Projects & Publications
Projects
- Andrew Kuebeck (Art) Elected to Board of Trustees for the Enamalist Society
- Andrea Myers (Art) Work selected for the Capital Corporate Art Collection
- Davin Eubanks (Art) Commissioned to create work that was gifted to His Royal Highness Prince Charles from the Premier of the Cayman Islands
- John-Michael H. Warner (Art) Andrew Mellon Foundation fellowship recipient, where he created works inspired by U.S. Mexican Border town of Agua Prieta
- Peter Johnson - United State Artist Fellowship and awarded the Ohio Arts Council Individual Artists Fellowship
- Mourad Krifa (Fashion) received $25,000 grants
- Tameka Ellington (Fashion), Joseph Underwood (Art) received the NEA Award $35,000 and Proctor & Gamble and L'Oreal corporate foundations $35,000
- Tameka Ellington designed the 50th anniversary commemoration tapestry for KSU starting a nationwide Black History Month
- Gargi Bhaduri (Fashion) 2 "Paper of Distinction" awards at International Textiles and Apparel Association
- Theodore Albrecht (Music) Awarded Prestigious Beethoven Medal in Baden, Austria
- Beethoven's Conversation Books, translated by Theodore Albrecht (Music)
- Bobby Selvaggio (Music) conducted the Jazz Orchestra that played for the 50th anniversary commemoration for KSU starting a nationwide Black History Month
- Timothy Culver (Music) producing an album with renowned actor, composer and performer John Maxwell Taylor
- Eric Van Baars and Team (Theatre and Dance) successfully raised $1 million for Porthouse Theatre campaign
- Tammy Honesty (Theatre and Dance) 2020 Best Cultural Collaboration Award
Publications & Interviews
- Yuko Kurahashi (Theatre and Dance) published a book on Artist Ping Chong (McFarland)
- The Fruits of Empire by Shana Klein (Art)
- BBC Interview of Theodore Albrecht (Music): Evidence Suggests Beethoven Not Deaf After All
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Kent State Prof Puts the Big Screen on Tiny Jewelry Your favorite movie or video might soon help accessorize your wardrobe thanks to Margarita Benitez, assistant professor in Kent State University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.
Summer Fashion School Academy is a collaboration between the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising and Art Education. The summer academy for high school students had its launch in 2015.