AKRON, Ohio – There’s more to the horizon than meets the eye at Summit Artspace’s Evolving Landscapes exhibit and art show, which runs March 3-April 8.
The exhibit showcases 50 works selected by Massillon Museum executive director Alexandra Nicholis Coon. All incorporate unexpected elements such as celestial bodies, urban scenes and forest animals.
A free opening reception for the exhibit will be held 5-8 p.m. Friday, March 3. During the reception, Summit Artspace will announce the show winners and award cash prizes for first through third places.
“We were looking for abstract, representational and alternative interpretations of all types of ‘scapes,’ such as sea, land, sky and urban environments,” said Jeanne Grossetti, exhibitions manager at Summit Artspace, in a release. “We think the community will really enjoy the challenge of walking through the exhibition.”
Coon, who reviewed more than 130 pieces for the exhibit, used a broad approach to defining a landscape.
“I have always appreciated, and many times employed, a broad interpretation of the word “landscape,” to encompass everything from literal depictions of the outdoor, natural world, to clusters of concrete and glass in urban settings, and from imagined and fantastical spaces, to the intangible and infinite capacities of the mind,” said Coon, in a release.
Coon holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from Kent State University, an master’s degree in art history through the joint program at the Cleveland Museum of Art and Case Western Reserve University, and a Collections Care certificate from the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies. She has been with the Massillon Museum since 2001, serving as curator for the museum from 2003 to 2010.
In addition to the opening reception, Summit Artspace will host a free panel presentation led by featured artists Monday, March 20, at 7 p.m.
Summit Artspace gallery hours are Thursdays and Fridays from noon-7 p.m., and Saturdays from noon-5 p.m. The show is open for Akron Artwalk on March 4 and April 1 from noon to 9 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
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