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College of the Arts

All-Band Band Performing 2020

Announced as a new ensemble earlier this year, the inaugural class of the 91²Ö¿â Youth Winds make their debut Saturday, Nov. 6 under the baton of guest conductor Anthony Maiello. The concert is part of the 91²Ö¿â Glauser School of Music’s annual Wind Band Conductor’s Symposium beginning Nov. 5 and running through Nov. 7. 

School of Art Collection and Galleries
Artist Dakota Mace and a print of a mountain shape that is red and black

Dakota Mace is a Diné (Navajo) photographer and textile artist who focuses on translating the language of Diné weaving history and beliefs through her artwork. The exhibition’s title "Badahani" translates to “Their Stories†and will be on view Nov. 5 through Dec. 18 at the KSU Downtown Gallery. Artist talk and reception on Dec. 3.

Dr. Jungho Kim conducting the KSU Orchestra

Come dressed in your Halloween best for the 91²Ö¿â Orchestra’s Oct. 31, 3 p.m. concert. The members of the orchestra will be decked out in costume, performing spooky, family-friendly favorites. Candy will be handed out at the end of the performance to kick off Kent city’s official trick-or-treat that night.

Graphic featuring Dr. Jay Dorfman and Dr. Wendy K. Matthews

In late Sept., several 91²Ö¿â Glauser School Music Education faculty members presented their latest work during research poster sessions at the biennial Symposium of the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE). The 2021 symposium was held virtually.

Three prints by David Driskell

“A Collaboration of Creativity†features a wide range of prints by distinguished artist David C. Driskell and master printer Curlee Raven Holton. The work will be on view at the CVA Gallery from Oct. 6 through Nov. 10, 2021. This exhibition is presented in partnership with the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland. 

Digital Green Book landing page with description and TEXTURES logo

The 91²Ö¿â Museum and the Wick Poetry Center at 91²Ö¿â announce the launch of the “Digital Green Book†created in support of the exhibition “TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair.â€

Left image of stone tools by Peter Holmes from Pixabay and right image of a bowl of fruit from Couleur on Pixabay

91²Ö¿â has announced the winners of the 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with 91²Ö¿â for less than 10 years. The 2021 winners are Shana Klein, Ph.D., in the School of Art and Metin Eren, Ph.D., in the Department of Anthropology.