UK Named Future Home of Governor’s School for the Arts

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Officials with UK and The Kentucky Center announced today at Holmes Hall that UK has been named the future home of The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts, an annual three-week intensive summer arts residency program for Kentucky high school sophomores and juniors. Beginning in 2019, UK College of Fine Arts will host the program for four years.

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