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Register by June 15! The Gaines 40th Alumni Reunion

Oct 26, 2025

Calling all Gaines alumni! Join us for a celebration of 40 years of the Gaines Center! Register here before June 15 to secure your spot.

the 2025 bale boone symposium Ebony G. Patterson

Oct 23, 2025

Join multi-media artist and MacArthur Fellow Ebony G. Patterson in conversation with UK Art Museum Director Stuart Horodner on Thursday October 23, 2025, at the Singletary Center Concert Hall. Tickets available soon!

NOW AVAILABLE Our Spring 2025 newsletter

Aug 31, 2025

The Spring 2025 newsletter includes the many (many!) things happening over here in the UK Gaines Center including reviews of our Breathitt Lecture and the 2025 Lafayette Seminar, a celebration of our graduating seniors, an alumni interview with Dominique Luster, and a reflection on the year from our new Director, Dr. Michelle Sizemore.

now available to stream 2025 Breathitt Lecture with Lucas Carlos de Lima

Jun 30, 2025

The 2025 Breathitt Lecture, Crystal Palaces: Designing a Better World Amidst Social Chaos presented by Lucas Carlos de Lima, is now available to stream on our YouTube channel. Click here to view the lecture.

Gaines Class of 2027 Gaines Center Selects Newest Cohort of Fellows

May 31, 2025

The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities is thrilled to announce the selection of 12 undergraduates as the newest class of Gaines Fellows. These students will join the prestigious Gaines Fellowship Program in the Humanities for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Gaines Center featured in the Journal of Appalachian Studies

Dec 16, 2024

The Gaines Center for the Humanities' annual Lafayette Seminar featured in the latest edition of the Journal of Appalachian Studies. The article, authored by Associate Director Dr. Chelsea Brislin, revisited the two-day 2024 Lafayette Seminar, a series of public events on the topic of Monsters, Myths, and the Metaphysical. Check out the article in the Volume 30, Number 2 edition, available now at this link.

watch it on our YouTube channel Did You Miss "An Evening with Emily St. John Mandel"?