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Peter Stone wins award at Delaware Film Fest
A film by Peter Stone, associate professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, won the Committee's Choice Award at the Newark Independent Film Festival in Delaware this August.
In the wake of a December 2022 series of tornados that devastated parts of Western Kentucky, many artists and arts organizations wanted to know how they could better prepare for future disasters. Photo by Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet.
Filling a need: UK Arts Administration hosts first ever arts emergency management conference
The arts and culture sector is vital to economic development, civic engagement, and community health and wellness. However, these creative spaces are also uniquely vulnerable to potential emergencies or disasters. The Arts Disaster & Crisis Preparedness Conference will facilitate the exchange of best practices in emergency preparedness within the arts with the broader community.
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UK's top barbershop quartet places in international barbershop contest
Three University of Kentucky School of Music students earned international recognition at the 2024 International Varsity Quartet Contest in Cleveland, Ohio, this summer.
map of Calabria with artifacts
UK SA/VS professor discovers Spartacus’ 1st battlefield in southern Italy
University of Kentucky archaeologist Paolo Visonà, Ph.D., an adjunct associate professor in the University of Kentucky’s School of Art and Visual Studies (SA/VS), announced a major archaeological discovery in Calabria, Italy.
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UK Art Museum announces Rachel Hooper as Curator
After an extensive and rewarding search process, the University of Kentucky Art Museum and the College of Fine Arts are pleased to announce that Rachel Hooper will start her new position as the Museum’s Curator on August 12, 2024.
Still frame of a film featuring a woman in white tank top drinking water from a stream
SA/VS 20th biannual Digital Media Blast
The School of Art and Visual Studies hosted the 20th biannual Digital Media Blast on April 30, allowing students to view their work for the first time on screen in the Gatton Student Center's Worsham Cinema.
Image of two students working together during a Creative Social Entrepreneurship course
Provost IMPACT Award supports more contextualized, inclusive education in social entrepreneurship
The Graduate Certificate in Creative Social Entrepreneurship offers a flexible and expansive curriculum in a 100% online and asynchronous learning environment. Creative social entrepreneurship is a transdisciplinary field connecting creative, social, and entrepreneurial practices to improve the economic, environmental, political, and social well-being of society.
UK doctoral graduate Rebecca Ferrell beside a podium speaking at a symposium for women leaders in arts administration
Department of Arts Administration celebrates first class of Ph.D. grads
The University of Kentucky celebrates an inaugural cohort of five graduates from its doctoral program in arts administration — the first of its kind at UK and in the nation.

Clockwise, from back left: Martina Vasil, Taylor Ayotte, Austin Robinson, David Dockan and Kailey Holmes. This group of educators helped coordinate the first all-state elementary modern band performance at the '24 KMEA conference. Photo provided.
Striking a chord: UK professor assembles Kentucky’s 1st all-state elementary modern band
Martina Vasil, associate professor of music education and director of graduate studies, helped coordinate the first all-state elementary modern band performance at the 2024 KMEA conference.
Kentucky horse farm
UK hosts Contemplative Practices for High Education Conference
The 11th Annual Conference on Contemplative Practices in Higher Education will take place at UK from February 29-March 2 on the UK Campus.