This story series showcases Summit County artists who create beautiful and functional items for the home. Meet Carrie Ballard of Base Camp Ceramics located in Stow. How did you discover ceramics?I have always been connecting with Art in some way....
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Arts & Culture Patron: Elisa Gargarella
Earliest Art Memories: I grew up in Pittsburgh. My first nickname was “Leisel the Dancing Fool.” I could not stop dancing, or singing, or whistling. In public. Along with choreographing dances on roller skates to Blondie or Aretha Franklin songs, some of...
Arts & Culture Patron: Adam Bonomo
What is your earliest memory of participating in arts and culture?The earliest memory I have of participating in Akron’s art and culture would be when I moved into the house next to the legendary DIY venue It’s a Kling Thing! House....
The Arts and Healing (Part 6 of 6)
Guest Blogger: Amber Cullen This blog series has examined the many roles the arts have in healing. Today we hear from Amber Cullen, local changemaker who is looking forward to pursuing her graduate degree in Art Therapy. Confessions of an...
The Intersection of Place and Process
Guest Blogger: Christy Bolingbroke, Executive & Artistic Director of NCCAkron As the second choreographic center of its kind in the country, NCCAkron often asks what does it mean to be a ‘national’ center that is neither in the physical center...
Arts & Culture Patron: Colette Taylor
What is your earliest memory of participating in arts and culture?Born and raised near Pittsburgh, PA, I can recall a class field trip when I was in 1st or 2nd grade to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the...
The Arts and Healing (Part 5 of 6)
Guest Blogger: Jeff Klemm This blog series will examine the many roles the arts have in healing. Today we hear from Jeff Klemm, multi-talented performer and educator. I decided to 100% commit to getting sober exactly three weeks after my son’s mother...
Arts & Culture Patron: Sandra Kurt
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...
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...