The University of Kentucky’s Robinson Wood Utilization Center donated 300 board feet of mahogany to the College of Fine Arts, helping SA/VS students complete woodworking projects with high-quality materials at no cost—fostering collaboration and enhancing hands-on learning opportunities.

The University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts and University of Kentucky College of Design have joined forces to unveil “Falling Color.” Installed in the Gray Design Building’s Maker Yard, “Falling Color” is a vibrant homage to the concealed creek running underfoot and the historical layers of Lexington that lie beneath the surface.

2024 graduate Josh Mitchem is a recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards from the International Sculpture Center (ISC).

Co-hosted by the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, Queer Art | Queer Archives brings together experts specializing in queer art, theory, and archival methods for two days of presentations, discussions, and exhibitions.

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.

The School of Art and Visual Studies hosted the 20th biannual Digital Media Blast on April 30, allowing students to view their work for the first time on screen in the Gatton Student Center's Worsham Cinema.

Several UK School of Art and Visual Studies faculty members and a faculty member from Transylvania University recently travelled to the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland, (ASP-Krakow)
with support from a UKinSPIRE grant.

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

Art studio alumna Brianna Armstrong (BFA '20) recently established the Alumni Award for Achievement (Big Steppa Award), in recognition of her School of Art and Visual Studies experience, in the spirit of giving back to others, and to help encourage current students.

Launch Blue, under the Office of Technology Commercialization in UK Innovate, supports promising technology startup founders and university innovators in Kentucky and beyond. Launch Blue is creating Tech Showcases to highlight Launch Blue innovators, founders and teams. Paul Rodgers is one of the UK Innovators that has been spotlighted.