ART BEST BETS
David Shankland Exhibit — Through March 2, Akron Woman’s City Club Gallery 732, 732 W. Exchange St. A reception will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday. 330-762-6261.
Michelle Droll: Landslide Between a Rock and a Place — Through Feb. 19, Akron Art Museum, 1 S. High St. Also, SuperNatural: Landscapes by Bruce Checefsky and Barry Underwood through March 4. 330-376-9185.
Unmonumental Landscape — Through Feb. 25, Summit Artspace, 140 E. Market St., Akron. 330-376-8480.
Phyllis Sloane, a 40-Year Print Retrospective — Through Saturday, Harris-Stanton Gallery, 2301 W. Market St., Akron. 330-867-7600.
I Love a Mystery Show — Opens tonight and continues through Feb. 24, Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, 2131 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls. 330-928-8092.
On the Home Front: Civil War Fashions and Domestic Life — Through Aug. 26, Kent State University Museum, 515 Hilltop Drive. Also, Beyond Fashion-Fiber and Fashion Art by Vincent Quevedo through Sunday and Sustainable Fashion: Exploring the Paradox through March 18. 330-672-3450.
Mark Schatz: Steady as She Goes — Through Saturday, Downtown Gallery, 141 E. Main St., Kent. http://galleries.kent.edu.
Nature Made Art Exhibition — Through Feb. 25, North Water Street Gallery, 257 N. Water St., Kent. Acrylic Paintings and Prints by Gary Phile, and Sculptural Installation by Laine Keener. 330-673-4970.
Life on the Towpath — Through Feb. 25, John F. Seiberling Gallery, 1403 W. Hines Hill Road, Boston Township. 330-657-2909.
Another Look at the New Look — Through April 1, Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E. Also, Chris Muller presents The Year of Chris in Studio M, through March 4. 330-833-4061.
Art From the Classroom Exhibit — Through April 8, Little Art Gallery of the North Canton Public Library, 185 N. Main St. High school exhibit through Sunday; middle school exhibit Feb. 18-March 11; and elementary exhibit March 17-April 8. 330-499-4712, ext. 312.
Stark Realities — Through Feb. 29, Campus Center and the Fine Arts Building, Kent State University at Stark, 6000 Frank Ave. NW, Jackson Township. Reception from 5-6:30 tonight. www.stark.kent.edu.
Evocations: The Art of Martin Bertman — Through March 4, Canton Museum of Art, 1001 Market Ave. N. Also, Ted Lawson: A Moment in Time through March 4. 330-453-7666 or www.cantonart.org.
That’s Entertainment exhibit — Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Friday. Exhibit open through May 27 at McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, 800 McKinley Monument Drive NW, Canton. 330-455-7043.
Rising to the Occasion — Through May 14, National First Ladies’ Library, 205 and 331 Market Ave. S., Canton. 330-452-0876, ext. 320.
Second Annual Exhibit of R.S.V.P. — Through Feb. 27, Fountain Gallery, Malone University, 2600 Cleveland Ave. NW, Canton. A writing and visual art exchange project. Also, Art-in-a-Case presents the graphic and collage works of Julie Mader-Meersman through Feb. 29. 330-471-8239.
Antti Laitinen: It’s My Island — Through March 5, College of Wooster Art Museum, Ebert Art Center, 1220 Beall Ave. Also, LTL Architects, through March 5. 330-263-2495.
1905-1930: The Selling of Peaceful Shaker Village — Through March 30, Shaker Historical Society, 16740 S. Park Blvd., Shaker Heights. 216-921-1201.
Ursula von Rydingsvard: Sculpture 1991-2009 — Through March 31, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, 8501 Carnegie Ave. www.mocacleveland.org.
Adele Marihatt Memorial and Retrospective — Through Feb. 25, Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, 1834 E. 123rd St., University Circle, Cleveland.
Through the Lens of Allen E. Cole — Through May 25, Western Reserve Historical Center, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland. 216-721-5722 or www.wrhs.org.
1950s Radio in Color: The Lost Photographs of Cleveland Deejay Tommy Edwards — Through summer 2012, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Patti, Jay and Kizzie Baker Gallery, 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., Cleveland. 216-781-7625.
Eighth Annual Aquarius Exhibition — Through Feb. 24, third floor, Medina County District Library, 210 S. Broadway, Medina. Featuring original artwork by Medina County Art League members. 330-659-4301.
Annual Lake County & Geauga County Juried Junior & Senior High School Art Show — Through Feb. 26, Gallery at Lakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland. 440-525-7029.
American Chinese Oil Painters Artists League Exhibit — Through Feb. 26, Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Also, Jennifer Vanderpool, through April 14; Selected Works From Pastel Society of America’s 38th Annual Exhibit through Feb. 19; William Nichols: Landscapes through March 25; Selections From the Butler Collection: Celebrating African-American History Month through Feb. 26; and Ron Barron: TrashScans, Series 1 & 2, Sunday through June 3. 330-743-1107, ext. 123.
Images of the Great Depression: A Documentary Portrait of Ohio, 1935-2010 — Through Feb. 18, Zanesville Museum of Art, 620 Military Road. 740-452-0741.
