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Art hangs on the walls on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in the Singletary Art Museum at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Art brought to light: The UK Art Museum

Nate Lucas, Reporter March 6, 2023

Inside of the UK Art Museum at the Singletary Center for the Arts, visitors might notice the soft sounds of the orchestra. As soon as visitors enter, they’re met by two student workers of tranquil...

Coloring, the new art instillation at the University of Kentucky Art Museum, is displayed on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at the Otis A. Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Amanda Braman | Staff

‘A playful place.’ UK Art Museum opens new art installation

Ryan Brokamp October 13, 2021

“Coloring,” the latest installation at the UK Art Museum, contains several artworks that spotlight color, and museum curators hope the exhibit will revitalize the experience of viewing art in person. The...

Joan and David Kelly, Lexington residentss, peruse an exhibit of historical photographs at the UK Art Museum on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Martha McHaney | Staff

Starving for art, museum visitors get a taste of what they’ve longed for

Callie Justice April 14, 2021

After months of lockdown, digital experiences have only curbed the craving of art aficionados while many masterpieces are stuck behind closed doors. A picture and video can capture the beauty of painting...

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The O’Hanlon mural is painful, confusing and complicated

Mohammad Ahmad April 5, 2019

Reminders of pain and suffering. A symbol of oppression. Feeling like an unwanted, second-class student. Tired of thinking that their university doesn’t care about them.  Those are the concerns African-American...

This mural is in the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. This photo was taken on August 12, 2016. Bailey Vandiver | Staff

Remember 9/11 by creating, uniting

September 11, 2018

The mural stretches nearly the length of one floor of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City.The words, forged from pieces of recovered World Trade Center steel, quote Virgil: “No day shall erase...

Janie Welker, curator of the UK Art Museum, poses with Edward Melcarths painting Excavation. UK Art Museums Edward Melcarth: Points of View is on display until April 8. 

Linking past and present: The UK Art Museum

Madison Rexroat February 20, 2018

It’s a Thursday morning and Janie Welker, curator of the UK Art Museum, is staring at the floors. Each block in the 70s-era floors of the museum was placed individually, carefully taking into account...

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Everything You Need to Know about Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors

Catherine Heredia April 10, 2017

It just so happened that I was going to be in Washington D.C. the same weekend that Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors were on exhibit in the Hirshhorn Museum. I have been wanting to see the infinity mirrors...

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