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Open Studio: UK College of Fine Arts hits 50

By Tom Musgrave
Published October 8, 2026 at 10:05 AM EDT
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Open Studio Podcast Logo. A podcast on the arts in Kentucky with host Tom Musgrave. Features colorful abstract shapes and a cartoon rendering of Tom Musgrave.

2026 is the 50th anniversary for the University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts and Tom welcomes back Mark Shanda, Dean of the college, to talk about how it plans to celebrate this milestone, as well as how the college has evolved in five decades and where it's going from here.

Show links:

https://finearts.uky.edu/

https://finearts.uky.edu/college-fine-arts/faculty-staff/mark-shanda

https://finearts.uky.edu/college-fine-arts/events

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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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