Accredited by the American Association of Museums and one of the largest art museums in Kentucky, the UK Art Museum collects, preserves, studies, and exhibits the best of humanity's artistic heritages. The museum maintains a growing permanent collection of more than 4,000 European and American paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs and decorative arts. There are also holdings in art of the Americas, Africa and Asia. Permanent collection galleries and a changing schedule of diverse exhibitions provide a broad range of experiences for the visitor. The University of Kentucky Art Museum is located on the UK campus in the SingletaryCenter for the Arts on the corner of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue.
The museum is open noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday and noon to 8 p.m. on Friday; closed Monday and University holidays. Free admission for most exhibitions.
Exhibitions:
The Bluegrass Palette of ANDRE PATER
June 27 - October 10
Andre Pater's powerful renditions of hounds, jockeys, and racing scenes have become coveted prizes for sporting art lovers and collectors around the world.
HOOFBEATS and HEARTBEATS: The Horse in American Art
August 22 - November 21
A groundbreaking exhibition about thehorse in American art will coincide with the Alltech FEI World Equestirian Games. Paintings and sculpture lent by some of this country's most prestigious museums depict the horse at work, as a symbol of the hero, as an emblem of freedom, and the horse that we love.
