Stark County Artists News: MassMu Fred F. Silk Community Room Exhibition Canton Artists League: Into the Water

 

MassMu Fred F. Silk Community Room Exhibition

Canton Artists League: Into the Water

The Massillon Museum will host Into the Water, an exhibition of artworks by 26 members of the Canton Artists League, in the Museum’s Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery from April 12 through July 6, 2025. A reception will be held on Thursday, June 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., concurrent with the opening of the Juxtaposed: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future exhibition in the Main Gallery. 

The artists represented in the exhibition are Diane Anderson, Michael Barath, William Barron, Cynthia Capestrain, Peter Castillo, Catherine Cindia, Jennifer Collins, Therese Cook, Sharon Dulabaum, Jeffrey Foltz, Douglas Girton, Rosie Gray, Jane Heater, Thomas Kilpatrick, Natividad (Sun) Lopez-Ortiz, Deb Markle, Nancy Michel, Lori Perry, Lynda Rimke, Irene Tobias Rodriguez, Angela Stroup, Dean Wallace, Pat Waltz, Lynn Weinstein, Gail Wetherell-Sack, and Isabel Zaldivar.

 

Water is the lifeblood of all existence, one of the four elements of nature, along with earth, air, and fire. It covers 71% of Earth’s surface and comes in many forms. As such, it has been an enduring theme for artistic expression. Through a variety of media and styles, Canton Artists League members express the different qualities, forms, and places associated with the theme of water. 

Canton Artists League, an affiliate of the Canton Museum of Art, is a forum for artists, photographers, and craftspeople to meet and help further their creativity through exhibits, workshops, and a shared bond of talent and imagination. New members—professional, semi-professional, and amateur visual artists, as well as individuals with a sincere interest in supporting the visual arts—are always welcome. Members live in Stark County, Ohio, and neighboring areas. Meetings are every third Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., and are typically held at the Canton Museum of Art. For more information, visit CantonArtistsLeague.org.  

MassMu’s Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery exhibitions reflect community collaborations such as the Canton Artists League; Kent Area (Ohio) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated; the Boys and Girls Club of Massillon; and Art Possible Ohio.

When visiting the Into the Water exhibition, guests can also view Sight Unseen: Photography by Blind Artists (through May 18); Figure as Memento: New Ceramic and Mixed Media Artwork by Tom Bartel (April 26–June 8); Maxmillian Peralta: Flat Affect (June 21–August 3); Juxtaposed: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future (June 5–October 12); and exhibitions in the Paul Brown Museum, Photography Gallery, and permanent collection galleries.

The Massillon Museum receives operating support from the Ohio Arts Council, ArtsinStark, and the citizens of Massillon, as well as marketing support from Visit Canton. Exhibitions are funded in part by the National Endowment of the Arts.

All MassMu exhibitions can be viewed Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The building is accessible and everyone is welcome. The Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East in downtown Massillon.  For more information, call 330-833-4061 or explore MassillonMuseum.org. A visit to the Massillon Museum is always free.