Featured Image: A family donating new books to the MLK Jr. Day book drive In 2026, Akron Children’s Museum has been incredibly fortunate to partner with community sponsors who make free programming and admission days possible for families across our region. These part[...]

Photo: Christy Bolingbroke and NCCAkron Board, Photo credit: Julian Curet The National Center for Choreography–Akron (NCCAkron) has received a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation in honor of Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke’s decade of visionary[...]

Ohio Shakespeare Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary season. For 25 years, Ohio Shakes has hired local artists to create classic theatre live under the stars in partnership with Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens and more recently, indoors at Greystone Hall.

Congratulations to Hudson Inclusive Playground on the opening of DREAM Playground, a new inclusive playground at Oak Grove Park! 

ArtsNow is proud to announce the 2026 ArtsForward grantees. This year’s funded projects reflect the creativity, reach, and diversity of Summit County’s arts and culture sector, expanding opportunities for residents and visitors alike to connect, participate, and experience the community we are so proud to serve.

Leianne Neff Miller, President & CEO of the Summit County Historical Society and founding board member of ArtsNow, remarks upon being awarded the Chairman's Award by the Akron Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The National Center for Choreography-Akron (NCCAkron) is celebrating their 10th anniversary. NCCAkron Founding Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke recently interviewed John Jenkins, NCCAkron board member and Partner at Bober Markey Fedorovich, about board service and what his time with NCCAkron has meant.

The National Center for Choreography-Akron (NCCAkron) is celebrating their 10th anniversary. Akron choreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson recently interviewed NCCAkron Founding Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke about NCCAkron’s work and reflections on the 10th anniversary.

Article by GAR Foundation, Photo by Tim Fitzwater When professional artists step into the classroom at Akron Public Schools’ I PROMISE School (IPS), students immediately lean in. Some have never met a working artist before. Others have never been asked to ex[...]

Article and Photos by Danielle M. Dieterich, M.A., Executive Director, Cuyahoga Valley Art Center: A Public Art Project Report We had long viewed the back of our building as a blank canvas, one that had potential but had been overlooked and was in need of some love. Gro[...]