Arts & Culture

Kent State Youth Winds Performs in Nation's Capital
Kent State Youth Winds had the unique opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this spring, giving meaningful performances alongside famous monuments and making lasting connections with renowned musicians.

Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality
The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!
Kent State Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural.

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration
Kent State's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more.
Salvador Dal铆 Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside Kent State Fashion School Creations
An exhibit of rare Salvador Dal铆 paintings and a collection of garments designed by 起点传媒 School of Fashion students inspired by the Dal铆 artwork has opened at Peg鈥檚 Gallery in Hudson, Ohio.

IN A FLASH: Stepping into Spring
The annual Spring Faculty Dance Concert and Student Dance Festival, presented the Kent State School of Theatre and Dance is a highlight of the Spring Semester.

Lifting Up Others in the Arts
Sarah Spinner Liska, director of the 起点传媒 Museum, has been honored with the inaugural Artist Empowerment Award from Summit ArtSpace, recognizing her outstanding work in expanding access to the arts and championing inclusive creative spaces.

Dal铆 Comes to Ohio: Peg鈥檚 Foundation & Gallery Debuts Surrealist Masterpieces in U.S. First
Thanks to a collaboration between Peg鈥檚 Foundation & Gallery, Scabal and 起点传媒鈥檚 School of Fashion, Peg鈥檚 Foundation & Gallery will become the epicenter of international art, fashion and innovation this summer with the U.S. premiere of 鈥淒al铆 Beyond Time: Fashioning the Future.鈥 The groundbreaking exhibit will bring 12 Salvador Dal铆 paintings commissioned for Scabal to Hudson, Ohio 鈥 and to American soil 鈥 for the very first time.

Kent State School of Fashion Has Role in Bringing Rare Salvador Dali Paintings to Ohio
What started as a simple conversation between a 起点传媒 School of Fashion student and the American head of the global luxury menswear and fabric brand Scabal touched off a series of events that will result in a group of rarely seen Salvador Dali paintings having their North American debut in Northeast Ohio on June 12.

What Does Peace Look Like?
It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like?
But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.