College of the Arts
College of the Arts
The College of the Arts is built on the belief that the arts are central to contemporary culture. They offer unique ways of knowing, forms of knowledge, areas of experience and means of communication. Our students gain breadth in understanding human experience through an exploration of the history and meaning of the arts. In addition, they gain depth by creating and conducting research and promoting art, music, theatre, dance and fashion. Intensive interactions in studio settings characterize much of their learning environment as does regular outreach to the larger community through exhibition, performance and other forms of presentation of student and faculty work.
The college comprises four schools: Art; Fashion Design and Merchandising; Music; and Theatre and Dance. The college also administers the Kent/Blossom festivals offering advanced summer study in art, music and theatre in cooperation with Blossom Music Center, summer home of The Cleveland Orchestra. The university owns and operates Porthouse Theatre and Eells Art Gallery at Blossom Music Center, located 20 minutes from the Kent Campus.
The Kent State University Museum in Rockwell Hall maintains an extraordinary collection of 10,000 costumes and accessories, 1,000 pieces of decorative art and a 5,000-volume reference library. Closely allied with the Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, the museum provides students first-hand experience with historic and contemporary fashions and costumes from many world cultures.
The college comprises four schools: Art; Fashion Design and Merchandising; Music; and Theatre and Dance. The college also administers the Kent/Blossom festivals offering advanced summer study in art, music and theatre in cooperation with Blossom Music Center, summer home of The Cleveland Orchestra. The university owns and operates Porthouse Theatre and Eells Art Gallery at Blossom Music Center, located 20 minutes from the Kent Campus.
The Kent State University Museum in Rockwell Hall maintains an extraordinary collection of 10,000 costumes and accessories, 1,000 pieces of decorative art and a 5,000-volume reference library. Closely allied with the Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, the museum provides students first-hand experience with historic and contemporary fashions and costumes from many world cultures.