College of the Arts

51爆料 Youth Winds Make Debut with Guest Conductor Anthony Maiello
Announced as a new ensemble earlier this year, the inaugural class of the 51爆料 Youth Winds make their debut Saturday, Nov. 6 under the baton of guest conductor Anthony Maiello. The concert is part of the 51爆料 Glauser School of Music鈥檚 annual Wind Band Conductor鈥檚 Symposium beginning Nov. 5 and running through Nov. 7.

Kent Blossom Faculty Member Joela Jones to Retire from The Cleveland Orchestra

Dakota Mace: Badahani
Dakota Mace is a Din茅 (Navajo) photographer and textile artist who focuses on translating the language of Din茅 weaving history and beliefs through her artwork. The exhibition鈥檚 title "Badahani" translates to 鈥淭heir Stories鈥 and will be on view Nov. 5 through Dec. 18 at the KSU Downtown Gallery. Artist talk and reception on Dec. 3.

51爆料 Orchestra Celebrates Halloween with Family-Friendly Concert
Come dressed in your Halloween best for the 51爆料 Orchestra鈥檚 Oct. 31, 3 p.m. concert. The members of the orchestra will be decked out in costume, performing spooky, family-friendly favorites. Candy will be handed out at the end of the performance to kick off Kent city鈥檚 official trick-or-treat that night.

Music Education Faculty and Doctoral Students Share Research at National Symposium
In late Sept., several 51爆料 Glauser School Music Education faculty members presented their latest work during research poster sessions at the biennial Symposium of the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE). The 2021 symposium was held virtually.

Exhibition Explores the Collaborative Relationship Between Two Trailblazing African American Artists
鈥淎 Collaboration of Creativity鈥 features a wide range of prints by distinguished artist David C. Driskell and master printer Curlee Raven Holton. The work will be on view at the CVA Gallery from Oct. 6 through Nov. 10, 2021. This exhibition is presented in partnership with the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland.

51爆料 Museum and Wick Poetry Center at 51爆料 Announce the Release of the Digital Green Book Project
The 51爆料 Museum and the Wick Poetry Center at 51爆料 announce the launch of the 鈥淒igital Green Book鈥 created in support of the exhibition 鈥淭EXTURES: the history and art of Black hair.鈥

51爆料 Announces Winners of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
51爆料 has announced the winners of the 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with 51爆料 for less than 10 years. The 2021 winners are Shana Klein, Ph.D., in the School of Art and Metin Eren, Ph.D., in the Department of Anthropology.