arts in Akron

The National Center for Choreography at the University of Akron is moving into the 21st century with a series focused on promoting diversity in dance.

AkronArts, a new initiative from the University of Akron, launched lastweek, aimed at promoting arts on campus and downtown. The idea to pair the arts with local revitalization efforts came from realizing that while the city of Akron had an interesting and “intentional” way of making its downtown into a more, “prosperous, vibrant place,” the university didn’t “really have a part to play,” said university president Gary Miller.

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced 36 finalists were chosen in the 2019 Knight Arts Challenge Akron.The arts challenge seeks out…

The tradition of Black Friday kicking off the new Christmas shopping season has taken many forms. But there’s one practice catching on in Akron that’s…