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UK composer Juan Trigos awarded Azrieli Commission for International Music

By Tatum Armstrong, published in UKNow, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023

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SA/VS alumna gives back to students

Published November 27, 2023

Image of Juan Saldivar, Jr., DMA student in the University of Kentucky School of Music, is elevating opportunities for Mexican and Mexican American composers through a new initiative.

School of Music DMA Student Elevating Opportunities for Composers Through New Initiative

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Music Alum Wins Gold Stevie Award in 2024 International Business Awards

Tze-Ying Wu directs the Ionian University String Ensemble in Corfu, Greece.

School of Music Faculty Travel to Corfu, Greece

Published November 1, 2023

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UK Arts Administration to host Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts Conference

Story originally appeared in UKNow, September 18, 2023.

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“Lucidity: A New Musical” to premiere at Southeastern Theatre Convention Fringe Festival with a cast of UKY Theatre students

Published February 24, 2023

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Percussion Graduate Student Wins National Performance Award

Published June 21, 2022

PhD Arts Admin Student Travis Newton releases management book, wins award

Published January 2022, updated November 2023

Screenshot from "Get Rolling With Otis" artwork by Loren Long.

UK Alum's Book Character Gets Animated Apple TV Series

By Whitney Hale, published in UKNow October 8, 2021

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MFA Student Among 11 Recognized by International Sculpture Center

Originally published in UKNow August 5, 2021

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SA/VS professor contributes to global art history publication

Published September 9, 2021

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Student earns major grant for local nonprofit

By Emma Lucas, Published September 8, 2021

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UK Women’s Forum Announces 2021 Sarah Bennett Holmes Awardees

Article originally published in UKNow April 12, 2021.

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School of Music Alum Renee Collins Cobb and "Overtones Live"

Story originally appeared on Kentucky.com on March 2, 2021 by Walter Tunis, Contributing Music Critic.

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Winners Announced in Inaugural Cornerstone Call For Art

By Ryan Girves, UKNow, with additions from CFA, Published April 27, 2021

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How Jeremy Colbert Sculpted His Future as an Educator

Story by Steve Shaffer and Whitney Hale, UKNow, Feb. 10, 2021

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Making the Connection Between Health Education and Fine Arts

By Ann Blackford, Published April 9, 2021

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Episode 11: CFA Community Conversations with Meg Klosterman and Rae Goodwin

Published August 17, 2021

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Creative Arts LLP Helps Students Learn the Value of Networking and Collaboration

By Genesis Lorjuste, Published August 17, 2021