Workshops
Join the Kent State National Capital Alumni Chapter for a group tour of the Washington National Cathedral! Currently on display at the cathedral are two collaborations with Kent State's Wick Poetry Center. "Dear Ukraine" and "Freedom Story" are powerful displays of language and expression that have been on view for the last year. The tour will showcase the finer details of the cathedral's architecture and storied history, and there will be an opportunity to explore the building's expansive crypt where the Wick Poetry Center exhibits are located. Tickets are $13 each, and a portion of the proceeds benefit the Kent State Emergency Support Fund.
Purchase your tickets by June 6 or while supplies last.
Katharine Hepburn (May 12, 1907-June 29, 2003) left the New York stage for Hollywood in 1932. Compared to theatre, movies offered an affordable form of escapism from the Depression. Movies also had a greater influence on culture, as millions of Americans crowded theaters. Costume designers delighted audiences by creating unique and glamorous costumes worn by stars like Katharine Hepburn. The costumes were fashionable, contemporary garments that blurred the line between costume and fashion, and women in audiences wanted to emulate the styles they saw.
Katharine Hepburn’s style is often perceived as a conflation of her on-screen costumes and her personal fashion taste, as her style has been described as: “all-time movie chic,” or “easy, un-self-conscious and American.” As an actress, Hepburn worked with costume designers, always pushing for comfort, movement, and proportions that complimented her, which are key elements of her personal taste. Costume designers incorporated these key elements into their designs, which naturally blended Hepburn’s personal style preferences with their costume designs.
Among the designers that helped Hepburn meet these criteria were Valentina, Adrian and Irene. The designers were both costume designers and ran their own fashion businesses. In Stager gallery, the exhibition showcases the designers’ fashions and costumes. The garments represent the public-facing Hepburn, and many were worn by Katharine Hepburn herself. The Blum gallery showcases examples of Katharine Hepburn’s personal wardrobe--ensembles she would wear at home. Throughout the exhibition, you will see the elements of comfort, movement and proportion represented in Katharine Hepburn’s fashion choices and in the costumes she wore.
The Hepburn Style is curated by KSU Museum Collections Manager and Registrar, Professor Joanne Fenn.
Producers Sponsor: Karen and Ken Conley; Ken Robinson
Friends Sponsor: Pat Brownell in honor of Logan Brownell
A sustainability grant from the Ohio Arts Council
Nancy Crow has been internationally recognized in contemporary quiltmaking and fiber arts since the 1970s. She continues to develop innovative techniques that provide a range of expressive imagery. Ms. Crow lives and works near Baltimore, Ohio where she has established an active teaching workshop and studio.
This selection of her works from the past two decades provides an opportunity for reflection on her life’s work and experience. Having lived on a farm for over 40 years, owning first 100 acres and now 218 acres, she has borne witness to ongoing change through man-made destruction watching how nature struggles to survive. She has seen the rapid disappearance of historic timber frame barns and the intrusion of railroads, roads, and housing into the land once held as farms. On the other hand she has watched growth and regeneration in her fields as well as the majesty of the trees and crops.
There are four series of works that are included: CONSTRUCTIONS, RIFFS, DRAWINGS, and MONOPRINTS. The KSU Museum is honored to present approximately 40 large scale works in the Museum’s Broadbent Gallery.
This exhibition is supported by Linda L. McDonald, Ph.D., and Pat Brownell in honor of Logan Brownell. The Kent State University Museum receives generous operating support through a sustainability grant from the Ohio Arts Council.
Join us to celebrate the grand opening of Crawford Hall. Crawford Hall, the newest building on the Kent Campus, is named in honor of U.S. Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, for whom the college is also named the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. It is a four-story, approximately 150,000 square-foot structure that includes specialty laboratory spaces and centers to provide state-of the art education and enable cutting-edge business research consistent with the needs of a large business school at an R1 institution. The building is designed to facilitate interaction among students, faculty and the business community from all over the world. The grand opening will take place on Friday, Sept. 27 ,at 2 p.m. RSVP by Sept. 13.
We are excited to welcome alumni back to Kent for one of our biggest blue and gold celebrations. Bring your family and friends home for a weekend of reminiscing, excitement and Golden Flash pride as Kent State Football takes on the Eastern Michigan Eagles Saturday, Sept. 28.
Stay tuned for more details about other events throughout the weekend! Information will be provided on our website as plans are finalized. Enjoy this special announcement video, and get ready for another unforgettable Kent State Homecoming weekend.
