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Connecting Arts, Culture

and Community
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 by Shane Wynn Photography; Hope Mural installation at Park East, photo by Ilenia Pezzaniti; Himalayan Arts Language & Cultural Academy, photo by Aimee Juarez
 

Quarterly Creative Summit
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Wrap up the year at the Quarterly Creative Summit Luncheon, hosted at East Ave Gallery. This gathering brings together the people who make Summit County a vibrant, resilient, and creative community.

 

This includes artists and cultural entrepreneurs, nonprofit and business leaders, staff, and volunteers from arts and culture, parks and recreation, entertainment, tourism, and other quality-of-life sectors.
 

Creative Placemaking Conference
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We invite you to join us and the Summit County Land Bank for the annual Creative Placemaking Conference at the Bounce Innovation Hub.

 

This year, we have two incredible guest speakers, LC Johnson, Founder and CEO of Zora's House, and Gil Penalosa, Founder and Chair of 8 80 Cities.

 

We hope you join us for a day of connecting, engaging in focused conversations, and hands-on learning during your selected breakout session.
 

ArtsNow Celebrates 10 Years

ArtsNow is proudly celebrating ten years in 2025! As we mark this milestone, we'd love to hear how ArtsNow impacted you - your experiences, takeaways, and memorable moments. 

 

Thank you for being part of our journey. We can't wait to celebrate together!
 
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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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