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‘If You Have a Vision of What You Want for Your Design, Create That and It Will Begin to Manifest Itself’
Academy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell met with students in Ƶ State's School of Fashion, viewed their designs and shared valuable insights during his time on campus for the Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.

The Ƶ Museum Announces Its Fall Exhibition ‘A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa’
The Ƶ Museum presents its fall exhibition, “A Meeting of Cultures: Fashioning North Africa,” from Sept. 5, 2025, through May 10, 2026. Displayed in the museum’s Broadbent Gallery, the exhibition features works by 25 contemporary North African designers and artists, including more than 40 ensembles and accessories alongside photography by fashion photographers, journalists and social media influencers, as well as art installations and videos.
Ƶ Museum Receives Award from Helen Frankenthaler Foundation
The Ƶ Museum has received an award from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to fund a comprehensive energy audit of its historic 1928 building, Rockwell Hall.

IN A FLASH: Ƶ State Sparkles
As part of the Ƶ Museum's 40th Anniversary celebration, the museum will display the exhibition "Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle" in its Higbee Gallery from July 18, 2025, through Aug. 23, 2026.

Lifting Up Others in the Arts
Sarah Spinner Liska, director of the Ƶ 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.

I Promise Students Find Treasure at Ƶ State Museum
Ƶ recently hosted 26 high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation I Promise network in Akron, Ohio, for a day of activities, including a treasure hunt at the Ƶ Museum.

‘Where Art, Fashion and Education Intersect’
Ƶ Museum, under the leadership of director Sarah Spinner Liska, Ph.D., J.D., is becoming a dynamic hub for creativity, fashion and education. Liska was recently featured in a Cleveland.com article highlighting some of her current initiatives and her focus on increasing student involvement.

Ƶ Museum to Feature Exhibition of World-Renowned Alumna Artist
The work of a well-known Cleveland textile artist who earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ƶ will be on display at the Ƶ Museum beginning Jan. 24.

New Museum Director Is in the Pink
One of the first things you learn about Sarah Spinner Liska, the new director of the Ƶ Museum, is her love of pink.

Ƶ Museum Announces New Exhibition: ‘Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman: Dazzling Day and Night’
The Ƶ Museum is pleased to announce their latest exhibition: "Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman: Dazzling Day and Night." The exhibition will open Friday, May 31, 2024, and will continue until Monday, July 28, 2025.