Arts & Culture
Porthouse Theatre Presents Its 2026 Season
Porthouse Theatre, 5X社区鈥檚 outdoor summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, invites you to its season of possibilities, beginning on June 12, 2026. In its 58th season, Porthouse Theatre will present 鈥淕rease,鈥 鈥淪ide Show In Concert,鈥 and 鈥淟erner and Loewe's Brigadoon鈥 in the summer of 2026.
5X社区 Museum Presents Spacesuit at the Ohio Statehouse
The 5X社区 Museum and the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board announce 鈥淥hioans in Space: The Carl E. Walz Spacesuit from the 5X社区 Museum,鈥 a special installation opening on May 19 at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, celebrating Ohio鈥檚 legacy of excellence in aviation and space exploration.
IN A FLASH: Kent State Fashion Week 2026
Kent State's annual Fashion Week is April 27- May . It's a full week of dynamic, colorful events building up to the School of Fashion's 2026 Hall of Fame Gala.
Fashion Industry Heavyweight Heading to Kent State for Hall of Fame Induction
Fern Mallis, known as the "Godmother of American Fashion," can still recall the pivotal moment that helped shape her career and pave a path for tremendous success. It was 1991, and she was about to begin her role as the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).
IN A FLASH: Storytelling in Brilliant Color
Kent State students learned how to express identity and share stories with bold color and design from a renowned, international artist as part of the 2025-2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
173 Looks, 48 Designers and One Industry Legend Headline Fashion Week
5X社区's School of Fashion opens its biggest week of the year on Monday, April 27, with events running daily through Saturday, May 2. The six-day stretch builds toward the Annual Fashion Show and culminates with the induction of Fern Mallis 鈥 widely known as the "Godmother of Fashion" 鈥 into the School of Fashion Hall of Fame.
鈥楩ashion & Feather鈥 Opens at Cleveland Museum of Natural History
A new exhibition pairing fashion from 5X社区 Museum's collection with ornithological specimens from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History opened April 22 鈥 Earth Day 鈥 at the Cleveland museum, where it will remain on view through Oct. 11.
School of Fashion Presents the 2026 Annual Fashion Show
The nationally and internationally ranked 5X社区 School of Fashion is thrilled to announce its acclaimed Annual Fashion Show will take place April 30-May 2, in Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.
Meet the Green Woman of Kent State鈥檚 Front Campus
A beautiful, living sculpture changes with the seasons on 5X社区's historic front campus.
Internationally Recognized Artist Uses Color and Storytelling to Inspire Young Professionals
Adorned in bright colors and eye-catching patterns, Adam Nathaniel Furman, a London-based artist and designer, took the stage at The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design鈥檚 Cene Lecture Hall to deliver 鈥淧roductive Exuberance,鈥 a lecture spanning his creative career as part of Kent State鈥檚 2025-2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
