Artists of Rubber City

Artists of Rubber City Artists of Rubber City is a member-based organization dedicated to contemporary art in the Akron, Ohi

Call for entry!Artists of Rubber City Annual Juried ExhibitionSubmissions Due: Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.En...
03/11/2026

Call for entry!
Artists of Rubber City Annual Juried Exhibition

Submissions Due: Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
Entry Fee: AoRC Members $25 | Non-Members $30
Exhibition Dates: May 14 – July 11, 2026
Awards: 1st place $400, 2nd place $250, 3rd place $150, and $50 to honorable mentions. Juror’s Awards will be announced in person at the exhibition opening at 6 pm, as well as on social media.
Juror TBA

Apply Here: https://summitartspace.submittable.com/submit

NEW at the BOX!LRV (Light Reflective Value)Textile ArtStephen Tornero the BOX gallerySummit Artspace, 3rd floor140 East ...
03/01/2026

NEW at the BOX!

LRV (Light Reflective Value)
Textile Art
Stephen Tornero

the BOX gallery
Summit Artspace, 3rd floor
140 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio
Gallery Hours:
Fridays and Saturdays
noon - 5 p.m.
ArtWalk:
Thursday, March 12
5 - 9 pm

the BOX gallery is a project of Artists of Rubber City
FREE and open to the public

UPDATE - Finding the Joy has already closed!FINAL WEEK - the contractors are coming! Finding the Joypresented by INsight...
07/31/2025

UPDATE - Finding the Joy has already closed!

FINAL WEEK - the contractors are coming!
Finding the Joy
presented by INsight
a photographic collective
•R Reza Greer, Sr.
•Susie Lilley
•Don Parsisson

Summit Artspace renovations are beginning in early August, with completion anticipated by late November. Because the building will be closed to the public during this time, all summer exhibits are ending. Watch for the grand reopening later this year!

the BOX gallery
Summit Artspace, 3rd floor
140 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio
Gallery Hours:
Friday, noon - 7
Saturday, 11 - 5

Finding the Joy
While the outlook of unease and negativity in our current surroundings can be discouraging, it is incumbent on us to actively search for the sources of joy in our lives.
These artists have come together to encourage others to seek out their joy; to explore what “trips their trigger” and share it with others.
Joy lifts. Joy inspires. Joy brings hope. Joy brings perspective. Joy produces gratitude.
We hope you choose joy today!
~ Susie Lilley

the BOX gallery is a project of Artists of Rubber City
FREE and open to the public

In the BOX gallery. . .Finding the Joypresented by INsighta photographic collective•R Reza Greer, Sr.•Susie Lilley•Don P...
07/19/2025

In the BOX gallery. . .
Finding the Joy
presented by INsight
a photographic collective
•R Reza Greer, Sr.
•Susie Lilley
•Don Parsisson

July 11 - September 13, 2025

the BOX gallery
Summit Artspace, 3rd floor
140 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio
Gallery Hours:
Friday, noon - 7
Saturday, 11 - 5

Finding the Joy
While the outlook of unease and negativity in our current surroundings can be discouraging, it is incumbent on us to actively search for the sources of joy in our lives.
These artists have come together to encourage others to seek out their joy; to explore what “trips their trigger” and share it with others.
Joy lifts. Joy inspires. Joy brings hope. Joy brings perspective. Joy produces gratitude.
We hope you choose joy today!
~ Susie Lilley

the BOX gallery is a project of Artists of Rubber City
FREE and open to the public

New exhibit in the BOX!Opening night Friday, July 11, 5 - 8 pmFinding the Joypresented by INsighta photographic collecti...
07/09/2025

New exhibit in the BOX!
Opening night Friday, July 11, 5 - 8 pm
Finding the Joy
presented by INsight
a photographic collective
•R Reza Greer, Sr.
•Susie Lilley
•Don Parsisson

July 11 - September 13, 2025

the BOX gallery
Summit Artspace, 3rd floor
140 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio
Gallery Hours:
Friday, noon - 7
Saturday, 11 - 5

Finding the Joy
While the outlook of unease and negativity in our current surroundings can be discouraging, it is incumbent on us to actively search for the sources of joy in our lives.
These artists have come together to encourage others to seek out their joy; to explore what “trips their trigger” and share it with others.
Joy lifts. Joy inspires. Joy brings hope. Joy brings perspective. Joy produces gratitude.
We hope you choose joy today!

the BOX gallery is a project of Artists of Rubber City
FREE and open to the public

07/08/2025

Opening Friday, July 11, in The BOX Gallery! "Finding the Joy" features photographs by Don Parsisson, R. Reza Greer Sr., and Susie Lilley, which focus on finding joy and happiness in times of unease. While the outlook of unease and negativity in our current surroundings can be discouraging, it is incumbent on us to actively search for sources of joy in our lives. These artists have come together to encourage others to seek out their joy; to explore what "trips their trigger" and share it with others.

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It’s the final week!Artists of Rubber City 2025 Juried ExhibitionSummit Artspace, 2nd floor Forum Gallery140 East Market...
06/09/2025

It’s the final week!
Artists of Rubber City
2025 Juried Exhibition

Summit Artspace, 2nd floor Forum Gallery
140 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio
Gallery Hours:
Friday, noon - 7
Saturday, 11 - 5
ARTWALK
Thursday, June 12, 5 - 9 pm

Juried by Stephen Tornero, artist and arts educator

Congratulations to award winners:
1st place - Jessica Paris, Rock ’n’ Scroll, wood
2nd place - Josh Chefitz, Rex Magna, mixed media
3rd place - Robert J. Putka, Summer Is Over When the Sunflowers Die, acrylic
Honorable Mention:
Kyle Bee, Fountain, ceramic
J.J. Thornberry, Baroque Dreams, fiber/mixed media
Diane Anderson, Optional Octopus, electroformed copper/mixed media
Care Hanson, Hope Springs, acrylic

Congratulations to this year's artists awarded scholarship assistance from the Artists of Rubber City Margot Eiseman Sch...
06/09/2025

Congratulations to this year's artists awarded scholarship assistance from the Artists of Rubber City Margot Eiseman Scholarship Fund, through the Akron Community Foundation. Established in memory of Margot Eiseman, fiber artist, educator, and arts advocate, the scholarship is open to college bound high school seniors majoring in fine art or art education who attend school in Summit county.

images:
Margot in her studio
Helen Bryson, Firestone CLC, animation detail
Sophia Crawford, Green HS, Radium Girls
Sapphire Wells, Copley HS, Flamingo

Artists of Rubber City is a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness of the visual arts. This annual scholarship was established in memory of member, friend and colleague, fiber artist, Margot Eiseman, pictured in her studio.

Final week. . .includes the ARTWALK!Thursday, June 12, 5 - 9 pmMultigraphs: form, figure & obeisancein-cameramultiple-ex...
06/09/2025

Final week. . .
includes the ARTWALK!
Thursday, June 12, 5 - 9 pm

Multigraphs: form, figure & obeisance
in-camera
multiple-exposure
photography
by Bradley Hart
May 16 - June 14, 2025

the BOX gallery
Summit Artspace, 3rd floor
140 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio
Gallery Hours:
Friday, noon - 7
Saturday, 11 - 5

Visit https://www.blurb.com/b/12416446-obeisance for show catalog.

the BOX gallery is a project of Artists of Rubber City
FREE and open to the public

Tomorrow . . .Saturday, May 24!
05/23/2025

Tomorrow . . .
Saturday, May 24!

Currently in the BOX gallery . . .Multigraphs: form, figure & obeisancein-cameramultiple-exposurephotographyby Bradley H...
05/23/2025

Currently in the BOX gallery . . .
Multigraphs: form, figure & obeisance
in-camera
multiple-exposure
photography
by Bradley Hart
May 16 - June 14, 2025

the BOX gallery
Summit Artspace, 3rd floor
140 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio
Gallery Hours:
Friday, noon - 7
Saturday, 11 - 5
extra hours for the ArtWalk:
Thursday, June 12, 5 - 9 pm

Visit https://www.blurb.com/b/12416446-obeisance for show catalog.

the BOX gallery is a project of Artists of Rubber City
FREE and open to the public

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