Articles by

Susan Ruiz Patton

  • Arts

    Members of the Akron League of Creative Interventionists. Photo by Eileen Matias. Without fear, what would you accomplish? The Akron League of Creative Interventionists debuted a Bus Stop Confessional in October to encourage people to think and talk about fear in a way that can inspire personal growth. The league members armed themselves with sidewalk chalk and […]

    Article · November 14, 2014 by

  • Arts

    All photos by David Swirsky The Akron League of Creative Interventionists’ first solo “creative intervention” was filled with color, acceptance and diversity. David Swirsky, a college senior at the University of Akron studying organizational communication and the new leader of the Akron League of Creative Interventionists, has jumped in with both feet, leading in person […]

    Article · October 2, 2014 by

  • Communities

    Photo: League of Creative Interventionists invites Akron neighbors to participate in #CreateAkron. Artist Hunter Franks uses people as his medium to break down barriers and make neighborhoods more neighborly. It’s simple, really. He invites people to come together – most recently in Akron, Ohio – and they create public, amateur art for the neighborhood to […]

    Article · August 14, 2014 by