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UK Arts Administration to host Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts Conference
The University of Kentucky Department of Arts Administration will host the Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts (STPA) Conference, Sept. 21-23, in Lexington.
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Theatre and Dance alum Taha Mandviwala makes Broadway debut in "Life of Pi"
Taha Mandviwala, UK Theatre alum and London, KY native, made his Broadway debut this summer in "Life of Pi," and reflects on his time at UK.
Letitia Quesenberry, from the series little darlings, 2014–ongoing, panel, lacquer, photo, wax, resin, 6 x 5 x .25 in each, photo courtesy of the artist
SAVS Associate Professor Miriam Kienle project receives Terra Foundation award $25,000 to support “Queer Art | Queer Archives”
A groundbreaking collaboration between the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, ‘Queer Art | Queer Archives’ will convene scholars and artists to investigate the theoretical stakes and methodological challenges of queer archival labor in American art history.
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SA/VS professor Crystal Gregory collaborates on Dye Garden project with Horticulture Department
This summer, Gregory and Shari Dutton co-hosted a dye workshop at the Boyle County Extension office using research from their findings in the Arboretum Dye Garden.
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University of Kentucky Alumnus Aaron Levi Garvey Becomes the New Chief Curator at the Andy Warhol Museum
Aaron Levi Garvey is a Jewish-American Curator/Historian working and lecturing in Modern and Contemporary Arts and Culture. Currently Garvey is the Chief Curator of the Andy Warhol Museum.
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Dieter Hennings Yeomans honored as a 2023-24 University Research Professor
Dieter Hennings is Professor of Music at the University of Kentucky and curates the UK International Guitar Series, which has brought to Lexington some of the finest guitarists in the world.
MAGE: John Yau and Tom Burckhardt, A Void Going Back, 2022, oil on panel. Courtesy of John Yau and Tom Burckhardt.
Art Museum Receives Grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art
The Terra Foundation awarded 57 grants in November 2022, amounting to a total of over $5.5 million, to support projects that expand narratives of American art to transform how stories of American art are told.
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The UK Art Museum invites community members to participate in upcoming exhibition project.
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UK grad perseveres on musical journey from Ecuador
UKNow recently caught up with doctoral student Wagner Mauricio Pástor while he was performing in New York City to learn a bit more about his journey to his D.M.A. and his time at UK.
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Dr. Yuha Jung leads team of UK researchers investigating racial bias
UK researchers investigate racial bias in recognition of Kentucky’s historic properties