Join us on September 11 from 5 to 9 p.m. for Art of Recovery: Supporting the Community Through Healing Akron ArtWalk!
Experience a quarterly celebration of the arts featuring artist vendors, creative activities, music, food, and more throughout the Historic Arts District. ArtWalk is always free and open to the public, with donations gladly accepted. Due to building renovations taking place throughout our building, this event is fully outside, rain or shine!
“Through Summit Artspace, I’ve learned how to appreciate and interact with art,” notes Board Member Brandon Waithe. “My interaction with art has in turn helped me work through my own struggles and emotions in a healthier way.”
Visitors to Summit Artspace will find a host of activities revolving around the theme of rest, recovery, supporting our veteran and military community and their families, and more:
- Local artist Meaghan Reed will lead an art and healing activity inspired by her piece, Unsaid, which we had on view earlier this summer in the Overdose Awareness Exhibition, which invites participants to write a note to themselves or a loved one who has struggled with Substance Use Disorder and to honor those we’ve lost.
- Musician Chris Reynolds will perform two musical sets, focused on healing and recovery, between 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- A Sensory Friendly Accessibility Tent will provide a calming space and highlight accessibility resources from the Akron-Summit County Public Library’s Accessibility Library.
- People of all ages are invited to create chalk masterpieces on our sidewalk inspired by healing and recovery.
- Visitors can decorate a construction cone to celebrate the building renovations!
