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The Beat: Dean Mark Shanda

Letitia Quesenberry, little darlings series, 2014–ongoing. Photo courtesy of the artist.

SA/VS to Co-host First Scholarly Symposium Dedicated to the Importance of Archival Research to Queer Scholarship in American Art History

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Peter Stone wins award at Delaware Film Fest

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

By Tom Musgrave, published in UKNow on August 7, 2024.

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UK's top barbershop quartet places in international barbershop contest

Published July 26, 2024

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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

Published June 11, 2024

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SA/VS 20th biannual Digital Media Blast

Published May 10, 2024

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Provost IMPACT Award supports more contextualized, inclusive education in social entrepreneurship

Originally appeared in UKNow on May 7, 2024, by Jenny Wells-Hosley.

UK doctoral graduate Rebecca Ferrell speaks at the inaugural symposium of the Women’s Perspectives in Arts Administration (WPAA). Photo by Arden Barnes.

Department of Arts Administration celebrates first class of Ph.D. grads

Story originally appeared in UKNow, May 2, 2024, by Jenny Well-Hosley and Whitney Hale.

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

Story originally appeared in UKNow, March 11, 2024 by Jenny Wells-Hosley.

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UK hosts Contemplative Practices for Higher Education Conference

The UK Office of Land-Grant Engagement has awarded nine innovative projects, providing Kentucky with knowledge and skills to improve lives and communities

UK Arts Administration faculty among UK Land-Grant Engagement award recipients

By Christopher Carney, published in UKNow on Feb. 8, 2024.

Art work by Tomasz Winiarski, from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland. The piece is part of the current exhibition, “Tropiciele/Pathfinders,” running now through Feb. 23.

UK, Transy to present survey of work from Poland's Academy of Fine Arts

Story originally appeared in UKNow, Jan. 18, 2024.

Image of Raleigh Dailey, associate professor, and Miles Osland, professor of saxophone and director of jazz studies, performed as the Osland/Dailey Duo for the world premiere of Dailey’s “Triptych.”

School of Music's Dailey and Osland perform world premiere at World Sax Congress

Two University of Kentucky School of Music faculty premiered a new composition in the Canary Islands this December at the 19th World Saxophone Congress.

Department of Theatre and Dance Production Manager and Technical Director, Zack Stribling, joins students around a set piece onstage at the Guignol Theatre.

Department of Theatre and Dance Moves Towards Sustainability

By Peter Allen Stone, Published January 29, 2024

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Jung is lead editor of 1st Oxford Handbook of Arts and Cultural Management

Abigail Van Klompenberg in a black blazer and red shirt, wearing glasses.

Music Ed grad works to address traumatic stress among educators, students

By Erin Wickey, published in UKNow December 12, 2023

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UK Kiln Finds New Home, New Opportunities

Report submitted by Hunter Stamps

Through collaborative efforts across multiple colleges, the University of Kentucky kiln was deconstructed and successfully rebuilt on a new site in 2023.

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UK composer Juan Trigos awarded Azrieli Commission for International Music

By Tatum Armstrong, published in UKNow, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023