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Video: Center for the Visual Arts Opens with Grand Celebration
The School of Art's newly completed Center for the Visual Arts celebrated its grand opening on May 6. A large crowd filled the building lobby for the opening ceremony, which was followed by tours, live music, student exhibitions and a keynote lecture by visiting artist Mel Chin. Watch the video, whiā¦
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Richard Myers, Mark Mothersbaugh Retrospectives Coming to Northeast Ohio
Filmmaker Richard Myers (emeritus professor) and Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh (School of Art alumnus) will be subjects of retrospectives at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland and Akron Art Museum. "Richard Myers: Aberrations" and "Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia" will run at MOCA Clā¦
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Kent Blossom Art Lecture Series Begins May 19
Six visiting artists will present lectures as part of the summer 2016 Kent Blossom Art workshops. All lectures take place at 6 p.m. in the Center for the Visual Arts, Room 165, and are free and open to the public. Click on each date below for additional information on the artist's visit. ā¦
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Kent State Celebrates Grand Opening of New Center for the Visual Arts
The Center for the Visual Arts, the new home of Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās School of Art, celebrated its grand opening on May 6. The festivities began with a short program, immediately followed by building tours, live entertainment, student exhibitions and refreshments. Concluding the grand opening ā¦
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Kent State College of the Arts Announces 2016 Stratosphere Finalists
The finalists of the 2016 Stratosphere Juried Art Competition will have their work on display April 20-30 at Ā鶹¹ū¶³ās Downtown Gallery, located at 141 E. Main St. in Kent. A reception and awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 21, from 5 to 7 p.m., with competition winnersā¦
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Spotlight on Alumnae Amanda Boyd and Heather Haden
Amanda Boyd, B.A. & M.A., Art Education Amanda Boyd is a two-time graduate of the Ā鶹¹ū¶³ School of Art. She received both her bachelorās and masterās degrees in art education. Now, Boyd serves as the curriculum director for Skullz Salonās House of Skullz, the shopās professionalā¦
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Printmaking Students Collaborate With Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh
Devo founder Mark Mothersbaugh, who attended the Ā鶹¹ū¶³ School of Art, is collaborating with printmaking students and faculty as part of an upcoming retrospective of Mothersbaughās work. Michael Loderstedt, professor of printmaking, was selected to produce 100 prints to be sold at ā¦
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Janice Lessman-Moss to Receive Ohio Governor's Award
Janice Lessman-Moss, professor of textile arts, was recently named the winner of a 2016 Governorās Award for the Arts in Ohio. She is one of two artists recognized by the state in the āindividual artistā category. āOne of the things about a recognition like this is it reaches broader audiā¦
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Kent State's Center for the Visual Arts Will Celebrate Grand Opening May 6
The Center for the Visual Arts, the new facility and home of the Ā鶹¹ū¶³ School of Art, will celebrate its grand opening on May 6, 2016. The festivities begin at 3 p.m. with a short program, immediately followed by building tours, live entertainment, student exhibitions and refreshmentā¦
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Artist Mel Chin to Speak at Opening of Kent State's Center for the Visual Arts
Socially engaged conceptual artist Mel Chin will appear as the āLegacy and Prospectā keynote speaker at Ā鶹¹ū¶³ on Friday, May 6, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. Chinās free, public lecture in the School of Art will coincide with the grand opening of the Center for the Visual Arts, the School of Arā¦
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