College of the Arts
Porthouse Theatre launches theatre academy for international students
Kent, OH ā Porthouse Theatre, Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās summer professional theatre, recently held its inaugural Porthouse International Academy. Sixteen students and one faculty member from South Koreaās SangMyung University participated in the comprehensive theatre experience. During the three-weā¦
Porthouse Theatre
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Andrew Shahriari Associate Professor of Music College of the Arts 2008-present Andrew Shahriari has been recently promoted to associate professor for the 2015-2016 academic year. He also serves as coordinator of online classes for music in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Muā¦
Kent Campus
It Looks Like a Necklace, but Plays Movies Like a Theater
The big screen is getting smaller ā so small in fact, you can wear it around your neck. Margarita Benitez, assistant professor in Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, worked with TinyCircuits to create a necklace that can actually play a movie and more. Read more aboā¦
Kent Campus
Kent State's Gianna Commito to Receive 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize
Ā鶹¹ū¶³'s Gianna Commito, an associate professor who teaches painting in its School of Art, has been named the recipient of a 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize. Commito will be presented with one of two Emerging Artist Awards at this yearās ceremony, to be held at the Cleveā¦
Kent Campus
Kent State Fashion School Presents $12,000 in Design Awards at Annual Show
The Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising at Ā鶹¹ū¶³ held its Annual Fashion Show on April 24 and 25 at the schoolās Rockwell Hall location. The 2015 show, dubbed āFS2: Visionnaire,ā featured 17 collections and 55 individual looks created by 58 ā¦
Kent Campus
Porthouse Theatreās 2015 Season Will Offer Sizzling Summer of Broadway Hits
47th season features productions of āA Little Night Music,ā āVioletā and āHairsprayā Porthouse Theatre, Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will celebrate its 47th season with productions of āA Little Night Music,ā āVioletā and āHairspray.ā¦
Kent Campus
Art Auction to Benefit Kent Stateās Center for the Visual Arts Construction
The School of Art at Ā鶹¹ū¶³ has announced three upcoming events to celebrate and raise support for the construction of its future home, the Center for the Visual Arts. By bringing together all visual arts disciplines under one roof, the new building will provide a space for art studenā¦
Kent Campus
Kent Stateās John Crawford Elected President of International Council of Fine Arts Deans
John R. Crawford, Ed.D., Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās dean of the College of the Arts, was recently inducted as the 19th president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) during the organizationās annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Crawford will serve a two-year term as its presiā¦
Kent Campus
Building the Future at Kent State - Fall 2014 Events
In October 2014, three Foundations of Excellence: Building the Future events took place on the Kent Campus: the College of Architecture and Environmental Design broke ground on its new building, the College of the Arts celebrated the launch of the new Center for the Visual Arts, and the Department oā¦
Kent Campus