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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...

Artist Tony Tassets Mood Sculpture was installed outside the Gatton Student Center on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Big, ‘understandable’ emoji-like sculpture installed on UK campus

Rick Childress April 23, 2019

They sat there, stacked, sad, happy and indifferent—all at the same time. The 20-foot-tall tower of emoji-like faces greeted pedestrians outside of the Gatton Student Center on Tuesday morning. The...

The mural inside Memorial Hall was created by Anne Rice OHanlon in 1934. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff File Photo

After hearing proposals, committee still deciding what art to add to controversial Memorial Hall mural

Arden Barnes May 15, 2018

After numerous debates and discussions, the UK Memorial Hall art committee made the decision to incorporate another artwork into the historical building to add context to Ann Rice O’Hanlon’s 1934 mural.The...

Lexingtonians viewed Edward Melcarths Rape of Sabines in the UK Art Museum on Thursday, January 18, 2018. Rape of the Sabines is part of the UK Art Museums exhibition EDWARD MELCARTH: Points of View which will be on display until April 8. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

FBI-blacklisted, Louisville artist makes his long-deserved debut at UK Art Museum

Arden Barnes January 19, 2018

Gay, Jewish, Communist, FBI-blacklisted and Kentucky-born.On Thursday, Jan. 18, several hundred people came to the UK Art Museum to be introduced to Louisville artist Edward Melcarth’s work.“I think...

Donald Lipski speaks in Lexington, KY. Photo by Joshua Qualls

Sculptor Lipski turns trash into treasure

Takireeana Neal October 18, 2016

UK’s new exhibiting artist takes the phrase "one man’s trash is another man’s treasure" to a whole other level. Donald Lipski is a sculptor that is known for his many large scale public art pieces,...

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