Workshops
The Kent State University Museum's Fashion-Focus Series will highlight the talent and ideas of the Kent State fashion and art faculty whose work is exhibited in the "Fashion Meets the Body: Juried Faculty Exhibition" currently on display in the Museum.
The featured artists, David Hahn, Kim Hahn and Ja Young Hwang, will explore their individual approaches to collaboration as well as how they collaborate with one another. The event is free with KSU Flashcard or with free with your Museum admission.
The Kent State University Museum's Fashion-Focus Series will highlight the talent and ideas of the Kent State fashion and art faculty whose work is exhibited in the "Fashion Meets the Body: Juried Faculty Exhibition" currently on display in the Museum. Featured artists Melissa Campbell, Linda Ohrn-McDaniel and Sue Yoder will share how they use digital printing as both a technique and foil for content. The event is free with KSU Flashcard or with free with your Museum admission.
André Leon Talley has been a fixture in the world of fashion for so long that it’s difficult to imagine a time when he wasn’t defining the boundaries of great style. Kate Novack’s intimate portrait, "The Gospel According to André" takes viewers on an emotional journey from André’s roots growing up in the segregated Jim Crow South to become one of the most influential tastemakers and fashion curators of our times.
Novack’s film draws fascinating, heretofore unexplored connections, between the elegance of André’s beloved grandmother and the Black Church of his youth and his later iconic, barrier-breaking work at publications like Women’s Wear Daily, W and Vogue. Weaving together a wealth of archival footage from the most glamorous moments in fashion history with André’s poignant reflections on his life and career, The Gospel According to André is a cinematic monument to one of the most unique figures of 20th Century American culture.
Produced by the team who brought viewers "The First Monday in May" and "Page One: Inside The New York Times" and featuring commentary from fashion luminaries including Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs and Tom Ford, "The Gospel According to André" is an indispensable addition to the growing canon of fashion documentary.
The film will be shown in the Museum's Murphy Auditorium.
Tickets to this event are free and open to the public!
Co-presented with the FSO (Fashion Students Organization)
About Focus: Fiber 2019
Focus: Fiber is a biennial national juried exhibition of contemporary fiber art. This exhibition is co-sponsored by the Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art (TAA), and Kent State University Museum.
The mission of TAA is to increase appreciation of the textile arts through lectures, workshops, and exhibitions, and to support the textile collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Juror
Nami Yamamoto (b. Nagoya, Japan) is an interdisciplinary artist working in Philadelphia, PA. Yamamoto received an MFA from Maryland Institute, College of Art (Baltimore, MD) and BFA from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts (Aichi, Japan). She is the recipient of several grants including a Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Award and a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, and has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA; University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley; Shelburne Museum, Vermont; and Siegen Museum of Contemporary Art, Germany. Additionally, Yamamoto is the Director of Studio Operations at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (Philadelphia, PA), and is an adjunct faculty in the graduate program in Textile Design at Jefferson (formerly Philadelphia University).
Join us for a guest lecture by Nigerian textile artist, Gasali Adeyemo as he discusses the traditional textile arts of adire and batik.
This event made possible by the University Teaching Council.
For more information contact Dr. Tameka Ellington, tellingt@kent.edu.
Joins us as KSU Museum Curator Dr. Sara Hume engages Alexandre Marr and Dominic Iudiciani in a lively conversation about their personal collection of menswear and what inspires their creativity. Their collection is showcased in Beyond the Suit: Contemporary Menswear from the Collection of Alexandre Marr and Dominic Iudiciani, on view through June 30, 2019.
Free for KSU Students and Museum Members
Free with Admission for General Public
Join us for a gallery tour with artists in the exhibition Focus: Fiber 2019. Artists Petra Soesemann and Eileen Woods will be joined by Sandy Shelenberger and Karen Hinkle, this year’s Focus: Fiber coordinators. This is a biennial national juried exhibition of contemporary fiber art. This exhibition is co-sponsored by the Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art (TAA), and Kent State University Museum.
Free for KSU Students, Faculty and KSU Museum Members. With admission for General Public.
Celebrate and meet the talented artists exhibited in Focus: Fiber 2019. Remarks at 6 pm.
Join us for a fascinating lecture by KSU Fashion School Faculty member, Joanne Arnett. Her talk, titled "The Best Dressed Nun" highlights her personal experiment with her wardrobe over the course of a year.
