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An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by ������Ƶ School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

The annual Spring Faculty Dance Concert and Student Dance Festival, presented the ������Ƶ State School of Theatre and Dance is a highlight of the Spring Semester.

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.

Thanks to a collaboration between Peg’s Foundation & Gallery, Scabal and ������Ƶ’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.

What started as a simple conversation between a ������Ƶ School of Fashion student and the American head of the global luxury menswear and fabric brand Scabal touched off a series of events that will result in a group of rarely seen Salvador Dali paintings having their North American debut in Northeast Ohio on June 12.

It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like?  

But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.

“Men On Boats,” presented by students in ������Ƶ’s School of Theatre and Dance, opened on April 18 and will finish its run with a final performance on April 27. The play is a comedy, telling the story of John Wesley Powell’s 1869 expedition down the Grand and Colorado Rivers with nine amateur explorers.

Student costume designers from ������Ƶ State's School of Theatre and Dance were invited to display their work at the 2025 United States Institute of Theatre Technology annual conference. 

If you have attended Porthouse Theatre in the past 25 years, you know the name Terri ������Ƶ. At the heart of this theatre, Terri ������Ƶ has brought a liveliness that spans decades and communities.

At ������Ƶ, academic excellence is brought to life through the expertise and dedication of scholars like Robert W. Trogdon, Ph.D. professor of English, who dedicated years to his newest volume of editions of three classic Ernest Hemingway books.

As their month-long observance of Ramadan draws to a close, students in the ������Ƶ State Muslim Students Association welcomed all to a celebration of Islamic culture. 

Collin Geter, 2024 School of Theatre and Dance alumnus, has joined the ensemble of “Moby Dick” at The Metropolitan Opera, from March 3 through March 29. We sat down with Geter to learn about his journey in the arts.

Some days ������Ƶ’s College of Nursing students may need a little extra inspiration to keep going. On those days, “Some Days,” a poem capturing the art and science of nursing, serves as a powerful reminder of why they chose this path.

Paul Tazewell is the talk of Hollywood after winning an Academy Award for his costume design work for "Wicked."

Global Safari Fest is the new name of what was previously called International Homecoming Celebration. It’s a large-scale event that fills the ������Ƶ Student Center Ballroom with cultural performances, international tabling displays and a global buffet featuring tastes from around the world. 

Accomplished sociologist, TV host, podcaster, author ������Ƶ State alumna Bertice Berry, Ph.D.,used her alma mater as a familiar setting for her book "BlackWorld," which explores a "unique corner of heaven" where the living can visit with and learn from the deceased. She also some of her memories of ������Ƶ State and personal insights into the university's place in history. 

A dramatic, 15-foot-tall bronze sculpture stands on the Lefton Esplanade near the intersection of East Main Street and Haymaker Parkway. It’s a gift from a ������Ƶ State alumnus and outstanding supporter of the university. 

A popular place for students to visit when the weather is warmer, the Behind The Brain Plaza behind Merrill Hall has been covered in snow and ice for most of February.

Student performers are working on final rehearsals for “The Wiz,” which opens on Feb. 21 and runs through March 2 at ������Ƶ State’s E. Turner Stump Theatre.  

The inaugural Biennial Alumni Exhibition, currently on display in two galleries inside ������Ƶ State's Center for the Visual Arts, opened on Jan. 17 and will end on Feb. 21.