Arts & Culture
IN A FLASH: Experience the Cultural Café!
The Cultural Café series, presented by Kent State International Student & Scholar Services, through the Office of Global Education is a monthly gathering that offers an opportunity for the university community to learn about other cultures and countries from Kent State's international students.
‘If You Have a Vision of What You Want for Your Design, Create That and It Will Begin to Manifest Itself’
Academy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell met with students in Kent State's School of Fashion, viewed their designs and shared valuable insights during his time on campus for the Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
Wick Poetry Center Kicks Off Semester with Book Launch, Reading and Exhibit
The Wick Poetry Center will begin the 2025 Fall Semester with a book launch, poetry readings and new exhibit from its Poets for Science collaboration.
Welcomes Back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award-Winning Costume Designer Paul Tazewell
’s College of the Arts, in collaboration with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, proudly welcomes back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award–winning costume designer Paul Tazewell for the 2025–2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
Scoring the Music Behind the Moving Pictures
The annual short film collaboration among Kent State, Cuyahoga Community College and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra gives young musicians the rare chance to record original music for films alongside faculty and professional mentors.
Wick Poetry Center Waxes Poetic for New Kent Mural
’s Wick Poetry Center recently helped create a new mural for the Haymaker Farmers’ Market.
The Grand Finale: Kent State Ushers in Final Downton Abbey Movie With Style
White tie and tails, elegant gloves and satiny evening gowns were on the screen and on the runway when and Focus Features collaborated for an early screening of “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.”
Museum Receives Grant for Historic Building Energy Audit
The Museum has received an award from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to fund a comprehensive energy audit of its historic 1928 building, Rockwell Hall. The audit will evaluate the building’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and provide recommendations for sustainable facility improvements.
Downton Abbey Fans Grab Your Tissues and Head to Kent for the Grand Finale
A collaboration between ’s School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to Kent for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” will have a preview showing on Friday, Sept. 5, at the Kent Plaza Cinema, a week before it opens in theaters nationwide.
Museum Announces Fall Exhibition
The Museum presents its fall exhibition, “A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa,” from Sept. 5, 2025, through May 10, 2026. Displayed in the museum’s Broadbent Gallery, the exhibition features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and artists.