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Jewelry from Japan

Jewelry from Japan

March 28, 2016

Turning trash into recycled beauty

Turning trash into recycled beauty

February 3, 2016

Maps in motion

Maps in motion

September 30, 2015

“Puttin’ Ink on Paper’

“Puttin’ Ink on Paper’

September 21, 2015

Art professor displays innovative projects

By Jaclyn Scarborough, Arts & Life Writer

March 31, 2015

Filed under Arts & Lifestyle

The University of Akron’s assistant professor of Graphic Design and Interactive Media, Markus Vogl, presented his most recent work during a lunchtime lecture in Folk Hall on Friday, March 20. Vogl and his colleague, Margarita...

Students win design awards

Students win design awards

March 2, 2015

UA photographers framed at Folk Hall

October 9, 2012

Filed under Arts & Lifestyle

Written by: Alexandra Long Imagine walking into a spacious gallery filled with impressive and creative photographs from all over the world. These photographs can't be found at the Akron Art Museum; rather, you can see them in ...

The Brothers Mueller: Successful alumni return to Myers School of Art

February 22, 2012

Filed under Arts & Lifestyle

By:  Mahala Bloom  Excited whispers vibrated through the Myers School of Art last week, revealing that two very special guests would be visiting Folk Hall to lecture. Nate and Kirk Mueller, also known as The Brothers Mueller, stood once again on Unive...

Printmaking students work with visiting artist

February 15, 2012

Filed under Arts & Lifestyle

By: Margaret Duff Printmaking students of the Myers School of Art volunteered their time to join the assembly line of students and faculty working with visiting artist Nicole Hand last week. Hand came to the university through the thinkInkediti...

Sumi Book Project

February 8, 2012

Filed under Arts & Lifestyle

By: Margaret Duff It isn’t often that you walk into a gallery space and find the walls covered in blank paper, and even more rarely paper paired with ink and brushes. Nevertheless, this is what visitors to the Projects Gal...

Visiting artists mentor UA students

October 17, 2011

Filed under Arts & Lifestyle

By: Maggie Duff Last week, the Myers School of Art was visited by not one, but two professional artists. Sean Morrissey recently received his MFA in studio art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is now continuing his ...

Painting science into the landscape: topography and art combine in UA parking lot

October 11, 2011

Filed under News

By: Maggie Duff This weekend, the parking lot of Folk Hall was closed for painting, but not for touching up parking spaces or filling in potholes. Instead, Akron’s ceramics professor Donna Webb and visiting scientist Jean-Mari...

Lantern Fest illuminates the autumn night

October 10, 2011

Filed under Arts & Lifestyle

By: Margaret Duff Last Saturday, Crouse and Kim Streets were transformed into a dimly lit, gypsy-like parade of families, friends, performers, artists and characters for the annual Don Drumm Studios Light-Up Lantern Festival. This i...

Unique watershed event rushes to Folk Hall parking lot

October 6, 2011

Filed under Arts & Lifestyle

By: Cydney Woodyard The south parking lot behind Folk Hall (Lot 47) will be getting a transformation this weekend with your help. Students from the Meyer School of Art, Environmental Akron and the student chapter of the American ...

Wild ride skateboard auction glides into Akron

October 6, 2011

Filed under Arts & Lifestyle

By: Emily Poor For the past week, skateboards have been appearing on the walls outside the printmaking studio in the upper atrium gallery at the Myers School of Art. Students are still turning in skateboards for the third-an...

There is a wolf in the gallery!

September 22, 2011

Filed under Arts & Lifestyle

By: Margaret Duff This is what students heard murmured through Folk Hall last week, as the gallery was being prepared up for the new contemporary photography show. One could have been sure that this was not a photography show...