Visual Arts and Design Arts at Kent State

This short evening dress of silk organza printed in bright blue, orange, purple and chartreuse in an abstract pattern was given to the Kent State University Museum by Oscar de la Renta in 1986.    
This short evening dress of silk organza was given to the Kent State University Museum by Oscar de la Renta in 1986. Photo courtesy of the Kent State Museum   
School of Art Downtown Gallery
Provides a public venue for the diverse visual arts produced by the students, faculty and alumni of the School of Art and provides an interface between the activities of the School of Art and the community.

School of Fashion
Founded in 1983, the Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has received widespread support from the fashion industry, corporations and the public. The fashion school offers four-year baccalaureate programs leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. The fashion school features internships and a studio/gallery space in Manhattan for students. Graduates of the fashion school have gone on to design as well as manage and promote within the fashion industry.

Kent/Blossom Art
Features exhibitions in painting, sculpture, visual communication design, ceramics, glass and printmaking.

Kent State University Museum
Featuring nine galleries with changing exhibitions throughout the year focusing on fashion and decorative arts, the museum houses one of the nation's largest and finest collections of gowns, traditional dress and interior domestic displays.

School of Art
Brings both historical and contemporary visual arts as well as Non-western and Western Art to the community. Four galleries are used to emphasize the crafts, non-western traditions, women and Ohio related artists in addition to traditional art genres.