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The National Art Education Association has named Robin Vande Zande, of Kent, OH, as the recipient of the 2023 Lowenfeld Award.
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The National Art Education Association has named Carly Sherman, of Kent, OH, as the recipient of the 2023 Western Region Preservice Art Educator Award.
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The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit, Detumescence, Bedel Tiscareño. This exhibit will be on display, April 7–May 13, 2023, at the KSU Downtown Gallery, 141 East Main Street, Kent Ohio, there will be a…
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Students and faculty from Kent State's School of Art exhibited work during the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference. Curated Storefront organized a collaborative exhibit titled Western Reserve Currents.
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Eight Kent State University School of Art faculty and alumni have been awarded the Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Excellence Awards for 2023.
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School of Art adjunct professor and painting M.F.A. alumni, Sarah Esposito, will be opening her first solo show, “Into the Syncline”, at Kink Contemporary in Cleveland opening on February 18, 2023. The show will include elements of painting and collage landscapes that mirror the…
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The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit “Nexo Entre Raíces / Nexus Between Roots” which will be on display January 27 – March 18, 2023, at the KSU Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in…
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The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibition, the Biennial Faculty Show. Featuring the work of full-time, part-time, and emeritus Kent State University School of Art faculty.
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Katie Butler, a Kent State University Graduate (21') and adjunct professor, is opening her solo gallery Pomp and Circumstance, an exhibition of paintings at Hesse Flatow in New York City. The show will be opening on January 6, 2023 and will run through February 18, 2023.…
Sam Gibbons, who studied Fine Art at Kent State University, had one of his paintings featured on the cover of Hi-Fructose Magazine, Vol. 9 and inside a current issue.