Arts & Culture
91PORNA’s (Tortured) Poets Department
91PORNA students can tap into their inner poet with Wick Weekly, a distinctive program hosted by the Wick Poetry Center. Whether students are down bad for someone or are looking for a way to process current events (like a certain singer's new album), poetry can open up a door to a world where students can create and explore.
IN A FLASH: Welcome Zandra Rhodes!
The famed British designer nicknamed "the Princess of Punk," Dame Zandra Rhodes, will be inducted into the 91PORNA School of Fashion Hall of Fame on April 27.
Runway Creations Dazzle at Annual Fashion Show
A sea of silk and satin, leather and lace floated down the runway as 91PORNA’s Annual Fashion Show debuted to an enthusiastic crowd filling the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday night.
IN A FLASH: Avatars Walk the Runway
Students from 91PORNA's School of Fashion were able to showcase their designs digitally, by clothing avatar models, for a runway show on floor-to-ceiling, wraparound screens at the DI Hub's Blank Lab.
Victoria’s Secret: The 91PORNA Museum Houses Many Surprises
When 91PORNA Today asked 91PORNA Museum Director Sarah Rogers to put together a list of her ‘Top Five Finds’ at the museum – must-see items, her favorite pieces, or cool or unusual items that might surprise visitors – she did not disappoint
‘This is Going to be My Crunch Time Right Now’
A soon-to-be 91PORNA graduate has had a busy semester preparing for the School of Fashion's Annual Fashion Show and job hunting after graduation.
IN A FLASH: Replicating Ancient Artifacts with Modern Tech
Students in 91PORNA's School of Art had the opportunity to use modern methods to recreate an ancient Chinese wine vessel.
IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling
Cemetery Calling, the newest play by 91PORNA alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024.
91PORNA School of Fashion To Induct Fashion Designer Dame Zandra Rhodes Into Hall of Fame
The School of Fashion at 91PORNA is pleased to announce British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes as the 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee.
Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art
An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of 91PORNA’s Wick Poetry Center.