#kygsa

[balltripvoicestudio]

Thinking about all my GSA VMers today. Love and miss each of you! Scroll through to find your year. 🥰 #voiceteachersofinstagram #voicelessons #singing #singinglessons #singinginspiration #singinginspo #singingmotivation #motivation #vulnerability #vulnerabilityisstrength #sang #lifteveryvoice #somersetky #somky #seemyset #lakecumberland #lc365 #gsa #kygsa #governorsschoolforthearts #kygovernorsschoolforthearts https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgc2tDopJKE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[weatheredandshorn]

The lad of many voices . . . #portrait #kygsa @kygsa #photojournalism #student #filmphotography #youth #kentucky https://www.instagram.com/p/B5dCrUsF_E-/?igshid=1cuw2btred4lw

[ukfinearts]

GSA opens with CFA alum at helm

This week, the University of Kentucky welcomed 256 talented high school students for the Governor’s School for the Arts. Leading the charge is vocal performance and arts administration alum Nick Covault.

Thanks to UKNow for this article and a video interview with Nick!

[pruskita]

Tell us about your aus please? 👀

Cheers ^^

Well with I said I already have two aus that is still in the conceptual phase although one is already more developed

The first that for the moment I'm going to call "Kirby and the GSA" or KaGSA and the second that I'm going to call "Future of the copy" "FotC" just to differentiate them (these are beta names that may change for the better in the future)

KyGSA's is an au that brings together the game and the anime. Some anime characters do exist but not in the same way as anime, since this au focuses on the GSA, which is an alliance to maintain peace in the universe (being its creation when there was a war against holy nightmare companies) this alliance He is sending some soldiers and members to some planets that they see as in danger or that certain dangerous creatures live on the planet that have to be eliminated (like Kirby and the dark matter that lives in Ripple star) and how is it that the planets that are visited you have to join forces to prevent the GSA from creating chaos for your ideas

Meta knight's past and his old relationships with the GSA would be taken into account. Where does Kirby remember Tiff and Tuff's name. Who were Joe's parents. Why the hell Gooey is so afraid of Meta knight and some other things

In FotC it is a version of Kirby's future being a knight with a mission that he cannot leave, but he decides to have a little break with Gooey and a few more friends, returning to Pop star after about 10 years After 10 years the galactic crisis started again 10 years after Galacta knight broke out of his prison and completely lost himself The au was at the beginning relationship with KaGSA but in the end he decides to separate it, for which events from a previous one did not happen here, but many new ones did

Why does that Kirby look so much like that feared Galacta warrior? Why new dark matter similar to Puff are traveling the galaxy in search of something Why Pop star became a refuge for races and beings from other planets like the few fairies, their queen and their accompanying dark matter

A curious fact: in FotC Kirby has developed Pica syndrome, only Bandana knows that and tries to see how to help him. In KaGSA, every time Kirby feels a strong emotion and starts to walk, his steps leave a path as if he had stepped on some red substance.

At the moment I don't know how to take these two with me, I'm thinking of making a fanfic but I don't know how and on which page to do it, maybe KaGSA is the one that is most developed and the one that made the other comic even not yet but i'm thinking of one I know it's a lagra answer but I wanted to share this well without giving so many spoilers or so I hope

[claybeasts]

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Earlier this week I was honored with the opportunity to share my work and process with the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts 2017 program. Thank you to the students, faculty and staff for an amazing experience! Special thanks to @gaddiematthew and @pinkdingle for all the help!! Check out the program at: http://www.kentuckycenter.org/education-community-arts/gsa #claybeasts #kygsa #clayworkshop #ceramics #clay #nashvilleartist #sculpture #beautifulbizarre (at Centre College)

[hagc0r3]

IIIIII GOOOOOT THEEEE CALLLLBAAAAACCCKKKK

[applyuk]

Welcome to UK @kygsa 😻👋 We're so excited to host you his summer! #seeblue #GSAatUK . . . 📷Mark Cornelison #ukphoto #bbn #uky #universityofkentucky https://ift.tt/2Fy4Ik5

[weatheredandshorn]

Earnestness . . . #portrait #kygsa @kygsa #photojournalism #student #filmphotography #youth #kentucky https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Z82wMlEY_/?igshid=1bvvbipgvepvs

[ukfinearts]

In love with creativity

By Ashley Rhinehart, Arts Administration student

Nick Covault graduated from UK in 2009 with degrees in Vocal Music Performance and Arts Administration. He is currently the Director of The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA), a partnership between the Commonwealth and The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. GSA mobilizes Kentucky’s next generation of creative leaders through an intensive residential summer program for high-school artists, as well as other initiatives throughout the year that cultivate networks, communities, and resources for artistically inclined youth (Nick is also an alumnus of the GSA program, attending in 2002 for Vocal Music).

Previously serving as Programming & Community Engagement Manager for The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Nick’s accolades have included participation in SouthArts’ groundbreaking Dance Touring Initiative, the Emerging Leader Institute of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, the Global Fellowship Program of the International Society for the Performing Arts, and presenting on artist residency models at SouthArt’s Performing Arts Exchange. He was listed as one of Business First of Louisville’s 2016 Forty Under 40 Honorees, and has been named a Compassion Laureate by Compassionate Louisville.

What’s your favorite item you have in your office?

Definitely my Dolly Parton rubix cube made by Appalachian artist Gina Mamone. I won it in a raffle at “It’s Good to be Young in the Mountains,” a youth-led conference about Appalachian identity. It’s right next to a framed photo of me when I was an intern at GSA during my time at UK – that photo is definitely my second favorite item!

What is your favorite memory at UK?

It’s so hard to pick just one! I really cherish the reoccurring memory of walking around campus on a beautiful day and running into and chatting with friends. UK can seem like such a big place, but especially around the Fine Arts building, the world seemed beautifully small sometimes.

How did your experiences at UK help you find your first move after graduation?

The UK Arts Administration program made sure I was fostering connections and relationships while I was growing as a student. Ultimately, it was those advocates who I met through internships, etc., who helped me take my first pivotal steps after college.

What qualities do you look for in hiring a new graduate?/What are some attributes of people who are most successful in your field?

People who are curious, open, flexible, and in love with the creative process. Even though arts administration is definitely a unique field with specific attributes, it is still a vast industry with room for people with diverse interests, expertise, and personalities. There’s no one right way to be an arts administrator, but from my perspective you must be in love with creativity and open to all that can come from it (not coincidentally, I think these are important characteristics for artists as well).

What advice can you offer someone entering the Arts Administration program?

Remain open to possibilities. Put people first. Be an advocate not just for the arts, but for artists. As you go on through school and after college, strive to always know why you are doing what you do – what you love about it and/or how it’s making you grow. When hiring someone, I’m interested in knowing what they’ve done, but I’m MUCH more interested in knowing why they did it. Also, don’t stress too much about life after graduation. You do not have to walk off the graduation stage and into the office of some really important arts organization. Create a journey that is right for you.  

Editor’s note: We first interviewed Nick at the Kentucky Center in 2015, along with several of his colleagues and fellow CFA alumni. Look for a future post with a throwback to that wonderful conversation.

[claybeasts]

Earlier this week I was honored with the opportunity to share my work and process with the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts 2017 program. Thank you to the students, faculty and staff for an amazing experience! Special thanks to @gaddiematthew and @pinkdingle for all the help!! Check out the program at: http://www.kentuckycenter.org/education-community-arts/gsa #claybeasts #nashvilleartist #sculpture #kygsa #beautifulbizarre #clay #clayworkshop #ceramics (at Centre College)

[weatheredandshorn]

His head, how it spins . . . #portrait #kygsa @kygsa #photojournalism #student #filmphotography #youth #kentucky https://www.instagram.com/p/B5XfUvbFyKg/?igshid=eiznu9vopmg3

[weatheredandshorn]

Subtle and attentive . . . #portrait #kygsa @kygsa #photojournalism #student #filmphotography #youth https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VM_h6lnWw/?igshid=1rw5g6q8d0yne

[weatheredandshorn]

Such a sweetheart, you'd hardly know with that intense stare! . . . #portrait #kygsa @kygsa #photojournalism #student #blackandwhite #filmphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TrlWZleLy/?igshid=qhrfwpi846dc

[weatheredandshorn]

Photographer, dancer, quietly brilliant . . . #portrait #kygsa @kygsa #quite #rest #kentucky #photojournalism #calm #kentuckykicksass #filmphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/B5RVbZYlkvN/?igshid=1bqh0o0kj30d9

[weatheredandshorn]

The girl with color . . . #portrait #kygsa @kygsa #photojournalism #student #travelphotography #kentucky https://www.instagram.com/p/B5P48C6lahB/?igshid=1h3qucmhcpplm

[weatheredandshorn]

Don't be fooled... There's darkness in there ;) . . . #portrait #kygsa @kygsa #quite #rest #kentucky #photojournalism #calm #kentuckykicksass (at Lexington, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5MJA-TlyPE/?igshid=x7bnr4riumje