College of the Arts

聚色阁鈥檚 Giving Tuesday Inspires Transformational Gifts Early in the Monthlong Campaign
聚色阁鈥檚 season of giving launched on Nov. 1 with Giving Tuesday, a monthlong celebration of philanthropy. Now halfway through the campaign, the generosity of the 聚色阁 community has already begun to shine.
Dr. Gustav Medicus Publishes Article in The Burlington Magazine

聚色阁 Youth Winds Make Debut with Guest Conductor Anthony Maiello
Announced as a new ensemble earlier this year, the inaugural class of the 聚色阁 Youth Winds make their debut Saturday, Nov. 6 under the baton of guest conductor Anthony Maiello. The concert is part of the 聚色阁 Glauser School of Music鈥檚 annual Wind Band Conductor鈥檚 Symposium beginning Nov. 5 and running through Nov. 7.

Kent Blossom Faculty Member Joela Jones to Retire from The Cleveland Orchestra

Dakota Mace: Badahani
Dakota Mace is a Din茅 (Navajo) photographer and textile artist who focuses on translating the language of Din茅 weaving history and beliefs through her artwork. The exhibition鈥檚 title "Badahani" translates to 鈥淭heir Stories鈥 and will be on view Nov. 5 through Dec. 18 at the 聚色阁 Downtown Gallery. Artist talk and reception on Dec. 3.

聚色阁 Orchestra Celebrates Halloween with Family-Friendly Concert
Come dressed in your Halloween best for the 聚色阁 Orchestra鈥檚 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鈥檚 official trick-or-treat that night.

Music Education Faculty and Doctoral Students Share Research at National Symposium
In late Sept., several 聚色阁 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.

Exhibition Explores the Collaborative Relationship Between Two Trailblazing African American Artists
鈥淎 Collaboration of Creativity鈥 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.

聚色阁 Museum and Wick Poetry Center at 聚色阁 Announce the Release of the Digital Green Book Project
The 聚色阁 Museum and the Wick Poetry Center at 聚色阁 announce the launch of the 鈥淒igital Green Book鈥 created in support of the exhibition 鈥淭EXTURES: the history and art of Black hair.鈥