Events Archive
Elizabeth Emery - Artist Lecture
Friday, April 14, 2017 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us for an artist talk with Elizabeth Emery, visiting artist in sculpture, on Friday, April 14. The lecture will take place at 12:00 p.m. in room 165 at the Center for the Visual Art, 325 Terrace Drive in Kent. All lectures are free and open to the public.
MFA Thesis Exhibit
Friday, April 7, 2017 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Join us for the MFA Thesis Exhibits closing reception on April 7, 2017 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. The CVA Gallery will feature two MFA Thesis Exhibits from April 3-7 by Ceramics graduate students, Taylor Dennis Pasquale and Nicolin B. Haines. Also on view in the adjacent Crawford Gallery, thesis exhibit by MFA Candidate in Textiles, Trey Gehring. The Payto Gallery will have MA Candidate, Nick Pfeil's sculpture work.
Kristina Paabus - Artist Lecture
Friday, April 7, 2017 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us for an artist talk with Kristina Paabus, visiting artist in Print Media, on Friday, April 7. The lecture will take place in room 165 at the Center for the Visual Arts, 325 Terrace Drive in Kent, at 12:00 p.m. All lectures are free and open to the public.
Andrew Casto - Artist Lecture
Friday, March 17, 2017 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us at noon on Friday, March 17 for an artist talk by ceramicist, Andrew Casto. All lectures are FREE and open to the public.
Student Annual
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 11:00am to Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 5:00pm
Join us for the reception and award ceremony for the Student Annual on Thursday, March 9 from 5 - 7 p.m. The Student Annual is a juried show that gives undergraduate and graduate students a chance to showcase their work at the CVA Gallery. The show will be juried by Theresa Bembnister, Associate Curator at the Akron Art Museum. Bembnister will award students who submitted the top artworks with over $500 in prizes. The show will be on view from March 9 - 23, 2017. Gallery Hours: Tues. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Alex Gartelmann Artist Lecture
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Join us for a lecture by artist Alex Gartelmann on Wednesday, March 8 at 5 p.m. at the Center for the Visual Arts. The lecture will take place in room 165 at CVA and is FREE and open to the public. Gartelmann is a visiting artist in Sculpture and often collaborates with the School of Art's sculpture and expanded media professor, Jonas Sebura.
Kent State National Ceramics Invitational
Thursday, March 2, 2017 (All day) to Saturday, April 15, 2017 (All day)
The School of Art Collection and Galleries, Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in Downtown, Kent, Ohio presents the Kent State National Ceramics Invitational, Featuring: Max Seinfeld, Emily Duke & Laura Polaski , March 2 – April 15, 2017. There will be a reception on March 16 from 5–7 p.m. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public.
Erin Riley - Artist Lecture
Friday, February 3, 2017 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
FIRST FRIDAY LECTURE SERIES PRESENTED BY THE SCHOOL OF ART
Biennial Faculty Show
Thursday, January 26, 2017 (All day) to Friday, February 24, 2017 (All day)
Join us for the Biennial Faculty Show from Jan. 26 – Feb. 24, 2017 at the CVA Gallery. View artwork created by Kent State University School of Art’s talented full-time, part-time and emeritus faculty, in a variety of media. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26 from 5-7 p.m. at the CVA Gallery, located on the first floor of the Center for the Visual Arts. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Biosynthesis: The Art of Jonah Jacobs & Betsy Cavalier-Casey
Thursday, January 19, 2017 (All day) to Saturday, February 25, 2017 (All day)
Join us for the opening reception of "Biosynthesis: The Art of Jonah Jacobs & Betsy Cavalier-Casey" on Thursday, Jan.19 from 5-7 pm at Kent State University's Downtown Gallery. The artists connect art and science in a colorful display of paintings, sculptures and installations.