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Readiness Reimagined: the Arts Disaster & Crisis Preparedness Conference

Sep 24–25, 2026
Learning

Times of great disruption demand new ways of thinking about preparedness, resilience, and recovery. The Arts Disaster & Crisis Preparedness Conference brings together arts leaders, emergency managers, educators, cultural workers, researchers, and community practitioners to explore how the arts can help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises and disasters. 

R.C. May Photography Lecture Series: Clarissa Tossin

Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Learning, Speaker Series

Clarissa Tossin will discuss the role of photography in her artistic practice, from her student work at the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado to her recent solo exhibition at the Museu de Arte São Paulo (MASP), São Paulo. Tossin’s study of the layered residues of colonialism, resource extraction, and consumer accumulation has been supported by fellowships from the American Academy in Rome, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Altered States Symposium

Sep 18, 2026, 1:00 – 5:30 PM
Learning

The University of Kentucky College of Design, in partnership with Great Meadows Foundation, will host "Altered States: Art, Ecology, and Collective Practices," a symposium on collaborative environmental and community-based art, Sept. 18 at the Gray Design Building. Through a series of guest presentations, participants will explore how artists work together to respond to issues tied to the environment, land use, natural resources and extraction. The symposium will also consider how shared creative work can offer new ways to make, show and support art.

KGS to explore Kentucky’s energy outlook at annual seminar

Rebekah Frazier
 May 18, 2026
Community, Learning

The Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) will host “Powering Kentucky’s Future,” its 65th annual seminar, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. This free event is at the University of Kentucky’s Don & Cathy Jacobs Science Building with workshops at the William T. Young Library, the Mining and Minerals Resources Building and off campus at the Earth Analysis Research Library.  

Shifting Power in Rural America: Conversations on Just Transitions

Apr 21, 2026, 4:00 – 6:30 PM
Learning, Speaker Series

Rural communities across the Appalachian region face new challenges and possibilities as a result of changing economic and political landscapes. The UK Appalachian Center & Appalachian Studies Program will host a public panel as part of a larger series to bring together John Gaventa and Loka Ashwood, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows, for a conversation with Gabe Schwartzman (UT), Shaunna Scott (UK Sociology emeritus) and Kathryn Engle, UK Appalachian Center director. 

Tapas and Topics: Sustainability & Environmental Citizenship

Apr 9, 2026, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Action/Engagement, Learning, Student-Focused

Small plates, big conversations. This month’s Tapas & Topics invites you to explore sustainability and environmental citizenship... what it means, why it matters, and how we can all take action. Join us for this edition as we reflect together, share perspectives, and think about how we can contribute to a more sustainable future.

Join LFUCG, UK Extension to explore local creeks during Water Week 2026

Seth Holbrook and Jennifer Myatt
 Mar 20, 2026
Action/Engagement, Community-Oriented, Learning

The city of Lexington, the University of Kentucky and Fayette County Public Schools invite Lexington residents to celebrate Kentucky’s rivers and streams during Water Week, March 20-29. For the seventh year, Water Week encourages Lexingtonians to find a connection to local creeks through dozens of in-person, virtual and self-guided events.

Farm Road Rain Garden Cleanup

Mar 26, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Action/Engagement, Community-Oriented, Learning

This event is a service-learning event at the University of Kentucky's Farm Road Rain Garden. Participants will learn about green infrastructure for stormwater management and the benefits of incorporating green spaces and outdoor learning environments into campus. There will also be a service portion of the event where participants will clean up trash, manage plants, and mulch the site.

Lecture: Dr. Geoffrey Donovan on the Surprising Links Between Trees and Human Health

Apr 24, 2026, 2:30 – 4:30 PM
Informational, Learning

Urban Forest Initiative, along with the Department of Economics in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, presents a lecture by Dr. Geoffrey Donovan (U.S. Forest Service, ret.) on the surprising health benefits of trees. Dr. Donovan's talk is titled "Using Natural Experiments to Investigate the Relationship Between Urban Trees and Health."

Microplastic Madness Film Screening

Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Awareness, Community-Oriented, Learning

Community members are invited to a free screening of the documentary Microplastic Madness, an optimistic take on the plastic pollution crisis as told through the eyes of a group of school children. Common Threads LEX, a new sustainability-focused partnership between the City of Lexington, the University of Kentucky and Fayette County Public Schools, is hosting the screening. This is Common Threads LEX’s inaugural event. 

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