KSUM exhibition

RAIMENT FOR LITURGY: VESTMENTS IN THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION

Higbee Gallery | Jean Druesedow, Director "Raiment for Liturgy: Vestments in the Kent State University Collection" will highlight a variety of religious garments and textiles from the KSU Museum's permanent collection, many of which are made from lavish materials. The Roman Catholic Churc…

ENTANGLED: FIBER TO FELT TO FASHION

Higbee Gallery | Sherry Schofield and Sharon Kilfoyle The Kent State University Museum is pleased to host this invitational exhibition of felted work by fifteen contemporary textile artists from the United States and Canada. Felt is legendary as one of the oldest materials from which garment…

AMERICAN TAPESTRY BIENNIAL 10

Broadbent Gallery | American Tapestry Alliance The American Tapestry Alliance is pleased to sponsor the 10th iteration of American Tapestry Biennial. Launched in 1996, this premiere, international exhibition highlights the best of international contemporary hand woven tapestry. From 118 arti…

ARTHUR KOBY JEWELRY: THE CREATIVE EYE

Alumni Gallery | Jean Druesedow, Director Architect/sculptor/jeweler: all describe the work of Arthur Koby whom Vogue Magazine described as “one of the masters of collage.” Designer Geoffrey Beene asked Koby to provide jewelry for his runway collections as did Oscar de la Renta and Donna Kar…

SHIFTING PARADIGMS: FASHION + TECHNOLOGY

Broadbent Gallery | Margarita Benitez and Noël Palomo-Lovinski, Guest Curators The innovative subject of the exhibition has potential to shape future ideas of fashion and business. The exhibition seeks to address pioneering applications of technology that will have a radical effect on the fu…

PRETTY PLEATS

Stager and Blum Galleries | Sara Hume, Curator Pleating is one of the most basic fabric treatments as it serves to create three-dimensional clothing out of two-dimensional cloth. Folds and draping occur naturally when cloth is wrapped around the body. As tailored clothing developed in the West…

FANDEMONIUM

Alumni Gallery | Sara Hume, Curator  Fans are among the earliest accessories because they perform a critical function. In the days before air conditioning, the cool breeze created by a fan came as welcome relief. Far from purely functional, fans became highly ornamented and beautiful. O…

UNDRESS: SHAPING FASHION AND PRIVATE LIFE

Broadbent Gallery | Jean L. Druesedow The defining characteristic of any fashion period is the shape of the silhouette. Shape is largely determined by what is worn underneath the fashionable garment and next to the skin. Why silhouettes have often had so little to do with the shape of the hu…

RESIST: A WORLD OF RESIST DYE TECHNIQUES

Stager and Blum Galleries | Sara Hume, Curator Cultures around the world have developed an array of resist dye techniques. Dyeing provides rich colors but once the fabric has been colored in a dark shade, lighter color patterns will not show up. In order to allow lighter colors to come throu…

LIFE, THOUGHTS & GARMENTS: LINDA ÖHRN-MCDANIEL RECENT WORKS

Higbee Gallery | Linda Öhrn-McDaniel Concept, problem solving and material process are the fundamental starting points for all my creative work as a designer, artist and educator. The act of exploration and discovery consistently inspires me to create new ideas. Narrowing my field of options…