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Cleveland.com: Academy Award-winner Paul Tazewell on ‘Wicked,’ designing worlds from Akron to Oz
WKYC: Akron native, award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell to speak at Kent State University
WWD: LeRoy Neiman’s Fashion Illustrations to Be Focus of Kent State University Museum Show
Fox8: Style and Sparkle Exhibit in Kent
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Kent State University’s College of the Arts, in collaboration with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, proudly welcomes back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award–winning costume designer Paul Tazewell for the 2025–2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
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The Kent State University Museum presents its fall exhibition, “A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa,” from Sept. 5, 2025, through May 10, 2026. Displayed in the museum’s Broadbent Gallery, the exhibition features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and…
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Kent State University’s College of the Arts and College of Architecture and Environmental Design proudly continue the esteemed …
The Kent State University Museum has received an award from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to fund a comprehensive energy audit of its historic 1928 building, Rockwell Hall.
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When Mary and I arrived on the evening of July 17, 2025, the Kent State University Museum’s grand setting—Rockwell Hall—stood like a stone fortress of Beaux-Arts elegance. A Creative Essay by Don Iannone
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The Kent State University Museum presents “LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style,” on display Oct. 24, 2025-June 28, 2026.
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New York, NY—June 26, 2025—The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation announced today that it has awarded $3.4M in Frankenthaler Climate Initiative (FCI) grants to 74 visual arts organizations across the United States…
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The Kent State University Museum presents its summer exhibition titled “Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle.” In honor of the Kent State University Museum’s 40th anniversary, this exhibition pays tribute to Aileen Mehle, a friend of the museum founders and widely…
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As reported by Women’s Wear Daily a new exhibition honoring legendary gossip columnist Aileen Mehle is opening at the Kent State University Museum.