Textiles
The textiles program is distinguished by a transdisciplinary approach that fosters conceptual vision and technical facility along with formal and material sensitivity.
Faculty
John Paul Morabito is head of the Textiles program; adjunct faculty members include Trey Gehring, Katie Shae, and Alex Younger.
Facilities
The Textile Art Studio occupies a large space in Room 176 at the Center for the Visual Arts. Check out our textiles facilities!
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
The museum houses an impressive collection of historic textiles and garments, and mounts rotating exhibitions on decorative arts and fashion. Research of the collection is encouraged.
SCHOOL OF FASHION DESIGN
The school maintains a Tech Style LAB that houses a range of digital output devices, such as a wide format digital textile printer, large format fabric laser cutter and digital embroidery machines. The School of Fashion offers a course in Textile and Costume history.
KENT BLOSSOM ART INTENSIVES
Generally offered on alternate years, these two-week summer workshops focus on specialized topics with visiting artists or may include travel study. Recent guest artists include: Rowland Ricketts, Bhakti Ziek, Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, John McQueen, Warren Seelig, and Jessica Smith.
