Arts & Culture
International Artist Adam Nathaniel Furman to Headline Kent State Events, Launch ‘Productive Exuberance’ Exhibition in Collaboration With Architecture and Fashion Students
London-based designer and artist Adam Nathaniel Furman, celebrated for his vibrant approach to space, color and identity, visits Kent State University for a lineup of events this March as part of the Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Awarded NEA Grant to Create Temporary Art on Downtown Bridge
Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and College of Architecture and Environmental Design have received a $20,000 award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through the Grants for Arts Projects program. The funding will support wintertime temporary art installations and a public event on Cleveland’s Veterans Memorial Bridge as part of the NEA’s America250 initiative.
Ashtabula Graduate Turns Addiction, Cancer and Loss Into a Story Worth Sharing
When Michael Bugary looks at his first published book, "The Disease of Me," he still feels a little surprised. “I was reading the final edit and thought, ‘Who wrote this?’” he said with a laugh.
School of Fashion to Induct Fern Mallis Into Hall of Fame
Kent State University’s School of Fashion announces it will induct Fern Mallis into its prestigious Fashion Hall of Fame, recognizing her transformative impact on the American fashion industry and her enduring role in shaping what the world now knows as New York Fashion Week.
IN A FLASH: Paintings and Paws
Happy wags and “happy, little brushstrokes” came together at Bob Ross Paint Night inside Oscar Ritchie Hall.
IN A FLASH: Not "Rotten" At All
"Something Rotten," presented the Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance opened on Feb. 20 and runs through Mar. 1.
The Microscope and the Metaphor: The First Poets for Science Gathering Will Take Place at Kent State
Poets and scientists from across the country – including current U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and other award-winning authors – will converge at Kent State University in November for the first-ever Poets for Science Gathering.
Fill In The Blanks
A call for entries from Main Street Kent invites artists to showcase their talents on the iconic 3D KENT sculpture.
‘Dry Bones’ Documentary Sells Out Cleveland Screening
Tara L. Conley, Ed.D., assistant professor in the School of Media and Journalism, is being recognized for her documentary “Dry Bones” in coverage from Ideastream and The Chronicle-Telegram after Karamu House and The Greater Cleveland Film Commission hosted a sold-out screening of the film.
'A Big Deal:' Kent State Music Ensembles Performing at Statewide Conference
Kent State University’s Glauser School of Music is receiving statewide recognition as the Kent State Wind and Flute Ensembles were selected to perform at the 2025 Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference.