Empowering global leaders to transform lives through the arts.

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.

400 Performing & Visual Arts Events Per Year
Top Ranking Art, Theatre, and Fashion Programs
26 Academic Minors Open To All Students

News from the college of the arts

 

  • One of the first things you learn about Sarah Spinner Liska, the new director of the Kent State University Museum, is her love of pink.

  • Lizzy Truitt, a Kent State University School of Fashion graduate, will be competing against students from other institutions in the 2024 Supima Design Competition. 

  • This summer, students gathered at the Kent State University campus at the Glauser School of Music for music education special topic courses. Open to music education majors, graduate students and P-12 educators as a workshop or for credit, the two-week courses included: Methods in Rock Band Performance and Pedagogy, Orff I-III and Culturally Responsive Song Research: Applications to Instruction for General Music and Youth Choirs.

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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!

  • School of Art

    School of Art

    Kent State University’s School of Art is one of Ohio’s top schools in the visual arts, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in Art Education, Art History, and Studio Art. Our program offers a wide array of studio disciplines, expert faculty, and a place for fine arts and liberal arts to come together in creative and inspiring ways.

  • School of Fashion

    School of Fashion

    At the Fashion School, design and merchandising majors showcase their talent and innovation in real-world settings. This energized atmosphere has earned the school a consistent ranking among the best fashion programs nationally and globally. Students are required to complete an approved internship and a study-away experience before graduating.  More than 3,000 alumni can be found throughout the industry working for the world’s most recognized brands.

  • School of Music

    School of Music

    The School of Music alumni network comprises a global ensemble of music performers and educators embedded in the world's most prestigious musical institutions. The school is one of the busiest on campus. Music pours out of practice studios, ensembles gather for rehearsal, faculty members attend student recitals and highly coveted guest artists teach master classes.

  • School of Theatre and Dance

    School of Theatre and Dance

    Theatre and Dance students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the study of their art at one of the nation's highest-ranked public research universities. From dawn until long after dark, the Center for the Performing Arts is alive with students' creative activities.

  • Kent State University Museum

    Kent State University Museum

    The Kent State University Museum contains important collections of fashion and decorative arts. Its eight galleries feature changing exhibitions of work by many of the world's great artists and designers.