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University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...

College of Fine Arts is composed of four academic units: the School of Art and Visual Studies, the Department of Arts Administration, the School of Music, and the Department of Theatre and Dance. The Singletary Center for the Arts, the college's performing arts facility, supports the School of Music. The University of Kentucky Art Museum has a collection of more than 4,500 objects.

Departments and degree programs

;Art & Visual Studies * BA in Art Education * BA in Art History and Visual Studies * BA in Art Studio * BFA in Art Studio * BS in Digital Media Design * MA in Art History and Visual Studies * MA in Art Education * MFA in Art Studio * MFA in Curatorial Studies ;Music Undergraduate: * BM in Music Education * BM in Performance * BA in Music Graduate: * MA in Musicology & Ethnomusicology * MA in Music Theory * MM in Music Therapy * MM in Composition * MM in Performance * MM in Conducting * MM in Sacred Music * MM in Music Education * PhD in Musicology & Ethnomusicology * PhD in Music Education * PhD in Music Theory * DMA in Conducting * DMA in Performance * DMA in Composition * Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy * Graduate Certificate in Orff Schulwerk ;Theatre & Dance * BA in Theatre * BA in Dance * Musical Theatre Certificate ;Arts Administration * BA in Arts Administration * MA in Arts Administration * PhD in Arts Administration * Certificate in Fundraising and Development ;Minors * Art History * Art Studio * Digital Media Design * Photography * Visual Studies * Music Theory and History * Music Performance (audition required) * Theatre * Dance * Interdisciplinary Minor in the Arts

Deans of the college

# J. Robert Wills, 1978-1982 # Richard Domek, 1982-1992 # Rhoda-Gale Pollack, 1992-1998 # Robert Shay, 1998-2010 # Michael S. Tick, 2010–2016 # David Sogin (Interim) 2016-2017 # Mark Shanda, 2017–present

References

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Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

Educational institutions established in 1865 Arts organizations established in 1865