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The Artists’ LaboratoryThe Artists’ Laboratory
In the Experimental Media Performance Lab, technology blends with art to offer immersive, boundary-pushing experiences for audiences By Christine Byrd In William Fastenow’s, Ph.D. ’25 capstone recital, Art of the Unheard, audiences walked on elevated paths with pairs of speakers above...
Arts Advocates: Jeff BeallArts Advocates: Jeff Beall
TECHNOLOGICAL STEWARD Q&A with Jeff Beall As the Beall Center for Art + Technology marks its 25th anniversary, Jeff Beall, artist, publisher and entrepreneur and son of founders Don and Joan Beall, sat down with David Familian, the Beall’s artistic director, for an intimate conversation...
Disruptive CulturesDisruptive Cultures
The Beall Center for Art + Technology concludes its 25th anniversary with an examination of social media By Christine Byrd Visitors to the Beall Center for Art + Technology this spring will be greeted by two ghostly figures on a screen, their endless, friendly chatter to each other powered by...
The Art of Opportunity
Arts Advocates: John ForsyteArts Advocates: John Forsyte
SYMPHONIC LEADER Q&A with John Forsyte John Forsyte is president and CEO of the Pacific Symphony. During his 27-year tenure, he has been a strong advocate for music education across Orange County, including at UC Irvine, where the Pacific Symphony’s Side-by-Side rehearsal series features...
Curating CommunityCurating Community
Michelle Maasz Brouwer ’14 connects audiences and artists as director of programming at Irvine Barclay Theatre By Diana Kalaji At Irvine Barclay Theatre (IBT), Michelle Maasz Brouwer curates experiences that bring together students, artists and audiences, strengthening the creative connection...
Anteaters in the Arts
The Next Stage
UCI Arts 2025 Year in ReviewUCI Arts 2025 Year in Review
Reflecting back on a year of exceptional milestones The past year marked a significant moment for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, coinciding with UC Irvine’s 60th anniversary and the continued celebration of the 25th anniversary of the naming of the school. Together, these milestones...
World Stages
Making Space to Redefine Making Space to Redefine
Alison O’Daniel (M.F.A. ’10) is changing the game in art and film By Richard Chang Alison O’Daniel (M.F.A. art, 2010) has placed Deaf culture at the focal point in her art and film work, and that has positioned her at the forefront of an international cultural movement. The visual...
Arts Advocates: R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81Arts Advocates: R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81
LEGACY BUILDER Q&A with R. Michael Gros For over 40 years, R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81 has been a director, producer, artistic director, educator and arts advocate. He is a professor emeritus of Santa Barbara City College and has served as co-artistic director of PlayFest Santa...
Art That Moves L.A.Art That Moves L.A.
UC Irvine artists featured at the Hammer Biennial By Christine Byrd When Made in L.A. 2025 opens at the Hammer Museum on Oct. 5, the highly anticipated biennial will not only offer insight into the City of Angels’ artistic impulses but also UC Irvine’s growing influence on the region’s art...
A Legacy Worth CelebratingA Legacy Worth Celebrating
Anniversaries of UC Irvine and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts offer a moment of reflection and possibility By Christine Byrd Every day, UC Irvine students and visitors walk by Claire Trevor’s Oscar and Emmy awards outside the theater named in her honor — golden reminders of that...
Answering the Call to Lead Answering the Call to Lead
Dante Puleio (M.F.A. ’17) reflects on his path from student to artistic director of the José Limón Dance Company By Diana Kalaji If dance showed Dante Puleio how to move, the José Limón technique taught him how to move through life. “When I discovered dance, I woke up,” said...
Design for the FutureDesign for the Future
UC Irvine scenic arts faculty revolutionize sustainability in theater By Christine Byrd Claire Trevor School of the Arts faculty Efren Delgadillo Jr. and Yee Eun Nam represent a new generation of scenic designers who bring novel approaches to sustainability — avoiding dumpsters full of...
Reclaiming Sound
Engaging the Margins: Art, Ecology and SustainabilityEngaging the Margins: Art, Ecology and Sustainability
Beall Center for Art + Technology's exhibition reframes art, ecology and sustainability By Christine Byrd Wildfires, rising sea levels, nuclear waste. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of problems humans have created that we cannot solve alone. However, art invites another...
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