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Connecting Arts, Culture

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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 photo beneath these are three girls dressed in orange, red, and blue clothing throwing confetti.

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; Hope Mural installation at Park East, photo courtesy of Ilenia Pezzaniti; Himalayan Arts Language & Cultural Academy, photo courtesy of Aimee Juarez
 

Representation Matters: 
Photography and Ad Spend
Blue graphic with white text. At the top right is text that reads "Photo by: Robert R. Greer Sr." Text in the middle reads "Arts and Culture Inclusion Council: Cultivating Creativity for All." Next to that text is a purple, blue, orange, and yellow logo in the shape of a flower. Text below reads "Representation Matters: Photography and Ad Spend, April 4, 2024." Three photos are at the bottom. One of a girl smiling and two photos of men smiling. Below the girl's photo reads "Elizabeth Tipton." Below the first photo of a man reads "Robert R. Greer Sr." The text below the third photo of a man smiling reads "Tyron Hoisten."

ArtsNow invites you to join our Representation Matters: Photography and Ad Spend virtual workshop. Rob Greer, Tyron Hoisten, and Elizabeth Tipton will discuss why representation matters in advertising and content creation. This panel will be moderated by Arts & Culture Inclusion Council board member Ivy Johnson.
 

Creative Investment Grant Recipient
Blue graphic with a photo of a woman smiling. Text to the left reads "ArtsNow and IPSF, Creative Investment Program." To the right is the photo of a woman smiling. Text below photo reads "Heather Meeker." Text below reads "I'm excited to bring the LEAD Conference's lessons and some new connections back to Summit Artspace, Akron, and Summit County!"

Heather Meeker is a Creative Investment Program recent! Heather will be using her grant to attend the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) Conference in Seattle, Washington. Congratulations, Heather!
 

Patron Spotlight
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Patron spotlight! Arnold Tunstall worked at the Akron Art Museum from 1985 to 2016. Arnold is active in the northeast Ohio region with curatorial projects and continues to create and exhibit his own artwork.
 

Upcoming Events
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Photo courtesy of CVAC

Coptic Stitch Binding Workshop with    Jenniffer Omaitz

March 23-24 • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

• Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, Cuyahoga Falls

CVAC is hosting a two day Coptic stitching workshop for beginning and advanced levels. This workshop will cover will introduce basic Coptic stitch binding from cover to cover.
 
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Photo courtesy of Summit Artspace
 

Fri. April 8 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm

• Summit Artspace, Akron

Join Summit Artspace for the opening night of the Spring Exhibitions. This event will showcase a diverse group of local artists in five galleries throughout all three floors.
 
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Photo courtesy of Akron Soul Train
 

Drumroll for the          Total Eclipse

April 8, 2024 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm

• Chestnut Ridge, Akron

Join Akron Soul Train to celebrate the eclipse with a performance by Matt Kurtz. Matt will lead a percussive section featuring a drumroll just before the eclipse the begins.
 
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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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