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91¿´Æ¬Íø Celebrates 50 Years of Glass with Exhibitions and Lectures
91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s School of Art Collection and Galleries present three exhibitions featuring local and national artists to celebrate fifty years of the School of Art’s studio glass program. The program, one of the first of its kind in the country, was started in 1969 by Henry Halem, professor …
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Kent Creativity Festival Announces 2019 Artists and Performers
The Kent Creativity Festival, sponsored by the city of Kent and the 91¿´Æ¬Íø University College of the Arts, will present the annual outdoor hands-on arts festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on the Lefton Esplanade between 91¿´Æ¬Íø’s Rockwell Hall on Lincoln Street and downtown Kent, near Haymaker Parkway.
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The New 91¿´Æ¬Íø ARTshop is Serious Business
The new ARTshop serves as an entrepreneurial laboratory for School of Art students to display and to learn about promoting their artwork.
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Alumni Spotlight - Katlin Rothacher
Katlin Rothacher earned her B.F.A. with a concentration in Textiles from 91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s School of Art in 2010. Katlin has been returning to 91¿´Æ¬Íø during summers and winter breaks periodically to work with our Jacquard loom in the Textiles studio while attending grad school in Geo…
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KSU Metalsmiths featured in ALLOY
The upcoming exhibition, ALLOY: From Art to Artifact, will include spoons made by current School of Art Lecturer in Jewelry/Metals/Enameling, Rachel Smith, current J/M/E undergrad, Larry Staats, and almuna from the J/M/E MFA program, Corey Ackelmire. The exhibition will on view from Oct. …
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Mahwish Chishty Designs Central Scenic Element for GROUNDED
Assistant Professor in Foundations, Mahwish Chishty, is designing a central scenic element for the Company of Fools production of GROUNDED by award-winning playwright George Brant. The play will run Sept. 28-Oct. 13 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey, Idaho. "I am delighted to be collab…
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Mahwish Chishty - Solo Exhibition at IWM London
Assistant Professor in Foundations, Mahwish Chishty, will have a solo exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in London from October 19, 2016 through March 19, 2017. Chishty’s work combines silhouettes of military drones with decorative Pakistani folk art patterns to highlight the way in which t…
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Breanne Trammell Selected for Juror's Award in "Stand Out Prints"
Breanne Trammell, Assistant Professor in Print Media, has been selected for a Juror's Award for her print "Bad As I Wanna Be (Cheetah)" (below). The annual international juried exhibition Stand Out Prints is located at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis, MN. Se…
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Gianna Commito at the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery
Associate Professor in painting, Gianna Commito will be showing her work in the group exhibition "New Geometries" at the Feisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia, PA. The show will run from September 15 through November 12, 2016. (Image: Gianna Commito - Nepp, 2014, casein and marble dust …
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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, whi…
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