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Collaboration Reception: Overlooked (Wynn) & Curated Storefront

at Baxter's Bar, Akron OH

Mar 11 2017
Collaboration Reception: Overlooked (Wynn) & Curated Storefront

Join us at this collaborative reception to celebrate Shane Wynn’s #Overlooked series and the contributing artists featured in the three new #CuratedStorefront locations, sponsored by #KnightArts.

Join us for a wine and appetizer reception at Baxter’s Bar, 205 South Main St., located across the street from the O’Neil’s Building from 6:00-8:00pm and celebrate the opening of Shane Wynn’s photography series, entitled #Overlooked and three new art exhibitions in downtown storefronts presented by #CuratedStorefront.

Both projects, #Overlooked, Shane Wynn’s portrait series of empowered women in the Akron community set against the backdrop of underutilized spaces in the city and #CuratedStorefront, a series of ongoing exhibitions activating underutilized downtown storefronts with multimedia art installations conceptualized by Richard Rogers, are 2015 Knight Arts Challenge winners.

The three new storefronts, the O’Neil’s Building, the Main Akron LIbrary, and Cascade Plaza, are located along Main Street in downtown Akron and are all within walking and biking distance to one another.

Showcased in the north end of the O’Neil’s Building, is the portrait photography of Shane Wynn and ... view more »

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Baxter's Bar

205 S. Main St., Akron, OH 44308

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