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Welcome to Kent State University's College of the Arts, where you can experience our nationally and internationally recognized programs and learn from faculty who are leaders in the fields of visual, performing and design arts.
Our multitude of program options, including 28 majors and 26 minors including our signature Arts Entrepreneurship minor, make us the destination of choice for your arts education.
News from the college of the arts
Fall 2024: The Arts Wrapped
The College of the Arts is celebrating another semester of creativity! With over 85 events, our students, future flashes and community members engaged in and shared their love for the arts. Check out some of our favorite moments.
Keeping the Tradition: Porthouse Theatre Presents Its 2025 Season
Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, invites you to its season of tradition, beginning on June 13, 2025. In its 57th season, Porthouse Theatre will present “Fiddler on the Roof,” “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and “School of Rock” in the summer of 2025.
Kent State Fashion Show Launches Porsche Macan
Kent State’s School of Fashion has long fostered deep industry connections, and on Nov. 7 those partnerships were on full display as the school hosted a fashion show in Cleveland’s Flats district to launch the new all-electric Porsche Macan.
Artist Stephanie J. Woods Visits Campus
In November, multi-disciplinary artist Stephanie J. Woods visited campus as part of the 2024 Curlee Raven Holton & Raven Fine Art Editions Distinguished Art Fellowship.
The Art of Making a Living
In a world where creativity knows no boundaries, the vibrant halls of the College of the Arts make a canvas for artists of all abilities. Nearly 1,100 guests gathered at the Arts Without Limits 2024 event on Oct. 9 as the air buzzed with inspiration and new perspectives on artistic career paths.
Nationally Ranked, ‘Backyard’ Access
Kent State University’s School of Fashion was recently featured on the front page of the Akron Beacon Journal and Record-Courier newspapers for the innovative and collaborative opportunities it has implemented for its students.
Featured Events AND EXHIBITS
Biennial Alumni Exhibition
The Biennial Alumni Exhibition seeks to bring together and highlight the wide array of talented alumni throughout the eighty-plus year history of the School of Art.
The Hepburn Style
"The Hepburn Style: Katharine and her Designers" is now on display at the Kent State University Museum. Throughout the exhibition, you will see the elements of comfort, movement and proportion represented in Katharine Hepburn’s fashion choices and in the costumes she wore.
Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman: Dazzling Day and Night
"Dazzling Day and Night" celebrates the creative legacy of the KSU Museum’s founders, Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman. The exhibition will highlight over 30 ensembles from the late 1950s when Rodgers began designing in NYC through the 1970s.
Other Events
Tour Our Spaces in 360
Students in the College of the Arts have access to versatile and expansive spaces in the Center for the Performing Arts, Center for the Visual Arts, Rockwell Hall, the KSU Museum, and Cartwright Hall. Explore these spaces in 360-degree imaging!