Arts

School of Art Friday Lecture: Susie Ganch

A Consideration of materials: their past, present and future Susie Ganch will talk about recent projects from both her independent studio practice and collaborative project, Radical Jewelery Makeover.Image: Landscape #5: Pixel, image credit: Reagan West-Whitman

School of Art Friday Lecture: Rashawn Griffin

Things That Happen While You Are Doing Other Things Image: Changing Room by Rashawn Griffin

School of Art Friday Lecture: Audrey An

Oscillation Between: Wishful Archiving In this lecture titled “Oscillation Between: Wishful Archiving”, An will share how her analog & digitally produced ceramic sculptures function as personal and cultural archives—shaped by shifting modes of digital-analog production, Korean-American iden…

Problem Child

Problem Child By Jamie Walters Kessler August 22 - September 27, 2025, at the KSU Downtown Gallery Reception: August 22, 5-7 p.m. This exhibit features recent work by this noted artist. https://www.jamiewkessler.com/

"Riffing on the Human Condition" Exhibition

Riffing on the Human Condition features artwork from the two Cleveland-based artists/designers and will be on display from June 13 – July 26, 2025, in the KSU Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in Kent, Ohio. There will be a reception on June 13 from 5-7 p.m., which is free and open t…

Kent Blossom Art Intensives Exhibition

The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University is pleased to announce the continuation of the annual Kent Blossom Art Intensives exhibition (KBAI). The exhibition features the work of visiting artists and resident faculty in ceramics, glass, painting and textiles. The Kent Bl…

A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa

The exhibition "A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa" will be the first of its kind in the world to focus specifically on contemporary fashion designers and influencers in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. Scheduled to open at the Kent State University Museum in September 20…

Exhibition: John Paul Morabito: Madonna dei Femminellə

The Kent State University Museum is pleased to announce its spring exhibition, “John Paul Morabito: Madonna dei Femminellə”, a solo exhibition by the head of the textiles program at Kent State University’s School of Art.

Visiting Artist Lecture: Maria Dávila and Eduardo Portillo (Textiles)

A journey through fibers, landscape and cultures. Hear from fiber artists and sericulture specialists María Dávila and Eduardo Portillo, who live and work in Mérida, in the Venezuelan Andes. This lecture is generously supported by Professor Emerita Janice Lessman-Moss.

"Tributary: Students & Kathleen Browne" Exhibit

“Tributary: Students & Kathleen Browne” will be on view in the KSU Downtown Gallery April 18 through May 31, 2025. This exhibition explores part of the history and legacy of Jewelry, Metals and Enameling at Kent State University. There will be an opening reception on April 18, from 5-7 p.m.…