DI Exhibits

Design Innovation hosts several exhibits in both the DI Gallery and MuseLab located on the second floor of the DI HUB. Our exhibition spaces offer Kent State students, staff, faculty, alumni, and affiliates the opportunity to publicly display their artwork, design, research, or fabrication projects that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaborations and reflect the mission of the Design Innovation Initiative within the DI HUB.

Call for Exhibit Proposals: Fall 2023

Design Innovation is accepting exhibit proposals installation in the DI Gallery for Fall 2023. The proposal process is open to all Kent State students, staff, faculty, alumni, and affiliates and offers the opportunity to publicly display artwork, design, research, or fabrication projects within the DI HUB. Exhibitions can be a work in progress, finished expression, example of technological or scientific innovations, or other project, but should emphasize cross-disciplinary collaborations and reflect the mission of the Design Innovation Initiative.

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Spring 2023 Exhibits

The Serlio Code

  • Preparators: Jean Jaminet, Gabriel Esquivel, Shane Bugni
  • Tuesday, January 17th - Friday, February 3rd

HoLoMasonry

  • Preparators: Rui Liu, Frederick Lucak, Lameck Onsarigo, Simon Adamtey
  • Tuesday, February 8th – Friday, March 3rd

Studies of Study

  • Preparator: Bill Willoughby
  • Monday, March 13th – Friday, March 24th

Draining the Swamp: An Environmental History of Wetlands on the Kent Campus

  • Preparators: Jennifer Mapes, Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Seth Rainey
  • Monday, April 3rd – Friday, April 21st 

Virginia Hamilton Conference Exhibition

  • Preparators: Mary Nichols and Michelle Baldini
  • Monday, April 24th – Wednesday, May 3rd

Stories Connecting Generations

  • Preparators: Manacy (Mansi) Pai and Jess Barness
  • Monday, May 8th – Friday, May 19th

Exploring 3D Print Waste Through Co-Creation

  • Preparators: Camila Cordeiro
  • Monday, February 27th – Friday, March 10th

Party of One: Future Fungal Furniture

  • Preparators: Britta Bielak
  • Monday, March 20th – Friday, April 7th

Virginia Hamilton Conference Exhibition

  • Preparators: Mary Nichols and Michelle Baldini
  • Monday, April 24th – Wednesday, May 3rd