Spend Thursdays at the Akron Art Museum—admission to the galleries is free all day and all evening, from 11:00 am – 9:00 pm.

Free Thursdays are generously supported by The J.M. Smucker Company.  

Give Creative this holiday season!

Stop in the museum gift shop every Thursday in December for Member Double Discount Days! Members save 20%* on purchases made in the shop!

Become a member of the Akron Art Museum. Your membership supports the Akron Art Museum in its mission to enrich lives through modern and contemporary art.

Unique Gifts in the Museum Shop

Our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide is online! Find something Artful and Inspiring for your loved ones this holiday season. From creative educational toys to chic apparel and housewares, the Museum Shop has something for everyone.

*Discount does not combine with member discounts or other shop coupons, promotions or discounts. Discount applies to in-store merchandise, consignment items, online purchases or membership purchases.
 

FAMILY DAY: Island of Misfit Toys

For all ages and their grown-ups

Sunday, December 4
Session 1: 11:30am  – 1:00 pm
Session 2: 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Session 3: 3:30 – 5:00 pm

If you dream of engineering something old into something new, our trove of misfit toys is waiting here for you! Visit our unique maker’s space where kids are encouraged to bash, bend, drill and glue, transforming pieces and parts of broken toys into upcycled one-of-a-kind sculptures.

Admission and activities are free; however, please bring one new, unwrapped toy to donate to Summit County’s Toys for Tots toy collection.

Registration is required for each workshop session.

Click on the button/link below to register online, or call 330.376.9186.

Click here to become a member of the Akron Art Museum and take advantage of early registration for this event.

Family Days are made possible with support from the Dominion Foundation, the R.C. Musson and Katherine M. Musson Charitable Foundation, and George and Sue Klein.

Photo: Nat Hansumrittisak/Love What I Do Photography

FAMILY DAY: Island of Misfit Toys

For all ages and their grown-ups

Sunday, December 4
Session 1: 11:30am  – 1:00 pm
Session 2: 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Session 3: 3:30 – 5:00 pm

If you dream of engineering something old into something new, our trove of misfit toys is waiting here for you! Visit our unique maker’s space where kids are encouraged to bash, bend, drill and glue, transforming pieces and parts of broken toys into upcycled one-of-a-kind sculptures.

Admission and activities are free; however, please bring one new, unwrapped toy to donate to Summit County’s Toys for Tots toy collection.

Registration is required for each workshop session.

Click on the button/link below to register online, or call 330.376.9186.

Click here to become a member of the Akron Art Museum and take advantage of early registration for this event.

Family Days are made possible with support from the Dominion Foundation, the R.C. Musson and Katherine M. Musson Charitable Foundation, and George and Sue Klein.

Photo: Nat Hansumrittisak/Love What I Do Photography

The transformational power of yoga for individuals, relationships and communities comes alive in the Akron Art Museum galleries. Combine breath, flow and art in a beginner-friendly series taught by a certified Nirvana Yoga instructor. Bring your own mat. No water bottles allowed in the galleries.

$10 for non-members and free for members. Registration is required. Register online using the link below or call 330.376.9186.

Not a member? An individual membership is just $50 and pays for itself in a handful of visits: AkronArtMuseum.org/memberships/  

Winter break is almost here, but you need a break NOW. Hop down to the Akron Art Museum for a drink and a creative outlet for your end-of-year stress. You’ll be the student; the museum will take care of the teaching and supplies. Creating and cocktails: does it get any better?

$15/non-member, $10/member teacher. Admission includes materials and one drink.

Click the button / link below to register, or call 330.376.9186. 

For 2’s and 3’s, and their grown-ups

Little hands need to be creative, too! Toddlers explore different mediums, textures, colors and shapes, while making a beautiful mess. Dig in and discover a multi-sensory experience while fostering your tiny artist’s independence and imagination!

$10/members, $15/non-member child. Register online by clicking the button / link below, or call 330.376.9186.

Kids Studio Classes are made possible with support from the Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Foundation.
 

Spend Thursdays at the Akron Art Museum—admission to the galleries is free all day and all evening, from 11:00 am – 9:00 pm.

Free Thursdays are generously supported by The J.M. Smucker Company.  

FREE!

Do you look at Jimmy Kuehnle’s Wiggle, Giggle, Jiggle and wonder—How did he do that? Get the story on the work from the artist himself, learn about his process and how he got to creating his trademark inflatable sculptures. 

RSVP and / or share Jimmy Kuehnle's Gallery Talk on Facebook.

Image: Jimmy Kuehnle, Wiggle, Giggle, Jiggle, 2016, Akron Art Museum, Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Shane Wynn.

Wiggle, Giggle, Jiggle #Repost @jimmykuehnle ・・・ Walkthrough of the portion of #wigglegigglejiggle currently on view in the Corbin Gallery at the #AkronArtMuseum See the full installation #onVIEW starting September 30th! #contemporaryart #inflatableart #akron #ohio

A video posted by Akron Art Museum (@akronartmuseum) on Aug 30, 2016 at 5:36pm PDT

Spend Thursdays at the Akron Art Museum—admission to the galleries is free all day and all evening, from 11:00 am – 9:00 pm.

Free Thursdays are generously supported by The J.M. Smucker Company.  

For 0-18 month olds and their grown-ups.

Join baby friends for tummy time play and a pint-sized stroll through the galleries. Explore sensory activities related to color, texture, light, and sound that will awaken your baby's curiosity and give you both a one-of-a-kind bonding experience.

$10/member child, $15/non-member child. Click the button / link below to register, or call 330.376.9186.

Click here to become a member of the Akron Art Museum to register for the members rate.

Art Babes is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.  

FREE!

What better way to spend a chilly December evening than shopping in the museum store, listening to the world’s greatest Christmas band, and having a cocktail with friends? Get some holiday cheer as the festive rock band Missile Toe fill the museum’s lobby with fun, upbeat versions of classic holiday tunes. Shake off the holiday stress and kick off your holiday celebration at the Akron Art Museum.  

The Akron Art Museum is closed on Sunday, December 25, 2016 in observance of Christmas. We will reopen on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 11:00 am. 

Image: Dean Brown, Harriman State Park, New York. Ice Day, 1972, dye transfer print, 4 1/16 in. x 6 1/8 in. Collection of the Akron Art Museum. Gift of Carol Brown.

View more work by Dean Brown in the Akron Art Museum collection.

Give Creative this holiday season!

Stop in the museum gift shop every Thursday in December for Member Double Discount Days! Members save 20%* on purchases made in the shop!

Become a member of the Akron Art Museum. Your membership supports the Akron Art Museum in its mission to enrich lives through modern and contemporary art.

Unique Gifts in the Museum Shop

Our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide is online! Find something Artful and Inspiring for your loved ones this holiday season. From creative educational toys to chic apparel and housewares, the Museum Shop has something for everyone.

*Discount does not combine with member discounts or other shop coupons, promotions or discounts. Discount applies to in-store merchandise, consignment items, online purchases or membership purchases.
 

The Akron Art Museum is closed on Sunday, January 1, 2017 in observance of New Year's Day. We will reopen on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 11:00 am. Happy New Year!

Image: Leroy W. Flint, A Winter Fog... , c. 1970s, gouache on paper, 14 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (Collection of the Akron Art Museum. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George A. Seeley.

Leroy Flint was a guiding force behind the arts in Akron for more than two decades. From 1950 to 1965 he was on the faculty of the Akron Art Institute (a precursor of the Akron Art Museum), serving as its director for the last nine years. Flint then joined the faculty of Kent State University where he taught until 1979. Find out more and view additional works by Leroy Flint in the Akron Art Museum collection.

The transformational power of yoga for individuals, relationships and communities comes alive in the Akron Art Museum galleries. Combine breath, flow and art in a beginner-friendly series taught by a certified Nirvana Yoga instructor. Bring your own mat. No water bottles allowed in the galleries.

$10 for non-members and free for members. Registration is required. Register online using the link below or call 330.376.9186.

Not a member? An individual membership is just $50 and pays for itself in a handful of visits: AkronArtMuseum.org/memberships/  

For 2’s and 3’s, and their grown-ups

Little hands need to be creative, too! Toddlers explore different mediums, textures, colors and shapes, while making a beautiful mess. Dig in and discover a multi-sensory experience while fostering your tiny artist’s independence and imagination!

$10/members, $15/non-member child. Register online by clicking the button / link below, or call 330.376.9186.

Help support programs for children and families. Click here to become a member of the Akron Art Museum.

Kids Studio Classes are made possible with support from the Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Foundation. 

Doris Salcedo, Atrabiliarios (Defiant)

Learn the story behind Colombia-based artist Doris Salcedo’s installation commemorating victims of civil war and drug trade violence during this close look and discussion led by Associate Curator Theresa Bembnister.

Get an insider's look at artworks in the museum's collection on the second Saturday of every month, with curator-led tours.

Members: FREE; Non-members: Free with gallery admission.

Support the Akron Art Museum and programs like Second Saturday Curator Gallery Talks, become a member of the museum.  

Doris Salcedo, Atrabiliarios (Defiant) (detail), 1996, 198 x 210 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, The Mary S. and Louis S. Myers Endowment Fund for Painting and Sculpture, 2000.46 a-g

For all ages and their grown-ups

Engage your tiny book lover in an interactive storytelling experience where art and story become one through song, rhyme and imagery. After the book ends, we’ll keep the story going with related art activities in the lobby.

Come piggies and elephants, pigeons and ducklings, bunnies and kids! You’re ALL invited!

Thursday, January 19, 11 am: Bring a favorite stuffed animal to our story time and celebrate the silly tales of children’s author/illustrator, Mo Willems.

After a tour of the museum, your critter will be ready for a nap. Create a stuffy-sized sleeping bag for your pal to spend the night in our lobby (did we mention the stuffies get to play with cameras at night?).

Friday, January 20, 11am: Reunite with your plush pals and join us for a slideshow of their sleepover adventures in the art museum! 

FREE for members. $10/non-member child. Click the button / link below to register online. Or, call 330.376.9186.

Help support programs for children and families. Click here to become a member of the Akron Art Museum.

Art Tales is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

For 0-18 month olds and their grown-ups.

Join baby friends for tummy time play and a pint-sized stroll through the galleries. Explore sensory activities related to color, texture, light, and sound that will awaken your baby's curiosity and give you both a one-of-a-kind bonding experience.

$10/member child, $15/non-member child. Click the button / link below to register, or call 330.376.9186.

Click here to become a member of the Akron Art Museum to register for the members rate.

Art Babes is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.  

That’s right, the museum’s storytelling, talent-showing, idea-sharing event is back! This year, we’ve asked educators, who are so good at (you guessed it) teaching, to explain things that have nothing to do with what they cover in class. Perhaps you’ll learn some new dance moves, how to craft the perfect cocktail, or the best way to fold a fitted sheet. Regardless, you’ll see how great teachers can teach almost anything, and pick up some new knowledge along the way.

Free. Professional Development paperwork will be provided for each attendee to submit to his/her local LPDC.

If you’re interested in speaking or know someone who’d be a great presenter, contact Associate Educator Gina Thomas McGee at [email protected]. Otherwise, save the date and we’ll see you there! 

For ages 0-5 and their grown-ups

Love Snow? Love Yoga? Come Snow-ga with Us!

Weather permitting, this yoga program combines a frosty mini-stretch in the Bud and Susie Rogers Garden with cozy guided meditation indoors; please wear layers.

Little ones learn best through intuitive, open-ended play that feeds their senses. Follow your child’s natural instinct to wiggle, squeal and make a mess while exploring the creative process. Stretch your imagination, meet new friends and create a masterpiece to carry home!

Free for members. $10/non-member child. Click the button / link below to register online, or call 330.376.9186.

Click here to become a member of the Akron Art Museum to register for the FREE member ticket option.

Creative Playdates are made possible with support from the Robert O. & Annamae Orr Family Foundation.  

Verb Ballets and the Akron Art Museum are proud to announce the return of Moving Connections

Fridays beginning January 13 through March 10, 2017 • 11:30 am

Moving Connections, a wellness program of Verb Ballets, is a movement workshop designed for the senior community to encourage creativity, engage social interaction and deepen an appreciation of the arts through the joy of movement. Moving Connections is led by professionally trained dancers and movement experts to help seniors develop flexibility, increase breath, exercise concentration that connects mind to body and increase cognitive function. The program is designed for all ability levels and can be done while seated.

Moving Connections will be offered for 9 sessions, once a week on Fridays, beginning on January 13 through, March 10, 2017.

There is no cost to participate but registration is requried. Register online using the button / link below.

For more information about sessions contact Desmond Davis, Verb Ballets Education and Outreach Coordinator, at [email protected] or call 216-397-3757
 

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose! 

Details of the opening party are forthcoming.

Members Preview: 6:30 pm
FREE and open to all: 7:30 pm

Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose brings together works by 51 living artists. They come from around the world with different perspectives and approaches to art-making, and express distinctive voices and visions. Each has been featured in the popular art magazine Hi-Fructose, a San Francisco-based publication that covers and promotes artists and artworks within a recognizable but not easily defined aesthetic. Richly layered narrative imagery, renderings in vivid color or brooding gray tones, stylized figures and imagined creatures are just some of the recurring elements in the magazine and in this exhibition celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Turn the Page offers the opportunity to view these lush original works of art beyond the flat worlds of paper and digital screens, where they are most often seen.

Image: Wim DeIvoye, Cement Truck, 2010, laser-cut stainless steel, 32 x 78 x 17 in. Courtesy of the artist and Gallerie Perrotin, © Studio Wim DeIvoye.

Recommended for ages 7 - 12

If you’re crazy about customizing Minecraft avatars with graphic “skinz,” it’s time to try your hand at designing your own 3-D figure with paper pulp and moldable plastic. A Kidrobot MUNNYWORLD toy is included in the Studio Class fee. (Class size limited to 6 students) 

Welcome to our studio—where students gain a fresh perspective in thinking creatively. Learn how to work like a professional artist by exploring unique materials, experimental processes and extraordinary works of art, while building skills and confidence along the way.

$10/members, $15/non-member child. Register online by clicking the button / link below, or call 330.376.9186.

Help support programs for children and families. Click here to become a member of the Akron Art Museum.

Kids Studio Classes are made possible with support from the Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Foundation.

For all ages and their grown-ups

Engage your tiny book lover in an interactive storytelling experience where art and story become one through song, rhyme and imagery. After the book ends, we’ll keep the story going with related art activities in the lobby.

FREE for members. $10/non-member child. Click the button / link below to register online. Or, call 330.376.9186.

Help support programs for children and families. Click here to become a member of the Akron Art Museum.

Art Tales is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.  

Verb Ballets and the Akron Art Museum are proud to announce the return of Moving Connections

Fridays beginning January 13 through March 10, 2017 • 11:30 am

Moving Connections, a wellness program of Verb Ballets, is a movement workshop designed for the senior community to encourage creativity, engage social interaction and deepen an appreciation of the arts through the joy of movement. Moving Connections is led by professionally trained dancers and movement experts to help seniors develop flexibility, increase breath, exercise concentration that connects mind to body and increase cognitive function. The program is designed for all ability levels and can be done while seated.

Moving Connections will be offered for 9 sessions, once a week on Fridays, beginning on January 13 through, March 10, 2017.

There is no cost to participate but registration is requried. Register online using the button / link below.

For more information about sessions contact Desmond Davis, Verb Ballets Education and Outreach Coordinator, at [email protected] or call 216-397-3757
 

For 0-18 month olds and their grown-ups.

Join baby friends for tummy time play and a pint-sized stroll through the galleries. Explore sensory activities related to color, texture, light, and sound that will awaken your baby's curiosity and give you both a one-of-a-kind bonding experience.

$10/member child, $15/non-member child. Click the button / link below to register, or call 330.376.9186.

Click here to become a member of the Akron Art Museum to register for the members rate.

Art Babes is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.  

Verb Ballets and the Akron Art Museum are proud to announce the return of Moving Connections

Fridays beginning January 13 through March 10, 2017 • 11:30 am

Moving Connections, a wellness program of Verb Ballets, is a movement workshop designed for the senior community to encourage creativity, engage social interaction and deepen an appreciation of the arts through the joy of movement. Moving Connections is led by professionally trained dancers and movement experts to help seniors develop flexibility, increase breath, exercise concentration that connects mind to body and increase cognitive function. The program is designed for all ability levels and can be done while seated.

Moving Connections will be offered for 9 sessions, once a week on Fridays, beginning on January 13 through, March 10, 2017.

There is no cost to participate but registration is requried. Register online using the button / link below.

For more information about sessions contact Desmond Davis, Verb Ballets Education and Outreach Coordinator, at [email protected] or call 216-397-3757
 

Verb Ballets and the Akron Art Museum are proud to announce the return of Moving Connections

Fridays beginning January 13 through March 10, 2017 • 11:30 am

Moving Connections, a wellness program of Verb Ballets, is a movement workshop designed for the senior community to encourage creativity, engage social interaction and deepen an appreciation of the arts through the joy of movement. Moving Connections is led by professionally trained dancers and movement experts to help seniors develop flexibility, increase breath, exercise concentration that connects mind to body and increase cognitive function. The program is designed for all ability levels and can be done while seated.

Moving Connections will be offered for 9 sessions, once a week on Fridays, beginning on January 13 through, March 10, 2017.

There is no cost to participate but registration is requried. Register online using the button / link below.

For more information about sessions contact Desmond Davis, Verb Ballets Education and Outreach Coordinator, at [email protected] or call 216-397-3757
 

Radcliffe Bailey, JRed House

Look closely at the rich layers of Radcliffe Bailey’s JRed House with Assistant Curator Elizabeth Carney. Bailey weaves personal and shared histories in this monumental painting that includes a found photograph, various objects, symbols and text.

Get an insider's look at artworks in the museum's collection on the second Saturday of every month, with curator-led tours.

Members: FREE; Non-members: Free with gallery admission.

Support the Akron Art Museum and programs like Second Saturday Curator Gallery Talks, become a member of the museum.

Radcliffe Bailey, JRed House, 1996, mixed media and found objects on wood, 96 x 96 x 24 in.,Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Gift of Bruce and Barbara Berger 2012.28 

Before Olek could knit a car cozie or a full body suit she had to learn the basics such as making a slip knit and casting on and off. Here’s your chance to learn the fundamentals of knitting with local experts from Harps and Thistles Yarn Emporium.

$15 for members and $20 for non-members. (Registration options coming soon.)

FREE

Join artist Beth Cavener for an artist talk and Q & A in conjunction with Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose. Ceramicist Beth Cavener is known for her dynamic, emotionally charged animal and human figures. Cavener will discuss how she tackles elements of gesture and expression with subtle shifts in line and form.

Image: Beth Cavener, Unrequited (Variation in Pink) (detail), 2015, 14.5 x 15 x 43 in., resin infused refractory material, paint. Courtesy of the Artist and Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles