Author: Grace Carter

Meghan Meeker is a social media professional and die-hard supporter of the arts in Akron. She has served as president of the board for Torchbearers and Crafty Mart and is currently serving on the board for Akron Chamber of Commerce and the committee for the annual fundr[...]

Pita Brooks is the Interim Director at Akron Soul Train. As a multimedia artist, she explores various materials and techniques, including painting, photography, and encaustic. She also pushes the boundaries of art by experimenting with new media like audio/video, instal[...]

Curt and Nancy Bohon met through their sisters when they were ten years old. The pair lived on the same street in Cuyahoga Falls when they were children, and today, they live in the house Curt’s parents owned on the very same street that they grew up on. They have bee[...]

Header Photo: Shane Wynn On Thursday, March 30 th , supporters of arts and culture convened at Summit Artspace for the Akron Mayoral Town Hall. Akron mayoral candidates Mark Greer (D), Shammas Malik (D), Keith Mills (D), Tara Mosley (D), Joshua Schaffer (D), Marco Somme[...]

Featured Image: Grace Carter Credit: CAN Journal One year ago, ArtsNow, the backbone arts organization of Summit County, convened arts professionals and communitarians at the Akron Roundtable to report on 2021’s highs—and lows. 2021 was a year most nonprofit ar[...]