The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 91㽶Ƶ University are excited to exhibit "The Art of Seeing: Reflections on Art through Poetry," a collaboration between the School of Art Collection and Galleries and the Wick Poetry Center.
This exhibition will be held in our CVA Gallery located in the Center for the Visual Arts, 325 Terrace Drive, Kent, Ohio. The exhibit will take place August 26 - October 8, 2025, with a reception on August 29, 5-7 p.m. This exhibit features over twenty artworks from the School of Art Collection and ekphrastic poems by members of the Kent community written in response to those selected works.
The School of Art Collection at the Center for Visual Arts at 91㽶Ƶ University contains over 4,500 art and aesthetic objects, in which community engagement is encouraged and promoted. A series of community outreach events over the past year included poetry workshops with the Wick Poetry Center. The Wick Poetry Center in Kent, Ohio has served the northeast Ohio community with poetry for over forty years, hosting workshops and community events to keep the art of poetry alive in the local area. In these collaborative workshop events, pieces from the School of Art Collection were displayed to promote ekphrastic poetry.
Ekphrastic poetry is a form of poetry that vividly describes a scene or work of art. By encouraging engagement with the School of Art Collection pieces, poets were encouraged to encapsulate their response to the artwork, recontextualizing the art pieces through the lens of literary artists.
The School of Art Collection and Galleries and the Wick Poetry Center have chosen to capitalize on their unique partnership by creating this upcoming exhibition, “The Art of Seeing: Reflections on Art through Poetry.” Over twenty artworks from the School of Art Collection are featured alongside corresponding ekphrastic poems created by members of the Kent Community.
This exhibit is free and open to the public and has been brought to you with support from the Ohio Arts Council.
Other upcoming exhibits:
Problem Child, by Jamie Walters Kessler
KSU Downtown Gallery 141 East Main Street, Kent, OH
August 22 - September 27, 2025
Reception: August 22, 5-7 p.m.
Aggregate III: Avalanche of Talent
This juried exhibit is open to all artists living in the United States working in any medium.
KSU Downtown Gallery 141 East Main Street, Kent, OH
October 10 – November 29, 2025
Reception: October 10, 5 – 7 p.m.
Rashayla Marie Brown, Curlee Raven Holton and Raven Print Editions Fellow
CVA Gallery, 325 Terrace Drive, Kent, Ohio
October 30- November 25
Reception: October 30, 4-6 p.m. with an artist talk at 6 p.m.
ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF ART COLLECTION AND GALLERIES
The School of Art Collection and Galleries consists of six exhibition spaces located on the 91㽶Ƶ University campus and downtown Kent, Ohio. The KSU Downtown Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF ART
The School of Art at 91㽶Ƶ University was established in 1941 and maintains a tradition of excellence in visual arts education, creation, scholarship, and leadership. Its undergraduate and graduate programs in the visual arts offer a range of directions and opportunities in the fields of art education, art history, and studio art, which includes a comprehensive array of studio disciplines: ceramics, drawing, glass, jewelry/metals/enameling, painting, print media and photography, sculpture and expanded media, and textiles. The School of Art Collection and Galleries consist of six exhibition spaces located on the Kent campus and downtown Kent and a collection of over 4,000 artworks and objects. The School of Art is located at the Center of the Visual Arts at 325 Terrace Dr. in Kent. The 27,900-square-foot facility — twice the length of a football field —had its grand opening in 2016 and houses all School of Art studios and classrooms under one roof.
Image: El Dia de Mi Suerte by Hazel Hernandez