College of Fine Arts News

2023 Great Teacher Award winners: School of Music's Martina Vasil

The University of Kentucky Alumni Association celebrated the six recipients of its annual Great Teacher Award  Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Central Bank Center in Lexington. The recipients are:

Alum making dreams come true at helm of Singletary Center for the Arts

Americans for the Arts welcomes CFA alum Theo Edmonds to Board of Directors

Dr. ToniMarie Marchioni releases first commercial album

UK School of Music Associate Professor Dr.

UK Arts Administration, The Lyric team up on lessons in event management

UK Art Museum launches 'Nitelite,' UK Appalachian alum's new comic book

Rauschenberg gifts to CI alum lead to traveling exhibition, UK Art Museum donation

At the conclusion of the traveling exhibition, UK Art Museum will receive the painting “Shore Hole (Urban Bourbon)” in honor of Jeffries.

‘Countdown to Christmas’: UK Opera alum stars in Hallmark holiday movie

Story originally appeared in UKNow, Oct. 11, 2022. By Whitney Hale.

DownBeat names UK’s Miles Osland nation’s best jazz educator

Story originally appeared in UKNow, Oct. 6, 2022. By Whitney Hale. “Playing with freedom can only come after a certain amount of foundational study.” – American jazz pianist Geri Allen

Portrait Series by UK Faculty Featured in Ace Magazine

Story originally appeared in UKNow on July 21, 2022, by Mark Mozingo.

SA/VS Faculty Wins Meiss Award

SA/VS associate professor Miriam Kienle has received a Millard Meiss Award for spring 2022 for her forthcoming book, Queer Connections: Ray Johnson’s Correspondence Art Network. 

Honoring University Research Professor Yuha Jung

Originally appeared in UKNow, July 1, 2022, by Jenny Wells-Hosley.

Percussion Graduate Student Wins National Performance Award

Crystal Gregory Named 2022 Kentucky State Fellow by South Arts

Story originally appeared in UKNow, May 26, 2022 by Mark Mozingo and Jenny Wells-Hosley.

A New Mural for the Creative Arts LLP

Q&A: Student-Athletes Share How Arts and Athletics Connect

Art and athletics have always been intertwined. From 1912 to 1948, the Olympic Games included artistic competitions in five areas — architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture. Medals were awards for original artworks that were inspired by sport.

UK Choirs Historic Triple Convention Invitation

Story by Anna Watrous

PhD Arts Admin Student Travis Newton releases management book, wins award

SAVS Students’ Mural Brings Campus Spirit to Alumni Gym

As University of Kentucky students hit the Alumni Gym this semester, a new Wildcat mural created by students in the School of Art and Visual Studies will greet and inspire them as they meet those new fitness goals.

Fish Tank to Highlight Entrepreneurship in Arts Administration

By Anna Watrous | Originally appeared in UKNow 11/05/21.