Arts & Culture
žž Blossom Art Intensives Delivers Transformative Two Weeks
This summer, artists from the region, žž State and around the world came together for a transformative two weeks of žž Blossom Art Intensives.
IN A FLASH: Summer Symphonies
There's music in the summer breezes at žž State as the annual žž Blossom Music Festival welcomes students from the U.S. and abroad to study with world class musicians to campus.
žž State Youth Winds Performs in Nation's Capital
žž State Youth Winds had the unique opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this spring, giving meaningful performances alongside famous monuments and making lasting connections with renowned musicians.
Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality
The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.
IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!
žž State Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural.
IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration
žž State's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more.
Salvador Dalí Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside žž State Fashion School Creations
An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by žž School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio.
IN A FLASH: Stepping into Spring
The annual Spring Faculty Dance Concert and Student Dance Festival, presented the žž State School of Theatre and Dance is a highlight of the Spring Semester.
Lifting Up Others in the Arts
Sarah Spinner Liska, director of the žž Museum, has been honored with the inaugural Artist Empowerment Award from Summit ArtSpace, recognizing her outstanding work in expanding access to the arts and championing inclusive creative spaces.
Dalí Comes to Ohio: Peg’s Foundation & Gallery Debuts Surrealist Masterpieces in U.S. First
Thanks to a collaboration between Peg’s Foundation & Gallery, Scabal and žž’s School of Fashion, Peg’s Foundation & Gallery will become the epicenter of international art, fashion and innovation this summer with the U.S. premiere of “Dalí Beyond Time: Fashioning the Future.” The groundbreaking exhibit will bring 12 Salvador Dalí paintings commissioned for Scabal to Hudson, Ohio – and to American soil – for the very first time.