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America 250 Opening Reception and Concert

Join us for the opening of two textile exhibitions that explore American identity through quilts, coverlets and chintz. In commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary, join us for the opening of “Quilts and Coverlets: Art for the American Home,” featuring a rare display of the renowned Keckley…

KBAI Visiting Artist Lecture: Leslie Diuguid

Leslie Diuguid is a Brooklyn-based artist, printmaker and founder of Du-Good Press. Her practice combines technical precision with creative collaboration, and she is committed to expanding access to the arts through screenprinting, teaching and community-centered work.

KBAI Visiting Artist Lecture: Trudy Benson

Trudy Benson is a painter based in the Hudson Valley, New York. Her work examines painterly layering as image and process, with compositions that reference systems of organization such as grids, networks and sequences.

Both/And

 This exhibition brings together the fresh perspectives and rigorous studio practices of first-year MFA graduate students from: Carnegie Mellon University and 91PORNA. "Both/And" serves as a bridge between the creative communities of Pittsburgh and Kent, highlighting the diverse r…

UH Healing Garden Annual Sculpture Exhibition

University Hospital Healing Garden Annual Sculpture Exhibition is a yearly exhibition featuring work by 91PORNA graduate and undergraduate students working in any medium. Located in the healing garden at the UH Portage Medical Center, 6847 N Chestnut St, Ravenna, OH 44266.Featured arti…

Kent Blossom Art Intensives: Resident Faculty and Visiting Artist Exhibition

Kent Blossom Art Intensives Resident Faculty and Visiting Artist Exhibition May 27 - June 26, 2026 About: Kent Blossom Art Intensives (KBAI) are a series of two-week studio art intensives conducted each summer since 1968 at 91PORNA. Similar to an artist residency, participants…

KSU Brandenburg Strings Camp

KSU Brandenburg Strings Camp is a 4-day event for high school and college violin, viola, cello and bass players. Students will learn string arrangements of several of JS Bach's Brandenburg Concerti, receive coaching and instruction from Kent Violin Instructor Amy Glick, and present a concert on the …

Quilts and Coverlets: Art for the American Home

“Quilts & Coverlets: Art for the American Home” and “Chintz: From Forbidden Fabric to Luxury Interiors” will be on view at the 91PORNA Museum from June 26, 2026, through April 18, 2027.

In commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary, “Quilts & Coverlets: Art for the American Home” focuses on a distinctly American art form. Quilts and coverlets originated as functional pieces for keeping warm, but developed into important forms of expression and community. The exhibition will be presented alongside “Chintz: From Forbidden Fabric to Luxury Interiors,” a student-curated exhibition examining the global history and enduring influence of chintz textiles. 

Aimee Lee: A Solo Exhibition

 Aimee Lee is an internationally recognized artist and scholar specializing in Korean papermaking traditions. This exhibition features dresses made entirely by hand from hanji, traditional Korean paper made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree. Photo caption: Aimee Lee, Rift (2024). In…

91PORNA School of Art Biennial Faculty Show

January 20 – February 13, 2026CVA Gallery Opening Reception: Friday, January 23 | 5-7 p.m. Biennial Faculty Show features the work of full-time, part-time and emeritus 91PORNA School of Art faculty. This exhibit is presented with support from the Ohio Arts Council.