School of Art and Visual Studies News

SA/VS honors student excellence at Carey Ellis Juried Show

At the end of each fall semester, University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies (SA/VS) celebrates its young artists, educators and scholars as part of the Carey Ellis Juried Student Show and awards ceremony. That ceremony was part of the school’s annual visual art celebration, Open Studio, Dec.

Curatorial Studies Graduate Student Highlights Ceramics Student Work

SA/VS Curatorial Studies graduate student Bryce Chatwin has curated a new exhibition showcasing ceramic works created by students enrolled in A-S 370 Ceramic I.

UK Art and Visual Studies Students Help Celebrate Lexington’s 250th with Community-Inspired Mural

Digital Media and Design Senior Wins National Design Awards at MediaFest25

School of Art and Visual Studies senior Ashleigh Jones, a Digital Media Design major from Spencer County, Kentucky, recently earned multiple national awards for her outstanding design work at MediaFest25 in Washington, D.C.

Student artists bring their talents to Greyline Station with an immersive mural

A 100-foot collaborative mural is transforming the interior of Greyline Station, thanks to students in the School of Art and Visual Studies' Public Art class.

The Beat: Garry Bibbs and Allan Richards

UK MFA student’s prize-winning work inspired by journey to sobriety, exploration of doubt

Lexington, UK community celebrate Freedom Train monument

UK art student's whimsical illustrations bring children's book to life

For University of Kentucky art studio major Millie Robinson, her first year in college was out of the ordinary. The Utah native and current Lexington resident collaborated with an author to illustrate a children’s book.

Collaborative animation project spans continents, includes UK art students

People Behind Our Research: Dmitry Strakovsky strives to connect the arts and health

Robinson Wood Utilization Center donates mahogany to UK School of Art and Visual Studies students

UK College of Design, College of Fine Arts art installation pays tribute to campus landscape

SA/VS alumnus wins international award

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

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.

SA/VS 20th biannual Digital Media Blast

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

UK Kiln Finds New Home, New Opportunities

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

SA/VS alumna gives back to students