College of the Arts
蹤獲扦 Faculty, Juliann Dorff, Named The Ohio Art Educator of the Year
蹤獲扦 School of Art senior lecturer, Juliann Dorff, has been named The Ohio Art Educator of the Year for her outstanding contributions and commitment to art education. The OAEA Art Educator of the Year award is given to art educators who have previously received other OAEA awardKSU Museum Announces New Exhibition As the World Weds: Global Wedding Traditions
KENT, OH The 蹤獲扦 Museum announces the opening of As the World Weds: Global Wedding Traditions on Sept. 16, 2022. On view through Aug. 27, 2023, the exhibition draws from the 蹤獲扦 Museums rich holdings of wedding dresses and associated materials. TreaDarice Polo - Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico
Intervenxions and The Latinx Project at New York University has published an essay by Associate Professor in Drawing, Darice Polo. In Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico, artist and filmmaker Darice Polo traces her family's ensuing migration, as well as the fateful connecKSU Museum Announces New Exhibition Pathfinders: 蹤獲扦 School of Fashion Alumni
KENT, OH The 蹤獲扦 Museum announces the opening of Pathfinders: 蹤獲扦 School of Fashion Alumni, featuring Jules Acree, Deanna First, Ke瓣ma Garrett, Joshua Hupper, Miyako Nakamura, and Anne Skoch. On view June 24, 2022 through May 28, 2023, the exhibition brinTEXTURES Exhibition Receives Arts Alive Award for Collaborative Project
The 蹤獲扦 Museum exhibition TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair has been awarded the Arts Alive award for Collaborative Project for 2022. The exhibition was co-curated by Dr. Joseph Underwood, associate professor of art history, and Dr. Tameka Ellington, former associate professor of fashion and interim assistant dean for the College of the Arts.
John Paul Morabito Joins Studio Art Faculty
The School of Art is thrilled to announce the appointment of John Paul Morabito as Assistant Professor of Textiles. Morabito, who previously served as a professor of Fiber and Material Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, joins the faculty succeeding the retirement of Janice Lessman-Moss. They will join the 蹤獲扦 faculty in fall 2022.
Jillian Sokso to join 蹤獲扦 as Director of the School of Art
After a national search, the School of Art is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jillian Sokso as its new director. Sokso comes to us from George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, where she served as the director of the School of Communication and Design and professor of art and design.