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[...]

Photo Credit: Tim Fitzwater

Episode | S2026 Ep5 | 2026/03/02 Every thriving community leans on a vital arts and culture scene. In this episode, host Stephanie York is joined by Nicole Mullet, executive director of ArtsNow, to learn about the work ArtsNow is doing across Summit County to bridge soc[...]

ArtsForward is proud to celebrate Althea Jones, a multidisciplinary artist and 2024 ArtsForward grant recipient, whose work is now being featured in nationally published textbooks. Jones’s Skin Color Project is highlighted in La Gent[...]