What is your earliest memory of participating in arts and culture?Growing up as the youngest of four children on a farm in Iowa to parents who grew up during the Depression, arts and culture were pretty low on the priority...
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Augmenting Dance Education at UA
Guest Blogger: Christy Bolingbroke, Executive & Artistic Director of NCCAkron Beyond affording an academic environment for artists to explore, the National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron (NCCAkron) partners with The University of Akron to enhance the student...
The Arts and Healing (Part 4 of 6)
Guest Blogger: Samuel Hoskins This blog series will examine the many roles the arts have in healing. Today we hear from Samuel Hoskins, freelance artist and studio assistant at Akron ArtWorks. The blog content and images address issues of gender...
Arts & Culture Patron: Ren Camacho
What is your earliest memory of participating in arts and culture?My family and I have been hiking the various trails at Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) for many years. The trails are beautiful, rewarding, and where one can easily (re)discover...
Arts & Culture Patron: Matthew L. Reed
What is your earliest memory of participating in arts and culture? I remember attending live events at the Weathervane Theater with my family. We also got to see plays based on Edgar Allen Poe as a school field trip and I...
The Fifth Anniversary of The National Center for Choreography at The University of Akron
Guest Blogger: Christy Bolingbroke, Executive & Artistic Director of NCCAkron On the eve of NCCAkron’s fifth anniversary year, I cannot help but reflect because it feels like we are still just getting started. Part of our origin story includes the auspicious partnership...
The Arts and Healing (Part 3 of 6)
Guest Blogger: Nicole Topp, LPCC, ATR This blog series will examine the many roles the arts have in healing. Today we hear from Nicole Topp, an Outpatient Counselor at Child Guidance & Family Solutions. Using Art Therapy with Children and Teens...
Arts & Culture Patron: Adele Dorfner Roth
What is your earliest memory of participating in arts and culture? The earliest memory I have is of attending a Festa Junina in São Paulo with my extended family. There was live music and dancing and set a bar for fun. Even today...
The Arts and Healing (Part 2 of 6)
Guest Blogger: Lacy R. Vitko, MA, ATR-BC This blog series will examine the many roles the arts have in healing. Today we hear from Lacy Vitko, the Expressive Arts Administrator at Community Support Services. Art: Mental Health’s Greatest Ally In...