Summit Art Space

Since its founding in 1991, the Akron Area Arts Alliance (AAAA) has been aware of the need for a community arts center. The dream among the arts community has been to develop a center that would offer affordable studio, workshop, classroom and rehearsal space for artists; economical office space and shared facilities for arts organizations; and a public gallery devoted to local art. The center would also serve as an incubator to nurture/mentor local talents, as a headquarters for collaborative art projects throughout Summit County and as an exciting and welcoming gathering place for artists and the public. Similar facilities established in communities across the country have proven to be valuable economic development tools helping to revitalize downtowns, initiate development in marginal neighborhoods, create jobs and attract tourism. Link