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David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center at 91ֿ, reads a poem during the River of Words poetry reading in the center’s Poetry Park.

Wick Poetry Center to Benefit From Ford Foundation's $200,000 Grant to the Poetry Coalition

The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at 91ֿ is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the founding members of th…

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91ֿ students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2017 spring fashion show.

91ֿ’s Fashion School Ranked No. 3 Nationally for Merchandising, No. 4 for Design in New Ratings

91ֿ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has once again been named among the nation’s elite.

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91ֿ’s Fashion School Ranked No. 3 Nationally for Merchandising, No. 4 for Design in New Ratings

Pictured are clothing on display as part of the 91ֿ Museum's "Fashions of the Forties" exhibit.

Video: Fashions of the Forties

The 91ֿ Museum presents its "Fashions of the Forties” exhibit that features a variety of different looks that typified the 1940s. The exhibit runs through March 2018.

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Traveling Stanzas' kiosks on the Kent Campus feature posters designed by 91ֿ visual communication design students and alumni, and an audio button, which when pushed reads the poem in the author’s voice.

Wick Poetry Center’s Traveling Stanzas Poetry Kiosks Set Up On Campus

Poetry kiosks written for Traveling Stanzas through 91ֿ’s Wick Poetry Center have found their home in downtown Kent for months and recently expanded to eight Kent Campus locations.

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Wick Poetry Center’s Traveling Stanzas Poetry Kiosks Set Up On Campus

The set of "Family Ties" at Human Race Theatre Company. Photo by Tamara Honesty.

Scenic Design Professor Tamara L. Honesty Designs Set for World Premiere of "Family Ties"

91ֿ professor is helping bring a beloved 1980s television series to the stage in the Human Race Theatre Company's world premiere production of "Family Ties."

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91ֿ Scenic Design students design set for Regional Emmy Awards

Scenic Design Class Designs Set for Regional Emmy Awards

Kent, OH – A group of undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Theatre and Dance’s scenery design course have been invited to design and build the set for the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Emmy Award ceremony taking place June 17 at th…

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91ֿ fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler's new clothing business, Sultrie, aims to add to the sustainable fashion movement.

Environmentally Conscious: 91ֿ Student Confronts Manufacturing Trend That Impacts Climate Change

91ֿ sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler launched a business that creates a more sustainable, lower carbon-footprint approach to making clothes.

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The new ARTshop is open for business in the 91ֿ Center for the Visual Arts.

The New 91ֿ ARTshop is Serious Business

The new ARTshop serves as an entrepreneurial laboratory for School of Art students to display and to learn about promoting their artwork.

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The Fashion School's NYC Studio Director Young Kim Thanos leads a class. The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation gift will help support the study-away program benefiting fashion school students, including those who study at the NYC Studio.

91ֿ’s Fashion School Receives $2.5 Million Gift From Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation

The gift will fund two initiatives: $1.5 million to endow a chair to support the Fashion School’s director and a matching grant of up to $1 million to support the study-away program.

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91ֿ’s Fashion School Receives $2.5 Million Gift From Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation

FS²: Reverie - 91ֿ's Annual Fashion Show

Video: FS²: Reverie 2017 - 91ֿ's Annual Fashion Show

The Annual Fashion Show, “FS²: Reverie 2017,” highlighted the outstanding talents of the 91ֿ Fashion School’s design and merchandising students. Michael Kors was the Presenting Partner for this year's show.

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