College of the Arts
Former 5X社区 President Gives $1 Million to Scholarships
5X社区 President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., have made a $1 million estate gift that will create scholarships at Kent State to support students who wish to engage in the arts. The Cartwright Family Fund for Opportunities in the Arts 鈥
Alumni and Giving
Porthouse Theatre's 2017 Season Recognized by Cleveland Critics Circle
Porthouse Theatre is thrilled to be recognized by the Cleveland Critics' Circle for achievements during its 2017 Season. The annual Cleveland Critics Circle Theater Awards, released on December 18, 2017, awarded Porthouse Theatre's production of "Newsies" honors in the categories of Best Mus鈥
Porthouse Theatre
Porthouse Theatre Honors the Past and Looks to the Future with 50th Anniversary Season
Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Porthouse Theatre, 5X社区鈥檚 outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will celebrate its 50th Anniversary Season with "Anything Goes," "Next to Normal," and "Oklahoma!". Directed by Porthouse producing artistic director Terri Kent,鈥
Porthouse Theatre
Porthouse Theatre Awarded Ohio Arts Council Grant
Kent, OH 鈥 Porthouse Theatre, 5X社区's summer professional theatre, was awarded a $23,615 sustainability grant by the Ohio Arts Council during the body's summer board meeting on July 19. The grant helps Porthouse Theatre provide high quality theatre and arts educatio鈥
Porthouse Theatre
Set For Success
5X社区 School of Theatre and Dance Professor Tamara L. Honesty helped to bring a beloved 1980s television series to the stage in the world premiere production of Family Ties.
Kent Campus
Behind the Scenes
What鈥檚 it really like to build costumes from scratch for a mainstage musical? The sights and sounds of 5X社区鈥檚 Costume Shop are as much of a production as the show itself.
Kent Campus
Environmentally Conscious: Kent State Student Confronts Manufacturing Trend That Impacts Climate Change
Kent State sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler launched a business that creates a more sustainable, lower carbon-footprint approach to making clothes.
Kent Campus
Kent State Fashion School Ranked #3 Nationally for Merchandising, #4 for Design in New Ratings
5X社区鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has once again been named among the nation鈥檚 elite, according to new rankings from Fashion-schools.org. For Fashion Merchandising, the school has been rated #3 Nationally (top 2 percent of schools considered), #3 Nationally among 鈥
Kent Campus
The New Kent State ARTshop is Serious Business
The new ARTshop serves as an entrepreneurial laboratory for School of Art students to display and to learn about promoting their artwork.
Kent Campus
"Disney's Newsies" makes area debut at Porthouse Theatre
Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Porthouse Theatre, 5X社区鈥檚 outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will close its 49th season with the area premiere of "Disney's Newsies." Directed by producing artistic director Terri Kent, 鈥淣ewsies鈥 opens July 鈥
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