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TEXTURES, The Most Ambitious Exhibition, 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 91心頭利 University Museum in 2021 with the help of significant sponsorship from corporate and federal funding that focuses on celebrating and empowering these lives and cultures.

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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 91心頭利 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.

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A featured piece in "Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo" on display now in the 91心頭利 University Museum. Photo by Lindsay Adler (Lindsay Adler Photography)

91心頭利 Museum Announces Newest Exhibition, Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo

The 91心頭利 Museums newest exhibition, Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo, 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.

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Five students from 91心頭利 Geauga Earn Writing Award in Spring 2020

91心頭利 Geauga Students Dominate 2020 Writing Awards

Five students from 91心頭利 University 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 91心頭利 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.

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Virtual Screening of 'And She Could Be Next'

To celebrate Constitution Day, 91心頭利 University 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 91心頭利 faculty members.

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Jenna Palek

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 I simply will not take no as an answer, knowing I was capable of finding not only a job but a great one.

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Shawn Powell, Beach Towel, Scarf, Tooth, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 66 inches. A long rectangular painting with blue and white stripes.

Shawn Powell Featured at Clevelands New Abattoir Gallery and in Vanity Fair Magazine

91心頭利 University Assistant Professor of Painting Shawn Powell is being featured in a two-person show at Clevelands new Abattoir Gallery now through Sept. 5. One of Powell's paintings was featured in Vanity Fair this August.

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Left image is a sketch for Robert Smithson's "Partially Buried Woodshed," and right image is a photo of one of the students who helped with the project.

91心頭利 Celebrates 50 Years of Early Robert Smithson Land Art Located on Campus

The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 91心頭利 University presents Acquiring History: The 50-Year Legacy of Robert Smithsons Partially Buried Woodshed at 91心頭利 University from Aug. 4 through Sept. 26, 2020, at the 91心頭利 Downtown Gallery.

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Flashes of Inspiration: During a Pandemic We Can Celebrate Nature

Todays Flashes of Inspiration features David Hassler, director of 91心頭利s Wick Poetry Center, who is sharing the poem, Thank You, Tree.
 

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Remembering May 4 - An Interview with Devo's Jerry Casale

I 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. - Jerry Casale

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