UK Lands Record $150M Gift to Build New Arts District, Expand College of Fine Arts

A $150M Gift for an Arts Complex at University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky has received a $150 million gift—the largest in the institution’s history—to create a new home for the arts on the Lexington campus.

UK lands record $150M gift to build new arts district, expand College of Fine Arts

University Of Kentucky Given Record $150 Million For An Arts District

The University of Kentucky has received the largest gift in its history — a $150 million donation from the Bill Gatton Foundation — to build a new campus arts district.

UK receives largest donation in history to fund the arts

In a press release on UKNow, Blanton said the $150 million donation would help fund the construction of a new College of Fine Arts Building, a several-hundred seat theater and a pavilion with a park.

University of Kentucky plans new arts district on South Broadway in Lexington • Kentucky Lantern

A proposed preliminary rendering of a new arts district on the University of Kentucky campus. (Photo provided by University of Kentucky)The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has accepted the largest donation in school history — $150 million from The Bill Gatton Foundation — to create a new arts district on campus. However, some approval is still needed from the state legislature to move the project forward.  The funds accepted Tuesday wil…

University of Kentucky receives largest gift in history to create new arts district

The University of Kentucky accepted a historic $150 million donation from The Bill Gatton Foundation to build a comprehensive arts district on campus, marking the largest single gift in the university's history.The major donation will fund construction of a new College of Fine Arts building, a several-hundred-seat theater, and create an integrated arts community along South Broadway that connects campus with downtown Lexington, according to a ne…