Workshops
The Kent State University School of Art Collection and Galleries is pleased to announce "Women in Craft," an exhibit curated by graduate students Lindsey James and Allison Smith, on view June 16 - July 30 at the Center for the Visual Arts Gallery, located at 325 Terrace Drive in Kent. A closing reception for the show will take place 5-7 p.m. on July 21.
"Women in Craft" focuses on women artists with work in the school's collection, along with anticipated future aquisitions. Notable artists in the collection include Claire Zeisler, an American fiber artist who helped pave the way for sculptural weaving; Edris Eckhardt, known for her work with the Works Progress Association's (WPA) Federal Arts Project in Cleveland; June Schwarcz, a noted metalsmith and enamel artist; and Jane Lackey, a fiber and mixed media artists known for her work with the American Craft Council.
For more information call 330-672-1379.
The Kent State University School of Art’s Downtown Gallery will spotlight work by tattoo artists from around the world. “Ink Work: An International Look at the Art of Tattoo” will run June 30 - July 30, with an opening reception Thursday, June 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. Both the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
The practice of tattooing has a long history, crossing cultures and spanning millennia. Traditionally, tattoos have served both practical and ritualistic purposes. More recently tattoo artists and their work have entered the realm of fine art. Many artists today bring their unique sensibility to both skin and paper. This exhibition highlights the talents and unique styles of local and international tattoo artists beyond the boundaries of the tattoo parlor.
The exhibition features original works done in a variety of media, including ink, watercolor and marker. Participating artists include Sasha Unisex, Moscow, Russia; Jaya Suartika, Adelaide, Australia; Myra Oh, Diadem Tattoo, Jacksonville, Florida; Quyen Dinh, Parlor Tattoo, Los Angeles; Carlos Gonzales and Wendi Koontz, South Water Studios, Kent, Ohio; Liz Marie and Andrea Lynne, Kollective Studio, Tremont, Ohio; and Phil Rodriguez, Stow, Ohio.
The Downtown Gallery is located at 141 E. Main St. in Kent, Ohio. Gallery hours are Monday - Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday 9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; and Sunday noon - 5 p.m.
Contact: Anderson Turner, galleries director, haturner@kent.edu, 330-672-1369
The School of Art Collection and Galleries present “Dexter Davis: A Portrait" as the inaugural exhibit for the Center for the Visual Arts Gallery. The gallery is located adjacent to the lobby of CVA at 325 Terrace Drive in Kent, Ohio. There will be a reception on September 8th from 5–8 PM. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public.
Dexter Davis was born in 1965, lives and works in Cleveland, OH. He received his BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and his work is found in the collections of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Progressive Corporation.
He has completed residencies with Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH and the Experimental Printmaking Institute, Lafayette College, Easton, PA. His work has been featured at the William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH; CACP Gallery, Cleveland, OH; Progressive Insurance, Mayfield Heights, OH; MOCA Cleveland; Cleveland Clinic Art Program; Wall Eye Gallery, Cleveland, OH; and Cleveland State University.
A full-color, 90-page catalog written by Henry Adams, the Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History at Case Western Reserve University, with over 60 images will be available for purchase.
The exhibit was organized and curated by William Busta. Busta, the longtime Cleveland based art dealer has come out of retirement to help make this exhibition happen.
This exhibition was funded in part by the Ohio Arts Council.
CVA Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11-5 PM during the run of each exhibit.
For more information:
Anderson Turner, Director, School of Art Collection and Galleries,
haturner@kent.edu, 330-672-1369 (office) or visit our website at galleries.kent.edu
Schedule of activities for the day:
First Friday Lecture - Breanne Trammell: 12 noon 165 CVA
School of Art Picnic - 1pm CVA Atrium
Eva Hesse film screening - 3:30pm 165 CVA
Join us in the Center for the Visual Arts atrium for the School of Art Picnic.
Enjoy a free lunch and meet our new faculty in our new facility!
//benitez_vogl {skin}-D.E.E.P. and VS:0.02 [gridiron] will be showing at KSU's Downtown Gallery (141 E. Main St. in Kent, Ohio) from September 1 - 24, 2016. The opening reception in on Thursday September 1 from 5-7 pm.
These two projects were created by Margarita Benitez and Markus Vogl. Benitez is the Fashion Technologist and an Associate Professor at The Fashion School at Kent State University and Vogl is an Associate Professor in Art at The University of Akron. Their current research explores 3D printing and transformation of the human form through concepts of biomimicry, interactive sound and visual installations, open source tools for artists and material explorations for fused filament fabrication.
Gallery Hours:
Mon-Wed 9:30-6 PM - Thurs. 9:30-8 PM - Fri. 9:30 - 7 PM - Sat. 10-4 PM - Sun. 12-5 PM
School of Art Friday Lecture Series
Nina Holzweg & Suntje Sagerer, Zygote Press visiting artists from Dresden, Germany, will present a lecture on their work. The event is FREE and open to the public and will take place in CVA Lecture Hall 165 on Friday, Sept. 16 at noon. The Center for the Visual arts is located at 325 Terrace Dr. in Kent, Ohio.
Join us for our Homecoming celebration on Oct. 1, 2016 from 12-3 pm at the Center for the Visual Arts! Art demonstrations, tours and raffles are just a few of the great activities that you can participate in. See student work on display throughout the building and even purchase art to take home.
Tours times: 12:00 pm, 12:45 pm, 1:30 pm
Get to know the new Center for the Visual Arts building with one of our student tour guides!
Student Clubs:
You can buy student work! Textiles Art Club, Ceramics Club, Jewelry/Metals Co-op and the United Print Alliance will be selling their work throughout the building. KSU Art Club will be creating a collaborative drawing.
The CVA Gallery will be open for the event with Dexter Davis: A Portrait.
Art Raffle:
Visit print media in room 301 for a chance to win an artwork donated by faculty! Winners will be drawn at 3 pm.
Demos throughout the building including jewelry/metals, printmaking, textiles techniques, ceramics and more!
CVA is located at 325 Terrace Dr. and is stop #2 on Lolly the Trolley.
The Kent State School of Art Collection and Galleries’ Downtown Gallery presents the National Collage Society’s 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition, September 29 - October 29, 2016 with an opening reception on Thursday, September 29th, from 5 to 7 p.m. Both the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
The artists featured in this exhibit were chosen from a pool of 383 entries from 40 states and 5 countries. There were 56 pieces accepted by the jury.
About the jurors:
Martin Ball, Studied at Loughborough College of Art, Central School of Art & Design, London and the Royal College of Art, London.
Associate Professor of Painting at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Carolyn Grosch, M.A. Art History & Museum Studies, Tufts University
B.A. Art History, Carleton College,
Associate Curator, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina
Miles Conrad, BFA Studio Art- California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, MFA- San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Director, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
The goal of the National Collage Society is to foster the appreciation and interest in the recognized medium of collage. Collage has only been identified and defined during the twentieth century. The NCS, Inc. advances the stature of collage as a major art medium and assists in the public education through exhibits and workshops, lectures and publications
The School of Art Collection is the home of the The National Collage Society’s Teaching Collection.
The Downtown Gallery is located at 141 E. Main St. in Kent, Ohio. Gallery hours are Monday - Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday 9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; and Sunday noon - 5 p.m.
Broadbent Gallery | Jean Druesedow, Director
"The 1980s: an Age of Excess" will highlight the sparkle and glamour of the 20th century's ninth decade. Designer gowns and elegant street wear from Europe and America — including among others Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Ungaro, Chanel and Christian LaCroix, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, Patrick Kelly, Donna Karan, and Pauline Trigere — will be featured. Co-curated by Museum Director Jean Druesedow and Victoria Haworth, a senior fashion merchandising student at Kent State's Fashion School.
The 1940s was a tumultuous period in history and the fashions of the time reflected the upheaval. World War II led to restrictions on what Americans and Europeans could wear because of rationing for civilian populations and uniforms for those who enlisted. The end of the war brought new freedoms. Christian Dior’s groundbreaking 1947 collection was known as the ‘New Look’ which came to refer more generally to the fuller skirts and hourglass silhouettes that predicted the styles of the 1950s.
The 1940s represented the moment when American designers first began to break free of rigidly following European fashion. Among the innovative American designers and name brands in the exhibition are Adrian, Hattie Carnegie, Sophie Gimbel, Charles James, Claire McCardell, and Valentina. This exhibition showcases a variety of different looks that typified the whole span of the 1940s including uniforms, suits, underwear, outerwear, swimwear, and even glamorous evening dresses.
Videos featuring a virtual tour of the exhibition are available on the Museum's YouTube channel.
