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MESSAGEMARK MASUOKA

CREATING A VIBRANT CULTURAL COMMUNITYIn a recent interview, I was asked what I enjoyed most about being the executive director of the Akron Art Museum. Without hesitation I responded “It’s the best job that I could ever imagine; I get to work with highly creative people, look at amazing art every day and live in a community that cares about the arts.” Instantly, I began reflecting on my two years at the museum and how my understanding and appreciation of our Akron community has grown and shaped the new direction of the museum. The success of the museum is directly linked to the dedication of our Board of Directors. I feel blessed and honored to have had the opportunity to work closely with Dianne Newman, the museum’s Board President for the past three years. Her leadership, endless optimism, generosity and encouragement have guided the museum through a transitional period that has focused on engagement, sustainability and governance. We are extremely thankful for her service and I look forward to continuing to work with her as a board and executive committee member.

“The Akron Art Museum continues to transform perceptions by reimaging the role of the art museum as a cultural asset, community activator and a critical part of Akron’s economic development.” The Akron Art Museum continues to transform perceptions by reimagining the role of the art museum as a cultural asset, community activator and a critical part of Akron’s economic development. Through our engaging art interventions by New York artist Tony Feher, to our highly successful community-activated art project, Inside|Out, to our current capital campaign and the development of our Bud and Susie Rogers Garden, the Akron Art Museum is truly moving inside out. With the development of our new community space and urban garden, the museum will unleash new opportunities to grow its hugely popular education

program; expand its public programming, including its longstanding summer concert series, Downtown@Dusk; and take a bold step in becoming a new civic commons for our community. Nevertheless, the real moment of truth will be when our community embraces the garden and begins to utilize the space in creative and unexpected ways beyond the museum’s programs. I picture families having picnic lunches on our new green space, with lawn chairs spreading out onto our plaza and people relaxing in hammocks in our tree lined “art oasis.” These are simple, yet special moments that I look forward to experiencing and using to mark the success of the garden as a public space.

I am very excited to be the director of the museum at this momentous occasion in our 93-year history, as we create a bold investment in downtown Akron and the economic future of our region by harnessing the energy created by our shifting cultural landscape and seizing the opportunity to expand the museum’s physical and perceptual footprint. I am thrilled to announce that, for the first time, the Akron Art Museum is partnering with the Transformer Station in Cleveland to present 23 works from our collection. Choice: Contemporary Works from the Akron Art Museum Collection provides an opportunity to share the Akron Art Museum’s story and collecting strategy by presenting exceptional works from our contemporary art collection in Cleveland’s near west side.

We are also proud to announce a new collaborative project with MOCA Cleveland, a co-presentation of Myopia, an exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist and Akron native Mark Mothersbaugh. The exhibition is scheduled to open on May 27, 2016 and will offer a unique opportunity to view one incredible exhibition in two of Ohio’s premier contemporary art museums.

We understand that our community is a valuable source of ideas, inspiration and support and that the museum’s role is to develop and nurture partnerships between our cultural and business community to enrich lives through modern and contemporary art. These partnerships are evident through the museum’s ongoing civic engagement initiatives, exhibitions and public programs that bring together artists, entrepreneurs and philanthropists in closer alignment to create vibrant and creative communities in Northeast Ohio.

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AKRON ART MUSEUMOne South High

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and CEO Mark Masuoka

BOARD OF DIRECTORS I 2014 - 2015

Dianne R. Newman, PresidentAlita Rogers, Vice President

Jon A. Fiume, Vice PresidentChris Myeroff, Vice PresidentFred Bidwell, Vice President

Richard Harris, TreasurerC. Gordon Ewers, Past President

Elizabeth Brumbaugh Hackett, SecretaryMyrna Berzon

Andrea Rodgers BolognaJeffrey Bruno

George DaverioDana Dickinson

Drew EnglesLinda Gentile

Cathy C. GodshallMyriam Altieri Haslinger

Pamela KanferNicholas Katanic

Susan KleinPhilip A. LloydRory H. O’Neil

Steven RadwanyDuane 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

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STAGEDThrough September 27, 2015

Eikoh Hosoe, Kamaitachi #12, 1968 (printed 2006), selenium toned gelatin silver print, 7 5/8 x 12 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Knight Purchase Fund for Photographic Media 2006.167

ON THE COVERBud and Susie Rogers Garden at Akron Art Museum © OLIN 2015

ANDREA MODICA:EXTENDED MOMENTSOctober 10, 2015 - February 21, 2016

Andrea Modica, Bagnarola di Budrio, Italy, 2014, platinum palladium print, 8 x 10 in., Courtesy of the artist

PROOF:PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTIONThrough October 25, 2015

INSIDE I OUTAugust - October 2015 Cuyahoga Falls The University of Akron & University Park West Hill & Highland Square

Perkins Stone Mansion [Summit County Historical Society]500 Copley Rd., Akron, OHPerkins Mansion, William L. Hawkins

CHARLES BENEKE:SPECTERThrough January 3, 2016

Charles Beneke, Specter (installation view), 2015, screenprint, Courtesy of the artist

NEO GEONovember 21, 2015 - April 24, 2016

Amy Sinbondit, Section Break, 2011, red earthenware, engobe, terra sigillata, glaze, 14 1/2 x 18 x 11 1/2 in., Courtesy of the artist

PROOF: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTIONThrough October 25, 2015Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

Several works in the exhibition Proof are on view in Akron for the first time. Some works that are new to the collection were created decades ago, such as Andy Warhol’s Red Book. Polaroids from this pocket-sized album show a glimpse back to Warhol’s summer of 1972, when The Rolling Stones performed at Madison Square Garden and Warhol attended Mick Jagger’s 29th birthday celebration. This newly acquired portfolio was a gift to the collection from the Andy Warhol Foundation Photography Legacy Program. A monumental photo-collage by Jennifer Williams is another recent acquisition making its debut in Proof, but this work is less than 2 years old. Williams combines photographs she has taken to create her compositions, which are adhered directly to the walls of the gallery. The High Line Effect: Approaching Hudson Yards is simultaneously a comment on the energy and growth of the area surrounding the High Line park in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, as well as a document of the integration of urban life and a park space. The work is reminiscent of traditional collage techniques, though its physical presence in the gallery is made possible by current digital printing

technologies. A challenge to install, William’s collage speaks to contemporary issues of installation art. Twenty-five individual pieces of printed material had to be placed by museum staff to recreate the artist’s composition, while also responding to the architecture of the gallery. The 16-foot collage wraps around a corner and reaches from floor to ceiling.

Proof is organized by the Akron Art Museum and generously supported by the PNC Foundation and the museum’s Evelyne Shaffer Endowment for Exhibitions.

PHOTOGRAPHY PANEL: REALITY AND FICTIONThursday, September 17 • 6:30 pm

Photography is often awarded a special status for truthfully recording the world, but how trustworthy is it? In the digital age, we’ve become accustomed to photographs manipulated through Photoshop, though photographers have altered their images since the invention of the camera. And, just as painters lay out their compositions, photographers have always had opportunities to arrange their subject matter and choose the viewpoints of their images. Current exhibitions Proof and Staged raise questions about documentation and staging in photography. This program will dig deeper into these issues and investigate the boundaries of truth and its role in the way we interpret photographs. The discussion will feature artists Josh Azzarella and Barry Underwood as well as award-winning photojournalist Peggy Turbett. This curator-led panel will take place in the museum’s Arnstein galleries, allowing the artwork on view to further enrich the discussion.

Jennifer Williams, The High Line Effect: Approaching Hudson Yards (installation view), 2013, digital collage on Photo-tex paper, Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Museum Acquisition Fund 2015.9 Photo by Joe Levack/Studio AkronMick Jagger, from Red Book #143, Polaroid, 4 ¼ x 3 ¼ in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts 2013.40 j


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CHARLES BENEKE: SPECTERThrough January 3, 2016 Judith Bear Isroff Gallery

Interview with the artist on June 22, 2015, conducted by Chief Curator Janice Driesbach:

JD: When did installation become part of your art practice?

CB: In the fall of 1987 I was lucky enough to take a class on installation art at Kenyon College, where I learned about three-dimensional form and specifics of space and how space and the environment can communicate with the viewer. So, installation work has been important to me for a long time. JD: Warmer, at the University of Akron in 2009-10, used space in a very different way than your earlier installations. What motivated you to begin to activate the gallery more fully?

CB: With Warmer, I had an opportunity to use a large space, and the concept I was dealing with, the concept of climate change and global warming, is an immense, overwhelming concept. It is a concept we can understand in individual facts and measurements and limited representations, but to understand the true immensity of the problem, I felt it was important to address it in a dialogue that surrounded the viewer between multiple events, and I’m still driven by that.

JD: How are you preparing for Specter?

CB: I’ve been redrawing vegetation from [Albrecht] Dürer’s woodcuts because he was representing the natural environment long before the Industrial Revolution. . . . I’m creating patterns that are representational and allowing those patterns to evolve into more abstract representations of concepts related to climate change. I’m using the camera. I’m using the computer. I’m creating hand drawn images that I’m cutting into woodblocks to print. I’m creating vector images in the computer that allow me to change the scale of imagery yet maintain detail. And then I’m building the structure that will ultimately support the installation that will allow the form to move through the gallery with the mystery and awe that I find exists within climate change.

JD: What are your expectations for the exchange element?

CB: Whenever you have an art work with a social component, the end product is a dialogue between that artist and the viewer. My hope is that people visiting the exhibition will take me up on my offer to take a piece of my work in exchange for a commitment to reduce their personal carbon footprint.

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

ARTIST TALK AND RECEPTIONSunday, September 13 • 2 pm

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


EXHIBITIONS

THE KNIGHT PURCHASE AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIAThe Knight Purchase Award recognizes the achievements of a living artist who is making major contributions to the fields of photography or video by funding a significant purchase of their work for the Akron Art Museum collection. Established in 1990 by an endowment gift from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the award has played an important role in building the museum’s outstanding collection of photographic media. Andrea Modica, recently announced as the 2015 recipient, joins a roster of internationally distinguished artists, several of whom are showcased in current exhibitions.

Photographs of fabricated scenes by Carrie Mae Weems, Eikoh Hosoe, Samuel Fosso and Cindy Sherman feature in Staged, on view through September 27. A triptych of narrative images from Weems’ Kitchen Table Series, reflecting upon her experiences as an African American woman, is one of five major works acquired when she received the prize. Two photographs from Hosoe’s Kamaitchi series, which references his childhood memories of World War II in Tokyo, communicate the emotive power and experimental nature of his work. Cameroonian photographer Fosso is widely recognized for evocative posed portraits using himself as a model—Staged includes an example of his early black-and-white self-portraits as well as a later, more theatrical color image of himself. Sherman, who has been deeply influential to contemporary art, is represented in Staged by a photograph from her Fairy Tale series, a gift to the collection.

Photographs from Cindy Sherman’s 1976 Bus Riders series, acquired when Sherman received the Knight Award in 2012, push the definition of documentary photography in Proof. This exhibition, drawn entirely from the Akron Art Museum collection, also includes work by past awardees Mary Ellen Mark, Richard Misrach and Helen Levitt.

Eikoh Hosoe, Kamaitachi #12, 1968 (printed 2006), selenium toned gelatin silver print, 7 5/8 x 12 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Knight Purchase Fund for Photographic Media 2006.167

Harry CallahanRobert RauschenbergThomas StruthGilbert & GeorgeCarrie Mae WeemsHiroshi SugimotoMary Ellen MarkSophie Calle Richard MisrachDieter Appelt Adam Fuss, John Coplans And Oscar MuñozEikoh HosoeVito AcconciIsaac JulienSamuel FossoHelen LevittDaido MoriyamaYinka ShonibareCindy ShermanAndrea Modica

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ANDREA MODICA: EXTENDED MOMENTSOctober 10, 2015 - February 21, 2016Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

Extended Moments celebrates the work of Andrea Modica, a photographer noted for her meticulous craftsmanship and evocative narratives. Modica, who is the recipient of the Akron Art Museum’s 2015 Knight Purchase Award, teaches at Drexel University in Philadelphia and has received many honors for her work. The artist is noted for her use of traditional processes—an 8 x 10 inch view camera and platinum palladium contact printing—to achieve lush tones and rich visual statements. Modica speaks about the physicality of the view camera and the set-up time required to operate it as necessitating her sustained attention, amplifying her understanding of her subjects. This quality is augmented by Modica’s practice of working in series, which have included explorations of skulls from a psychiatric hospital grounds, rural families in New York and Colorado, teenage best friends, landscapes, and participants in Philadelphia’s Mummers parade. Extended Moments focuses on photographs Modica has taken in Italy, where she has spent significant time since 1990, when she traveled to Sicily on a Fulbright Scholarship. Images the artist has taken in that country on repeated visits represent a range of her interests—women and girls, youth friendships, landscape, still life and, more recently, horse hospitals. Modica seeks to make compositions that draw viewers in from motifs that are not particularly beautiful in and of themselves. She describes her practice as conceptual, but likewise acknowledges the importance of the physical object in her work. In Extended Moments, Modica’s photographs of Italy are framed by images from series exploring the lives of families in upstate New York (Treadwell and Pine Plains) and the owners of a slaughterhouse in Colorado (Fountain). Thirty photographs offer insights into the artist’s career, with prints dating as early as 1986 on view alongside studies from recent projects that are continuing, including studies of Philadelphia Mummers and scenes from a horse hospital in Italy. All are distinguished in offering quiet moments and conveying the humanity of their subjects.

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

Andrea Modica, Modena, Italy, 2014, platinum palladium print, 10 x 8 in., Courtesy of the artist

Andrea Modica, Bagnarola di Budrio, 2014, platinum palladium print, 8 x 10 in., Courtesy of the artist


EXHIBITIONS

GRAVITY & GRACE EXHIBITION TOUR COMES TO A CLOSEOrganized by the Akron Art Museum in 2012, the groundbreaking exhibition Gravity & Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui has just completed its domestic tour to four additional venues across the United States. Over its three-year run, the exhibition was seen by nearly 200,000 total visitors to the Akron Art Museum; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Des Moines Art Center, Iowa; Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Florida; and Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, California. Extended by popular demand at two museums, the exhibition received extensive press coverage. For the New York Times, Karen Rosenberg called the exhibition “sumptuous” and noted: “Mr. Anatsui’s wall hangings, majestic as they are, do not use scale as a cudgel…Only after you have marveled at their intricacy and versatility does the vastness hit you.”

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Above: El Anatsui, Black Block, 2010, aluminum and copper wire, dimensions vary, Collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York. From left, installation views at the Akron Art Museum (2012), Brooklyn Museum (2012), Bass Museum of Art (2014), Des Moines Art Center (2013) and San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (2015). Right: El Anatsui with Dzesi II. Photo by Andrew McAllister.

CHOICE: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE AKRON ART MUSEUM September 11 - December 6, 2015

This fall Choice: Contemporary Art from the Akron Art Museum shares highlights from the collection at Cleveland’s Transformer Station. Works on view testify to the role that groundbreaking exhibitions for artists and prescient purchases have played in the museum’s commitment to assembling an outstanding contemporary art collection. The selected works also speak to the lasting impact of visionary directors and curators as well as generous donors in our local community and beyond. Choice presents masterful paintings by Cleveland’s Julian Stanczak and Akron artist Matthew Kolodziej alongside signature canvases by Al Held and David Salle, sculptures by Lee Bontecou and George Segal and photographs by Lorna Simpson and Hiroshi Sugimoto. These and other distinguished artworks presented in Choice attest to the museum’s role in celebrating and contributing to a vibrant region and showcasing the accomplishments of regional artists as part of its ambitious and internationally ranging collection. Choice is organized in partnership by the Akron Art Museum and Transformer Station, and is supported by the Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Foundation and an anonymous donor.

OPENING PARTY: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Member Preview • 5 pmDoors open to the public • 7 pm

PANEL: MAKING CHOICE(S)Saturday, November 7 • 2 pmMeet at the Transformer Station for this special panel about the Akron Art Museum’s world class collection. Panelists include former Director Michael Danoff, former Senior Curator Ellen Rudolph, former educator and artist Don Harvey and Collections Manager, Arnold Tunstall.

Though Gravity & Grace has concluded, fans of Anatsui will stil l be able to experience Dzesi II, in the Akron Art Museum collection and one of the first of the artist’s works to be purchased by an American contemporary art museum. Dzesi II will be featured in the exhibition Choice at Cleveland’s Transformer Station this fall.

Below: El Anatsui, Dzesi II (installation view), 2006, aluminum liquor bottle caps and copper wire, 117 in. x 195 in. x 8 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Purchased, by exchange, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Reed II 2006.25. Photo by Joe Levack/Studio Akron.

TRANSFORMER STATION

A free space for contemporary art in Cleveland


EXHIBITIONS

WIZARDS OF POP: SABUDA AND REINHART September 24 - November 15, 2015 Corbin Family Foundation Gallery

Celebrated children’s book creators Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart combined their talents to create beloved and remarkable pop-up books as seen in the exhibition Wizards of Pop: Sabuda and Reinhart organized by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature in Abilene, Texas. The exhibition features 80 original works from more than 16 of the duo’s dynamic picture and pop-up books. Using a variety of media including batik, mosaic, and delicate paper cutting, these artists have won numerous awards and garnered an international following for their magical pop-up creations. See imaginative two-dimensional artworks from such books as Saint Valentine, The Blizzard’s Robe, and The Paper Dragon, as well as inventive three-dimensional pages from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Encyclopedia Prehistorica series, Young Naturalist’s Pop-Up Handbook: Beetles and Butterflies, Cinderella, and STAR WARS: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxies.

As a child, Robert Sabuda (born 1965) discovered his passion for pop-up books and began creating his own by examining other books. While studying at the Pratt Institute in New York, he furthered his love of children’s books by interning at Dial Books for Young Readers. Sabuda initially supported himself as a package designer before becoming a full-time author and paper engineer.

After graduating from Clemson University, Matthew Reinhart (born 1971) moved to New York where he met Sabuda. With Sabuda’s encouragement, Reinhart enrolled at Pratt Institute to study industrial design with a concentration in toy design. Reinhart began collaborating with Sabuda on pop-up books and transitioned from toy designer to book creator.

WORKSHOP: POP IN POP-UP Thursday, October 15 • 6-8 pm

Can’t get enough of pop-up books? Adults and children alike are fascinated by these sculptural masterpieces. Pop in to our pop-up night and learn how pop-up books are made. Check out the work of Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart in the Corbin gallery, peruse vintage pop-ups with pop-up book collector and artist Mark Soppeland, and try your hand at making a pop-up page of your own. This free program is for pop-up fans of all ages.

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 served as the inspiration for the Akron Art Museum’s annual Island of Misfit Toys Workshop. The event, which will be celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, invites families to create original works of art out of old, broken toys.

This year the museum will celebrate the event’s anniversary with a special exhibition. The exhibition asks local school children and professional artists to transform Munny, blank vinyl dolls, into works of art. Students decorate them using pens, pencils, markers, paint, found objects and other supplies. The student-made Munny will cover the inside walls of Corbin Gallery, while the outside walls will contain Munny by professional artists, paired with their original artworks curated by Rob Lehr of Summit Artspace.

Carissa Russell, Psylocke, custom kidrobot Munny, Courtesy of the artist

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Amy Sinbondit, Pompadour (left), 2011, red earthenware, porcelain, terra sigillata, glaze, 21 x 24 x 7 1/2 in., Section Break (right), 2011, red earthenware, engobe, terra sigillata, glaze, 14.5 x 18 x 11.5 in., Courtesy of the artist

NEO GEONovember 21, 2015 - April 24, 2016Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

Of the many forms of artistic expression in Northeast Ohio today, geometric abstraction is particularly vibrant. NEO Geo examines the style’s relevance in our region through the work of eight contemporary artists. Michelle Marie Murphy (Cleveland/Chicago) photographs makeup palettes arranged in patterns that mimic Op Art paintings. Optical illusion also captivates Natalie Lanese (Toledo). Her geometric designs, applied with sponge-tipped brushes directly to walls and floors, will alter viewers’ experience of the Arnstein Gallery. The highly reflective surfaces of Paul O’Keeffe’s (Cleveland Heights) hard-edged, wall-hanging sculptures also play with viewers’ senses—they change color depending on the angle from which they are seen.

Written communication inspires Amy Sinbondit (Cleveland Heights) and Kristina Paabus (Oberlin). Sinbondit balances geometry and gesture in ceramic sculptures comprised of swirls and curves borrowed from letter forms. For her multi-layered screenprints, Paabus chooses stencils that function like letters of the alphabet—placed together, they make meaning.

Janice Lessman-Moss (Kent), Gianna Commito (Kent) and Erik Neff (Newbury) explore geometry in textiles, painting and sculpture. Lessman-Moss expands upon weaving’s basic geometric grid structure with the explosive designs of her tapestries. Neff composes his sculptures from the wood scraps he uses to heat his studio, which is situated in a rural, wooded setting. An intuitive decision-making process shapes his oil paintings, which feature soft, block-like forms. Commito builds layer upon layer of paint to create subtly textured, multi-colored canvases with repeating stripes, x’s, squares and diamonds.

NEO Geo is organized by the Akron Art Museum and supported in part by Myrna Berzon and Dianne and Herbert Newman.

OPENING PARTY: NOVEMBER 20 Member Preview and Artist Talk • 6:30 pmDoors open to the public • 7:30 pm

Erik Neff, Breakwater, 2015, oil on canvas, 69 x 74 1/2 in., Courtesy of the artist

Janice Lessman-Moss, #432, 2013, cotton and wool, 75 x 67 in., Courtesy of the artist


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 of art in many forms. Stretch your imagination, meet new friends and create a masterpiece to carry home!

Build a City Thursday, September 3

The Big DrawThursday, October 1

Under the Sea Thursday, November 5

Snowy Days Thursday, December 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.

fAMILY DAYSFor all ages and their grown-ups

Trick or Treat on South High St.Thursday, October 29th 5 – 8 pm

Break out your costume early and trek to the museum for a night of

art-making fun and surprises. Trick-or-Treat in the galleries, create

monsterpieces and show off your creepy costume.

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

AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration or call 330.376.9186.

Island of Misfit ToysSunday, December 6th11:30 – 1 pm, 1:30 – 3 pm or 3:30 – 5 pm

Bring your unwanted, misfit toys to the museum for a googly-eyed

make over. Bash, bend, drill, and glue to transform old toys into a

one-of-a-kind sculpture. Then, experience an artful performance in

the auditorium.

There is no charge for this event, but we ask that each family brings one

new, unwrapped toy to donate to children in need. Registration required

at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration 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.

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KIDS STUDIO CLASSESSaturdays • 1 – 3 pmRecommended for ages 7-12

Venture beyond the typical classroom offerings and explore

unique materials, wacky processes, and extraordinary

artworks, just like a professional artist.

Op Art CrazinessSaturday, September 12

Freeze Frame Saturday, October 10

Selfie Portraits Saturday, November 14

PRINT PARTYSaturday, December 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 Classes are made possible with support from the

Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Foundation.

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

Engage your budding book enthusiast in an interactive

storytelling experience where art and tale become one through

song, rhyme and images. After the book ends, stretch your

imagination with hands-on art making activities and play.

Punk Farm Thursday, September 17

BABY BeardS!Thursday, October 15

Geometric AbstractionsThursday, November 19

Going on a Bear Hunt Thursday, December 17

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

required at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration or call

330.376.9186.

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. Exploring sensory activities related to color, texture, light and sound will awaken your baby’s curiosity and give you both a one-of-a-kind bonding experience.

Sound Exploration Thursday, September 24

Sensory Play Thursday, October 22

Texture Painting Wednesday, November 18

Winter Crawl Wednesday, December 16

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

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


EXHIBITIONS

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INSIDE |OUTDid you know you can now enjoy art while biking, walking, or maybe even enjoying a trolley ride? Inside|Out brings art out of the Akron Art Museum’s galleries and into the community, creating a unique way to discover these masterpieces in neighborhoods you have never visited, or even in your own.

Some visitors see Inside|Out as an art scavenger hunt, driving, biking or walking around neighborhoods to see new artwork or old favorites remembered from past museum visits. This past spring, residents also enjoyed touring the artwork via bike with Akron Bike Party and the Spin Off Cyclists Bicycle Club.

Inside|Out not only gets people moving; the art moves, too. Look for the artworks in new locations in Highland Square & West Hill, The University of Akron & University Park, and Cuyahoga Falls. Our community partners at the Highland Square Neighborhood Association, The University of Akron, and the City of Cuyahoga Falls are helping to activate the project by creating events inspired by the art. The Inside|Out artwork will be in these locations until the end of October. Look for updates and event listings on our website AkronArtMuseum.org/inside-out and through our social media accounts.

Do you want Inside|Out to come to your neighborhood or city? We will be accepting applications through the end of November from potential community partners for the 2016 phase of Inside|Out. Eight total neighborhoods and/or cities will be selected for next year. Visit AkronArtMuseum.org/inside-out to fill out the online application and for more details about the project.

A variety of works represented in Inside I Out are available as prints at www.requestaprint.net/akronart/

INSIDE|OUT PHOTO CONTESTCongratulations to the winners! Do you think you have what it takes to win? Join in the fun this October for our second Inside|Out Photo Contest. Details and prizes will be announced on the Akron Art Museum’s social media accounts. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to enter your creative photos.

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1st Place Photo: John Vendetti

2nd Place Photo: Marilyn Merchant 3rd Place Photo: Chris Rutan

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HEALTH: YOGA IN THE GALLERIES WITH CHARLES BENEKESeptember 10 • 6:30 pmRenaissance man Charles Beneke, whose work is currently featured in the museum’s Isroff gallery, is also a certified yoga instructor. Charles will lead September’s session of yoga in the galleries

YOGA IN THE GALLERIESOctober 8 • November 12 • December 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 allowed in the galleries.

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

CLICK FLICKS: GUEST OF CINDY SHERMANThursday, September 24 • 7 pmIn 1993, artist Paul H-O discovered a new passion when he melded his two great loves, the art world and the video camera, creating the quirky, handmade public-access show, GalleryBeat. Years later and flying high, Paul discovers one of his biggest fans is the reclusive art world superstar Cindy Sherman. During a series of exclusive interviews, Paul and Cindy fall in love and begin a romance. Unexpectedly, the relationship forces Paul to confront issues of ego, gender and identity as he gets caught up in the aura of Cindy’s celebrity.

THE CHAGRIN FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS: WOMEN OF ’69 UNBOXEDSunday, September 27 • 2 pmThe 370 women who graduated from Skidmore College in 1969 skipped a traditional yearbook for something innovative—a Yearbox. The Yearbox was a portfolio, consisting of unbound, oversized poster style pages in a box. The box featured unusual portraits that evoke the spirit of the times, celebrating creativity, free choice and collaboration. Focusing on 19 of the women, this film explores the tumultuous times of their college days and their lives as mature women through the lens of this unique photography project. Tickets available at http://chagrinfilmfest.org/ $10 non-members, free to members.

SELFIE WORKSHOP:PRESENTED BY THE CLEVELAND PRINT ROOM Thursday, September 3 • 6:30 pmIn the age of the digital selfie, this workshop will explore the history of the self-portrait. Participants will create their own unique works using instant film with mixed media such as paint, markers and ink.

Register at akronartmuseum.org/eventregistration $10 non-members, free to members.

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TOUR: CHOICE CUTS WITH CHIEF CURATOR JANICE DRIESBACH Sunday, October 11 • 2 pmDid you know the Akron Art Museum gave Cindy Sherman one of her first museum exhibitions or that our Mickalene Thomas was delivered to the museum straight from the dining room of an apartment of a United Nations dignitary? Join Chief Curator Janice Driesbach on a tour of key works in the museum’s collection. Tracing the history of the museum’s acquisitions, the tour will explore the curatorial decisions (and juicy stories) involved in building the museum’s world class collection.

READING UNDER THE ROOF CLOUD BOOK CLUB: TALK BY LINDA ROSENKRANTZ Thursday, November 5 • 6 pmBefore there was Girls, Sex and the City or reality television, there was Linda Rosenkrantz’s racy novel Talk. Best known in Akron as the sitter for Chuck Close’s painting Linda, the real life Linda is well known for her fiction and non-fiction titles, ranging from baby name books to the history of the telegraph. Talk is a hilariously irreverent and racy testament to dialogue: the gossip, questioning, analysis, arguments and revelations that make up our closest friendships. It’s the summer of 1965 and Emily, Vincent, and Marsha are at the beach. All three are ambitious and artistic; all are hovering around thirty; and all are deeply and mercilessly invested in analyzing themselves and everyone around them. The friends discuss sex, shrinks, psychedelics, sculpture and S&M in an ongoing dialogue where anything goes and no topic is off limits. Talk is the result of these conversations, recorded by Linda Rosenkrantz and transformed into a novel whose form and content put it well ahead of its time. Controversial upon its first publication in 1968, Talk remains fresh, lascivious and laugh-out-loud funny nearly 50 years later.

Registration required at akronartmuseum.org/eventregistration

SLIDE JAM: INSIDE I OUT Thursday, November 12 • 6:30 pmHow did you spend your summer vacation? The Akron Art Museum’s collection spent its summer circulating through the parks, businesses and neighborhoods of Akron and beyond. As each community became familiar with artworks in the museum’s collection, art museum staff got to know remarkable people in each neighborhood. Hear six fun, moving, unexpected and accessible talks from artists, community organizers and business owners who participated in Inside | Out. Find out about their communities, organizations and what makes each neighborhood unique.

SHOP: 7th ANNUAL CRAFTY MART Saturday, November 28 • 10 am - 6 pmSunday, November 29 • 11 am - 5 pmThe Rubber City’s longest-running indie handmade market takes place at the Akron Art Museum, Summit Artspace and Musica. This annual Thanksgiving weekend event gives Akronites a unique opportunity to shop local and handmade in the heart of Downtown Akron’s Historic Art District! Admission to Crafty Mart is free. Free parking is available on the street and in the High/Market parking deck. Food and drink is available in the iQcafe at the Akron Art Museum. Come shop and enjoy free admission to our galleries!


TEACHER WORKSHOP: ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYSThursday, September 10 • 4:30-6:30 pmProfessional development and DIY toy design in one? Sign me up!

Get ready for the Island of Misfit Toys exhibition (see description on pg. 9) by learning how to create your very own oddball figurine. Munny toys are played with and designed by people of all ages. Created by KidRobot, MUNNY, BUB, TRIKKY, RAFFY and ROOZ are the soft, super smooth vinyl figures that make up MUNNYWORLD. Each one is a blank canvas, and all are ready for scribbling, piercing, painting, posing, piling, dressing up and sculpting into forms straight from your imagination.

Led by artist Carissa Russell, this workshop will help you explore the possibilities this cult DIY toy holds for students and adults alike. Take your expertise back to your classroom, scout group or after-school club, and create artworks to submit to the Island of Misfit Toys exhibition.

$10 supply fee to cover cost of MUNNY figure. Registration required at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration.All participants will receive professional development documentation to submit to their local professional development committee (LPDC).

TEACHER TOUR: PROOF Thursday, September 17 • 4:30 pmHead down to the museum to get a special, VIP, teacher-only tour of the latest exhibition: Proof.

Proof features photographs from the Civil War to the present. The exhibition highlights familiar favorites, including classic documentary photographs, commissioned series and contemporary stunners. The artworks cover all subjects from social studies to science.

See the photos in person and then schedule a FREE field trip (including transportation costs) for your students. Leave inspired, with plenty of material for lesson plans and class discussions.

FREE. Registration encouraged at AkronArtMuseum.org/eventregistration. All participants will receive professional development documentation to submit to their local professional development committee (LPDC).

COMING SOON!TEACHTALK 2016Did you attend the fast-paced, funny, inspirational TeachTalk event last year? Well, it is time to put on your listening ears and get ready for another night of tales from teachers of all kinds. TeachTalk is a chance for educators to share stories, make confessions and spend time together being regaled by anecdotes from colleagues. The theme this year is The Secret Lives of Teachers. If you or someone you know would like to be one of the six storytellers, contact Associate Educator Gina Thomas McGee at 330.376.9186 x247 or [email protected] by December 31st.

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Available in the Museum Shop: 7” vinyl MUNNY DOLL from Kid Robot is designed by Tristan Eaton and comes with 6 reusable markers which allow you to draw, tweak and change your MUNNY until your masterpiece is complete $19.95.

Special pricing for students and teachers participating in the Island of Misfit Toys exhibition $15.95

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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].


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Embodying the Akron Art Museum’s commitment to civic engagement and economic development, The Bud and Susie Rogers Garden will reinvigorate the one-acre tract of land along the south side of the museum, creating a new civic commons and community gathering space in the heart of downtown Akron. The garden will welcome a range of activities, including relaxation, exploration, expression, social interactions and meaningful art experiences.

Akron Art Museum Executive Director and CEO Mark Masuoka says, “The Akron Art Museum will continue to take a leading role in the community as a change agent for education as well as cultural, civic and economic development. Our community and its leaders understand the potential for the arts to enliven and enrich lives, to attract and retain talent and to inspire innovation and develop new economic opportunities.”

The art museum will manage and program the space; however, the garden will be open to the public and available to visitors for a range of creative activities, such as a trailhead for bicyclists, a picnic and play space for families, an outdoor space for yoga or even an exploration space for urban naturalists.

Masuoka says, “The Bud and Susie Rogers Garden will function as an art park and community space that will transform the urban landscape of downtown. The garden is just the first drop that will create a ripple effect of

cultural development that we will champion in the blocks surrounding the current footprint of the museum.”

“The garden is just the first drop that will create a ripple effect of cultural development that we will champion in the blocks surrounding the current footprint of the museum.”

After extensive community and museum staff input, Philadelphia-based landscape architecture firm OLIN Partners created a design faithful to the concepts of creative placemaking. The garden incorporates a series of multi-functional green spaces that will link South High Street to South Broadway. Visitors entering from South High Street will discover an open plaza situated below street level. The plaza will accommodate events and serve as a meeting space or a place to enjoy food from the museum’s cafe. Moving into the garden, a lawn will provide space for events, including concerts and receptions, museum-initiated art experiences and visitor-determined activities. A criss-cross pathway will connect the lawn to a balcony area where visitors can look back down upon the entire garden. At the balcony one will find a long bench from which to view performances in the event space below. A woodland garden filled with native plantings will connect the balcony to South Broadway, and

AN INNOVATIVE GARDEN IN DOWNTOWN AKRONBUD AND SUSIE ROGERS GARDEN

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will create a layered canopy that offers solace and respite from the surrounding patterns of urban activity.

The garden will afford us the opportunity to continue working directly with artists to create temporary art interventions within and outside the walls of the museum. The art museum will invite artists to use the space not only as makers, but as thinkers, to think about art in innovative ways.

The garden has been made possible by a lead gift from Rick and Alita Rogers, and will be named in honor of Rick Rogers’ parents, longtime community volunteers and museum supporters, Bruce “Bud” and Suzanne “Susie” Rogers.

We are extremely thankful to the Rogers family for their generous lead gift. It has given us the opportunity to create

a truly groundbreaking public space in which to create meaningful art experiences, to enhance the quality of life for all in Akron.

The art museum is also grateful for the assistance we’ve received from the City of Akron. The vision and enthusiasm of city leadership for this project has been an important part of its realization. Thanks to the city, we will be able to offer the added benefit of free parking in the South High Street parking deck to our members. The Bud and Susie Rogers garden will begin construction in September 2015, with limited programming and usage under consideration for late fall 2015 and winter 2016. A grand opening of the garden is planned for spring 2016.

Bud and Susie Rogers Garden at Akron Art Museum © OLIN 2015

Bud and Susie Rogers Photo by Shane Wynn Left to Right: Russell Pry, Summit County Executive; Jeff Fusco, Akron Mayor; Dianne Newman, President, Board of Directors; Bud Rogers, Susie Rogers, Alita Rogers, Vice President, Board of Directors; Rick Rogers and Mark

Masuoka, Executive Director and CEO. Photo by Shane Wynn


MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERS WORKSHOP: PUMPKIN GLASS BLOWING AT AKRON GLASS WORKSTuesday, October 6 • 6-8 pmAkron Glass Works - 106. N. Main Street, Akron OH 44308

Craft and blow your own glass pumpkin with the help of glass artisan Jack Baker at this exclusive workshop for museum members only. Enjoy refreshments and an evening of camaraderie as our small group creates one-of-a-kind masterpieces.

No experience necessary. Must be at least 15 years old (accompanied by an adult). Cost: $65 per member. Registration and payment are required in advance. Fees are non-refundable. To reserve your space, contact Membership Manager Michael Derr at [email protected] or 330.376.9186 x 214 by Friday, September 25.

MEMBERS TRIP:COLUMBUSSaturday, November 14, 2015Members will travel by chartered bus to Columbus to celebrate the recent opening of the Columbus Museum of Art’s new wing. The expansion project, the third phase of a three-part master plan, consists of the renovation of the 38,000 square foot 1974 Wing, a major addition of 50,000 square feet, a new main entrance, relocated sculpture garden, and related outdoor spaces. This exciting expansion promises a bigger, livelier and more experiential space that will highlight the museum’s growing collection.

After our visit to the museum, members will be treated to a late gourmet brunch at Due Amici. Located in a renovated, historic building on Gay Street, Due Amici brings a modern Italian dining experience to downtown Columbus.

Cost: $100 per member and includes chartered bus to and from Columbus, admission to the Columbus Museum of Art, gourmet brunch at Due Amici and snacks throughout the day.

To reserve your space, contact Membership Manager Michael Derr at [email protected] or 330.376.9186 x214 by October 15, 2015.

MEMBER PARKINGIn partnership with the City of Akron, the Akron Art Museum is proud to announce that museum members, at the General Membership level and up, will receive complimentary parking in the High/Market parking deck. Free members parking is now conveniently located directly across from the art museum at 40 South High Street.

Simply bring your parking deck ticket and your membership card to the museum during your visit and we will validate it at our visitor service desk. Now more than ever, you can take advantage of this amazing membership benefit, by staying longer and enjoying our galleries, café, gift shop and our

highly anticipated Bud and Susie Rogers Garden. Thank you for your support and we look forward to your next visit!

Validation is not required after 6 pm on weekdays or on weekends.

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1 20th Annual Auction to Benefit the Museum; 2 20th Annual Auction to Benefit the Museum; 3 Proof Exhibition Opening; 4 20th Annual Auction Chairperson, Lyn Bober, with her

husband Mark; 5 Proof Exhibition Opening; 6 20th Annual Auction to Benefit the Museum; 7 Inside I Out North Hill Block Party; 8 Proof Exhibition Opening Photobooth; 9 Proof Exhibition

Opening; 10 Members Preview Tour of Proof; 11 20th Annual Auction to Benefit the Museum. Photo 7 by museum staff, Roza Maille. All other photos by Shane Wynn Photography.


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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: WALTER & THERESA MINICKCity: Cuyahoga FallsOccupation(s): Walt - Retired Theresa - Education, Kent State University What made you decide to become a member of the Akron Art Museum?We were visiting so frequently and enjoying so many things that the Akron Art Museum had to offer that it just made sense to become members. The museum enriched our lives in so many ways, and we felt it important to become members and support this wonderful space.

How frequently do you visit the Akron Art Museum?The programming seems to get richer and more exciting all the time, so it varies, but on average, at least once a week. We go to see new exhibits, revisit favorite works, attend the discussions with exhibiting artists and go to other community events that take place in the various spaces of the Art Museum (for example, “Different Multicultural Faces of Akron,” SlideJam, “Chinese New Year,” etc.).

What benefit of membership do you appreciate the most and why?Free museum admission is really nice, as well as access to exclusive members-only events. The reciprocal membership is my favorite and a real plus!

How has the Akron Art Museum impacted you? I believe that the Akron Art Museum is doing an incredible job of connecting art and community. It brings to the community wonderful collections, but it doesn’t stop there. An exhibition is just the beginning of the art experience. The museum designs programs that engage the community through discussions, lectures and dialogue. It seamlessly blends the themes of a collection with other art forms and performance arts. The experience continues in that the museum brings together the collections and community by inviting local artists—established artists as well as rising stars—to share their perspectives on the themes and/or related issues. Another role the museum plays is the programs for children. They are well-designed and really help to foster creativity and an interest in art: something so important for the future of a community and to keep it vibrant. I believe the staff has played an important role in keeping art “alive” by being open to the ideas and opinions of others. There seems to be a good mix of people working there. Discover more about the multi-talented Justin Campbell. Talk with the docents. Visit the museum store. Have a glass of wine at the café. Be sure to talk with Michael Derr about memberships.

MEMBERSHIP MATTERSThrough your membership support, the Akron Art Museum is able to present ground-breaking art experiences for all ages. Membership dollars go a long way in making the museum more accessible to all of our community through our popular Free Thursdays and free tours for school children.

Memberships begin at just $50 for an individual and $65 for a household. When you purchase your membership at the museum, we’ll include a copy of Akron Art Museum: Art Since 1850, An Introduction to the Collection, which beautifully illustrates and discusses 100 works from the museum’s collection.

• Call 330.376.9186 x 225 to renew by phone• Visit AkronArtMuseum.org/join to renew online• Stop at the Visitor Services desk • Monthly installment plans are available for higher

membership levels

RECIPROCAL MUSEUM AND INSTITUTION UPDATE

We’ve updated our Membership website to allow you easier access to full lists of reciprocal museums and institutions. Visit www.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

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

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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE SILVERMr. and Mrs. David Pelland

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLEMr. and Mrs. John Davies

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Schneider

SUSTAINERMs. Jackie Derrow

Dr. Steven L. Kutnick

SPONSORMr. William C. Pepple

Dr. Nancy Ryland

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Trundle

CONTRIBUTOR-PLUSMs. Margaret J. Dietz

Ms. Lisa Meek

CONTRIBUTORMs. Julie A. Beal

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Bruey

Ms. Susan Covey

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cribbet

Ms. Maryanna Doria

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Eldredge

Mr. Peter A. Goheen

Mr. and Mrs. John Grossmann

Mr. Drew Hershberger

Ms. Elizabeth McGrath

Mr. and Mrs. Myron Medwid

Drs. Robert and Pamela Novak

Ms. Betty Jo Scurei

Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas

Mr. William Zorn

GENERAL/FAMILYMrs. Ayten Anderson

Mr. Dan and Mrs. Raina Boston

Mr. and Mrs. John Bryson

Betul Buehler

Mr. Dale L. Cook

Mr. and Mrs. Gary DiCeglio

Ms. Pennie Fordham

Mr. and Mrs. Colin Hammer

Ms. Leianne Heppner

Ms. Rachel A. Hunt

Mr. Rob Kollin

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Kennedy

Felicia M. Lewis

Mrs. Mary H. Lindsay

Ms. Karen Richter

Mrs. Emily Robb

Mr. and Mrs. Jay J. Robinson

Ms. Lauren Spilman

Dr. Bryan T. Van Sweringen

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Tkackyk

Mr. John P. Werner

Ms. Jaqueline Wick

Mr. and Mrs. Jerrod Woll

Ms. Lindsey Yoder

INDIVIDUALMs. Sally Ann Anderson

Mr. John Alan Angle

Ms. Katherine Billue

Ms. April D. Cameron

Ms. Betheny Dunfee

Ms. Liz Fierman

Mr. Bill J. Gagliano

Mr. Samuel Hubish

Ms. Kathleen Hughes

Ms. Cecilia Jagielski

Mr. William H. Jairrels

Mr. Justin Kinder

Teri Knapp

Dr. Jeff Koloze

Mr. and Mrs. Roger & Sue Palmer

Mr. Kevin Richards

Ricki Schwartz

Ms. Marilyn Smith

Ms. Lisa Swing-Corney

Mr. Kevin Tanner

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.

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

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Andrea Modica’s As We Wait was edited and sequenced by the photographer Larry Fink, whose poetic introduction adds illuminating context for Modica’s ethereal images.

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2015ANNUAL MEETINGTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

295:30 - 8 PM Join Board President Dianne Newman, the Board of Directors, and Executive Director and CEO Mark Masuoka for our Annual Meeting. We will recap the past year’s programs and events, share an update on the Bud and Susie Rogers Garden and elect newly nominated board members. For a list of Board Nominees please visit our website. Join online at AkronArtMuseum.org/join.

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