Join the Akron Press Club for a special evening program at the Akron Art Museum exploring "Ordinary Miracles: Robert Glenn Ketchum’s Photographs of Cuyahoga Valley National Park." Members of the Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society are also invited to attend.
This free program includes an overview of photographer Robert Glenn Ketchum and a guided tour of the exhibition, which opened in August and closes January 25 as part of Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s 50th anniversary. This exhibit offers a rare opportunity to reflect on the region’s environmental history and the role of photography in documenting change over time.
Program: Ordinary Miracles: Robert Glenn Ketchum’s Photographs of Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Akron Art Museum, 1 South High Street, Akron
Cost: FREE
Deadline: January 20
About the exhibit
From 1986 to 1988, Ketchum documented what was then known as the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area. His large-scale color photographs capture the landscape as it existed at the time—revealing gas wells on farmland, industrial dump sites, and graffiti alongside the natural beauty of the valley. Commissioned by the Akron Art Museum, the project culminated in Ketchum’s 1991 book, Overlooked in America: The Success and Failure of Federal Land Management.
The Akron Press Club was founded in 1971 to promote a free press and serve local journalists and public relations professionals. The group has a rich heritage of offering newsmakers a forum to discuss issues of the day at Press Club luncheons and speaking events that are open to the public.