College of the Arts Calls NYC Home

Story by Rachel Wenger
Photos by Gary Harwood

Kent State University officially unveiled its NYC Studio located in the Garment District, more recently referred to as the Fashion Center, on Oct. 11, 2006. The rented 4,500-square-foot space fills the upstairs of a renovated building at 315 W. 39th St. For Kent State students in the College of the Arts — studying art, dance, music, theatre and design — the quirky personalities, sights and sounds of New York City now construct a campus, a learning environment comparable to no other. And today, the university and its students are interwoven into the Big Apple’s cultural fabric.

The Garment Worker statue, a landmark in the New York City Garment District, represents generations of immigrant workers in the industry. Kent State’s NYC studio is a few blocks from this corner.

Read the full story in the spring 2007 issue of Kent State Magazine.