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Reimagined Arts 1 course invites UC Irvine students from every discipline to explore creativity, connect with working artists and discover ...

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UCI Chamber Singers Celebrate the Season with New Holiday Recording

New EP, Sing We Now, showcases the artistry of UC Irvine's acclaimed choral ensemble and the collaborative spirit behind its music

Continuity Leaves No Footprint Behind

Inside the fully sustainable UCI Drama staging of Bess Wohl’s climate dark comedy

An actor in a cream vest stands with arms raised against a towering white paper glacier on the Continuity set, with a painted mountain backdrop behind her

Honoring the Life and Legacy of Hossein Omoumi (1944–2026)

UC Irvine mourns the loss of internationally renowned Persian musician, scholar and educator whose lifelong dedication to classical Persian music i...

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Simon Penny's New Book Rethinks the Divide Between Skill and Intelligence

Skill arrives from Routledge in December

Book cover illustration on a black background: two hands, drawn in thin white line art, hold a red outlined pair of calipers stretched between them, with a green line marking the measurement point. Below, large white text reads “Skill,” followed by the subtitle “Making, Embodied Cognition, Neuroscience.”

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Art professor and Guggenheim Fellow Monica Majoli looks for the female gaze

Professor Monica Majoli talks with two students in a paint-spattered studio filled with metal easels. One student sits at a worktable assembling a small brass and metal sculpture, while the other stands nearby holding a tool.

Matt Bailey Doubles His Investment in the UCI Arts Department of Art

Inspired by the impact of his first gift, Matt Bailey gives again

Matt Bailey, wearing a dark blazer over a black T-shirt and black-framed glasses, stands with one hand in his pocket in a darkened gallery surrounded by glowing, symmetrical digital artworks in vivid rainbow colors.

UCI Arts Summer 2026 Faculty Highlights

A look at faculty news and creative activity from summer 2026

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Remembering Dr. Kelli Sharp, Chair of the Department of Dance

Honoring the late professor who built bridges between dance and medicine

Dr. Kelli Sharp smiles at the camera, wearing a bright blue blazer over a white blouse. Anatomical illustrations of the human skeletal and muscular systems are displayed on the wall behind her.

Cauces Sónicos to Perform at UC Irvine

The concert will feature music from artists in Southern and Baja California that explores life on the borderlands

Camilo Zamudio plays marimba behind a drum kit as co-leader Wilfrido Terrazas gestures beside a cajón and a table of singing bowls and frame drums during a rehearsal in a wood-paneled studio.

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