College of the Arts
Art History Professor and Alumna Co-Curate Exhibition at Massillon Museum
Dr. Shana Klein, assistant professor art history, and Marissa Tiroly, M.A. '21, co-curated an exhibition at the Massillon Museum titled "Un-settling: A Story of Land Removal and Resistance." This exhibition is a visual accompaniment to the memories of yesterday and stories of today that paralleAlumnus Stephen Tornero Receives Art Educator of the Year Award
Art education alumnus Stephen Tornero (B.A. '08, M.A. '15) was recently awarded the Stark County Art Educator of the Year Award for 2022. Tornero was one of five finalists in the Art Educator category and was honored during an awards ceremony at the Canton Symphony on March 5. PresentedSimon Tatum, M.F.A. '21, Honored in Cayman National Arts and Culture Awards
Simon Tatum, M.F.A. '21, was honored at the Cayman National Cultural Foundations 28th annual National Arts and Culture Awards, which took place on Feb. 17, 2022. National Arts and Culture Awards are given to those who have made a significant contribution to arts and culture or achieved a high-
This Is Home: Recent Paintings by Luanne Redeye
Luanne Redeye grew up on the Allegany Indian Reservation in Western New York. It is from here where she draws inspiration incorporating community and family members into her paintings, which gives her works a strong personal and emotional component.
As a figurative artist my work is an intersection of autobiography and community. I depict my culture and the relationship between perception and experience through genre scenes and portraits of people from my home reservation in New York." - Luanne Redeye
Four Glauser School of Music Students Participating in Collegiate Honor Band
Four members of the Kent Wind Ensemble, Jake McQuaid, Emily Butz, Tylor Davis and Brett Graves, will be part of the 2022 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Intercollegiate Band for the North Central Division Conference.
Two 做厙輦⑹ Alumni Nominated for Art and Music Educator of the Year
Visual arts teacher Stephen Tomero and choir director Mary Meese and are among the finalists for the 2022 Stark County Art and Music Educator Awards. Both are alumni of 做厙輦⑹s College of the Arts.
Catherine Meredith and Alice Blumenfeld Receive Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards
Congratulations to assistant professor of dance Catherine Meredith and adjunct dance faculty member Alice Blumenfeld on receiving Individual Excellence Awards in the choreography category from the Ohio Arts Council.
A Patriotic Classic Reimagined: Pianist Min Kwons America/Beautiful Project Comes to Kent
The Kent Keyboard Series continues its 2021-2022 season presenting Min Kwons America/Beautiful project, a collaboration with 75 American composers to write variations on America The Beautiful, performed by Kwon.
做厙輦⑹ Wind Ensemble Brings Artistry to Severance Music Center
On Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, the 做厙輦⑹ Wind Ensemble traveled to Clevelands Severance Music Center as a featured ensemble of the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational (NEOBI).
