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University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies will bring excitement to campus again this December with the university’s most popular visual arts event, Open Studio.Open Studio, which is free and open to the public, will run from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in the Art and Visual Studies Building. 

This annual event showcases the talent of the university's students and celebrated art faculty. Studios of graduates and select undergraduates will be open with the young artists present to talk about their ongoing projects.

Artist Discussion
2 – 3 pm
Exhibiting artists Crystal Gregory and Judy Ledgerwood discuss their engagement with feminism and formal concerns with curator Janie Welker.

image credit: Crystal Gregory, Portrait Series: Together, 2019, handwoven lace cast into concrete. Courtesy of the artist.  

Exhibiting artists will talk briefly about their work in the show.

UK Art Museum curator Janie Welker will lead a discussion of the work featured in the Faculty Series: VOL III exhibition.

The Bolivar Art Gallery is pleased to announce Faculty Series: VOL. III, the third annual exhibition featuring recent work of select faculty members from the UK School of Art and Visual Studies. A slight departure from the traditional "faculty show" format, the series occurs annually and represents only a portion of the faculty, with different artists exhibiting each year.

The Bolivar Art Gallery is pleased to announce Faculty Series: VOL. III, the third annual exhibition featuring recent work of select faculty members from the UK School of Art and Visual Studies. A slight departure from the traditional "faculty show" format, the series occurs annually and represents only a portion of the faculty, with different artists exhibiting each year.

Thursday, September 5 @ 4:30-6:30: opening reception

Friday, September 6 @ noon: Janie Welker, UK Art Museum Curator, leads a discussion of the exhibited work

April 12-13, 2019, Bolivar Art Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Open Studio is an annual event organized by the Art Graduate Student Association of UK's School of Art & Visual Studies. During the event, the MFAs and BFAs have their studios open for viewing by the public. One of the highlights of the event is the Carey Ellis juried student exhibition. It is a chance for students to both show their artwork and receive scholarship awards for their hard work.

Talk with the artists, Bolivar Art Gallery

Exhibition runs August 30 - September 2

Presented by the UK School of Art and Visual Studies

Featuring the work of Doreen Maloney, Paul Rodgers, Lee Ann Paynter, Crystal Gregory, Garrett Hansen, Bob Shay, Jeremy Colbert, Mia Cinelli, Jonathan McFadden, and Joel Feldman.

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Registration Deadlines: Groups 9/28, Individuals 10/17

A hands-on art experience at the UK School of Art and Visual Studies (SA/VS) for juniors and seniors, their parents and their teachers. Join us for a day of demonstrations and workshops in the Art and Visual Studies Building on Bolivar Street. The day of workshops will end with an optional group activity or campus tour.