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Tuan Andrew Nguyen ’99 Named 2025 MacArthur Fellow

Art

October 8

Tuan Andrew Nguyen ’99 Named 2025 MacArthur Fellow
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Exhibition - spring 2026

Art

June 4 to June 13 - June 13 | Room Gallery, | University Art Gallery

The 2026 Undergraduate Honors Thesis Exhibition features work by students in the Art Honors cohort at UC Irvine. Showcasing a range of creative practices, the exhibition highlights the culmination of each student’s research and artistic exploration.
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (part 2) - spring 2026

Art

May 9 to May 23 - May 23 | Contemporary Arts Center Gallery, | Room Gallery, | University Art Gallery

Solo exhibitions by M.F.A. candidates from UC Irvine’s Department of Art are presented as the conclusion of this two-part spring series. Check out part one starting April 18, 2025.
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (part 1) - spring 2026

Art

April 18 to May 2 - May 2 | Contemporary Arts Center Gallery, | Room Gallery, | University Art Gallery

Solo exhibitions by M.F.A. candidates from UC Irvine’s Department of Art are presented as part of this two-part spring series. Part 2 will follow in May.
21st Annual Guest Juried Undergraduate Exhibition

Art

March 12 to March 21 - March 21 | Room Gallery, | University Art Gallery

Showcasing a diverse selection of works by students from the Department of Art and across campus, the exhibition includes painting, drawing, photography, installation, sculpture and video. The opening reception invites visitors to enjoy light ...
M.F.A. 2nd Year Exhibition - winter 2026

Art

February 7 to February 28 - February 28 | Room Gallery, | University Art Gallery

In times of climate crisis, and while democracies are eroding and infrastructures and social webs are breaking apart, the idea of repair is tempting. Repair promises to make things whole again, even if they have never worked properly and have only ...

UCI Drama Wins at 2025 Orange Curtain Review Awards

La Belle et la Bête earns Best College Show alongside 9 to 5’s Best Young Actor honor UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama received top honors at the 2025 Orange Curtain Review Awards, with La Belle et la Bête named Best College Show and actor Drew Downs recognized as...

Faculty | Student | Dance

The 2025 Dance Major Journal Confronts the Realities of Today’s Dance World

Explore the 2025 Dance Major Journal The Department of Dance at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts announces the release of Dance Major Journal, Volume 13 (2025), a collection of essays written and edited by undergraduate dance majors that examine the current state of the field with...

Alumni | Dance

Dance Alumni Receive Honors at Dance City Festival Chicago

M.F.A. Dance graduates Yinqi Wang and Maggie Liang recognized for their choreographic work A Touch of Sin UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Dance alumni Yinqi Wang, M.F.A. ’24 and Maggie Liang, M.F.A. ’24, co-founders of the ensemble Omnivore Dance, have been honored...

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UCI Symphony Orchestra - fall 2025