School of Art JUMP START / Art Enrichment for Youth / Fashion Academy / Porthouse Theatre
Kent State University School of Art Jump StArt
Monday, July 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM until Friday, July 25, 2025 at 4:00 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00
Kent State University Center for the Visual Arts Building
325 Terrace Drive
Kent, OH 44242
United States
Jump StArt is a summer workshop experience designed for high school artists looking to immerse themselves in challenging and exciting studio sessions at a college level. Work in small class sizes on innovative and original projects which will help you to develop your portfolio and give you a chance to engage in art media not available in most high school learning environments. Instructors are professional artists-faculty who teach college coursework and run professional studios.
This two-week program (July 14th-25th) offers 6 hours of instruction and studio time per day, giving you the opportunity for hands-on learning and creative development. In addition to studio time, you will have social interaction with other students, visit artist studios, the Kent State Museum, and School of Art Collections. You’ll receive feedback from KSU faculty on your work and participate in a workshop to photograph and document your art pieces produced during the program.
Whether you are new to art, or an emerging young artist interested in fleshing out a portfolio, SOA Jumpstart has an experience that’s just right for you. We welcome students in grades 10-12 to explore new avenues of artistic development and to learn from award-winning faculty artists while immersing themselves in a creative college-level studio art experience.
Please note: Students are required to participate every day of the two-week program. Registration is not complete until the registration fee has been paid. Click here to pay the registration fee.
Registration Link, and more information can be found here: https://www.kent.edu/art/jump-start. Please contact Jillian Sokso (jsokso@kent.edu), Director of the School of Art, for questions.
ART ENRICHMENT FOR YOUTH grades K - 8
Classes offered Fall and Spring
For eight weeks in our Art Enrichment classes, children grades K - 8 will become art investigators to uncover their relationships with places, spaces, and objects.
By combining art studio activities with discussions of art as it relates to different time periods and cultures, students come to understand the world of art better. Students are organized by cross-age groupings and work with a variety of media to develop their individual artistic skills. Art Enrichment is a student-teacher education program at Kent State University.
Example activities include drawing, painting (acrylic, tempera, watercolor), printmaking, clay, and 3D sculptural materials.
https://www.kent.edu/artenrichment
FASHION ACADEMY
The Summer Fashion Academy is a one-week program that offers a carefully curated series of lessons and activities that approach fashion from multiple angles, examining both the design and business aspects. The program is every bit as fun as it is enriching. During the course of the week, students will work individually and in teams to complete a variety of creative projects.
MAILING ADDRESS
The School of Fashion's Summer Fashion Academy
The Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising
P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
BUILDING LOCATION
Rockwell Hall
515 Hilltop Dr.
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242-0001
CONTACT
- Email: wperrine@kent.edu
- Phone: 330-672-0179
- Website: www.kent.edu/fashion/academy
PORTHOUSE THEATRE 2025
Porthouse Theatre has positions open in company management, stage management, costumes and wardrobe, scenic construction and art, electrics and lighting, sound, box office, and facilities.
For more information about working at Porthouse Theatre, please contact
Karl Erdmann
Production Manager
330-672-0118
kerdmann@kent.edu
PORTHOUSE COLLEGE ACADEMY
Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s summer professional theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will host its annual Porthouse Theatre College Academy during the summer of 2025.
The Academy is ideal for performance students looking to jump start their college career and further develop their musical theatre skills. Students who enroll elect to receive 3 or 6 credit hours toward their BA Theatre Studies or BFA Musical Theatre degree.