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The College of Fine Arts invites students to submit art for our holiday card. The winning design will be used by Dean Mark Shanda as our official holiday card which is sent to a list of hundreds of donors, administrative colleagues and friends. The winning designer will also receive a $200 cash prize.

Deadline: Monday, November 2, 2020

Submissions will be reviewed by a blind jury. The winner will be announced November 9.

Submission guidelines:

After graduation, Byrum moved to Santa Monica in Los Angeles, CA where he landed a job as a Product Designer currently focused on designing for AR with a social media startup, Octi.  Originally from Franklin, Kentucky near the Tennessee border, Ben found himself drawn to LA. “I'm loving the weather, and I could see myself being here for a long time.

One of her first projects was the exhibition "Let’s Eat! Origins and Evolutions of Tennessee Food." Daria was featured on the public television show “Tennessee Crossroads” and the Channel 5 News’ segment “Talk of the Town.

By Whitney Hale

As always, Museum admission is free but we will be requiring visitors to preregister for a designated time slot. Pre-registering helps us track attendance data, maintain safe visitor capacity, and keep the Front Desk germ-free.

UK Art Museum COVID-19 Procedures

We require the protocols below, which apply to all activities at the UK Art Museum:

Due to COVID-19, that week had to be postponed indefinitely.  

The Emerging Arts Leader Award Fund was established in 2017 as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of Arts Administration at the University of Kentucky. Presented by Director of Undergraduate Studies, Lee Eachus and Arts Admin Department Chair, Dr. Rachel Shane.

Organized by SA/VS faculty Rae Goodwin and Crystal Gregory in March, the sew-at-home network has been donating their time and materials, with support from the College of Fine Arts, to provide PPE for UK Healthcare. Masks have also been donated to several local organizations including Homestead Post Acute, Ballard-Griffith Towers Senior Housing Center, Ampersand, The Refuge for Women, and UK Pediatric Therapy Center.

In 1983, Yale School of Medicine created the Program for Humanities in Medicine to create better doctors and better patient relationships.

The annual international choral festival was held virtually from July 7th-12th in Curitiba, Brazil, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. The “Henrique de Curitiba” Choir Week is an annual event produced as through an initiative between the Santa Maria Chapel, a major performance venue, and the Curtibia Institute of Arts and Culture, and named after the well-known Brazilian choral composer, Henrique de Curtibia Morozowicz.