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 left the New York stage for Hollywood in 1930. 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.
The designers that helped Hepburn meet these criteria were Elizabeth Hawes, Valentina, Adrian and Irene. The exhibition showcases these designers’ fashions and costumes, many worn by Katharine Hepburn herself. Also presented are examples of Katharine Hepburn’s personal wardrobe, ranging from her “uniform” of pants and a simple top, to dresses and lingerie. Throughout the exhibition, you will see the elements of Katharine Hepburn’s style: comfort, line and proportion represented in her fashion choices and in the costumes she wore.
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 is internationally renowned as a leader in contemporary quilt-making and fiber arts since the 1970s. She continues to develop innovative techniques that provide a range of expressive imagery. Her large-scale works are stories in color, line, and movement tied to expressions of what she describes as “complexity, sadness, and hope.” Ms. Crow lives and works near Baltimore, Ohio where she has established an active teaching workshop and studio.
The KSU Museum is honored to present approximately 15 large scale quits in the Museum’s Broadbent Gallery.
Interested in the operations of airplanes and drones? Eager to learn about safe drone flying practices, the FAA's Small UAS Rule (Part 107), and how to obtain your Remote Pilot Certificate? Curious about drones' campus applications and the legal aspects of flying them? Join our workshop tailored for the Kent State community, hosted by the College of Aeronautics and Engineering: “Drones: Toy, Tool, or Airplane? Coexisting with Planes.”
This three-day workshop is free and open to all Kent State students, faculty, and staff. Topics covered include drone flight techniques, Part 107 certification guidance, drone registration procedures, and operating within a crewed environment. We believe in promoting safe drone operations for everyone's well-being.
Hear from world-renowned artists during the KBAI Lecture Series! As part of the Kent Blossom Art Intensives every year, visiting artists give public presentations on their work. All artist lectures are free and open to the public. All presentations take place at 5 p.m. in the Center for the Visual Arts (325 Terrace Dr.), Room 165.
ABOUT DAVID HICKS
David Hicks is an artist and educator who lives and works in his hometown of Visalia, California. Hicks has received solo exhibitions with Diane Rosenstein Gallery, Los Angeles; Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami; and Edward Cella Art & Architecture, West Hollywood, CA. His work is in the collections of the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), Pomona, CA; Arizona State University Museum, Tempe; Boise Museum of Art, Idaho; and the U.S. Department of State’s Art in Embassies Collection in Washington, DC, among others. David Hicks was included in Wayfinding, Craft Contemporary’s Third Clay Biennial in Los Angeles and was recently exibited in Think Pinker, curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody, at GAVLAK Los Angeles as well as More Clay: The Power of Repetition, curated by Rebecca Cross, at the American University Museum, Washington, D.C. (2022).
Hear from world-renowned artists during the KBAI Lecture Series! As part of the Kent Blossom Art Intensives every year, visiting artists give public presentations on their work. All artist lectures are free and open to the public. All presentations take place at 5 p.m. in the Center for the Visual Arts (325 Terrace Dr.), Room 165.
ABOUT RAUL DE LARA
Raul De Lara is a sculptor based in NYC. His practice is rooted in storytelling via woodworking. De Lara immigrated from Mexico to the United States at the age of 12, and has been a DACA recipient since 2012. Growing up in Texas as a non-English speaker, and still currently unable to leave the USA, his work questions ideas around nationality, queer identity, and the immigrant experience. Exploring forms inspired by flora, mask makers, furniture design and architecture, De Lara imbues his sculptures with a hybrid mixture of Mexican/American cultural references, and functions. His research preserves, honors and propels forward traditional uses of wood while combining them with new developments in the global industry of woodworking.
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 USC 1092(f) (part of the Higher Education Act of 1965), is a federal law that requires universities disclose certain information about campus crime and security policies. Universities are required to publish an annual report every year by October 1st containing three years’ worth of campus crime statistics, as well as certain security policy statements, including, but not limited to, policies regarding sexual assault, the law enforcement authority of campus police, and where students should go to report crimes.
You and members of your office/department have been identified as Campus Security Authorities (CSA).
If you meet one of the following criteria, you are likely a CSA: 1) duties include security responsibilities on campus; 2) duties include serving as someone people are required to report crime to; 3) campus official with significant responsibility for student and campus activities (ex: student housing, student groups, etc.). If you are made aware of a crime that has occurred on campus, on public property adjacent to campus, or on property owned or controlled by the university, you are obligated to report it to Kent State University Police Services. Reports should be made in a timely manner and include as much information as possible about the nature and location of the crime.
This webinar is ideal for all Kent State faculty and staff.
Hear from world-renowned artists during the KBAI Lecture Series! As part of the Kent Blossom Art Intensives every year, visiting artists give public presentations on their work. All artist lectures are free and open to the public. All presentations take place at 5 p.m. in the Center for the Visual Arts (325 Terrace Dr.), Room 165.
ABOUT LATOYA HOBBS
LaToya M. Hobbs is an artist, wife, and mother of two from Little Rock, AR, who is currently living and working in Baltimore, MD. She received her B.A. in Painting from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and M.F.A. in Printmaking from Purdue University. Her work deals with figurative imagery that addresses the ideas of beauty, cultural identity, and womanhood as they relate to women of the African Diaspora. Her exhibition record includes numerous national and international venues, including the National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia; SCAD Museum of Art; Albright Knox Museum, and Sophia Wanamaker Galleries in San Jose, Costa Rica, among others.
Hear from world-renowned artists during the KBAI Lecture Series! As part of the Kent Blossom Art Intensives every year, visiting artists give public presentations on their work. All artist lectures are free and open to the public. All presentations take place at 5 p.m. in the Center for the Visual Arts (325 Terrace Dr.), Room 165.
ABOUT KAREN SEAPKER
Karen Seapker’s paintings have been featured at museums and galleries in the U.S. and internationally. She uses a dynamic, gestural style and vibrant palette to create paintings and works on paper depicting abstracted imagery that allude to the power of human relationships, our connections to nature, and the passage of time. She received her MFA from Hunter College in New York, NY. Her work has been exhibited in shows at James Cohan Gallery in NYC and Shanghai, The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA, and California College of the Arts. Her work was included in Crystal Bridges Museum’s survey of contemporary art, State of the Art 2020. Her work is in various private collections as well as the collection of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Reviews of her work have been in publications including Burnaway, Hyperallergic, and ArtForum. She lives and works in Nashville, TN.
Hear from world-renowned artists during the KBAI Lecture Series! As part of the Kent Blossom Art Intensives every year, visiting artists give public presentations on their work. All artist lectures are free and open to the public. All presentations take place at 5 p.m. in the Center for the Visual Arts (325 Terrace Dr.), Room 165.
ABOUT SUE TIRRELL
Sue Tirrell was born and raised in Red Lodge, Montana; a small ranching and tourist community on the doorstep of Yellowstone National Park. She received an AA from Cottey College in Nevada, MO in 1995 and a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1997. Her functional and sculptural work draws inspiration from her life-long experiences in Montana and the West, her fascination with animals and interest in folk art, vintage kitsch, western art and culture. Her work has been exhibited widely in the United States, as well as Canada and Australia. She has been a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT; California State University, Chico; and the Custer County Art & Heritage Center in Miles City, MT. She has logged hundreds of hours teaching ceramics and multi-media workshops across the US and Canada in community art centers, college classrooms, retirement homes and one-room schoolhouses. Sue makes her home and studio on the banks of the Yellowstone River in Montana’s Paradise Valley.
