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Welcome to Kent State University's College of the Arts, where you can experience our nationally and internationally recognized programs and learn from faculty who are leaders in the fields of visual, performing and design arts.
Our multitude of program options, including 28 majors and 26 minors including our signature Arts Entrepreneurship minor, make us the destination of choice for your arts education.
News from the college of the arts
Featured Events AND EXHIBITS
Fiddler on the Roof
June 13 – June 28, 2025
Based on Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arnold Perl
Book by JOSEPH STEIN Music by JERRY BOCK Lyrics by SHELDON HARNICK
Produced on the New York Stage by Harold Prince
Original New York Stage Production Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS
Directed by Terri J. Kent
Choreographer: Martiń Ceśpedes
Music Director: Jennifer Korecki
KBAI Lecture Series
As part of the Kent Blossom Art Intensives every year, visiting artists give public presentations on their work. All artist lectures are free and open to the public.
Dalí Comes to Ohio
Thanks to a collaboration between Peg’s Foundation & Gallery, Scabal and Kent State University’s School of Fashion, Peg’s Foundation & Gallery will become the epicenter of international art, fashion and innovation this summer with the U.S. premiere of “Dalí Beyond Time: Fashioning the Future.” The groundbreaking exhibit will bring 12 Salvador Dalí paintings commissioned for Scabal to Hudson, Ohio – and to American soil – for the very first time.
Kent State Designers Dazzle in the 2025 Fashion Show
The nationally and internationally ranked Kent State University School of Fashion was thrilled to hold its acclaimed Annual Fashion Show April 24-26, in Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.
Exhibition: John Paul Morabito: Madonna dei Femminellə
The Kent State University Museum is pleased to announce its spring exhibition, “John Paul Morabito: Madonna dei Femminellə”, a solo exhibition by the head of the textiles program at Kent State University’s School of Art.
Other Events
Tour Our Spaces in 360
Students in the College of the Arts have access to versatile and expansive spaces in the Center for the Performing Arts, Center for the Visual Arts, Rockwell Hall, the KSU Museum, and Cartwright Hall. Explore these spaces in 360-degree imaging!