UK College of Fine Arts

06/17/2026

Faculty research success 👏👏

Congrats to University of Kentucky School of Music Assistant Professor David Miller, who was appointed to the editorial committee of the Journal of Research in Music Education, the top international research journal in music education, AND appointed as Editor of the String Research Journal, a nationally-circulated peer-reviewed research publication of the American String Teachers Association.

06/05/2026

Celebrating Our Faculty! 🎉

This March, University of Kentucky School of Music assistant professor Jason Rosenholtz‑Witt presented his research, “Co’ begli occhi arso il mondo [With beautiful eyes, she set the world aflame]”: Anna Renzi’s Eyes and the Construction of the Virtuosa in Seventeenth‑Century Italy, at Virtuose di musica in Seventeenth‑Century Italy, an international conference hosted by the University of Florence.

We’re proud to see our faculty contributing to global scholarship.

06/04/2026

POV: You’re on the CFA Dean’s List for Spring 2026
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A major congratulations to all of our College of Fine Arts students who made the Dean’s List this semester! 🫰

06/03/2026

A new exhibition at the UK Art Museum by curator Rachel Hooper, and created in collaboration with the UKY Arts Administration associate professor Jill Schinberg, explores the intersection of modern dance and photography through rare archival material. We love to see the power of interdisciplinary research within the College!

“Daring Collaborations: Doris Ulmann and the Making of Modern Dance” is on view through Aug. 8.

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It’s easy to think of research as test tubes and microscopes, but a multidisciplinary team in the College of Fine Arts is researching with glass-plate negatives and forgotten archives. The exhibition, “Daring Collaborations: Doris Ulmann and the Making of Modern Dance,” is at the UK Art Museum...

06/01/2026

Faculty research success! 🎉👏

We’re excited to celebrate UKY Arts Administration Associate Professor Jill Schinberg, who recently published new research with collaborators Rebecca A. Ferrell (College of Charleston Assistant Professor and UK Arts Admin PhD graduate) and Dan Sandfelder.

Their article, “Liminal Arts and Business: An Autoethnographic Analysis of a New Arts Venture in an Entrepreneurial Startup Accelerator Program,” appears in the Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Education.

Check it out: https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/jaee/vol4/iss1/6/

05/29/2026

Faculty research success! 🎉👏

UK School of Art and Visual Studies lecturer Lexi Bass and Allison Ogden received a 2025 Artist Enrichment Grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women to create an original soundtrack for "They Come in Threes," a film exploring Bass’ mother’s death, health, and resilience.

Bass’ film "Meander" also earned Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Short at the Vancouver Women's Film Festival and an honorable mention at the LA Underground Film Forum.

05/20/2026

👏 Congratulations to UKY Arts Administration department chair and professor, Rachel Shane!

Dr. Shane has been named the 2026 William B. Sturgill Award recipient, honoring outstanding contributions to graduate education. Her leadership has helped launch innovative programs—including the nation’s first Ph.D. in arts administration—expanding access to high-quality, flexible education for working professionals.

💙 Join us in celebrating this well-deserved honor!

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Each year, the University of Kentucky Graduate School recognizes exceptional faculty for their achievements in graduate education and scholarly research. The 2026 recipients of The Graduate School’s top honors — the Albert D. and Elizabeth H. Kirwan Memorial Prize and the William B. Sturgill Awa...

05/20/2026

One Day for UK has come to an end. Thank you for your dedication to the College of Fine Arts and to the success of our students. Our combined efforts with alumni, friends, faculty/staff, parents, students, and patrons helped us raise $76,968 from 112 donors! We appreciate everyone's generosity. 💙

05/12/2026

The 13th Annual Halftone Zine Fest is coming to the UK School of Art and Visual Studies this Saturday, May 16, bringing together zine enthusiasts for a day celebrating creativity and community. Stop by, discover new voices, and support local and regional creators!

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Arts & Culture Halftone Zine Fest coming to UK SA/VS May 16 By Tom Musgrave Tuesday Graphic created by Greer Givens. LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 12, 2026) — The 13th annual Halftone Zine Fest is noon-5 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at the University of Kentucky’s School of Art & Visual Studies (SA/VS), 236 Bol...

05/08/2026

So much good news to share on Commencement Day!

Congratulations to all of our students, and we're so happy to honor two of the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center 2026 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research recipients, Michelle Rutherford, Department of Music Education in the University of Kentucky School of Music and Morgan Gilbert, with UKY Arts Administration!

https://uknow.uky.edu/research/12-graduate-students-honored-appalachian-research-awards

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Commencement on May 8, 2026. Photo by Carter Sloss | UKphoto