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Arts & Culture

Guest at Sparkle opening reception.

IN A FLASH: ÂÜÀòÉç Sparkles

As part of the ÂÜÀòÉç Museum's 40th Anniversary celebration, the museum will display the exhibition "Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle" in its Higbee Gallery from July 18, 2025, through Aug. 23, 2026. 

Tags: Community Impact , ÂÜÀòÉç Museum , Nationally Distinctive , Arts & Culture , In a Flash

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Blossom Intensive

Kent Blossom Art Intensives Delivers Transformative Two Weeks

This summer, artists from the region, ÂÜÀòÉç and around the world came together for a transformative two weeks of Kent Blossom Art Intensives.

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Kent Blossom Music Festival 2025

IN A FLASH: Summer Symphonies

There's music in the summer breezes at ÂÜÀòÉç as the annual Kent Blossom Music Festival welcomes students from the U.S. and abroad to study with world class musicians to campus. 

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ÂÜÀòÉç Youth Winds

ÂÜÀòÉç Youth Winds Performs in Nation's Capital

ÂÜÀòÉç Youth Winds had the unique opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this spring, giving meaningful performances alongside famous monuments and making lasting connections with renowned musicians.

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Writing Our Lives

Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality

The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

ÂÜÀòÉç Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

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Dancers at 2025 Juneteenth Jubilee

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

ÂÜÀòÉç's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more. 

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A dress designed by a ÂÜÀòÉç School of Fashion student debuted along with a collection of Salvador Dali paintings.

Salvador Dalí Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside ÂÜÀòÉç Fashion School Creations

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by ÂÜÀòÉç School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

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Spring Faculty Dance Concert and Student Dance Festival 2025

IN A FLASH: Stepping into Spring

The annual Spring Faculty Dance Concert and Student Dance Festival, presented the ÂÜÀòÉç School of Theatre and Dance is a highlight of the Spring Semester.

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Sarah Spinner (2nd from Right) receives award from Arts Alive in May, 2025

Lifting Up Others in the Arts

Sarah Spinner Liska, director of the ÂÜÀòÉç Museum, has been honored with the inaugural Artist Empowerment Award from Summit ArtSpace, recognizing her outstanding work in expanding access to the arts and championing inclusive creative spaces.

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