Arts & Culture

Group of students gathered around a table looking at feathered hats

Kent State and Cleveland Museum of Natural History Present ‘Fashion & Feather,’ a Cross-Disciplinary Exhibition

The Kent State University Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Kent State School of Fashion announce “Fashion & Feather,” a cross-disciplinary exhibition exploring the beauty, complexity and cultural significance of feathers.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive

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Thomas Schroth Visiting Guest Series logo

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.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , College of the Arts , Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series

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The lower level of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio, will have wintertime temporary art installations and a public event, thanks to a National Endowment for the Arts grant awarded to Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. (Photo credit: Cuyahoga County)

Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Awarded NEA Grant to Create Temporary Winter Art Installations on Lower Level of Cleveland’s Veterans Memorial Bridge

Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative has 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.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Community Impact , Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative , College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Disease of Me Book Cover

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.

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Fern Mallis portrait

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.

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Bob Ross Paint Night.

IN A FLASH: Paintings and Paws

Happy wags and “happy, little brushstrokes” came together at Bob Ross Paint Night inside Oscar Ritchie Hall.

Tags: Students First , Arts & Culture , School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities , College of Arts and Sciences , In a Flash

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Scene from "Something Rotten."

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.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Community Impact , School of Theatre and Dance , College of the Arts , Theatre , In a Flash

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The first Poets for Science Gathering will take place at Kent State Nov. 12-14.

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.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Wick Poetry Center

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A rendering of the KENT Sign with the letters blank.

Fill In The Blanks

A call for entries from Main Street Kent invites artists to showcase their talents on the iconic 3D KENT sculpture.

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Darlene Sanders, Ike Maxwell’s younger sister (left), Tara Conley (center), and the facilitator to my left is Lowell Perry, Jr., Chief Diversity Officer, VP of Corporate & Community Engagement, Greater Cleveland Film Commission discuss after the screening

‘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.  

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