Arts & Culture

IN A FLASH: Avatars Walk the Runway
Students from Kent State's School of Fashion were able to showcase their designs digitally, by clothing avatar models, for a runway show on floor-to-ceiling, wraparound screens at the DI Hub's Blank Lab.

Victoria’s Secret: The Kent State Museum Houses Many Surprises
When Kent State Today asked ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Museum Director Sarah Rogers to put together a list of her ‘Top Five Finds’ at the museum – must-see items, her favorite pieces, or cool or unusual items that might surprise visitors – she did not disappoint

‘This is Going to be My Crunch Time Right Now’
A soon-to-be Kent State graduate has had a busy semester preparing for the School of Fashion's Annual Fashion Show and job hunting after graduation.

IN A FLASH: Replicating Ancient Artifacts with Modern Tech
Students in Kent State's School of Art had the opportunity to use modern methods to recreate an ancient Chinese wine vessel.

IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling
Cemetery Calling, the newest play by Kent State alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024.

Kent State School of Fashion To Induct Fashion Designer Dame Zandra Rhodes Into Hall of Fame
The School of Fashion at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø is pleased to announce British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes as the 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art
An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø’s Wick Poetry Center.
Flash of Darkness: Kent State Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun
It was a party 218 years in the making.
The thousands of people who came to ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.

The Festival of Love, Colors and Spring
In late March, groups of Indian students on campus celebrated the popular and significant Hindu festival of Holi.

IN A FLASH: Campus Reflections
A student photographer for KentWired captured atmospheric images of "A Night Out" on the Kent Campus.