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...
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...
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...
Professor Irene Messoloras to Release “A Meridian Christmas”
The London-based professional choir returns with a holiday recording under Messoloras’ direction Professor of Music Irene Messoloras and conductor of Meridian return to Signum Classics with their holiday EP, “A Meridian Christmas.” Recorded at All Hallows Gospel Oak in London, the...
Against Outer Space, Curated by Zachary Korol Gold and Valerie Olson
DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT On View: November 15, 2025–February 28, 2026 IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 30, 2025 – The Beall Center for Art + Technology at the University of California, Irvine, is pleased to announce the opening of Against Outer Space, curated by Zachary Korol Gold, assistant curator of the...
Parallel Play: Experiments in Picturing the Arctic
UC Irvine Art Professor Jesse Colin Jackson presents a film installation and colloquium with anthropologist Lindsay Bell, exploring northern life through art and ethnography The UC Irvine Department of Anthropology, Center for Ethnography, and EcoGovLab will host Parallel Play: Experiments in...
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...
Tuan Andrew Nguyen ’99 Named 2025 MacArthur Fellow
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts alumnus recognized for his multidisciplinary works exploring memory, displacement and the legacies of war Department of Art alumnus Tuan Andrew Nguyen ’99 has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation....
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Alumna Molly Cotten '05 Featured in VoyageLA
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts alum Molly Cotten was recently featured in VoyageLA, where she shared her path from the arts and education nonprofit sector to her current role as Director of Major Gifts at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
UCI Arts Summer 2025 Faculty Highlights
A look at faculty news and creative activity from summer 2025 From curating thought-provoking exhibitions and premiering new choreography to receiving national awards and fellowships, faculty across the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts (UCI Arts) remained active throughout the summer....
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...
Arts 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...
OCDE and UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Launch ‘Earn and Learn’ Apprenticeships
The collaboration creates stronger pathways connecting classrooms, communities and careers in the arts The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) and UC Irvine are partnering to create new registered apprenticeships that combine paid, hands-on experience with industry-recognized...
UC Irvine Department of Drama Recognized with URTA Excellence Award in Undergraduate Training
National award highlights UC Irvine’s excellence in design and technology training The Department of Drama at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts has been honored with a 2025 Excellence Award in Undergraduate Training from the University Resident Theatre Association (URTA). UC Irvine...
UC Irvine Music Professor Darryl Taylor Reflects on the Legacy of Composer Robert Owens
In celebration of the centennial of composer Robert Owens’s life, Department of Music Professor Darryl Taylor was featured in "The New York Times." “He was always this enigmatic figure because of his distance,” said Taylor, a collaborator of Owens.
UCI Arts Alumnus Julian Tushabe Performs in The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park
The 2025 graduate joins the cast of Twelfth Night at the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater in Central Park UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama alumnus Julian Tushabe (M.F.A. ’25) recently made his postgrad debut in Twelfth Night at The Public Theater’s Free...
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The 2025 Dance Major Journal Confronts the Realities of Today’s Dance World
UCI Drama Wins at 2025 Orange Curtain Review Awards
Dance Alumni Receive Honors at Dance City Festival Chicago
Professor Irene Messoloras to Release “A Meridian Christmas”
Against Outer Space, Curated by Zachary Korol Gold and Valerie Olson
Parallel Play: Experiments in Picturing the Arctic
Making Space to Redefine
New Swan Shakespeare Named One of the 52 Best Places to see Plays and Musicals in Southern California
UC Irvine alumnus Tuan Andrew Nguyen named 2025 MacArthur Fellow
Tuan Andrew Nguyen ’99 Named 2025 MacArthur Fellow
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Alumna Molly Cotten '05 Featured in VoyageLA
UCI Arts Summer 2025 Faculty Highlights
Art That Moves L.A.
Arts Advocates: R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81
OCDE and UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Launch ‘Earn and Learn’ Apprenticeships
UC Irvine Department of Drama Recognized with URTA Excellence Award in Undergraduate Training
UC Irvine Music Professor Darryl Taylor Reflects on the Legacy of Composer Robert Owens
UCI Arts Alumnus Julian Tushabe Performs in The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park