Drawn from the Canton Museum of Art’s permanent collection, Outside the Lines brings together abstract works that use color, shape, gesture, and material to express ideas and emotions beyond recognizable images. Each artwork encourages close looking, personal interpretation and emotional response in a big way — many of the works are large-scale, emphasizing the immersiveness of the experience.

By stepping outside traditional expectations of what art should depict, Outside the Lines offers an open, welcoming way to engage with abstraction and discover how art can communicate through feeling as much as form.