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Music

Arts Advocates: John Forsyte

February 3, 2026

John Forsyte, president and CEO of the Pacific Symphony, champions music education across Orange County, including UC Irvine’s Side-by-Side rehearsal series. He is a member of the Claire Trevor Society and UC Irvine’s Chief Executive Roundtable.

Drama

The Next Stage

January 7, 2026

A UC Irvine & South Coast Repertory collaboration ushers in a new era of O.C. theater

Art

Beall Center

Dance

Drama

Music

UCI Arts 2025 Year in Review

December 21, 2025

Reflecting back on a year of exceptional milestones

Interior of an ornate historic church with gilded arches and paintings, where a choir performs at the altar before a large seated audience.

Drama

Music

World Stages

November 24, 2025

Two recent graduates channel their training across the globe’s most exciting stages

Interior of a contemporary art gallery with exposed concrete beams, featuring a projected video installation on glass and abstract geometric artworks mounted on white walls.

Art

Making Space to Redefine

October 27, 2025

Alison O’Daniel (M.F.A. ’10) is changing the game in art and film

White gallery wall displaying large abstract black-and-white paintings mounted on wooden supports, with a red garment and red handbag incorporated into the installation.

Art

Art That Moves L.A.

September 30, 2025

UC Irvine artists featured at the Hammer Biennial

Drama

Arts Advocates: R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81

September 30, 2025

LEGACY BUILDER

Q&A with R. Michael Gros

A close-up of the bronze Claire Trevor star at UC Irvine set against a blurred background of the arts campus.

Art

Dance

Drama

Music

A Legacy Worth Celebrating

September 23, 2025

Anniversaries of UC Irvine and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts offer a moment of reflection and possib

Dance

Answering the Call to Lead

September 2, 2025

Dante Puleio, M.F.A.

A silhouetted figure stands in front of a large immersive projection covering the wall. The digital artwork displays abstract, swirling imagery with floating shapes and web-like lines in shades of blue, green, and white, filling the dark gallery space with light.

School

Complexity in Focus

August 25, 2025

Getty and the Beall Center for Art + Technology highlight the complexity of our modern challenges