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The College of the Arts welcomed over 1,100 attendees to Art Without Limits – a free arts entrepreneurship-focused event for KSU students, alumni, community members and prospective students.

KENT, OH– The School of Art Collection and Galleries presents “Aggregate II: The Revenge of the Rock,” October 18 through December 7, 2024.

Congratulations to our 2024 ArtsLAUNCH! winners!
Kent State University’s Kent Keyboard Series offers four concerts featuring Hugh A. Glauser School of Music faculty artists and internationally renowned guest artists.

Meet Molly Wagner!“I chose Kent State for the culture and the history of activism," said Molly. "Both of those things are very important to me and are integral parts of art history, which at the end of the day, is just a reflection of reality.”
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.
Meet junior art history major and English minor from Medina, Ohio, Molly Wagar. The decision on what to study at Kent State University was an easy one for Wagar, and she has found inspiration in the people and professors she has met here.

This full-day event centers around arts entrepreneurship and developing an entrepreneurial mindset in the arts. Hear from guest speakers in the fields of Theatre, Fashion, Art, Game Design, Dance, Music and Marketing/Branding! These presentations on arts entrepreneurship are…

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…

School of Theatre and Dance faculty members Tamara L. Honesty, associate professor of scenic design, Michelle Hunt Souza, assistant professor of costume design, Grace Cochran Keenan, assistant professor of costume technology, and Jakyung C. Seo, associate …
School of Theatre and Dance MFA lighting design and technology student Jaemin Park is working as a guest lighting designer for the production of "Passage" at Cleveland Play House, under the mentorship of Jakyung C. Seo, associate professor of…
Kent, OH – Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2021-2022 production season with the Kent Dance Ensemble: No Permission Needed. The concert will be presented in the E. Turner Stump Theatre located in the Center for the Performing Arts, 1325…
Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance professor Tamara L. Honesty is putting audiences into the world of Grouch Marx through her set design for "Frank Ferrante’s Groucho," a filmed version of the long-running stage comedy show "An Evening With Groucho Marx."

The School of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to announce that the Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of associate professor Gregory King, was chosen for the American College Dance Association's (ACDA) East-Central Conference GALA concert for the fourth…
Associate professor Fabio Polanco plays an aide to Creon in "Antigone," an epic tragedy reimagined. Freely adapted by Emily Mann from the play by Sophocles and directed by Lauren Keating, this high-stakes, timeless tale burns with contemporary relevance, as age and youth clash…
Congratulations to assistant professor of dance Catherine Meredith and adjunct dance faculty member Alice Blumenfeld on receiving Individual Excellence Awards in the choreography category from the Ohio Arts Council.
Kent, OH – Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2021-2022 production season with the B.F.A. Senior Dance Concert/Student Dance Festival: AWAKENINGS. The concert will be presented in the Erdmann-Zucchero Theatre located in the Center for the…
The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Gregory King, welcomes interdisciplinary artist Stefanie Batten Bland to Kent State as a guest artist Feb. 24 – 28, 2022. During her residency, Batten Bland will collaborate with the members of the Kent Dance…
The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Gregory King, welcomes professional dancer and choreographer Hope Boykin to Kent State as a guest artist Feb. 2 – 6, 2022. During her residency, Boykin will collaborate with the members of the Kent Dance Ensemble…