Sunday, November 6, 2011
The Akron Art Museum teams up with the Akron-Summit County Public Library and Summit Artspace for a day of free family events during November’s Sunday Sampler.
At the Akron Art Museum, open 11 am – 5 pm, enjoy free gallery admission to the collection. At 1 pm Kent artist Charles Basham will demonstrate his outdoor painting technique and speak about the impressionist influence on his work. This will be the first Sunday Sampler to see Michelle Droll:Landslide/Between a Rock and a Place and SuperNatural: Landscapes by Bruce Checefsky and Barry Underwood. Gallery admission is required for Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism ($7 adults; $5 seniors and students; members and children 12 and under free). For more information visit www.AkronArtMuseum.org or call 330.376.9185.
The Akron-Summit County Public Library will be open from 1 – 5 pm, with Story Time Sampler in the Children’s Library at 2 pm. For more information visit www.AkronLibrary.org or call 330.643.9000.
Summit Artspace will be open from 12 – 5 pm and will feature Akron Society of Artists 80th Anniversary Show. Ken Kirkland will demonstrate pastel landscapes from 1—5 pm courtesy of Akron Society of Artists. For more information about Summit Artspace visit www.SummitArtspace.org or call 330.376.8480. To learn more about Akron Society of Artists visit www.akronsocietyofartists.com.
Parking is free in the municipal parking garage across from the entrance of the museum.
Sunday Samplers are made possible by a generous gift from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
Museum Information
Address: One South High, Akron, OH 44308
Tel: 330.376.9185
Fax: 330.376.1180
Website: www.AkronArtMuseum.org
Gallery and Store Hours: Wednesday – Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm, Thursday: 11 am – 9 pm, Closed Monday and Tuesday and all major holidays
Library Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 11 am – 4 pm
Admission: Adult general admission is $7, Student and Senior (65+) general admission is $5, Children (12 and under) are FREE, members are FREE. On the first Sunday of every month, individual admission to the collection is FREE. Special exhibitions may require paid admission. No tours available on these days.
