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The Gaines Center thanks the National Endowment for the Humanities for its support. The following are supported by an NEH Challenge Grant: The John R. Gaines Chair in the Humanities, The Bale Boone Symposium in the Humanities, and the Lafayette Seminar in Public Issues. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these programs or by the John R. Gaines Chair do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Announcements Archive
Words Do Matter: A Conversation with the Chairman
Thursday, April 7, 2011, 7:00 pm
Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion
LITTLE GAINES ARTIST SERIES
February 8, 2011
Robert Beatty: "What is a Hole?"
March 8, 2011
Shannon Ruhl: "Line as Form"
Both Events take place at 7:00 pm in the Niles Galley of the Little Fine Arts Library
The 17th Annual Breathitt Undergraduate Lecture in the Humanities: "Occupied Minds: An Exploration of Palestinian Identity through Divine Intervention."
January 20, 2011, 7:00 pm - W.T. Young Library Auditorium
Free and Open to the Public
Download the flier for the event here [doc].
Read more about the event on UKNow.
Banned Books Reading
Little/ Gaines Artist Series!
All events at 7:00 pm in the Niles Gallery of the Little Fine Arts Library, UK
September 21: Ed Franklin: Well Actually, You Might Just as Easily Try Smiling First
October 12: Bianca Spriggs and Kremena Todovora: Out of Body
November 9: Ellen Molle: Force Fields
Our Videos from the Smart Growth Mayoral Forum!!
Lexington, KY Smart Growth Mayoral Forum from Wildcat Student TV on Vimeo.
Smart Growth by Joseph Riley (Mayor - Charleston, SC) from Wildcat Student TV on Vimeo.
The 2010 Lafayette Seminar (PDF)
January 12, 2010
The 2010 Breathitt Lecture Flier (PDF)
CONVERSATIONS ON CONSERVATION
Dr. Tammy Horn, Author of Bees In America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation
Join us as we discuss Dr. Horn's book and her beekeeping projects with the Eastern Kentucky Environmental Research Institute.
Also joining the conversation is Professor Thomas Webster,
Apiculturist, of Kentucky State University.
7:30 PM, Febr uary 24, 2010
Free and open to the public. A reception follows the program.
UK Student Center Room 230
Bee Conservation Event Flier (PDF)
November 10, 2009:
The Gaines Center and the Little Fine Arts Library are proud to present the Little/Gaines Artists Series, designed to showcase Kentucky artists working collaboratively around a unifying principle or theme. Read more here.
October 29, 2009:
The Breathitt Lecture 2010 application has been released and is available here.
The deadline for applications is 4:00 p.m., December 1, 2009.
October 1, 2009:
The Bingham Seminar flier and student application have been released. Click here to read more.
September 16, 2009:
The Gaines Center invites submissions for the first annual Ghost Story Contest. Click here to read submission information (PDF)
September 16, 2009:
Join us in a Public Reading of J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT Monday, September 21, 2009 Beginning at 9 am.
THE LOCATION OF THE READING HAS CHANGED TO THE STUDENT CENTER PATIO!!
Click here to read more about THE HOBBIT reading (PDF)
The 2009 Bale Boone Symposium: October 16 - 22.
Downl0ad a copy of the flier (PDF).
The 2009 Lafayette Seminar for Public Issues
Will Allen: Growing Power
Monday, April 13, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Click here to download a copy of the flier.
10/22/2008:
The 2009 Application for prospective Gaines Fellows is now available. Please see our Prospective Fellows page for more information. The application deadline is Friday, January 16 by 4:00 p.m.
10/20/2008:
Mark Alpert, author of the Einstein-inspired, bestselling novel Final Theory, visits campus Monday, October 20 at 7 p.m. to discuss the poetry that can be hidden in the equations of physicists. Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building. Free and open to the public. Click here to view the flier for this event.
09/03/2008:
Eldon Quick performs Book 1 of the Illiad
Monday, September 8 at the Worsham Theatre in the Student Center. Free and open to the public.
Click here for more information (pdf file).
Join us for a day-long public reading of Homer's Iliad from 9 a.m. to 12 midnight on Monday, September 15 on the lawn of the Singletary Center, northwest entrance (art museum entrance). Rain location: the President's Room of the Singletary Center. Also free and open to the public – readers welcome! For more information please call the Gaines Center, (859) 257-1537
The Gaines Center co-sponsors the opening reception for the UK Art Museum's "Master Works by Kentucky Painters, 1819-1935." The reception is 5-7 p.m. Friday, September 12 at the UK Art Museum. KY Poet Laureate Jane Gentry Vance and Ed McClanahan will give readings; the Kentucky Wild Horse Trio will perform traditional music; and there will be bourbon and chocolate tastings! For more information please call the Gaines Center, (859) 257-1537.
05/16/2008: Welcome, Gaines Fellows Class of 2010!
- Jenna Brashear, Music Education
- Michelle Combs, Anthropology
- James Crouce, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology
- Rebekah Dunnagan, Biology
- Joanna Grant, Architecture
- Ronald Keates, Biology and Chemistry
- Katie Noe, French and English
- Eric Schlich, English and Spanish
- Karah Sutton, Arts Administration
- Clay Turner, Biology and Music
- Jessalyn Ubellacker, Biology and International Studies
02/02/2008: The 2008 Lafayette Seminar in Public Issues
ART + PUBLIC
Engaging the Community through Art
How does public art contribute to the character and experience of our city? What processes best integrate public artwork into our community? What might the future hold for community art in Lexington? The tenth annual Lafayette Seminars in Public Issues address these questions.
The Wednesday evening presentations are free & open to the public- no registration is required. Participation in the Thursday discussion sessions is also free, but enrollment is limited to a maximum of 40 persons to ensure opportunity for discussion. Pre-registration is required, as lunch will be provided by the Gaines Center.
Gaines Fellowship Applications
01/24/2008: The deadline for applications for the Gaines Fellowship class of 2010 has passed. For more information on the Gaines Fellowship, please visit the Gaines Fellowship section.
2008 Breathitt Undergraduate Lectureship Announced
Please join us for the 2008 Breathitt Undergraduate Lecture in the Humanities on Wednesday, January 23 in the W.T. Young Library Auditorium.
Katie Braun, a senior Psychology major from Ashland, KY has been selected to deliver the lecture. She will present "'In a Competition Full of Hamburgers, You're a Steak': American Idol and the Role of Reality Television in the Upkeep of Our Egos."
The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. A reception follows the lecture.
2008 Bingham Seminar Participants Selected
Ten students have been selected to enroll in the 2008 Bingham Seminar: "Seeking Goya: A Transatlantic Journey," taught by Dr. Ed Stanton in the Department of Hispanic Studies. They are:
Katie Braun
Darya Bukhtoyarova
Cara Childers
Clint Davis
Emily Foerster
Emily Hikes
Jason Hope
Katherine Huber
Bill Stanten
Lauren Threlkeld
New Website Launched
1/8/2008 - We have launched a new website design! Please contact the webmaster if you have any comments or questions!
Last Site Update: October 31, 2011