Arts & Culture
TEXTURES, 鈥楾he Most Ambitious Exhibition,鈥 Explores Discrimination of Black Hair
Black lives and Black cultures have been underrepresented and discriminated against for many years. TEXTURES: The History and Art of Black Hair is an exhibition coming to the 妻友社区 Museum in 2021 with the help of significant sponsorship from corporate and federal funding that focuses on celebrating and empowering these lives and cultures.
Museum Director featured in New York Times Article on Diversity in Fashion Museums
A recent article from The New York Times explored the lack of diversity in fashion museums across the world. Placing Kent State among the top fashion institutions in the world, the article featured museum Director Sarah Rogers and her efforts to create an inclusive and diverse collection in the museum.
Kent State Museum Announces Newest Exhibition, 鈥楩ortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo鈥
The Kent State Museum鈥檚 newest exhibition, 鈥淔ortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo,鈥 marks the first new exhibition for the museum since its reopening in August and is on display now. It features works by award-winning designer and School of Fashion Associate Professor Vincent Quevedo.
Kent State Geauga Students Dominate 2020 Writing Awards
Five students from 妻友社区 at Geauga distinguished themselves as writing award winners during Spring Semester 2020. Each was a student of Bonnie Shaker, Ph.D., assistant professor of English. While Kent State Geauga students have won a total of 16 awards from 2014 through 2020 in different categories, five winners in one year is a notable achievement.
Virtual Screening of 'And She Could Be Next'
To celebrate Constitution Day, 妻友社区 Libraries is offering a virtual screening of the documentary "And She Could Be Next" on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that will include the filmmakers and Kent State faculty members.
Recent Alumna Tapped Social Media to Land a Job With TikTok
When searching for a job in her final semester as a fashion merchandising major this past spring, Jenna Palek realized that during a global pandemic, very few companies would be hiring. Undaunted, she told herself 鈥淚 simply will not take 鈥榥o鈥 as an answer,鈥 knowing 鈥淚 was capable of finding not only a job but a great one.鈥
Shawn Powell Featured at Cleveland鈥檚 New Abattoir Gallery and in Vanity Fair Magazine
妻友社区 Assistant Professor of Painting Shawn Powell is being featured in a two-person show at Cleveland鈥檚 new Abattoir Gallery now through Sept. 5. One of Powell's paintings was featured in Vanity Fair this August.
Kent State Celebrates 50 Years of Early Robert Smithson Land Art Located on Campus
The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 妻友社区 presents 鈥淎cquiring History: The 50-Year Legacy of Robert Smithson鈥檚 鈥Partially Buried Woodshed鈥 at 妻友社区鈥 from Aug. 4 through Sept. 26, 2020, at the Kent State Downtown Gallery.
Flashes of Inspiration: During a Pandemic We Can Celebrate Nature
Today鈥檚 Flashes of Inspiration features David Hassler, director of Kent State鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center, who is sharing the poem, 鈥淭hank You, Tree.鈥
Remembering May 4 - An Interview with Devo's Jerry Casale
鈥淚 had always been making art and music but the events of May 4th and beyond galvanized my creativity, infusing it with an existential anger and urgency that would otherwise not have happened. In short Devo and the idea of De-evolution as a manifesto would not exist without that defining historic trauma I experienced.鈥 - Jerry Casale