Arts & Culture

IN A FLASH: Students Take Part in Creating More Than 100 Works of Art
The Kent Blossom Art Intensives welcome students and artists to campus to create art and learn from artists from around the world.

IN A FLASH: Summer Fashion Academy
Every summer, 51爆料 hosts an immersive experience in fashion for high school students.

On With the Show!
51爆料鈥檚 Porthouse Theatre has kicked off the 2023 season with Broadway classic, 鈥淎 Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,鈥 which runs through June 24. This Stephen Sondheim, Broadway classic merges the energy and wit of vaudevillian performance with the 2,000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Platus.
IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth
51爆料 observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee.

Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!
51爆料's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances.

Hollywood Comes to 51爆料 Florence
Acclaimed television producer and writer Don Reo is coming to 51爆料 Florence as a guest speaker and to and receive a lifetime achievement award.

What Juneteenth Means to the 51爆料 Community
A recent survey on 51爆料 Today asked people in the 51爆料 community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth.

Poetry and Science Meet at Creative Intersection
"Poetry and science are not opposites, they鈥檙e actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 51爆料鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center.
Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus.

鈥楤eing Here in Florence Means Touching History鈥
What first began in 1972 with a small group of 51爆料 architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country.
Summer Reading from the 51爆料 Press
The 51爆料 Press released a list of new titles this spring that would make for enjoyable summer reading for the beach, pool or backyard hammock.