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By Dorothy Shinn
Beacon Journal art, architecture writer
Published on Thursday, Aug 21, 2008
Visitors to the Akron Art Museum may notice some changes in its permanent collection display. The museum has loaned three of its 1960s pop art masterpieces to major exhibits across the continent.
One of the museum's Andy Warhol works, Brillo Boxes, will go to Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms, a major survey of Warhol's works in Columbus, where it will be on view at the Wexner Center for the Arts from Sept. 13 to Feb. 15.
The Wexner exhibit will be the only presentation of the exhibition in this country. It will feature films, videos, paintings, drawings, prints, wallpaper, installations, objects, seldom-heard audio and archival material.
Another Warhol piece, Single Elvis, will be on loan to the Warhol Live exhibition, a yearlong tour organized by the Montreal
Museum of Fine Arts. Single Elvis will be in Montreal from Sept. 25 to Jan. 1; the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco from Feb. 14 to May 17; and the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh from June 10 to Sept. 15, 2009; Warhol Live will examine the artist's work through a musical perspective.
Saturday
Art Demos — Prismacolor Pencil and Precious Metal Clay. Demonstrations are being given at 1 p.m. by Elinor Korow and Noreen Miller at Summit Artspace, 140 E. Market St., Akron. 330-376-8480 or http://www.summitartspace.org.
Closing party — From 10 a.m. to noon at the Peninsula Library and from noon to 2 p.m. the Peninsula Art Academy, 1600 W. Mill St., Peninsula, the Fiber Cafe's fifth annual Juried Fiber Art Show holds a closing party. 330-657-2248 or http://www.peninsulaartacademy.com.
Sketch Artist — Local portrait artist Shannon Casey will do quick-sketch charcoal portraits from noon to 3 p.m. at Main Street Cupcakes, 238 N. Main St., Hudson. The sketches are done on toned paper and take about 30 minutes to finish. Cost is $35. Details: http://www.mainstreetcupcakes.com or e-mail CaseyStudio@aol.com.
Sunday
Meet the Artist — Holographer Doris Villa will be on hand from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Butler Institute of American Art, Beecher Center Wing, Flad Gallery, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown. 330-743-1711, Ext. 123.
Tuesday
Postcard Collecting — Massillon historian and collector Rudy Turkal talks at 12:10 p.m. at the Massillon Museum's Brown Bag Lunch about one of his passions, postcard collecting, Massillon style. For an hour before and after his program, he will display cards from his collection. Guests bring a sack lunch or enjoy soup, salad or a sandwich catered by Santangelo's. Free cookies and coffee are provided. The museum is at 121 Lincoln Way E., Massillon. 330-833-4061.
Worth noting
Oral histories sought — The William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, 800 McKinley Monument Dr. N.W., Canton, has partnered with the nonprofit group, Stories of a Life, to collect and archive oral histories from local residents. Organized by Kevin O'Brien and Rick Senften, Stories of a Life seeks to document amusing, moving, thought-provoking and historical stories relating to life in Northeast Ohio. All interviews will be conducted at the museum. At the end of each 30-minute interview, participants will receive a CD copy of their story. A second copy is stored in the museum's archives. Call Kevin O'Brien at 330-323-7048 or e-mail storiesofalife@yahoo.com to make an appointment.
Last days — The exhibit Vatican Splendors from Saint Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard, is in its final weeks at the Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, On Sept. 7, after the end of this 14-week engagement, the show moves on to its third and final stop, St. Paul, Minn., before the entire collection returns to Rome. 216-721-5722 or http://www.wrhs.org.
Kolodziej in Provincetown — Matthew Kolodziej, assistant professor of art at the University of Akron Myers School of Art has an exhibit of his work at the Hudson D. Walker Gallery Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Mass., through Aug. 27. 508-487-9960 or http://www.fawc.org.
Art raffle — The Peninsula Art Academy, 1600 W. Mill St., Peninsula, holds the Autumn Art Raffle at PAA through Sept. 27, ending with the annual members' picnic. Raffle tickets can be bought from now until then. There will be a $100 ''Most Sought After'' award to the artist who gets the most tickets. Tickets cost $1 each or six for $5. Details: 330-657-2248 or http:www.peninsulaartacademy.com.
Dorothy Shinn writes about art and architecture for the Akron Beacon Journal. Send information to her at the Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640 or dtgshinn@neo.rr.com.
Visitors to the Akron Art Museum may notice some changes in its permanent collection display. The museum has loaned three of its 1960s pop art masterpieces to major exhibits across the continent.
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