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Open Studio: UKCFA Dean Mark Shanda talks about 'transformational' Gatton grant

By Tom Musgrave
Published January 23, 2026 at 9:05 AM EST
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UK College of Fine Arts

The Bill Gatton Foundation’s $150 million gift — one of the largest in UK’s history — will create a new home for the arts at the University of Kentucky. UK College of Fine Arts Dean Mark Shanda talks with Tom Musgrave about the project which will include a new CFA building, a modern performance theater and public greenspace that will anchor a growing arts and innovation corridor along South Broadway.

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Show links:
https://pres.uky.edu/bill-gatton-foundations-historic-gift

https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/campus-walk-dean-mark-shanda-why-fine-arts-front-door-uk

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Tom Musgrave
Tom Musgrave is a senior public relations writer for the University of Kentucky and editor of the daily campuswide electronic newsletter UKNow. Prior to joining the UK staff, Tom spent nine years as the Kentucky Arts Council’s communications director. In 2018 he created the arts council’s monthly podcast, Kentucky ArtsCast, serving as primary host and executive producer. Tom’s first job in state government was working for Virginia Moore at the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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