College of Fine Arts News

“Lucidity: A New Musical” to premiere at Southeastern Theatre Convention Fringe Festival with a cast of UKY Theatre students

Published February 24, 2023

Update from the 2023 KMEA Conference

From Dr. Elizabeth Arnold, Associate Professor in voice and Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts.

Campbell Named a KMEA Teacher of the Year

Published February 17, 2023

James Campbell, Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Kentucky, was named the College/University Teacher of the Year, District 7, by the Kentucky Music Educators Association, for 2022-2023.

2023 Great Teacher Award winners: School of Music's Martina Vasil

The University of Kentucky Alumni Association celebrated the six recipients of its annual Great Teacher Award Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Central Bank Center in Lexington. The recipients are:

Alum making dreams come true at helm of Singletary Center for the Arts

Story originally appeared in UKNow, Jan. 20, 2023. By Whitney Hale and Mark Mozingo.

Americans for the Arts welcomes CFA alum Theo Edmonds to Board of Directors

Story originally appeared on the Americans for the Arts website, Dec. 13, 2022.

Dr. ToniMarie Marchioni releases first commercial album

UK School of Music Associate Professor Dr.

UK Arts Administration, The Lyric team up on lessons in event management

UK Art Museum launches 'Nitelite,' UK Appalachian alum's new comic book

Story originally appeared in UKNow, Nov. 11, 2022. By Whitney Hale and Mark Mozingo.

Rauschenberg gifts to CI alum lead to traveling exhibition, UK Art Museum donation

Story originally appeared in UKNow, Oct. 21, 2022. By Gavin Colton.

At the conclusion of the traveling exhibition, UK Art Museum will receive the painting “Shore Hole (Urban Bourbon)” in honor of Jeffries.

‘Countdown to Christmas’: UK Opera alum stars in Hallmark holiday movie

Story originally appeared in UKNow, Oct. 11, 2022. By Whitney Hale.

DownBeat names UK’s Miles Osland nation’s best jazz educator

Story originally appeared in UKNow, Oct. 6, 2022. By Whitney Hale. “Playing with freedom can only come after a certain amount of foundational study.” – American jazz pianist Geri Allen

Portrait Series by UK Faculty Featured in Ace Magazine

Story originally appeared in UKNow on July 21, 2022, by Mark Mozingo.

SA/VS Faculty Wins Meiss Award

SA/VS associate professor Miriam Kienle has received a Millard Meiss Award for spring 2022 for her forthcoming book, Queer Connections: Ray Johnson’s Correspondence Art Network.

Honoring University Research Professor Yuha Jung

Originally appeared in UKNow, July 1, 2022, by Jenny Wells-Hosley.

Percussion Graduate Student Wins National Performance Award

Published June 21, 2022

Crystal Gregory Named 2022 Kentucky State Fellow by South Arts

Story originally appeared in UKNow, May 26, 2022 by Mark Mozingo and Jenny Wells-Hosley.

A New Mural for the Creative Arts LLP

Story by Joy Chou

Q&A: Student-Athletes Share How Arts and Athletics Connect

Art and athletics have always been intertwined. From 1912 to 1948, the Olympic Games included artistic competitions in five areas — architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture. Medals were awards for original artworks that were inspired by sport.

UK Choirs Historic Triple Convention Invitation

Story by Anna Watrous