COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

MAKE YOUR MARK

YOU’RE A CREATIVE TYPE. YOU VALUE NEW IDEAS, YOU BEND THE RULES, YOU CHALLENGE REALITY.

Discover what’s possible at the University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts. Here, you will work hard. You will develop real-world skills. You will be embraced by a community of creatives, each with a unique story to tell. You will prepare for your future success making meaningful contributions to the arts. You will not fit in...you will stand out and drive change, inspire innovation.

You can change the world. Are you ready?

APPLY: WWW.UKY.EDU/ADMISSION

decided to go to UK after a lot of thought. I really found that I could craft the program to what I wanted it to be. And the best thing I think about the program at UK is that you get so much concentration on a lot of different areas because you can do a dance minor, a vocal performance minor, and get your BA in theatre and the musical theatre certificate.”

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PROGRAMS

The College of Fine Arts offers Kentucky’s broadest collection of visual and performing arts academic programs. What’s that mean to you? A day in your life as a CFA student... start your morning with coffee in hand and pen to paper studying playwriting; get messy in a three-hour ceramics studio class; push your boundaries and get physical in modern dance; contact a guest speaker for your student organization meeting, and end the night cheering on the Wildcats in Rupp Arena as a Pep Band member. Or, spend the whole day immersed in one art form, one composition, one script, one research project. It’s your education. It’s your future.

UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS

Arts Administration – BA Art Education – BA Art History and Visual Studies – BA Art Studio – BA, BFA Dance – BA*

MINORS

Art History Art Studio Dance

Digital Media Design Interdisciplinary Minor in the Arts

CERTIFICATES

Musical Theatre* Baroque Trumpet*

*Audition required Music: finearts.uky.edu/music/admissions

Digital Media Design – BS† Music Education – BM* Music (Liberal Arts) – BA* Music Performance – BM* Theatre – BA

Music Theory and History Music Performance* Photography Theatre Visual Studies

Filmmaking: Production and Dramatic Writing

† Supplemental application required

Dance: finearts.uky.edu/theatre-dance/admissions

SCHOOL OF ART AND VISUAL STUDIES

As a School of Art and Visual Studies (SA/VS) student you’ll create and investigate in open studio spaces with advanced equipment in traditional and digital media. You’ll meet and learn from renowned artists, curators, and critics through our Visiting Artist Series. In addition to strong academic programs and supported maker spaces, we showcase an exhibition schedule of faculty, students, and guest artists’ work in the Bolivar Art Gallery. Your education will not only make you competitive in careers as a professional artist, educator, and scholar; it will also prepare you for challenges in fields outside the arts.

“I would not be where I am today without the help of my wonderful professors...I am extremely thankful that UK prepared me to become the artist I am today...I never expected to travel to melting glaciers so soon to create artwork with the goal of reaching out to others and challenging ideas of climate change.”

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS ADMINISTRATION

Arts Administration is the business of managing nonprofit and for-profit arts organizations in order to facilitate day-to-day operations and fulfill the organizational mission. Our program will provide you with a strong liberal arts education, an understanding of the business world, and a comprehensive education in one of the four arts disciplines of art, music, dance and theatre.

You’ll go beyond the classroom, applying information to hands-on work experiences including volunteer activities, internships and jobs.

Real-world skills you’ll learn include:

“…Arts Administration prepares you for this very unique field in a way that I’m not sure any other type of degree can. Each area of concentration can be as broad or specific as you want it to be, but I can say that I use the arts admin knowledge I gained on a daily basis in managing an orchestra.”

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

As a music major or minor you’ll interact with people at the highest level of educational/professional preparation in nearly all areas; we’re the only institution in Kentucky that offers doctoral study in music. You’ll have access to a hefty resource library and exceptional faculty. You’ll have opportunities to perform with our more than 40 ensembles and get involved with our many student groups, from a Korean Percussion Ensemble to Blue Note, our newest a cappella group.

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“As a member of the UK Symphony Orchestra, I was privileged to perform some of the greatest repertoire on the most famous stages in the world. Now as a professional orchestral musician, hardly a day goes by when I don’t draw on those experiences as part of my career.”

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DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

As a theatre student you’ll get hands-on training and one-on-one mentorship from professional instructors and guest artists in acting, directing, playwriting, theatrical design, and technology.

In the first dance program of its kind in Kentucky, you’ll deep dive into technique, performance, and choreography.

From our mainstage productions to our student-produced shows, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to participate on stage or backstage.

Our musical theatre certificate will allow you to craft your own program as a wellrounded triple threat like recent alum Patrick Garr of Broadway’s Mean Girls and the Broadway tour of Hamilton.

Students in our cross-disciplinary filmmaking certificate practice the craft of filmmaking with courses in the Department of Theatre and Dance and the School of Art and Visual Studies.

“The musical theatre and performance training from UK has equipped me to transition into working with artists and songwriters in the country music industry. Musical Theatre and Country Music are at their core the same - it’s all about storytelling.”

EMILIA BUSTLE JAMES, ‘19 Theatre BA, Musical Theatre Certificate Communication BA

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

CREATIVE SPACES

FINE ARTS BUILDING

Home to School of Music, Department of Arts Administration, Department of Theatre & Dance, Dean’s Office, Student Advising

SINGLETARY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

(Concert Hall, Recital Hall, Rehearsal Space, President’s Room, UK Art Museum)

SAVS BOLIVAR BUILDING

Home to School of Art and Visual Studies

SAVS BOLIVAR STREET BUILDING

Home to SAVS metal sculpture program

SCHMIDT VOCAL ART BUILDING

Home to UK Opera Theatre, School of Music Vocal faculty

CREATIVE ARTS LIVING LEARNING PROGRAM

175 student beds, dance/theatre performance space, music practice rooms, writing lab, art lab

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GALLERIES 7 PERFORMANCE SPACES

INCLUDING THE SINGLETARY CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND THE UK ART MUSEUM

LIVE, LEARN, AND BE WELL

CREATIVE ARTS LIVING LEARNING PROGRAM

Unleash your creativity in the new Creative Arts Living Learning Program. Join writers, artists, dancers, filmmakers, composers and other creative types in this interdisciplinary space that feeds the imagination. Get inspired. Build friendships. Explore your curiosity. Live, study and make your art in specially designed studios, classrooms and performance spaces that support a social collective of belonging and innovation. The Creative Arts LLP provides connections, community, and collaboration through monthly programming and events customized for creative arts students. With a variety of artistic, social, wellness, and academically focused events and programs, the Creative Arts LLP creates positive experiences for students.

Students in the Creative Arts LLP have secure daily access to rooms for group interaction/collaboration as well as spaces for the individual creative process including:

“Being a member of the Creative Arts LLP surrounded me with like-minded artists who were really passionate about their particular talents, whether it be singers, or art historians, or composers etc. The LLP served as a melting pot for different artists to collaborate. My friend has a poetry collection and I compose music, so we’ve teamed up and are now writing a song cycle using her poetry as the text!”

HOLMES HALL

Located on north campus in Holmes Hall at the corner of South Limestone and Avenue of Champions, the residence hall is a short walk from the Singletary Center for the Arts, the Art Museum at UK, the Fine Arts Library, White Hall Classroom Building, Fine Arts Building, and the Art and Visual Studies Building. The residence hall is also close to downtown, whether via a stroll, a ride through bike-friendly streets or Lexington’s free trolley system. Safety is of utmost importance; student residents have secure access to the facilities with their student ID cards.

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

The Creative Arts LLP provides connections, community, and collaboration through monthly programming and events customized for creative arts students. With a variety of artistic, social, wellness, and academically focused events and programs, the Creative Arts LLP creates positive experiences for students. Recent programs include mindful coloring, hip hop dance workshop, ukulele songwriting, art guest speakers, art critiques, performance “coffeehouse” style showcases, paint nights, and free tickets to CFA performances.

LEXINGTON

Lexington is loaded with charm and culture. Walk, bus, or bike from campus to downtown for unique local eateries and galleries. Travel just a little further and discover horse farms on rolling hills.

Our college is deeply immersed in Lexington’s creative scene, from art galleries to public art to theatre start-ups. You’ll find CFA alums, students, and faculty in every cultural nook and cranny.

Scholarships and financial aid are available to College of Fine Arts students, both through the College and from the University of Kentucky. These include merit-based and need-based scholarships, Academic Common Market, awards for Governor’s School for the Arts and Governor’s Scholars alumni, and more.

Visit finearts.uky.edu/college-fine-arts/scholarships-financial-aid

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID PLAN YOUR VISIT

The best way to know if UK is right for you is to visit our campus, explore our facilities, and meet our faculty and students.

Schedule your visit here: finearts.uky.edu/visit