use it to show off the rest of the neighborhood.” In addition, the International Institute of Akron incorporated Inside|Out into their English classes, familiarizing these new Akronites with artwork that they may not have otherwise seen.

With these successes in mind, Inside|Out gives us a lot to look forward to in 2016. We will be adding 10 new artworks and reaching out to eight new neighborhoods and cities for next phase of the project. Stay tuned for announcements on where you can find the artwork this coming spring and which new pieces were chosen. You may be in for a few surprises...


EXHIBITIONS

INSIDE |OUTBRINGING ART TO THE PEOPLE – A YEAR IN REVIEW

INSIDE|OUT PHOTO CONTESTCongratulations to the winners! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to stay updated on the next phase of Inside|Out. Be the first to know when we announce our new neighborhoods and new artwork additions. We love seeing your photos so remember to use #AkronArtMuseum and #InsideOutAkron when you share!

1st Place Photo: Laura Maidens

2nd Place Photo: Marilyn Merchant3rd Place Photo: Katelyn Gainer

@leann_schneider

@arnie_photo

WINTER 2015 | 12

FOLLOW THE MUSEUM ON INSTAGRAM

@nlanese

@_adblake@sarahkabot @shiloh.marie @brittanynader

@twodaydrive

@skatertheartist

@alexsmith_1990

@ray_whin

@michael_derr

#AkronArtMuseum #LiveCreative

@mrgregmilo

@nik_pakiz @_katelynevans

@brandonjhollis@rutdog @robineatsbrains

@jth96@winegirl76

The New Year is usually seen as a time to reflect on the past but also a chance to look forward to what the next year has in store. As we look back at the Akron Art Museum’s first year of Inside|Out, it is safe to say it was full of activity, fun and surprises, which makes the possibilities in the second year of the project that much more exciting.

Inside|Out let us reach outside the museum walls like never before and share some of our iconic artworks in a new and exciting way. We caught people off-guard as they were walking or jogging in parks, we delighted patrons who were coming to shop at their neighborhood store or eat at their favorite restaurant and we brought random acts of beauty to our community. People enjoyed the Inside|Out artworks while attending street festivals, bike tours, trolley tours or while taking a stroll on their favorite nature trail.

We not only brought art outside of the museum, we also brought the community in. Neighborhoods were invited to the Akron Art Museum for “block parties” where they could learn more about the artwork by taking a curator-led gallery tour and celebrating with their neighbors.

In 2015, we connected with six communities, neighborhoods and cities through this project, including downtown Akron, North Hill, the Towpath Trail & Summit Metro Parks, Cuyahoga Falls, The University of Akron & University Park, and West Hill & Highland Square. It was great to get to know the people in these communities and to help celebrate their neighborhoods’ uniqueness. In order to share the stories from some of the

remarkable people we met while organizing the project, our latest Slide Jam event brought together speakers from each community.

One of the major goals of this project is to engage area residents by offering a way to showcase parts of their neighborhood while simultaneously encouraging art appreciation. A good example of this is partnering with the Better Block project in North Hill. Better Block brought the neighborhood together in celebration and in hope for what the future holds for their community. We are proud to say that Inside|Out played a role in helping them meet those goals. John Ughrin, one of our community partners in North Hill and Better Block organizer said, “...Many goals were served through Inside|Out. We had a new tool to welcome our immigrants and refugees, we could celebrate our heritage and neighborhood and we could use it to show off the rest of the neighborhood.” In addition, the International Institute of Akron incorporated Inside|Out into their English classes, familiarizing these new Akronites with artwork that they may not have otherwise seen.

With these successes in mind, Inside|Out gives us a lot to look forward to in 2016. We will be adding 10 new artworks and reaching out to eight new neighborhoods and cities for next phase of the project. Stay tuned for announcements on where you can find the artwork this coming spring and which new pieces were chosen. You may be in for a few surprises...


KIDS STUDIOSaturdays • 1 – 3 pmRecommended for ages 7-12

Welcome to our studio -- where students gain a fresh

perspective in thinking creatively. Learn how to work

like a professional artist by exploring unique materials,

experimental processes and extraordinary works of art,

while building skills and confidence along the way.

Geometric Droid BuildSaturday, January 16

Stain Painting, Marbled Milk and other Creative Goo Saturday, February 27

Paper Sculpture Terraria Saturday, March 12

FREE for members. $10/non-member child. Parents are welcome but

not required to stay. Registration required at AkronArtMuseum.org/

eventregistration or call 330.376.9186.

Kids Studio is made possible with support from the

Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Foundation.

TOTS CREATESaturdays • 10:30 am - 12 pm

Recommended for 2’s and 3’s, and their grown-ups.

Little hands need to be creative, too! Toddlers explore

different mediums, textures, colors and shapes, while

making a beautiful mess. Dig in and discover a multi-sensory

experience while fostering your tiny artist’s independence and

imagination!

Process Yogurt Painting Saturday, January 16

Shiny, Crunchy Texture RubbingsSaturday, February 27

Dough Nests and Sprinkle EggsSaturday, March 12

FREE for members. $10/non-member child. Registration required at

AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration or call 330.376.9186.

Tots Create is made possible with support from the


CREATIVE PLAYDATESThursdays • 11:15 am – 12:30 pmFor 0-5 year olds and their grown-ups

Little ones learn best through intuitive, open-ended play that truly feeds their senses. Follow your child’s natural instinct to wiggle, squeal and make a mess while exploring the creative process. Stretch your imagination, meet new friends and create a masterpiece to carry home!

Yoga Shape Up: Geometry that Moves Thursday, January 7Limited to 20 participants each session:AM Session 11:15 – 11:45 amPM Session 1:00 – 1:30 pm

Geo Magic PlaygroundThursday, February 4

Delightful Goop Thursday, March 3

FREE for members. $10/non-member child. Registration required at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration or call 330.376.9186.

Creative Playdates are made possible with support from the Robert O. & Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

ART TALESThursdays • 11:15 am – 12:30 pmFor all ages and their grown-ups.

Engage your tiny book lover in an interactive storytelling experience where art and story become one through song, rhyme and imagery. After the book ends, we’ll keep the story going with related art activities in the lobby.

Impossible Tasty Tales Thursday, January 21

love ISThursday, February 18

An Extraordinary, Ordinary BoxThursday, March 17


Story Time is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

ART BABESAM Sessions: 11:15 am – 12 pmPM Sessions: 1 – 1:45 pmFor 0-18 month olds and their grown-ups

Join baby friends for tummy time play and a pint-sized stroll through the galleries. Explore sensory activities related to color, texture, light and sound that will awaken your baby’s curiosity and give you both a one-of-a-kind bonding experience.

Tasting with the Eyes Thursday, January 28

Cardboard Crawl Thursday, February 25

Block Building with PeeWees Thursday, March 24


Art Babes is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

fAMILY DAYSFor all ages and their grown-ups

Creativity, Peace and Understanding:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day CelebrationMonday, January 18 • 12–4 pm

The Akron Art Museum opens its doors on a Monday to celebrate

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday. Families have an opportunity

to dabble in the creative process and explore a variety of mediums,

listen to local musicians and celebrate global artists by touring the

museum’s contemporary collection

FREE museum admission and activities. No registration required. For more information

go to AkronArtMuseum.org/calendar or call 330.376.9186.

Spark! Family Film FestSaturday, March 19 • 12–4 pm

The Akron Art Museum and the Nightlight Cinema invite parents to

bring their young film connoisseurs to the museum for an afternoon

of engaging, high-quality family films in the Charles and Jane Lehner

Auditorium. Hands-on, film-inspired art activities in between the films are

also part of the day’s festivities.


go to AkronArtMuseum.org/calendar or call 330.376.9186

Family Days are made possible with support from the Dominion Foundation, the R.C. Musson

& Katharine M. Musson Charitable Foundation, and George and Sue Klein.

LIVE CREATIVE


KIDS STUDIOSaturdays • 1 – 3 pmRecommended for ages 7-12

Welcome to our studio -- where students gain a fresh

perspective in thinking creatively. Learn how to work

like a professional artist by exploring unique materials,

experimental processes and extraordinary works of art,

while building skills and confidence along the way.

Geometric Droid BuildSaturday, January 16

Stain Painting, Marbled Milk and other Creative Goo Saturday, February 27

Paper Sculpture Terraria Saturday, March 12

FREE for members. $10/non-member child. Parents are welcome but

not required to stay. Registration required at AkronArtMuseum.org/

eventregistration or call 330.376.9186.

Kids Studio is made possible with support from the


TOTS CREATESaturdays • 10:30 am - 12 pm

Recommended for 2’s and 3’s, and their grown-ups.

Little hands need to be creative, too! Toddlers explore

different mediums, textures, colors and shapes, while

making a beautiful mess. Dig in and discover a multi-sensory

experience while fostering your tiny artist’s independence and

imagination!

Process Yogurt Painting Saturday, January 16

Shiny, Crunchy Texture RubbingsSaturday, February 27

Dough Nests and Sprinkle EggsSaturday, March 12

FREE for members. $10/non-member child. Registration required at

AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration or call 330.376.9186.

Tots Create is made possible with support from the


CREATIVE PLAYDATESThursdays • 11:15 am – 12:30 pmFor 0-5 year olds and their grown-ups

Little ones learn best through intuitive, open-ended play that truly feeds their senses. Follow your child’s natural instinct to wiggle, squeal and make a mess while exploring the creative process. Stretch your imagination, meet new friends and create a masterpiece to carry home!

Yoga Shape Up: Geometry that Moves Thursday, January 7Limited to 20 participants each session:AM Session 11:15 – 11:45 amPM Session 1:00 – 1:30 pm

Geo Magic PlaygroundThursday, February 4

Delightful Goop Thursday, March 3


Creative Playdates are made possible with support from the Robert O. & Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

ART TALESThursdays • 11:15 am – 12:30 pmFor all ages and their grown-ups.

Engage your tiny book lover in an interactive storytelling experience where art and story become one through song, rhyme and imagery. After the book ends, we’ll keep the story going with related art activities in the lobby.

Impossible Tasty Tales Thursday, January 21

love ISThursday, February 18

An Extraordinary, Ordinary BoxThursday, March 17


Story Time is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

ART BABESAM Sessions: 11:15 am – 12 pmPM Sessions: 1 – 1:45 pmFor 0-18 month olds and their grown-ups

Join baby friends for tummy time play and a pint-sized stroll through the galleries. Explore sensory activities related to color, texture, light and sound that will awaken your baby’s curiosity and give you both a one-of-a-kind bonding experience.

Tasting with the Eyes Thursday, January 28

Cardboard Crawl Thursday, February 25

Block Building with PeeWees Thursday, March 24


Art Babes is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

fAMILY DAYSFor all ages and their grown-ups

Creativity, Peace and Understanding:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day CelebrationMonday, January 18 • 12–4 pm

The Akron Art Museum opens its doors on a Monday to celebrate

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday. Families have an opportunity

to dabble in the creative process and explore a variety of mediums,

listen to local musicians and celebrate global artists by touring the

museum’s contemporary collection


go to AkronArtMuseum.org/calendar or call 330.376.9186.

Spark! Family Film FestSaturday, March 19 • 12–4 pm

The Akron Art Museum and the Nightlight Cinema invite parents to

bring their young film connoisseurs to the museum for an afternoon

of engaging, high-quality family films in the Charles and Jane Lehner

Auditorium. Hands-on, film-inspired art activities in between the films are

also part of the day’s festivities.


go to AkronArtMuseum.org/calendar or call 330.376.9186

Family Days are made possible with support from the Dominion Foundation, the R.C. Musson

& Katharine M. Musson Charitable Foundation, and George and Sue Klein.

LIVE CREATIVE


LIVE MUSIC: MISSILE TOEThursday, December 17 • 6:30-8:30 pmWhat better way to spend a chilly December evening than shopping in the museum store, listening to the world’s greatest Christmas band, and having a cocktail with friends? Get some holiday cheer as the festive rock band Missile Toe fills the museum’s lobby with fun, upbeat versions of classic holiday tunes. Shake off the holiday stress and kick off your holiday celebration at the Akron Art Museum.

NEW YEAR’S: FIRST NIGHTThursday, December 31 • 6 pmMake plans for New Year’s Eve and join the fun in Downtown Akron! Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this Akron staple. First Night Akron is a New Year’s Eve celebration unlike any other that appeals to everyone, from families to retirees and millennials. This celebration of the arts brings the community together to create lasting memories. Come in out of the cold and celebrate the New Year! The galleries will be open for you to enjoy all our exhibitions and we’ll have a community activity in the lobby. First Night button required. Purchase buttons at FirstNightAkron.com.

THROWBACK THURSDAY: ARTS & CRAFT CLASSESThursday, January 21 • 7-9 pm • Friendship Bracelets inspired by Andrea Modica Thursday, February 18 • 7-9 pm • Weaving inspired by Neo Geo Thursday, March 17 • 7-9 pm • Macrame inspired by Neo Geo Thursday, April 28 • 7-9 pm • Model Magic Food inspired by Snack Before Rainbow Looms and Silly Bandz, there were friendship bracelets! Celebrate Throwback Thursday by indulging in your favorite kid crafts inspired by art museum exhibitions. Grab a fancy cocktail and a friend and destress with a fun, monthly throwback art activity. These evenings are just for adults. Admission includes one signature cocktail and all crafting supplies for this artist-led experience.

Throwback Thursdays is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Registration required at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration.

READING UNDER THE ROOF CLOUD BOOK CLUB: DELICIOUS BY RUTH REICHL Thursday, March 24 • 6 pmJoin the Reading Under the Roof Cloud book club for a mouthwatering read- legendary food writer Ruth Reichl’s first foray into fiction, Delicious. The former Gourmet magazine editor’s book takes readers into the world of character Billie Breslin, who abandons college to work as assistant to the editor of Delicious! Magazine. When Delicious! is unceremoniously folded by its parent publisher, Billie is the sole employee kept on to honor the magazine’s guarantee: “Your money back if the recipe doesn’t work.” Between phone calls from wacky subscribers, alone in the yawning old mansion headquarters, Billie discovers a hidden room and a cache of quirkily cataloged letters from a young girl to Delicious! writer James Beard during WWII. The discussion will conclude with a tour of the exhibition Snack.

Registration required at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration

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YOGA IN THE GALLERIESDecember 10 • January 14 • February 11 • March 10 6:30 pmThe transformational power of yoga for individuals, relationships and communities comes alive in the Akron Art Museum’s galleries. Combine breath, flow and art in a beginner friendly series taught by a certified Nirvana Yoga instructor. Bring your own mat. No water bottles permitted in the galleries.

Yoga in the Galleries is $10 for non-members and free for members. Registration required at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration.

TEACHTALK 2016 Thursday, February 25 • 4:30 pmIt happens on a regular basis: someone sends you a link to a TED Talk that has interested/moved/inspired her so much, she just had to share it with you. Sharing our ideas and stories can be a powerful way to learn. The Akron Art Museum will take this concept to the next level with TeachTalk2015, an event featuring quick presentations by educators of all kinds that take on creativity in the classroom and beyond. Grab an afternoon snack (and adult beverage), have a seat in the auditorium and prepare to be educated, enlightened and entertained.

Professional development paperwork will be provided for each attendee to submit to his/her LPDC. FREE. Register at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration or call 330.376.9186 x247.

SECOND SATURDAY CURATOR GALLERY TALKSCurious about the museum’s long history of exhibiting work by Cindy Sherman? Want to know more about Donald Judd and the Chinati Foundation, a museum devoted to his work? Or maybe you just want a fun art-inspired date for Valentine’s Day. Here’s your chance to have an insider’s look at works in the museum’s collection on new second Saturday, curator-led tours. Free with gallery admission. Admission fee waived for guardians of Kid’s Class participants. Meet at the Visitor Services desk at 1:30 pm.

Cindy Sherman presented by Collections Manager Arnie TunstallSaturday, December 12 • 1:30 pmDonald Judd presented by Associate Curator Theresa BembnisterSaturday, January 9 • 1:30 pmValentine’s Day presented by Assistant Curator Liz CarneySaturday, February 13 • 1:30 pm

SAVE THE DATE: ART & ALEMarch 11 • 6-9 pmBack for its 9th year, ART & ALE features locally crafted brews from Ohio’s best brewmakers, complemented by some of the region’s favorite local food.

Available in the Museum Store:Art & Ale products feature a graphic designed by the Akron Art Museum.

Purchase an Art & Ale T-shirt and get a FREE Art & Ale poster.

T-Shirt $28.95Poster measures 18” x 22” $14.99

Pint glass $12.95 each or 4 for $34.95


LIVE MUSIC: MISSILE TOEThursday, December 17 • 6:30-8:30 pmWhat better way to spend a chilly December evening than shopping in the museum store, listening to the world’s greatest Christmas band, and having a cocktail with friends? Get some holiday cheer as the festive rock band Missile Toe fills the museum’s lobby with fun, upbeat versions of classic holiday tunes. Shake off the holiday stress and kick off your holiday celebration at the Akron Art Museum.

NEW YEAR’S: FIRST NIGHTThursday, December 31 • 6 pmMake plans for New Year’s Eve and join the fun in Downtown Akron! Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this Akron staple. First Night Akron is a New Year’s Eve celebration unlike any other that appeals to everyone, from families to retirees and millennials. This celebration of the arts brings the community together to create lasting memories. Come in out of the cold and celebrate the New Year! The galleries will be open for you to enjoy all our exhibitions and we’ll have a community activity in the lobby. First Night button required. Purchase buttons at FirstNightAkron.com.

THROWBACK THURSDAY: ARTS & CRAFT CLASSESThursday, January 21 • 7-9 pm • Friendship Bracelets inspired by Andrea Modica Thursday, February 18 • 7-9 pm • Weaving inspired by Neo Geo Thursday, March 17 • 7-9 pm • Macrame inspired by Neo Geo Thursday, April 28 • 7-9 pm • Model Magic Food inspired by Snack Before Rainbow Looms and Silly Bandz, there were friendship bracelets! Celebrate Throwback Thursday by indulging in your favorite kid crafts inspired by art museum exhibitions. Grab a fancy cocktail and a friend and destress with a fun, monthly throwback art activity. These evenings are just for adults. Admission includes one signature cocktail and all crafting supplies for this artist-led experience.

Throwback Thursdays is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Registration required at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration.

READING UNDER THE ROOF CLOUD BOOK CLUB: DELICIOUS BY RUTH REICHL Thursday, March 24 • 6 pmJoin the Reading Under the Roof Cloud book club for a mouthwatering read- legendary food writer Ruth Reichl’s first foray into fiction, Delicious. The former Gourmet magazine editor’s book takes readers into the world of character Billie Breslin, who abandons college to work as assistant to the editor of Delicious! Magazine. When Delicious! is unceremoniously folded by its parent publisher, Billie is the sole employee kept on to honor the magazine’s guarantee: “Your money back if the recipe doesn’t work.” Between phone calls from wacky subscribers, alone in the yawning old mansion headquarters, Billie discovers a hidden room and a cache of quirkily cataloged letters from a young girl to Delicious! writer James Beard during WWII. The discussion will conclude with a tour of the exhibition Snack.

Registration required at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration

PROGRAMMING

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PROGRAMMING

YOGA IN THE GALLERIESDecember 10 • January 14 • February 11 • March 10 6:30 pmThe transformational power of yoga for individuals, relationships and communities comes alive in the Akron Art Museum’s galleries. Combine breath, flow and art in a beginner friendly series taught by a certified Nirvana Yoga instructor. Bring your own mat. No water bottles permitted in the galleries.

Yoga in the Galleries is $10 for non-members and free for members. Registration required at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration.

TEACHTALK 2016 Thursday, February 25 • 4:30 pmIt happens on a regular basis: someone sends you a link to a TED Talk that has interested/moved/inspired her so much, she just had to share it with you. Sharing our ideas and stories can be a powerful way to learn. The Akron Art Museum will take this concept to the next level with TeachTalk2015, an event featuring quick presentations by educators of all kinds that take on creativity in the classroom and beyond. Grab an afternoon snack (and adult beverage), have a seat in the auditorium and prepare to be educated, enlightened and entertained.

Professional development paperwork will be provided for each attendee to submit to his/her LPDC. FREE. Register at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration or call 330.376.9186 x247.

SECOND SATURDAY CURATOR GALLERY TALKSCurious about the museum’s long history of exhibiting work by Cindy Sherman? Want to know more about Donald Judd and the Chinati Foundation, a museum devoted to his work? Or maybe you just want a fun art-inspired date for Valentine’s Day. Here’s your chance to have an insider’s look at works in the museum’s collection on new second Saturday, curator-led tours. Free with gallery admission. Admission fee waived for guardians of Kid’s Class participants. Meet at the Visitor Services desk at 1:30 pm.

Cindy Sherman presented by Collections Manager Arnie TunstallSaturday, December 12 • 1:30 pmDonald Judd presented by Associate Curator Theresa BembnisterSaturday, January 9 • 1:30 pmValentine’s Day presented by Assistant Curator Liz CarneySaturday, February 13 • 1:30 pm

SAVE THE DATE: ART & ALEMarch 11 • 6-9 pmBack for its 9th year, ART & ALE features locally crafted brews from Ohio’s best brewmakers, complemented by some of the region’s favorite local food.

Available in the Museum Store:Art & Ale products feature a graphic designed by the Akron Art Museum.

Purchase an Art & Ale T-shirt and get a FREE Art & Ale poster.

T-Shirt $28.95Poster measures 18” x 22” $14.99

Pint glass $12.95 each or 4 for $34.95


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1 Choice opening at Transformer Station, Cleveland; 2 2015 Trick or Treat on High Street; 3 Mark Masuoka, Director and CEO with Phil and Peggy Lloyd in the Beatrice Knapp McDowell

Grand Lobby; 4 Annual Meeting - Mark Masuoka thanking former Board President, Dianne Newman, for her outstanding service; 5 Erik Neff’s Orange in NEO Geo; 6 2015 Trick or Treat

on High Street; 7 2015 Trick or Treat on High Street; 8 Boys and Girls Club at Night At The Museum; 9 2015 Trick or Treat on High Street; 10 Choice opening at Transformer Station,

Cleveland; 11 NEO Geo opening. Photo 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 by Shane Wynn Photography. Photo 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9 by Chris Rutan Photography.

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1 Inspired Teachers Institute; 2 2015 Trick or Treat on High Street; 3 Natalie Lanese at the NEO Geo opening; 4 Janice Lessman-Moss speaking to members at the NEO Geo opening; 5

Choice opening at Transformer Station, Cleveland; 6 Boys and Girls Club at Night At The Museum; 7 Members Trip to the Columbus Museum of Art; 8 2015 Trick or Treat on High Street;

9 2015 Annual Meeting - Mark Masuoka on Inside I Out; 10 Inspired Teachers Institute; 11 Amy Sinbondit speaking to members at the NEO Geo opening. Photo 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

by Shane Wynn Photography. Photo 2 and 8 by Chris Rutan Photography. Photo 7 by museum development officer, Michael Derr.


PROGRAMMING

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1 Choice opening at Transformer Station, Cleveland; 2 2015 Trick or Treat on High Street; 3 Mark Masuoka, Director and CEO with Phil and Peggy Lloyd in the Beatrice Knapp McDowell

Grand Lobby; 4 Annual Meeting - Mark Masuoka thanking former Board President, Dianne Newman, for her outstanding service; 5 Erik Neff’s Orange in NEO Geo; 6 2015 Trick or Treat

on High Street; 7 2015 Trick or Treat on High Street; 8 Boys and Girls Club at Night At The Museum; 9 2015 Trick or Treat on High Street; 10 Choice opening at Transformer Station,

Cleveland; 11 NEO Geo opening. Photo 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 by Shane Wynn Photography. Photo 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9 by Chris Rutan Photography.

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1 Inspired Teachers Institute; 2 2015 Trick or Treat on High Street; 3 Natalie Lanese at the NEO Geo opening; 4 Janice Lessman-Moss speaking to members at the NEO Geo opening; 5

Choice opening at Transformer Station, Cleveland; 6 Boys and Girls Club at Night At The Museum; 7 Members Trip to the Columbus Museum of Art; 8 2015 Trick or Treat on High Street;

9 2015 Annual Meeting - Mark Masuoka on Inside I Out; 10 Inspired Teachers Institute; 11 Amy Sinbondit speaking to members at the NEO Geo opening. Photo 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

by Shane Wynn Photography. Photo 2 and 8 by Chris Rutan Photography. Photo 7 by museum development officer, Michael Derr.


MEMBERSHIP

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: SARAH CHUBACity: Akron What made you decide to become a member of the Akron Art Museum?I was first a member six years ago, shortly after the birth of our first child. I had resigned from a position that had me traveling a great deal and was now a stay-at-home mom in a city I hadn’t really gotten to know in the 6 years we had been living here. I spotted a Groupon for the Akron Art Museum, and used the museum as a winter day getaway, a place to walk with a stroller that was much more uplifting than any other option. And it assuaged any guilt about what sort of different experiences I felt I was supposed to be offering to a month old child. (It is surprisingly easy to become neurotic about whether or not you are offering your child access to what could be his life’s passion, when in reality he’d be delighted playing in the Tupperware.) Whatever my initial drive was, my boys (two of them now) and I have come to see the museum as an extension of our neighborhood. That the art classes for kids are included in the member benefits has solidified my decision to stay members for years and years.

How frequently do you visit the Akron Art Museum?We are typically in the museum three times a month. Sometimes we are there for a couple hours, and sometimes only 20 minutes. The temperament of a preschooler is typically what sets the time limit, both on the short end and for the long visits.

What benefit of membership do you appreciate the most and why?Our boys now see the art museum, and I think all art museums, as extensions of their neighborhood. By this, I mean that they seem to see museums as places to live life on any given day. It is not a one-off event for a field trip with school, or a strange unfamiliar place to enter cautiously. Rather, it is a comfortable place to explore ideas, to ask questions, and to play. The greatest benefit is that we can drop in here as easily and as often as we stop at the library. (I also like the discount at the cafe; they always have great soup!)

How has the Akron Art Museum impacted you? Visiting an art museum used to be something reserved for vacations, and only some vacations. I am at the museum as often as I am at the library. Because our family feels at home at the Akron Art Museum, we are that much more comfortable exploring other art museums as well. As for the region as a whole, I hope more and more people step into the museum, if only for a short visit, but regular visits, and I am certain that each person will find something captivating.

Are there particular works of art in the collection or current/past exhibitions that are special to you? Which ones and why? I have no background in art appreciation, or art education; my attraction to a given piece or exhibition is typically ill defined. There are pieces I like, I suppose, strictly because the color is captivating to me, particularly the Rothko. Also, because it is a favorite of our boys, I have grown fond of Man Eating Trees by John Sokol.

MEMBERSHIP: A PERFECT GIFT THIS HOLIDAY SEASONGive the gift of an Akron Art Museum membership to your friends, colleagues and family. This artfully selected gift truly keeps on giving, allowing recipients to enjoy contemporary art, films, lectures, classes, workshops and special events year round, while supporting the museum’s mission to enrich lives through modern and contemporary art.

Memberships begin at just $50 for an individual and $75 for a household. Your recipients will enjoy:

• Unlimited admission to the collection and all exhibitions galleries for one year

• Invitations to exhibition preview events• Free registration for Live Creative programs for families

and children• Discounts in the museum store and on educational

workshops, lectures and programs• Invitation to exclusive Members Only events such as day

trips, family events, weekend art getaways, behind-the-scenes tours and wine tastings

• Subscription to the museum’s quarterly magazine• Free parking in the High/Market Street Parking Deck

For more information on membership levels and benefits, or to purchase a gift membership today, call 330.376.9186 x 225 or visit AkronArtMuseum.org/memberships.

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MEMBERS ONLY: WINE TASTINGTuesday, January 19 • 7-9 pmRegency Wine Bar - 115 Ghent Road – Merchant Square, Fairlawn

Enjoy a winter evening in the warmth of one of the area’s premier wine boutiques. Join fellow members for an exclusive opportunity as we compare and contrast wines of Bordeaux and California at Regency Wine Bar. Each of the six bottles will be hand-selected and accompanied by delicious hors d’oeuvres.

Cost is $55 per member. Seating is limited. To reserve your spot, please call Development Officer Michael Derr at 330.376.9186 x 214 or email [email protected]. Deadline to register for this exclusive program is January 11.

MEMBERS TOUR:GET TO KNOW YOUR MUSEUMSunday, February 7 • 2-4 pmIf you’ve joined the museum in the past year, or even if you’ve been a member for many years, join us as we celebrate you. Chief Curator Janice Driesbach will take us on an exclusive tour of key works in the museum’s collection. After, mingle with other members and enjoy refreshments and entertainment in the lobby. As an added bonus, the museum shop will offer a very special double discount to all members on this day only.

The reception and tour are free for members. To RSVP, please call Development Officer Michael Derr at 330.376.9186 x 214 or email [email protected] by Monday, February 1.

UPDATE: RECIPROCAL MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTIONSWe’ve updated our Membership website to allow you easier access to full lists of reciprocal museums and institutions. Visit AkronArtMuseum.org/support and click on the Reciprocal Museums graphic. Members at the $100 level have reciprocal privileges at Ohio Art and ROAM institutions. In addition to those institutions, Members at the $150 level have access to the Mod/Co museums and institutions.

Always contact the reciprocal museum prior to your visit as some restrictions may apply.

To increase your individual or household membership level to enjoy these reciprocal benefits at 285 museums around the country and Canada, please call 330.376.9186 x225.

ARTWORKS BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPSFor over 90 years, the Akron Art Museum has been able to realize its vision thanks to the dedication of the community. Demonstrate your company’s commitment to the arts with an Art Works Business Membership at the Akron Art Museum. Corporate support is critical to the Akron Art Museum’s ability to present its world-class exhibitions and acclaimed education programs. In return for your generous support, our Art Works Business Membership program provides special benefits and recognition specifically designed to meet the needs of your business. Join the growing list of companies like Akron Children’s Hospital, TKM Print Solutions, Ohio CAT, and the J. M. Smucker Company in demonstrating support for the arts in our community.

Join online at AkronArtMuseum.org/memberships or call Development Officer Jeneé Garlando at 330-376-9186 x222.


MEMBERSHIP

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: SARAH CHUBACity: Akron What made you decide to become a member of the Akron Art Museum?I was first a member six years ago, shortly after the birth of our first child. I had resigned from a position that had me traveling a great deal and was now a stay-at-home mom in a city I hadn’t really gotten to know in the 6 years we had been living here. I spotted a Groupon for the Akron Art Museum, and used the museum as a winter day getaway, a place to walk with a stroller that was much more uplifting than any other option. And it assuaged any guilt about what sort of different experiences I felt I was supposed to be offering to a month old child. (It is surprisingly easy to become neurotic about whether or not you are offering your child access to what could be his life’s passion, when in reality he’d be delighted playing in the Tupperware.) Whatever my initial drive was, my boys (two of them now) and I have come to see the museum as an extension of our neighborhood. That the art classes for kids are included in the member benefits has solidified my decision to stay members for years and years.

How frequently do you visit the Akron Art Museum?We are typically in the museum three times a month. Sometimes we are there for a couple hours, and sometimes only 20 minutes. The temperament of a preschooler is typically what sets the time limit, both on the short end and for the long visits.

What benefit of membership do you appreciate the most and why?Our boys now see the art museum, and I think all art museums, as extensions of their neighborhood. By this, I mean that they seem to see museums as places to live life on any given day. It is not a one-off event for a field trip with school, or a strange unfamiliar place to enter cautiously. Rather, it is a comfortable place to explore ideas, to ask questions, and to play. The greatest benefit is that we can drop in here as easily and as often as we stop at the library. (I also like the discount at the cafe; they always have great soup!)

How has the Akron Art Museum impacted you? Visiting an art museum used to be something reserved for vacations, and only some vacations. I am at the museum as often as I am at the library. Because our family feels at home at the Akron Art Museum, we are that much more comfortable exploring other art museums as well. As for the region as a whole, I hope more and more people step into the museum, if only for a short visit, but regular visits, and I am certain that each person will find something captivating.

Are there particular works of art in the collection or current/past exhibitions that are special to you? Which ones and why? I have no background in art appreciation, or art education; my attraction to a given piece or exhibition is typically ill defined. There are pieces I like, I suppose, strictly because the color is captivating to me, particularly the Rothko. Also, because it is a favorite of our boys, I have grown fond of Man Eating Trees by John Sokol.

MEMBERSHIP: A PERFECT GIFT THIS HOLIDAY SEASONGive the gift of an Akron Art Museum membership to your friends, colleagues and family. This artfully selected gift truly keeps on giving, allowing recipients to enjoy contemporary art, films, lectures, classes, workshops and special events year round, while supporting the museum’s mission to enrich lives through modern and contemporary art.

Memberships begin at just $50 for an individual and $75 for a household. Your recipients will enjoy:

• Unlimited admission to the collection and all exhibitions galleries for one year

• Invitations to exhibition preview events• Free registration for Live Creative programs for families

and children• Discounts in the museum store and on educational

workshops, lectures and programs• Invitation to exclusive Members Only events such as day

trips, family events, weekend art getaways, behind-the-scenes tours and wine tastings

• Subscription to the museum’s quarterly magazine• Free parking in the High/Market Street Parking Deck

For more information on membership levels and benefits, or to purchase a gift membership today, call 330.376.9186 x 225 or visit AkronArtMuseum.org/memberships.

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MEMBERS ONLY: WINE TASTINGTuesday, January 19 • 7-9 pmRegency Wine Bar - 115 Ghent Road – Merchant Square, Fairlawn

Enjoy a winter evening in the warmth of one of the area’s premier wine boutiques. Join fellow members for an exclusive opportunity as we compare and contrast wines of Bordeaux and California at Regency Wine Bar. Each of the six bottles will be hand-selected and accompanied by delicious hors d’oeuvres.

Cost is $55 per member. Seating is limited. To reserve your spot, please call Development Officer Michael Derr at 330.376.9186 x 214 or email [email protected]. Deadline to register for this exclusive program is January 11.

MEMBERS TOUR:GET TO KNOW YOUR MUSEUMSunday, February 7 • 2-4 pmIf you’ve joined the museum in the past year, or even if you’ve been a member for many years, join us as we celebrate you. Chief Curator Janice Driesbach will take us on an exclusive tour of key works in the museum’s collection. After, mingle with other members and enjoy refreshments and entertainment in the lobby. As an added bonus, the museum shop will offer a very special double discount to all members on this day only.

The reception and tour are free for members. To RSVP, please call Development Officer Michael Derr at 330.376.9186 x 214 or email [email protected] by Monday, February 1.

UPDATE: RECIPROCAL MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTIONSWe’ve updated our Membership website to allow you easier access to full lists of reciprocal museums and institutions. Visit AkronArtMuseum.org/support and click on the Reciprocal Museums graphic. Members at the $100 level have reciprocal privileges at Ohio Art and ROAM institutions. In addition to those institutions, Members at the $150 level have access to the Mod/Co museums and institutions.

Always contact the reciprocal museum prior to your visit as some restrictions may apply.

To increase your individual or household membership level to enjoy these reciprocal benefits at 285 museums around the country and Canada, please call 330.376.9186 x225.

ARTWORKS BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPSFor over 90 years, the Akron Art Museum has been able to realize its vision thanks to the dedication of the community. Demonstrate your company’s commitment to the arts with an Art Works Business Membership at the Akron Art Museum. Corporate support is critical to the Akron Art Museum’s ability to present its world-class exhibitions and acclaimed education programs. In return for your generous support, our Art Works Business Membership program provides special benefits and recognition specifically designed to meet the needs of your business. Join the growing list of companies like Akron Children’s Hospital, TKM Print Solutions, Ohio CAT, and the J. M. Smucker Company in demonstrating support for the arts in our community.

Join online at AkronArtMuseum.org/memberships or call Development Officer Jeneé Garlando at 330-376-9186 x222.

The Akron Art Museum extends its sincere appreciation to the following funders for their generous support this year:


Over the past month, we have literally turned the Akron Art Museum inside out. With the quick progression of demolition and construction of the Bud and Susie Rogers Garden, the art museum has moved tenaciously to cultivate a vibrant cultural and civic commons for Akron. Conceived as a community space and developed as a public space, the Garden continues to inspire imaginations and activate ideas about creative place making as well as the potential for urban revitalization, economic development and a reimagining of the role of the Akron Art Museum as a public place.

For those who have not had the opportunity to visit the art museum recently, there are substantial changes happening in and outside of the art museum. A new optimism has taken root and is transforming perceptions on how Akron’s art community can move from a passive audience model to a more active participatory model in the planning, programming and presentation of our new outdoor space. As with any expansion of the museum’s architectural footprint, the Garden will provide a dramatic increase in the museum’s capacity to serve the public through our public programs. We plan to expand our kids and families education programs and our highly anticipated summer music series Downtown at Dusk. By utilizing our new Plaza as well as our Green lawn as the physical and metaphorical backyard of the art museum, we are intentionally shifting our gaze outward, towards the Garden, into the community and beyond our city limits.

Many people have eagerly asked if we plan to include art in the Garden. The simple answer is a resounding YES. But, we will also approach the function of the Garden as a platform for creative expression, production and exploration. Olin’s architectural landscape design provides an open forum for visitors and artists to curate their own experience. Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in numerous outdoor activities, including yoga, tai chi or even family picnics on the Green, as well as relaxing in lawn chairs, or even in a hammock in our tree lined Art Oasis. The art museum is developing a list of artists that will be invited to visit, respond to the Garden and interact with the community as artists-in-residence. Artists will be asked to propose site-specific works—some will create temporary projects, others will create permanent objects. The art museum’s residency program will provide artists with the support and resources to create public works and projects that are unique to the Akron Art Museum by engaging the community and sharing their ideas, talents and creative process over a residency period.

We are extremely excited about the endless possibilities that the addition of the Bud and Susie Rogers Garden will offer the Akron Art Museum. As we move closer to the completion of the Garden next summer, we will continue our commitment to develop new and innovative programs that deliver the highest quality of visitor experience and enrich lives through modern and contemporary art.

WATCH US GROW AKRONBud and Susie Rogers Garden

Bud and Susie Rogers Garden construction timelapse, 2015, Photos by WastedTalentMedia.com

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MEMBERSHIP

ARTWORKS BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPTKM Print Solutions

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE GOLDMr. Martin and Mrs.Tamara Fynan

Mrs. Cathy Godshall

SUSTAINERMs. Cynthia A. Prior and Mr. James Gascoigne

SPONSORC.J. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. John Katzenmeyer

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Keller

Ms. Emily O’Brien and Mr. Thomas Manahan

CONTRIBUTOR-PLUSMr. Paul and Mrs. Mary Anne Bembnister

Mr. and Mrs. David Benko

Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Blackburn

Mrs. Patricia Falls

Ms. Barbara Helper

Ms. Winnie Leenaarts

Mrs. Christine Quil

Mr. Steve Tarr and Ms. Paula Maggio

Mr. John Williams

CONTRIBUTORMr. John T. Adams

Mr. Tom Andrews

Mr. and Mrs. Bakita

Ms. Dorothy Ann Bulgrin

Mr. Larry H. Burns

Ms. Emily A. Collins

Mrs. Mary Dure Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. David King

Ms. Laura DiCola Kulwicki

Ms. Janice Lessman-Moss and Mr. Al Moss

Ms. Martha Mazak

Ms. Ellen McWilliams

Mr. Robert Meeker and Mr. Paul Talbott

Ms. Susan Scarponi

Mr. and Mrs. R. Mark Wernig

Ms. Katherine Widness

Ms. Shane Wynn

GENERAL/FAMILYMs. Kristin Ackerman

Mr. Robert S. Alvis

Mrs. Staci Anderson

Ms. Konstantina Apostolis

Mrs. Rieneke Ausherman

Mr. Martin Ball

Mrs. Abby Beattie

Mrs. Stacia Biddle

Mrs. Angela Blake

Mrs. Heidi Bono

Ms. Kathleen B. Burke

Mr. Ryan Burke

Ms. Laura Carter

Ms. Halley Cooper-Shumway

Ms. Amanda Deiaratta

Mrs. Jacqueline Doyle

Ms. Jennifer Exten

Mr. Joseph Ferut

Ms. Valerie Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. Don Hess

Mrs. Auburn Juliano-Herchek

Ms. Jennifer Kane

Ms. Margie Lewis

Mrs. Seema Misra

Ms. Monika Morber

Ms. Sandi Murphy

Ms. Kristina O’Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Parker

Mrs. Nicolette Pauley

Mrs. Katie Pressley

Ms. Julia Radefeld

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ramsey

Mr. and Mrs. David Regula

Mrs. Denise Robinson

Mr. Tim Ruppelli

Ms. Heather M Ryan

The Akron Art Museum extends a warm welcome to the following members who recently joined the museum or increased their membership level:

Akron Community Foundation

The City of Akron

Art Works

B.W. Rogers Company

Berlin Family Foundation, Inc.

Browse McDowell, LPA

Burton D. Morgan Foundation

C. Blake Jr. & Beatrice K. McDowell Foundation

Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial

Foundation

Dominion Foundation

GAR Foundation

Gertrude F. Orr Trust

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

House of LaRose

Jean P. Wade Foundation

John A. McAlonan Fund

John P. Murphy Foundation

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust

Laura L. & Lucian Q. Moffitt Foundation

The Lehner Family Foundation

Lloyd L. & Louise K. Smith Foundation

M.G. O’Neil Foundation

Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation

Mary & Dr. George L. Demetros

Charitable Trust

The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Foundation

Ohio Arts Council

OMNOVA Solutions Foundation

PNC Foundation

R. C. Musson & Katharine M. Musson

Charitable Foundation

Read Family Fund

Robert O. & Annamae Orr Family Foundation

Rogers Family Foundation

Sally A. Miller and Joseph G. Miller Family

Foundation

Sandra L. and Dennis B. Haslinger Family

Foundation

Sisler McFawn Foundation

The J.M. Smucker Company

Toby D. Lewis Philanthropic Foundation

Welty Family Foundation

Western Reserve PBS

WKSU 89.7

Mrs. Anna Schofield

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Seidel

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Testa

Ms. Jessica Theodore

Ms. Jessica Trahey

Mr. Robert G Uhlenhake

Ms. Linda L. Carabell

Mrs. Denise Furey

Kacey Yates Gable

Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Hiney

Ms. Marcia Landry

Mr. Steve Shepley

Mr. Matt Wojtecki

INDIVIDUALMr. Bradley Bolton

Ms. Laura Hnat

Ms. Joyce Marzano

Ms. Ursula Jane Rauh

Ms. Kathryn Shinko

Mr. Jeffrey G Stoppenhafen

Ms. Marlette Tanzosh

Ms. Jeanne Tassiello Jordan

Ms. Joy White

The Akron Art Museum extends its sincere appreciation to the following funders for their generous support this year:


Over the past month, we have literally turned the Akron Art Museum inside out. With the quick progression of demolition and construction of the Bud and Susie Rogers Garden, the art museum has moved tenaciously to cultivate a vibrant cultural and civic commons for Akron. Conceived as a community space and developed as a public space, the Garden continues to inspire imaginations and activate ideas about creative place making as well as the potential for urban revitalization, economic development and a reimagining of the role of the Akron Art Museum as a public place.

For those who have not had the opportunity to visit the art museum recently, there are substantial changes happening in and outside of the art museum. A new optimism has taken root and is transforming perceptions on how Akron’s art community can move from a passive audience model to a more active participatory model in the planning, programming and presentation of our new outdoor space. As with any expansion of the museum’s architectural footprint, the Garden will provide a dramatic increase in the museum’s capacity to serve the public through our public programs. We plan to expand our kids and families education programs and our highly anticipated summer music series Downtown at Dusk. By utilizing our new Plaza as well as our Green lawn as the physical and metaphorical backyard of the art museum, we are intentionally shifting our gaze outward, towards the Garden, into the community and beyond our city limits.

Many people have eagerly asked if we plan to include art in the Garden. The simple answer is a resounding YES. But, we will also approach the function of the Garden as a platform for creative expression, production and exploration. Olin’s architectural landscape design provides an open forum for visitors and artists to curate their own experience. Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in numerous outdoor activities, including yoga, tai chi or even family picnics on the Green, as well as relaxing in lawn chairs, or even in a hammock in our tree lined Art Oasis. The art museum is developing a list of artists that will be invited to visit, respond to the Garden and interact with the community as artists-in-residence. Artists will be asked to propose site-specific works—some will create temporary projects, others will create permanent objects. The art museum’s residency program will provide artists with the support and resources to create public works and projects that are unique to the Akron Art Museum by engaging the community and sharing their ideas, talents and creative process over a residency period.

We are extremely excited about the endless possibilities that the addition of the Bud and Susie Rogers Garden will offer the Akron Art Museum. As we move closer to the completion of the Garden next summer, we will continue our commitment to develop new and innovative programs that deliver the highest quality of visitor experience and enrich lives through modern and contemporary art.

WATCH US GROW AKRONBud and Susie Rogers Garden

Bud and Susie Rogers Garden construction timelapse, 2015, Photos by WastedTalentMedia.com

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MEMBERSHIP

ARTWORKS BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPTKM Print Solutions

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE GOLDMr. Martin and Mrs.Tamara Fynan

Mrs. Cathy Godshall

SUSTAINERMs. Cynthia A. Prior and Mr. James Gascoigne

SPONSORC.J. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. John Katzenmeyer

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Keller

Ms. Emily O’Brien and Mr. Thomas Manahan

CONTRIBUTOR-PLUSMr. Paul and Mrs. Mary Anne Bembnister

Mr. and Mrs. David Benko

Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Blackburn

Mrs. Patricia Falls

Ms. Barbara Helper

Ms. Winnie Leenaarts

Mrs. Christine Quil

Mr. Steve Tarr and Ms. Paula Maggio

Mr. John Williams

CONTRIBUTORMr. John T. Adams

Mr. Tom Andrews

Mr. and Mrs. Bakita

Ms. Dorothy Ann Bulgrin

Mr. Larry H. Burns

Ms. Emily A. Collins

Mrs. Mary Dure Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. David King

Ms. Laura DiCola Kulwicki

Ms. Janice Lessman-Moss and Mr. Al Moss

Ms. Martha Mazak

Ms. Ellen McWilliams

Mr. Robert Meeker and Mr. Paul Talbott

Ms. Susan Scarponi

Mr. and Mrs. R. Mark Wernig

Ms. Katherine Widness

Ms. Shane Wynn

GENERAL/FAMILYMs. Kristin Ackerman

Mr. Robert S. Alvis

Mrs. Staci Anderson

Ms. Konstantina Apostolis

Mrs. Rieneke Ausherman

Mr. Martin Ball

Mrs. Abby Beattie

Mrs. Stacia Biddle

Mrs. Angela Blake

Mrs. Heidi Bono

Ms. Kathleen B. Burke

Mr. Ryan Burke

Ms. Laura Carter

Ms. Halley Cooper-Shumway

Ms. Amanda Deiaratta

Mrs. Jacqueline Doyle

Ms. Jennifer Exten

Mr. Joseph Ferut

Ms. Valerie Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. Don Hess

Mrs. Auburn Juliano-Herchek

Ms. Jennifer Kane

Ms. Margie Lewis

Mrs. Seema Misra

Ms. Monika Morber

Ms. Sandi Murphy

Ms. Kristina O’Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Parker

Mrs. Nicolette Pauley

Mrs. Katie Pressley

Ms. Julia Radefeld

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ramsey

Mr. and Mrs. David Regula

Mrs. Denise Robinson

Mr. Tim Ruppelli

Ms. Heather M Ryan

The Akron Art Museum extends a warm welcome to the following members who recently joined the museum or increased their membership level:

Akron Community Foundation

The City of Akron

Art Works

B.W. Rogers Company

Berlin Family Foundation, Inc.

Browse McDowell, LPA

Burton D. Morgan Foundation

C. Blake Jr. & Beatrice K. McDowell Foundation

Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial

Foundation

Dominion Foundation

GAR Foundation

Gertrude F. Orr Trust

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

House of LaRose

Jean P. Wade Foundation

John A. McAlonan Fund

John P. Murphy Foundation

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust

Laura L. & Lucian Q. Moffitt Foundation

The Lehner Family Foundation

Lloyd L. & Louise K. Smith Foundation

M.G. O’Neil Foundation

Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation

Mary & Dr. George L. Demetros

Charitable Trust

The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Foundation

Ohio Arts Council

OMNOVA Solutions Foundation

PNC Foundation

R. C. Musson & Katharine M. Musson

Charitable Foundation

Read Family Fund

Robert O. & Annamae Orr Family Foundation

Rogers Family Foundation

Sally A. Miller and Joseph G. Miller Family

Foundation

Sandra L. and Dennis B. Haslinger Family

Foundation

Sisler McFawn Foundation

The J.M. Smucker Company

Toby D. Lewis Philanthropic Foundation

Welty Family Foundation

Western Reserve PBS

WKSU 89.7

Mrs. Anna Schofield

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Seidel

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Testa

Ms. Jessica Theodore

Ms. Jessica Trahey

Mr. Robert G Uhlenhake

Ms. Linda L. Carabell

Mrs. Denise Furey

Kacey Yates Gable

Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Hiney

Ms. Marcia Landry

Mr. Steve Shepley

Mr. Matt Wojtecki

INDIVIDUALMr. Bradley Bolton

Ms. Laura Hnat

Ms. Joyce Marzano

Ms. Ursula Jane Rauh

Ms. Kathryn Shinko

Mr. Jeffrey G Stoppenhafen

Ms. Marlette Tanzosh

Ms. Jeanne Tassiello Jordan

Ms. Joy White


EAT AT THE CAFÉWednesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm and Thursday 11am – 9pm The Akron Art Museum’s Cafe is always open during regular museum hours. Our wraps, soups and pastries are provided by Hollyhock Hill and are made fresh daily.

MAKE A RESERVATIONThe museum café can be reserved for meetings and gatherings of up to 30 people. Boxed lunch options are available. For more information please call 330.376.9186 x212 or email us at [email protected].

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SPECIAL EVENTS

LET’S CELEBRATE!Have your next event at the Akron Art Museum!

The Beatrice Knapp McDowell Grand Lobby is the perfect city venue for corporate gatherings, holiday parties, cocktail parties, reunions, luncheons, showers and birthday celebrations.

HAVE A PERFORMANCE! The Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium comfortably seats 150 in an intimate space adjacent to the Grand Lobby. It is the ideal place for presentations, speakers, panel discussions, films and plays. An audiovisual team is available to accommodate your needs and assist with the execution of your event.

IT’S ALWAYS A SPECIAL OCCASION!The museum’s asymmetrical steel and glass structure provides an amazing backdrop for weddings, receptions, proms, reunions, commemorative ceremonies and photo sessions.

CONTACT US: The Akron Art Museum’s events staff can answer your questions and assist you with planning your event. For information on pricing and availability, or to arrange a private tour of the venue, please call 330.376.9186 x212, or email us at [email protected].

REDEEM THIS COUPON FOR A FREE COFFEE OR PASTRY IN THE MUSEUM CAFÉ

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One coupon per customer will be accepted. Offer valid through February 28, 2016. Coupon Code: FREECAFE AkronArtMuseum.org

We are proud to carry many other locally made products:

Akron Coffee RoastersThirsty Dog Brewery Storehouse TeasPopped! Made By Mike Caramels


EAT AT THE CAFÉWednesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm and Thursday 11am – 9pm The Akron Art Museum’s Cafe is always open during regular museum hours. Our wraps, soups and pastries are provided by Hollyhock Hill and are made fresh daily.

MAKE A RESERVATIONThe museum café can be reserved for meetings and gatherings of up to 30 people. Boxed lunch options are available. For more information please call 330.376.9186 x212 or email us at [email protected].

WINTER 2015 | 24

SPECIAL EVENTS

LET’S CELEBRATE!Have your next event at the Akron Art Museum!

The Beatrice Knapp McDowell Grand Lobby is the perfect city venue for corporate gatherings, holiday parties, cocktail parties, reunions, luncheons, showers and birthday celebrations.

HAVE A PERFORMANCE! The Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium comfortably seats 150 in an intimate space adjacent to the Grand Lobby. It is the ideal place for presentations, speakers, panel discussions, films and plays. An audiovisual team is available to accommodate your needs and assist with the execution of your event.

IT’S ALWAYS A SPECIAL OCCASION!The museum’s asymmetrical steel and glass structure provides an amazing backdrop for weddings, receptions, proms, reunions, commemorative ceremonies and photo sessions.

CONTACT US: The Akron Art Museum’s events staff can answer your questions and assist you with planning your event. For information on pricing and availability, or to arrange a private tour of the venue, please call 330.376.9186 x212, or email us at [email protected].

REDEEM THIS COUPON FOR A FREE COFFEE OR PASTRY IN THE MUSEUM CAFÉ

WITH A $10 PURCHASE IN THE MUSEUM SHOP NAME:_________________________________________ EMAIL:________________________________________


One coupon per customer will be accepted. Offer valid through February 28, 2016. Coupon Code: FREECAFE AkronArtMuseum.org

We are proud to carry many other locally made products:

Akron Coffee RoastersThirsty Dog Brewery Storehouse TeasPopped! Made By Mike Caramels

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William Sommer, Bach Chord, 1923, oil on composition board, 20” x 13 ¾”, Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Gift of Russell Munn in memory of Helen G. Munn

Original Buddha Board measures 12” x 9.5” $35.95Mini Buddha Board measures 5” x 5” $14.95

Akron Art Museum coffee mugs featurean illustration by talented local designerJulie Arnold. $9.95 each

Akron Art Museum Exclusive Note Cards $2.95 each

Qubits ® 42 Piece Set is a snap together toy using modular geometric shapes.Made in the USA. Suitable for ages 4+ $24.95

The Shop sells a range of art related, creativity inspiring children’s books.

BusyBody from Eye Thinkis the coolest animation toy on the planet. $24.95

Part of the K’NEX family, Lincoln Logs are made in the USA from real wood.Horseshoe Hill Station is suitable for ages 3+.$29.99

Fractiles -7 is an award winning magnetic tiling toy made in the USA. Suitable for ages 6+ Large set $49.95Medium set $29.95

7” vinyl MUNNY DOLL from Kidrobot is designed by Tristan Eaton and comes with 6 markers. $19.95

Interlox from Guidecraft includes 96 pieces that clip together to create an array of constructions. Suitable for ages 2+ $19.95

Squigz from Fat Brain Toy Co connect to each other and solid, non-porous surfaces. Suitable for ages 3+ $24.95 The Shop sells a range of art related,

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The Akron Art Museum, in partnership with regional printer Rudinec & Associates, offers a variety of high quality prints of your favorite Akron Art Museum images. View selection and place orders atwww.requestaprint.net/akronart.

Camera mug made by Jennifer Creighton pairs a satin cream exterior glaze with a high-gloss colored interior glaze. $32

Akron Art Museum Rainbow Pencil $2.95


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Akron Art Museum LIVE CREATIVE T-Shirt$14.95

A is for Akron Kid’s T-Shirt $12.95

Greater Akron: Inventive. Industrious. Inspired.Written and signed by Dave Lieberth. $59.99

A is for Akron by Karen Starrand Joanna Wilson $20.95

The Hard Way on Purposeby David Giffels $15

Akron Art Museum Logo T-Shirt. Colors vary. $14.95

SHOP AKRON ART MUSEUM

William Sommer, Bach Chord, 1923, oil on composition board, 20” x 13 ¾”, Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Gift of Russell Munn in memory of Helen G. Munn

Original Buddha Board measures 12” x 9.5” $35.95Mini Buddha Board measures 5” x 5” $14.95

Akron Art Museum coffee mugs featurean illustration by talented local designerJulie Arnold. $9.95 each

Akron Art Museum Exclusive Note Cards $2.95 each

Qubits ® 42 Piece Set is a snap together toy using modular geometric shapes.Made in the USA. Suitable for ages 4+ $24.95

The Shop sells a range of art related, creativity inspiring children’s books.

BusyBody from Eye Thinkis the coolest animation toy on the planet. $24.95

Part of the K’NEX family, Lincoln Logs are made in the USA from real wood.Horseshoe Hill Station is suitable for ages 3+.$29.99

Fractiles -7 is an award winning magnetic tiling toy made in the USA. Suitable for ages 6+ Large set $49.95Medium set $29.95

7” vinyl MUNNY DOLL from Kidrobot is designed by Tristan Eaton and comes with 6 markers. $19.95

Interlox from Guidecraft includes 96 pieces that clip together to create an array of constructions. Suitable for ages 2+ $19.95

Squigz from Fat Brain Toy Co connect to each other and solid, non-porous surfaces. Suitable for ages 3+ $24.95 The Shop sells a range of art related,

LIVECREATIVESHOP AKRON ART MUSEUMLIVECREATIVE

The Akron Art Museum, in partnership with regional printer Rudinec & Associates, offers a variety of high quality prints of your favorite Akron Art Museum images. View selection and place orders atwww.requestaprint.net/akronart.

Camera mug made by Jennifer Creighton pairs a satin cream exterior glaze with a high-gloss colored interior glaze. $32

Akron Art Museum Rainbow Pencil $2.95


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REDEEM THIS COUPON FOR A ONE-TIME 15% DISCOUNT ON YOUR PURCHASE IN THE SHOP

NAME:_________________________________________ EMAIL:________________________________________


Discount does not combine with member discounts, or other shop coupons, promotions or discounts. Discount applies to in-store merchandise and does not apply to sale merchandise, consignment items, online purchases or membership purchases. Offer valid through February 28, 2016. Coupon Code: SHOPCREATIVE AkronArtMuseum.org/store

Akron Art Museum LIVE CREATIVE T-Shirt$14.95

A is for Akron Kid’s T-Shirt $12.95

Greater Akron: Inventive. Industrious. Inspired.Written and signed by Dave Lieberth. $59.99

A is for Akron by Karen Starrand Joanna Wilson $20.95

The Hard Way on Purposeby David Giffels $15

Akron Art Museum Logo T-Shirt. Colors vary. $14.95

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