Events

Apr 14 2025 | 3 - 4pm

Join visiting University of Perugia Professors Dr. Alberto Burchi and Dr. Simone Splendiani and faculty from the Department of Arts Administration for a roundtable discussion on the intersection of arts and sustainable entrepreneurship. Drs. Burchi and Splendiani will share insights from their research and international case studies, highlighting strategies integrating artistic practices with sustainable business models in Italy. Attendees…

Gatton Student Center
Gatton Student Center Room 231
Free - students, faculty, staff are welcome
Mon, Apr 14 2025, 7 - 8:30pm
UK Choirs Presents: Big Blue Sing! Join us for a night filled with incredible a cappella and music-making as all of UK’s a cappella groups take the stage together for Big Blue Sing. Featuring special guests, Radius Vocals (with alum Benjamin Marshall Boutell). Performances by:
Fresh F
Paws and Listen
acoUstiKats
Blue NotesWith special guests:
Radius Vocals

ABOUT RADIUS:

Radius is a …

First Presbyterian Church
174 N Mill St
Free
Tue, Apr 15 2025, 7:30pm

Will Oldham, singer/songwriter and Louisville native, is known by many names, but none more iconic than Bonnie "Prince" Billy. With a deeply personal and unconventional approach to music, he creates a world where intimacy, community, mystery, and spontaneity intertwine. Drawing from the rich traditions of vintage folk and country, Bonnie "Prince" Billy crafts songs that delve into the complexities of human nature—its joys, sorrows,…

Singletary Recital Hall
FREE for UK Students, $28 Adults / $18 Students
Thu, Apr 17 2025, 7pm

Student Activities Board presents SpeakBlue with Ross Lynch

He can sing, he can dance, he can act, he stole our hearts, and let's be real... he still has them. We are so excited to announce that this year's speaker for SpeakBlue is... drum roll... ROSS LYNCH! Get ready for an unforgettable night as Ross takes the stage at the Singletary Center on Thursday, April 17th, from 7-8 PM for a moderated conversation followed…

Singletary Concert Hall
$23 UK Student Tickets / $34 General Public Tickets
Thu, Apr 17 2025, 7:30pm

The program will include the world premiere of "The Great Barrier Reef" for ensemble by Jeffrey L. Jones and "Retahílas de las Infinitas Luciérnagas Fluorescentes", for solo guitar and chamber orchestra, by Angel Gómez Ramos, where the composer will act also as a soloist. The world premiere of the arrangement for viola and ensemble by Angel Gómez Ramos of  "Tacambarenses III" by Gerhart Muench (originally for viola and piano). The…

Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Sat, Apr 19 2025, 12 - 1pm
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Thu, Apr 24 2025, 6 - 8:30pm

Film screening and talkback with director Paul Wagner, University of Kentucky alumnus

Co-hosted by the College of Fine Arts, College of Communication and Information, and College of Arts and Sciences

SYNOPSIS

Georgia O’Keeffe: the Brightness of Light is a feature documentary film exploring the life and art of the most important American woman artist of the 20th century. Known as the “Mother of American Modernism,” O’Keeffe exploded…

Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Thu, Apr 24 2025, 7:30pm
UK Philharmonia Spring ConcertNicoletta Moss, conductorAdam Florence, double bass (2024 Concerto Competition Winner)Singletary Concert HallFree/open to the public
Singletary Concert Hall
Free
Fri, Apr 25 - Tue, Apr 29 2025, All day
BA in Art Studio and BS in Digital Media Design group showReception Friday, April 25 @ 4:30-7 
Bolivar Art Gallery
Free
Fri, Apr 25 2025, 3:30 - 4:30pm

Rey M. Longyear Lecture

“‘WHEN DREAMS DO SHOW THEE ME’: BENJAMIN BRITTEN AND THE NIGHT”
Justin Vickers, Illinois State University

My career in music has spanned many aspects of the discipline: the performance of opera, oratorio, concert, and recital; recording projects in opera, concert, and song repertoire; writing and publishing musicology and criticism; writing opera librettos; artistic directing; stage directing; and,…

John Jacob Niles Gallery
Free
Fri, Apr 25 2025, 7:30 - 9pm
University of Kentucky Symphony OrchestraJohn Nardolillo, conductorUniversity of Kentucky ChoirsJefferson Johnson, directorLori Hetzel, directorBeth Wilson, director Soloists:Angela Brown, sopranoEllen Graham, mezzo-sopranoNorman Reinhardt, tenorAnthony Clark Evans, bass-baritone Pre-concert lecture presented by the UK School of Music on the Concert Hall stage at 7:00 PM 

Lecturer, Lauren Alexander

· Verdi: Requiem

Singletary Concert Hall
$20 Adults/ $10 Students
Sat, Apr 26 2025, 12 - 2pm

Drawing inspiration from artist Jay Bolotin’s exhibition, which includes his film production work using stop-motion animation techniques, we will create our own original animations using clay and other craft materials. Participants will sculpt characters and props and then work with Museum staff to bring their scenes to life. We’ll provide the materials; you bring family members and a playful spirit! Make a reservation to guarantee your…

UK Art Museum
Free: Registration recommended
Sat, Apr 26 2025, 2:30 - 4pm

Join Stuart Horodner and several curators and collaborators who worked with Jay Bolotin throughout his career. 

UK Art Museum
Free
Sun, Apr 27 2025, 11am - 12pm

Performance given by students at the UK String Project.

Singletary Recital Hall
Free Admission