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Photos (Left to Right): Akron Children's Museum, photo courtesy of Akron Children's Museum; Cultural Plan focus group in 2019 with Torchbearers, photo by Shane Wynn Photography; Hope Mural installation at Park East, photo by Ilenia Pezzaniti; Himalayan Arts Language & Cultural Academy, photo by Aimee Juarez
 

Artist Spotlight
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Artist spotlight! Ilenia Pezzaniti (Lain) is a photographer and multidisciplinary artist in Akron, Ohio. She is the co-author of Margaret (2022) and currently teaches photography at The University of Akron.

Pezzaniti has produced short films such as #iwokeuplikethis which premiered at The Nightlight in 2016, as well as award-winning work for the former Devil Strip magazine and with Pritt Entertainment Group. Her work is influenced by her immigrant ancestry and existing between two cultures.
 

Upcoming Events
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Clay Slab Vessels with Lisa Foster

Wed., Nov. 13 • 5:00pm

• Door 2 Art Studio, Hudson

Learn techniques and applications of clay slabs by making ceramic vessels in this FREE class with Lisa Foster. Participants will be making mugs, vases or other similarly built slab vessels.
 
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Thu., Nov. 14 • 3:00pm

• Virtual

Join Alicia Hopkins and colleagues as they discuss her book, Audacity2Speak, released this summer. This event is a platform for advocacy, community engagement, and storytelling.
 
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Say It Loud

Sat., Nov. 16 • 7:30pm

• Wild Oscars, Akron Civic Theatre

Join Millennial Theatre Project for Say It Loud, an intimate performance event based on lived experiences of Northeast Ohio residents! 
 
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Do you have a project or update about the arts and culture sector that aligns with our 10 priorities from the Akron/Summit Cultural Plan? Fill out the quick form below to have your project or update featured on our website!
 
3 circular photos with blue, orange, pink, green, and yellow smaller circles around them. The first photo is On the left there is a photo of little girl holding two red Lego blocks, to the right is photo of a woman painting with a woman next to her, the third photo is a little boy drawing black pavement with chalk. The first photo is of a little girl holding two red blocks, the second photo is of a woman painting with a woman next to her, and the third photo is of a man painting a face.

Photos (Left to Right): Akron Children's Museum, photo courtesy of Akron Children's Museum; Cultural Plan focus group in 2019 with Torchbearers, photo courtesy of Shane Wynn Photography; Painter Dray Evans, photo courtesy of Aimee Juarez

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