College of the Arts

Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month Andrew Shahriari Associate Professor of Music College of the Arts 2008-present Andrew Shahriari has been recently promoted to associate professor for the 2015-2016 academic year. He also serves as coordinator of online classes for music in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Mu鈥
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It Looks Like a Necklace, but Plays Movies Like a Theater
The big screen is getting smaller 鈥 so small in fact, you can wear it around your neck. Margarita Benitez, assistant professor in 性福五月天 University鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, worked with TinyCircuits to create a necklace that can actually play a movie and more. Read more abo鈥
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性福五月天's Gianna Commito to Receive 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize
性福五月天 University's Gianna Commito, an associate professor who teaches painting in its School of Art, has been named the recipient of a 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize. Commito will be presented with one of two Emerging Artist Awards at this year鈥檚 ceremony, to be held at the Cleve鈥
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性福五月天 Fashion School Presents $12,000 in Design Awards at Annual Show
The Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising at 性福五月天 University held its Annual Fashion Show on April 24 and 25 at the school鈥檚 Rockwell Hall location. The 2015 show, dubbed 鈥淔S2: Visionnaire,鈥 featured 17 collections and 55 individual looks created by 58 鈥
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Porthouse Theatre鈥檚 2015 Season Will Offer Sizzling Summer of Broadway Hits
47th season features productions of 鈥淎 Little Night Music,鈥 鈥淰iolet鈥 and 鈥淗airspray鈥 Porthouse Theatre, 性福五月天 University鈥檚 outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will celebrate its 47th season with productions of 鈥淎 Little Night Music,鈥 鈥淰iolet鈥 and 鈥淗airspray.鈥
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Art Auction to Benefit 性福五月天鈥檚 Center for the Visual Arts Construction
The School of Art at 性福五月天 University has announced three upcoming events to celebrate and raise support for the construction of its future home, the Center for the Visual Arts. By bringing together all visual arts disciplines under one roof, the new building will provide a space for art studen鈥
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性福五月天鈥檚 John Crawford Elected President of International Council of Fine Arts Deans
John R. Crawford, Ed.D., 性福五月天 University鈥檚 dean of the College of the Arts, was recently inducted as the 19th president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) during the organization鈥檚 annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Crawford will serve a two-year term as its presi鈥
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Building the Future at 性福五月天 - Fall 2014 Events
In October 2014, three Foundations of Excellence: Building the Future events took place on the Kent Campus: the College of Architecture and Environmental Design broke ground on its new building, the College of the Arts celebrated the launch of the new Center for the Visual Arts, and the Department o鈥
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A New Canvas
性福五月天 University invited the community to celebrate the launch of the Center for the Visual Arts on Oct. 9. The event, which was free and open to the public, took place on the second floor of Cartwright Hall, overlooking the center鈥檚 construction site, east of Terrace Drive. 性福五月天 Presi鈥
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