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Alumni Spotlight - Katlin Rothacher
Katlin Rothacher earned her B.F.A. with a concentration in Textiles from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s School of Art in 2010. Katlin has been returning to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì during summers and winter breaks periodically to work with our Jacquard loom in the Textiles studio while attending grad school in Geo…
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KSU Metalsmiths featured in ALLOY
The upcoming exhibition, ALLOY: From Art to Artifact, will include spoons made by current School of Art Lecturer in Jewelry/Metals/Enameling, Rachel Smith, current J/M/E undergrad, Larry Staats, and almuna from the J/M/E MFA program, Corey Ackelmire. The exhibition will on view from Oct. …
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Mahwish Chishty Designs Central Scenic Element for GROUNDED
Assistant Professor in Foundations, Mahwish Chishty, is designing a central scenic element for the Company of Fools production of GROUNDED by award-winning playwright George Brant. The play will run Sept. 28-Oct. 13 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey, Idaho. "I am delighted to be collab…
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Mahwish Chishty - Solo Exhibition at IWM London
Assistant Professor in Foundations, Mahwish Chishty, will have a solo exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in London from October 19, 2016 through March 19, 2017. Chishty’s work combines silhouettes of military drones with decorative Pakistani folk art patterns to highlight the way in which t…
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Breanne Trammell Selected for Juror's Award in "Stand Out Prints"
Breanne Trammell, Assistant Professor in Print Media, has been selected for a Juror's Award for her print "Bad As I Wanna Be (Cheetah)" (below). The annual international juried exhibition Stand Out Prints is located at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis, MN. Se…
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Gianna Commito at the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery
Associate Professor in painting, Gianna Commito will be showing her work in the group exhibition "New Geometries" at the Feisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia, PA. The show will run from September 15 through November 12, 2016. (Image: Gianna Commito - Nepp, 2014, casein and marble dust …
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Video: Center for the Visual Arts Opens with Grand Celebration
The School of Art's newly completed Center for the Visual Arts celebrated its grand opening on May 6. A large crowd filled the building lobby for the opening ceremony, which was followed by tours, live music, student exhibitions and a keynote lecture by visiting artist Mel Chin. Watch the video, whi…
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Richard Myers, Mark Mothersbaugh Retrospectives Coming to Northeast Ohio
Filmmaker Richard Myers (emeritus professor) and Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh (School of Art alumnus) will be subjects of retrospectives at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland and Akron Art Museum. "Richard Myers: Aberrations" and "Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia" will run at MOCA Cl…
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Kent Blossom Art Lecture Series Begins May 19
Six visiting artists will present lectures as part of the summer 2016 Kent Blossom Art workshops. All lectures take place at 6 p.m. in the Center for the Visual Arts, Room 165, and are free and open to the public. Click on each date below for additional information on the artist's visit. …
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ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Celebrates Grand Opening of New Center for the Visual Arts
The Center for the Visual Arts, the new home of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s School of Art, celebrated its grand opening on May 6. The festivities began with a short program, immediately followed by building tours, live entertainment, student exhibitions and refreshments. Concluding the grand opening …
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