Fall 2025 Exhibit Reception

Join us for a free reception celebrating our newest exhibit, Home Free: Ohio Artists Envision Pr*son Abolition, along with two new student exhibits from the Myers School of Art.

Home Free features works by currently or formerly incarcerated artists, each with their own artistic voice and lived experience. Some offer critique and challenge us to confront our own limited narratives, while others depict the visual language of the carceral landscape. Home Free is a touring exhibit presented by the , an abolitionist guild of directly impacted practicing artists across Ohio, and beyond.

Light refreshments will be offered during the event, and all attendees will receive free admission to the Institute galleries.

The event will take place on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Cummings Center building in the Institute for Human Science and Culture. The street address is 73 S. College Street Akron, Ohio 44325-4302 (on the corner of Mill and College Streets).

A wheelchair accessible ramp is located on the northeast side of the building, near the main entrance. The building, including the Institute, is wheelchair accessible. A wheelchair is available to loan for those visiting. Please contact us ahead of time with any accessibility requirements so we can work together to make your visit comfortable.

For more information, see our accessibility page: https://uakron.edu/chp/about-us/accessibility.

A small parking lot is adjacent to the Cummings Center, on College St. There are also parking meters located along College St. or visitor parking available in Lot 30 (corner of College and Market streets).

UA staff, faculty, and student parking is available in Lot 40, off Mill St.

Local bus service is provided by Akron Metro. Stops closest to the Cummings Center are at Mill & College; E. Market & College; and Main & E. Bowery St. Further route details are available from Akron Metro.

For University of Akron students, faculty, and staff, the Roo Express stops at the nearby College St. Circle and at Fir Hill Towers.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, 73 South College Street, Akron, United States