Visual Arts
Lafayette Tolliver: Visual Footprints in Time
Kent State student photojournalist Lafayette Tolliver (BS '71) documented Black campus life, from 1967-1971. The exhibit provides viewers an array of subjects he documented and includes selected editorials he wrote in the Daily Kent Stater. The goal is to generate interest in and further exploration of this amazing body of work that Tolliver has shared with Kent State and the world.
Photographs in the Tolliver archive are fully digitized and available for viewing online. See our Feature Page for more information: https://omeka.library.kent.edu/special-collections/exhibits/show/tolliver
Nurturing, Positivity, and Strength: Artists Donald Black Jr and Dareece Walker explore the role of Black Fathers in America
An exhibition highlighting two Black artists who are working to express everyday aspects from their own lives that might be easily overlooked thus creating a more accurate representation of Black fathers in America.
2021 Biennial Faculty Show
A 2021 group exhibition of work by retired, current, and part-time faculty.
Into the Wind, the Veils
Into the Wind, the Veils is a survey of photography, digital collage, and performance/videos by Franco-Moroccan artist Mehdi-Georges Lahlou whose themes include religiosity and queerness.
The Mid America Print Council Members Exhibition
The 2020 members exhibition of this educational and community-based organization that focuses on all print related arts.
Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.
American printer, book artist and papermaker best known for social and political commentary, particularly in printed posters.
The 2020 Kent State Ceramics Invitational
An exhibition celebrating the distinct vessels of Sanam Emami, Adam Posnak, Hannah Thompsett, and Brooks Oliver.
Constructed Answer
A contemporary metals exhibition inspired by tragedy, trauma and violence that celebrates the resiliency of the human spirit. Curated in response to a Commemorative Medallion made by Philadelphia College of Art students (now University of the Arts) in honor of the students who perished at Kent State University on May 4th, 1970.
Digital Green Book
The Digital Green Book Project collects the oral history of Northeast Ohio barbers and salon artists, with video interviews and related exhibition materials. Create and share your own response to the TEXTURES exhibition in the Digital Green Book.