Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com
By Kerry Clawson
Published: September 24, 2019
In another visual art project, the Summit County Probate Court was awarded $50,000 for "Curated Courthouse" to bring a curated series of exhibits of local amateur and professional artists to the Summit County Courthouse. The courthouse, which had mounted art exhibits in the last several years with the Developmental Disabilities Board, Community Support Services and Summit Metro Parks, saw how the artwork brightened people's days.
"Everybody gets so much joy out of it that we thought, 'Is there a way to be able to do this on a regular basis' " asked Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer.
The shows will emphasize amateur artists but will be professionally installed by the Curated Storefront all over the first floor of the courthouse.
"I think art's transformative, so if we can transform that moment, maybe it makes it easier for them to deal with whatever their issue is, whether they're a victim of a crime or a witness, or even if they're a defendant or a defendant's family or a victim's family," Stormer said of visitors to the courthouse.