$10,000 in Akron art prizes

There’s $10,000 up for grabs at the 3^rd annual Akron Art Prize, starting Sept. 6. Results will be announced Saturday, Oct. 4 in the grand lobby of the Akron Art Museum.

First place receives $5,000 and their piece displayed in the Akron Art Museum for the week following the finale.  There will be five $1,000 runner-up prizes.

Artists will show their works in five Downtown Akron venues Sept. 6-Oct. 4 during which time the public will determine the winners.

Participating Venues:

43 Furnace Art Complex
Zeber-Martell Studio Side Gallery (43 Furnace St.)
ARTWALLS at 43 Furnace Upstairs (Enter through Zeber-Martell Studio main doors)

Akron Glass Works (106 N. Main St.)

The Nightlight (30 N. High St.)

Palladian Palette (30 N. High St.)

Summit Artspace Gallery (140 E. Market St.)

Akron Art Prize 2014 is introducing a new Art Prize app with an enhanced voter and participant experience, getting you close to the entering artist.  The artist name, entry title, media type, artist statement, email and artist profile information – including links to websites and business information – will be available on your smart phone or via voting tablets. Voting will take place during a limited time frame and will only be allowed within Downtown, encouraging voters to attend and experience the events.

Former BJ Featurs Department editor and columnist Connie Bloom added:

“It'll be an embarrassment of riches: 4 popup artists (Mary Sandmann (Mary Sandmann Photography of Medina), Bernadette Houk, Sharon Wagner and James Leslie) and a new show by tattoo artists in the Penthouse (3rd floor), plus the opening of Akron Art Prize on the first floor.”