Workshops

Kent State University Museum curator, Sara Hume, PhD will lead a tour of the exhibition "Fashion Timeline." The exhibition has just been expanded to include a final gallery which showcases fashion from the 1960s to the early 21st century. Dr. Hume will discuss how fashion over the past two and a half centuries has reflected changes in politics, culture, and technology.

Please join us for the opening reception of "Ohio Quilts." Remarks at 6 pm.

The Summer 2019 Educators Summit is designed to prepare middle school and high school teachers to educate a new generation about the history and legacy of May 4, 1970, and its relevance to contemporary issues and events.

This workshop is offered FREE to teachers.

Teachers will earn 20 contact hours for participation in the Summer 2019 workshop (free), or may opt to register for 1 or 2 graduate workshop credit hours ($162/credit hour). An additional graduate credit opportunity will be available for a follow-up cohort experience offered for the 2019-2020 school year.

For more information, contact Dr. Todd Hawley (thawley1@kent.edu) or Dr. Annette Kratcoski (akratcos@kent.edu).

Kent State University Museum curator, Sara Hume, Ph.D. will lead a tour of the exhibition "Fashion Timeline." The exhibition has just been expanded to include a final gallery which showcases fashion from the 1960s to the early 21st century. Dr. Hume will discuss how fashion over the past two and a half centuries has reflected changes in politics, culture and technology.

You're invited to the opening reception celebrating our two newest exhibits: "Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and '70s" & "Wearing Justice: A Tribute to May 4th." This reception is open to the public. The exhibition "Culture/Counterculture" looks at fashions of the 1960s and early 1970s with a particular focus on the generation gap during that period. The exhibition is scheduled to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Kent State’s shootings on May 4, 1970. Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. There was a sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed – the culture and the counterculture. As part of the 50th year commemoration of May 4, the KSU School of Fashion and Merchandising is presenting designs by faculty and students in the exhibition,"Wearing Justice: A Tribute to May 4th," that use fashion to create a dialogue about war and peace, political discourse, conflict resolution and social justice today.

Learn more about the KSU Museum opening reception

Fire in the Heartland: Kent State, May 4th, and Student Protest in America is a documentary film about a generation of young people, who stood up to speak their minds against social injustice in some of our nation’s most turbulent and transformative years, the 1960s through the 1970s. On May 4th, 1970, thirteen of these young Americans were shot down by the National Guard in a shocking act of violence against unarmed students.

Fire in the Heartland: Kent State, May 4th, and Student Protest in America is a documentary film about a generation of young people, who stood up to speak their minds against social injustice in some of our nation’s most turbulent and transformative years, the 1960s through the 1970s. On May 4th, 1970, thirteen of these young Americans were shot down by the National Guard in a shocking act of violence against unarmed students.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT/SHOWING IS FULL. CHECK THE CALENDAR FOR OTHER SHOWINGS

Please join us for the opening reception of "Ohio Quilts." Remarks at 6 pm."Ohio Quilts" assembles quilts which reflect a variety of techniques including appliqué, piecework, crazy quilts, whitework, and embroidery. These different styles represent evolving taste. The quilts also reflect changes in technology, women’s lives, and forms of expression.

Sonia Sanchez, a recipient of the Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship, is a poet, playwright, activist, and educator. Ms. Sanchez will be discussing and offering her reflections on how poetry student activism, peace, and civil rights brings change with an emphasis on the legacy of May 4. All these themes are as central and relevant today as they were 50 years ago.

Join 5 members of KSU fashion school faculty: Joanne Arnett, Archana Mehta, Sue Hershberger Yoder, Tameka Ellington, and Chanjuan Chen as well as students Kennedy Brouillard and Eleonore Zurawski who will share their inspiration and process behind their designs for the exhibition that marks the 50th commemoration of May 4th.

Free for Students and with General Admission