Arts & Culture
91²Ö¿â Museum Announces Newest Exhibition, ‘Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo’
The 91²Ö¿â Museum’s newest exhibition, “Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo,†marks the first new exhibition for the museum since its reopening in August and is on display now. It features works by award-winning designer and School of Fashion Associate Professor Vincent Quevedo.
91²Ö¿â Geauga Students Dominate 2020 Writing Awards
Five students from 91²Ö¿â at Geauga distinguished themselves as writing award winners during Spring Semester 2020. Each was a student of Bonnie Shaker, Ph.D., assistant professor of English. While 91²Ö¿â Geauga students have won a total of 16 awards from 2014 through 2020 in different categories, five winners in one year is a notable achievement.
Virtual Screening of 'And She Could Be Next'
To celebrate Constitution Day, 91²Ö¿â Libraries is offering a virtual screening of the documentary "And She Could Be Next" on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that will include the filmmakers and 91²Ö¿â faculty members.
Recent Alumna Tapped Social Media to Land a Job With TikTok
When searching for a job in her final semester as a fashion merchandising major this past spring, Jenna Palek realized that during a global pandemic, very few companies would be hiring. Undaunted, she told herself “I simply will not take ‘no’ as an answer,†knowing “I was capable of finding not only a job but a great one.â€
Shawn Powell Featured at Cleveland’s New Abattoir Gallery and in Vanity Fair Magazine
91²Ö¿â Assistant Professor of Painting Shawn Powell is being featured in a two-person show at Cleveland’s new Abattoir Gallery now through Sept. 5. One of Powell's paintings was featured in Vanity Fair this August.
91²Ö¿â Celebrates 50 Years of Early Robert Smithson Land Art Located on Campus
The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 91²Ö¿â presents “Acquiring History: The 50-Year Legacy of Robert Smithson’s ‘Partially Buried Woodshed’ at 91²Ö¿â†from Aug. 4 through Sept. 26, 2020, at the 91²Ö¿â Downtown Gallery.
Flashes of Inspiration: During a Pandemic We Can Celebrate Nature
Today’s Flashes of Inspiration features David Hassler, director of 91²Ö¿â’s Wick Poetry Center, who is sharing the poem, “Thank You, Tree.â€
Remembering May 4 - An Interview with Devo's Jerry Casale
“I had always been making art and music but the events of May 4th and beyond galvanized my creativity, infusing it with an existential anger and urgency that would otherwise not have happened. In short Devo and the idea of De-evolution as a manifesto would not exist without that defining historic trauma I experienced.†- Jerry Casale
Center for Earth Ethics and 91²Ö¿â’s Wick Poetry Center Launch Earth Stanzas, an Interactive Online Earth Day Poetry Project
The Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the Wick Poetry Center at 91²Ö¿â are launching Earth Stanzas, an interactive poetry project in honor of Earth Day, which is celebrated around the world on April 22. draws on the inspiration of eight poets who engage the beauty, depth and interconnectedness of the Earth, and invites readers to interact with the poems and find their own poetic voice.
91²Ö¿â School of Fashion Reimagines Fashion Show
The School of Fashion announces the refashioning of the 2020 Fashion Show into Fashion Show 2.0. This completely virtual extravaganza will highlight the hard work of senior design and merchandising students, all of whom have been working toward this moment throughout their four years in the School of Fashion.