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College of the Arts

5X社区 President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., accept an award at the Founders Gala held in November 2017 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

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

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Alumni and Giving

The cast of Porthouse Theatre's production of "Newsies" performs.

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

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Porthouse Theatre Collage

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

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Photo of Porthouse Theatre sign

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

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Porthouse Theatre

5X社区 School of Theatre and Dance Professor Tamara L. Honesty showcases a model for the set she would help create for the premiere of Family Ties, based on the television show of the same name.

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.

Tags: School of Theatre and Dance , College of the Arts , Success Story

Kent Campus

The crew at Kent State鈥檚 Costume Shop are hard at work creating costumes for Porthouse Theatre鈥檚 production of 鈥9 to 5.鈥

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.

Tags: Success Story , College of the Arts , Student Life

Kent Campus

Kent State fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler's new clothing business, Sultrie, aims to add to the sustainable fashion movement.

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.

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , College of the Arts , Arts & Culture , School of Fashion

Kent Campus

 5X社区 students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school鈥檚 2017 Spring Fashion Show

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

Tags: College of the Arts , Success Story , School of Fashion

Kent Campus

The new ARTshop is open for business in the Kent State Center for the Visual Arts.

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.

Tags: School of Art , College of the Arts , Student Success , Success Story , Arts & Culture

Kent Campus

Newsies

"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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