Opening Reception: Spring 2025 Exhibits
May 6, 2025 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cummings Center for the History of Psychology | 73 S. College St. Akron, OH 44325
Join us for this free opening reception for our Spring 2025 Exhibits! Explore four new student-curated exhibits, featuring work from the Myers School of Art and The University of Akron’s Museums & Archives Studies Certificate Program.
This event is open to all, and light refreshments will be offered throughout the evening. The event will also feature a recital on the third floor and live music in the galleries from the School of Music's Blimp City Jazz Quartet.
Please click the link below to RSVP, and read on to learn more about the featured exhibits.
About the Exhibits
Why Akron? Reflecting on 60 Years of AHAP
The first psychology laboratory in the United States was founded in Baltimore. The first psychological clinic was created in Philadelphia. So how did Akron become home to the world’s largest archive of psychology? Why Akron? seeks to answer this question, exploring how Ohio’s Rubber City became an international hub for the history of psychology.
Why Akron? has been researched, written, and installed by students in The University of Akron’s Museums & Archives Certificate Program in collaboration with staff from the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology. Additional assistance has been provided by student assistants Joseph Kaltenthaler, Christian Lewis, and Lacy Nicholas.
The Collector by Logan Wood
Collecting is a universal practice that varies greatly from person to person. In The Collector, Logan Wood explores his own obsession with horror media, hunting culture, hand crafting, and picking apart his own psyche. Wood’s work reflects value in things that do not conform to typical societal norms.
Locked Windows by Sarah Leemaster
Sarah Leemaster’s Locked Windows visually reflects the complex emotional landscape resulting from displacement and changing concepts of home. Using abstract forms and color, Leemaster explores the fragility and impermanence of home, capturing the difference between connection and fragmentation.
Silver Fox by Micah Anderson
Micah Anderson welcomes all to view the early developments of his original series, Silver Fox. Inside is a collection of paintings and drawings depicting events, characters, and locations brought to life with strong color theory and complex cross hatching. It is a world of action, danger, and beauty influenced by mythology and religion.
Plan Your Visit
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