The Myers School of Art's galleries provide an environment of encouragement and inspiration for students, faculty and
the community. The gallery facilities are extensive. They include the nationally known Emily Davis Gallery and the
Projects and Atrium galleries in Folk Hall, as well as exhibition spaces at Bierce Library and the Guzzetta Hall Atrium
and temporary spaces throughout campus and the community.
EMILY DAVIS GALLERY
The nationally known Emily Davis Gallery has a long history of presenting engaging exhibitions of emerging and established contemporary artists. It is the main visual, fine arts exhibition space of The University of Akron. The gallery is located in the center of Folk Hall which houses the Myers School of Art. The gallery is equipped to the level of museum quality lighting, HVAC, and security systems. Comprised of two, separate exhibition levels, the Emily Davis Gallery programs about 12 exhibitions every year. The exhibitions are curated by the director of the galleries, a faculty exhibitions committee, guest curators, and usually includes one all-faculty and one juried student exhibition per year.
PROJECTS, ATRIUM GALLERY, & UPPER HALLWAY GALLERY
The Myers School of Art's galleries provide an environment of encouragement and inspiration for
students, faculty and the community. The gallery facilities are extensive. They include the nationally known Emily
Davis Gallery and the Projects and Atrium galleries in Folk Hall, as well as exhibition spaces at Bierce Library and
the Guzzetta Hall Atrium and temporary spaces throughout campus and the community.
BIERCE LIBRARY
The University Art Galleries assists in programming the Bierce LibraryArt Gallery (first floor) and various Install-ations (located on all floors). Exhibitions range from historical holdings from the collection of the University Archives to fine art exhib-itions of regional artists and Myers School of Art faculty and students.
The Guzzetta Hall Atrium Gallery currently uses fixed display cases and presents exhibitions ranging from departmental programs to regional artist installations. An expanded use of this space is planned, including larger scale display cases and pedestals for three dimensional artwork.
EVENTS AT THE EMILY DAVIS GALLERY
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INTERSECTIONS: RICHMOND BURTON, LYDIA DONA, JULIA FISH, JOE FYFE, JAMES HYDE, FABIAN MARCACCIO & STEVE RODEN
APRIL 3 - APRIL 27, 2006
Opening Reception, April 6, 6pm - 8pm
Curated by Matthew Kolodziej
Akron, Ohio, Mar. 15, 2006 – Bringing the work of seven contemporary artists together, the exhibition, “Intersections”, opens at the Myers School of Art’s Emily Davis Gallery on April 3, 2006, and continues through April 27 in Folk Hall on the campus of The University of Akron (150 E. Exchange St.). Artists Fabian Marcaccio, Richmond Burton, Lydia Dona, Julia Fish, Joe Fyfe, James Hyde, and Steve Roden will each have several works displayed in the show. In discussing the exhibition, curator Matthew Kolodziej, Assistant Professor of Art at UA, explains that “An intersection is a place where encounters happen and choices are made. In the hands of these seven accomplished artists - time, space, and materials are crafted to orient and mislead. The painters all use materials and subjects that suggest familiar and intimate experiences, only to question the permanence and strength of what we seem to understand.”
For more information, contact 330-972-5951, email dwatt@uakron.edu, or visit
www.uakron.edu/art/intersections.
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Article Posted on: April 06, 2006
OUTSIDE THE BOX: NEW CINEMATIC EXPERIENCES
MYERS RESIDENCY PROGRAM EXHIBITION
JANUARY 17 - FEBRUARY 24, 2006
Opening Reception, January 18, 4:30pm - 7pm
UA Jazz Musicians to perform 5 - 6:30pm
Curated by Seth Thompson
This exhibition is designed to highlight experimental works that have pushed the boundaries of traditional cinema using computer and electronic technology. From computer games to interactive films and immersive environments, “Outside the Box” will allow students and the community in general to see and experience non-traditional cinema. Exhibition artists include: Jud Yalkut, Cory Arcangel, Toni Dove, Lev Manovich and Andreas Kratky, Tennessee Rice Dixon, and Paul Catanese.
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Article Posted on: February 24, 2006
MIRROR OF THE WOOD: A CENTURY OF THE WOODCUT PRINT IN FINLAND
NOVEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 2, 2005
Opening Reception, November 7, 5 pm - 6:30 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: NOVEMBER 9, 6pm
“Mirror of the Wood: A Century of the Woodcut Print in Finland” is an exhibition that evokes the aura of Finland - a place of pristine forests and lakes - whcih has distilled into a love of naturalness and aesthetic sophistication in the 70 prints by 39 artists that spans 100 years. The exhibition, curated by Karen Kunc of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is organized around four themes: mythical narrative, reflections on social life, nature, and wood as material and content. An opening reception will be held on Monday, Nov. 7, from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in the gallery atrium.
Discussing the relevance of the woodcut in contemporary art and the role of printmaking today, a panel discussion of printmaking professionals will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m., in the auditorium of Folk Hall. On hand will be Maggie Denk-Leigh, Adjunct Faculty, Cleveland Institute of Art; Liz Maugins, Zygote Press, Cleveland; Noel Reifel, Associate Professor of Art, Kent State University; Associate Professor Hui-Chu Ying, and Assistant Professor Charles Beneke (panel moderator), Myers School of Art, The University of Akron, In conjunction with the panel discussion and exhibition, an exchange of both faculty and artists’ portfolios from northeast Ohio, and students’ portfolios from the Myers School of Art, Kent State University, Cleveland Institute of Art, and Cleveland State University will be on display.
The “Mirror of the Wood” exhibition is part of a national tour through 2005 which includes venues such as the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, Carleton College Art Gallery in Northfield, Minnesota, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the Eisentrager•Howard Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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