Arts & Culture
Scanning the Past: Library to Digitize Fashion Sketchbooks of Acclaimed Designer
New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at Kent State University Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone.
Shared Past Connects Landscape Artists
A Kent State University connection runs through the “Honoring the Land” satellite exhibition of the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, featuring three artists with a shared Golden Flashes past.
Coming Together After a Pandemic Forced Us Apart
The stanzas of “Dear Vaccine,” a collection of pandemic memoirs written by citizen poets- turned staged theatrical production, made their way home to the Kent State University Museum on Monday, Oct. 2.
Wilson Duda’s Drawings are Picture (Book) Perfect
Wilson Duda, a student in Kent State's Career and Community Studies program, is excelling as an artist and illustrator.
Kent State Interns Collaborate With Alumnus On Princess Diana Documentary Sequel
For future filmmakers and video production professionals, there’s almost nothing like being immersed in the film industry in Los Angeles: the creative energy, the professional connections and the buzz of activity.
That dream learning environment came to life for four Kent State Media and Journalism students who interned in Los Angeles at 1895 Films, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning film and documentary company co-founded by alumnus Tom Jennings, ‘85.
IN A FLASH: Scenes From the Summit
The 2023 Ohio Latino Affairs Summit, "¡Juntos! Latino Growth Is Ohio Growth," convened on Friday at Kent State University's Kent Campus.
Moving on ‘In a World Where They Tried to Kill You’
Stories of friendship and loss set against the backdrop of May 4 memorabilia and a ’60s soundtrack were the focal points of a listening party held Sept. 21 as part of “Snapshots in Time: The Lives of Four Students” with musician and May 4 survivor Chris Butler.
Ear for Music, Here for Students
Growing up in Akron, Labovitz was surrounded by music. Her dad sang to the radio. Her mom played guitar. Her siblings excelled in music. She excelled in music. With a lengthy list of accomplishments across numerous states, she recently returned to “the heart of it all” as the new director of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University.
The Drawing That Turned an Artist Into an International Student
Sketching, drawing, doodling. For some, these activities occupy us in class or in a meeting. But for Kizito Nkundamahoro, his artistic hobby evolved into a passion that drew an amazing opportunity at Kent State University.
IN A FLASH: Earth, Wind and FIRE
This September, and in most other months of the year, you'll find students creating art in Kent State's Glass Studio.