Reed Wixson Blurs the Line Between the Natural and the Artificial Through Music

Medici Circle Scholar Reed Wixson and their Project Xylocyclos By Gamy Cortes Early in their compositional journey, Reed Wixson followed conventions aligned with classical composition. Later, however, as a PhD student in UC Irvine’s Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT...

Now on Hammer Channel! Watch the Made in L.A. 2025 Artist Profile on Amanda Ross-Ho

"Time is both the subject and the material that I work with." Made in L.A. 2025 artist Amanda Ross Ho takes us inside a new installation of four monumental doors, modeled after the doors in her father's and aunt's nursing facility.

Charisse Pearlina Weston, M.F.A. ’19, named a 2025 Trellis Art Fund Stepping Stone Grantee

The Department of Art alumna is among 20 artists selected nationwide for the expanded two-year Stepping Stone grants program UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts alumna Charisse Pearlina Weston, M.F.A. ’19, has been named one of the 2025 Trellis Art Fund Stepping Stone Grantees, receiving...

UCI Drama Alumni Chris Renfro ’14 and Justine Rafael ’21 Join Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum

Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love brings an all-Filipino cast to Los Angeles, featuring UC Irvine drama alumni Two alumni from UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama have been cast in Center Theatre Group’s upcoming production of Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum...

The Next Stage

A UC Irvine & South Coast Repertory collaboration ushers in a new era of O.C. theater  By Christine Byrd South Coast Repertory (SCR) and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts are opening a new act in their longstanding relationship. With support from the Nicholas Endowment, they...

Professor Irene Messoloras Featured on KUSC’s Classical Californians Broadcast Station

The UC Irvine choral conductor and faculty member shares a curated selection of works spanning Manuel de Falla to holiday repertoire UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Music faculty member Irene Messoloras is featured on Classical Californians' weekly program from KUSC...

UCI Students showcase art in fall 2025 ‘Tenth Thursday’ exhibition

The Claire Trevor School of the Arts held its quarterly undergraduate student exhibition on Dec. 4, showcasing a wide range of creativity and projects that students have been working on throughout the quarter.

Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa Confronts Injustice Through Performance

Medici Circle Scholar Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa and L’OPERA! By Gamy Cortes “Anytime you put pen to paper, whether you want to acknowledge it or not, you are political,” said Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa, M.F.A. student in UC Irvine’s Department of Drama. Funding Creativity Founded in 2004, the...

UCI 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...

Simon Leung and Yong Soon Min Featured in ARTnews Awards 2025 Best Thematic Museum Exhibition

Artists recognized for the second consecutive year in ARTnews Award–winning exhibitions For the second consecutive year, UC Irvine Department of Art professor Simon Leung and the late professor emerita Yong Soon Min are featured artists in an exhibition recognized by ARTnews as Best Thematic...

UCI Chamber Singers Awarded The American Prize for Best Choral Performance

National recognition honors the ensemble’s artistry and musical excellence to choral performance in the university category UCI Chamber Singers, the premier choral ensemble of UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, under the leadership of Professor Irene Messoloras, has been named the...

South Coast Repertory and UCI Arts Launch Pilot Program for Emerging Artists

The Next Stage places UC Irvine Drama students into South Coast Repertory's professional environment, providing real-world Experience, mentorship and more ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Dec. 9, 2025 — Bridging the gap between the classroom and the stage, UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts...

UC Irvine Drama Faculty Member Marcy Froehlich Receives BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Nomination

Froehlich recognized for costume design on Ensemble Theatre Company’s Dracula: A Comedy of Errors UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Associate Professor of Costume Design Marcy Froehlich has been nominated for a 2025 Santa Barbara BroadwayWorld Award for her work on Dracula: A Comedy of...

Professor Alan Terricciano’s Composition Performed at Carnegie Hall

Terricciano’s piece “Royal Denizens” served as the program-closing Carnegie Hall presentation with additional performances across the globe, marking a notable week for the composer, pianist and associate dean UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Professor of Dance and Associate Dean...

Professor Andrew Palermo Choreographs New Sweet Smell of Success at Lincoln Center

The MasterVoices production earned enthusiastic audience response and acclaim for Palermo’s movement direction UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Professor of Music Theatre Andrew Palermo choreographed the newly re-envisioned production of Sweet Smell of Success presented by MasterVoices...

World Stages

Two recent graduates channel their training across the globe’s most exciting stages  By Diana Kalaji For Abigail Mesel (M.F.A. music ’25) and Sloane Ptashek (B.F.A. music theatre ’25), studying at UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts meant having access to the world’s most...

Annual TWO-0-NINE Concert Features New Works by ICIT Ph.D. Students

UCI Department of Music’s ICIT program presents original works exploring contemporary composition and emerging sonic technologies Ph.D. students in UC Irvine’s Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT) program will present TWO-0-NINE, the annual concert featuring newly...