UAG presents 'Affective Resistance' featuring eight artists focused on complex histories of oppression

DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT Irvine, Calf., Sept. 29, 2023 – The University of California, Irvine’s University Art Galleries (UAG) is pleased to host Affective Resistance, curated by Liz Glynn and Alberto Lule. Featured artists include rafa esparza, Tarik Garrett, Pélagie Gbaguidi, donna Kukama,...

UAG presents 'Think of it as Money!' a solo exhibition by visual artist Adrià Julià

DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT Irvine, Calf., Sept. 29, 2023 – The University of California, Irvine’s University Art Galleries (UAG) is pleased to host Think of it as Money!, a solo project by Adrià Julià. The exhibition will be on view in the Contemporary Arts Center Gallery, with an opening reception...

Change Agent: Leading the Way

Third-year M.F.A. artist teams up with professor for ‘Affective Resistance’ exhibition By Greg Hardesty Alberto “Berto” Lule stripped down to his boxer shorts and lay on his back on a sheet of clear plexiglass. He slowly moved into different positions in which he’d been arrested or...

Creative Wayfinding

Roadmaps in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts guide students to artistic success By Christine Byrd When emerging artists come to the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, they encounter more than an art school. Students find themselves at a top-10 public research university nestled in Orange...

Professor Simon Penny to give a talk at the University of Vienna

Professor Simon Penny, an accomplished artist and theorist, is scheduled to deliver a lecture titled “Skill: Know-how, artisanal practices, and ‘higher’ cognition” at the University of Vienna. The event is a collaboration with The Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (OFAI) and...

Professor Alan Terricciano Releases His Latest Album "Other Dances, Other Songs"

Renowned composer, pianist, and Professor of Dance Alan Terricciano recently released his album, “Other Dances, Other Songs.” This captivating collection of classical compositions takes listeners on a journey through Terricciano’s creative brilliance, spanning two decades of his significant work...

2023 New Swan Shakespeare Festival Reviews

Reviews Newport Beach Independent Newspaper At New Swan, ‘Complete Works of William Shakespeare’ is Hilarious Improv Comedy By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy | August 20, 2023 | Newport Beach Independent It would take months and a dedicated core of theater enthusiasts...

A Timely ‘Julius Caesar’ at New Swan Shakespeare Festival

Eric Marchese reviews the New Swan Shakespeare Festival's "Julius Caesar" for the Newport Beach Independent. Click on the link to read the full feature. (Image: Scene from “Julius Caesar” at New Swan. Photo by Jesús López Vargas.)

UCI Faculty and Alum Receive California Arts Council (CAC) Artist Fellowships

Arts Orange County (ArtsOC) recently announced the California Arts Council (CAC) grants which awarded $840,000 in Individual Artist Fellowships to 58 talented artists in Southern California. These distinguished grants are designed to recognize, uplift and honor California artists practicing diverse...

CTSA Launches Retail!

In honor of our August Alumni Appreciation Month, UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts is introducing our new e-shop! Step into a world of artistic expression and style with our carefully curated collection of apparel and branded items. Embrace your passion for the arts and proudly showcase your...

August is CTSA Alumni Appreciation Month

August is Alumni Appreciation Month at the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Join us as we honor and express gratitude for our talented alumni. Throughout August, we will spotlight the remarkable achievements of our former students on our social media channels. Each week will be dedicated to a...

Dr. Amy Bauer featured on ABC Listen celebrating composer György Ligeti at 100

From ABC Listen | July 29, 2023 György Ligeti (1923 – 2006), the avant-garde Hungarian composer, celebrates his 100th anniversary this year. He was one of the most unique composers of the 1950s and 60s, and then kept pushing his musical language so that in the 1990s he was still one of the...

Artful Horizons

CTSA students are passionate about giving back and fostering artistic endeavors By Greg Hardesty | UCI Magazine, Spring 2023 What does it mean to be part of a community? For Claire Trevor School of the Arts students, it often means focusing on the underrepresented, social justice,...

Community Canvas

Forming connections is critical to school’s mission of forging arts students’ pathways to UCI and beyond By Greg Hardesty | UCI Magazine, Spring 2023 The four out-of-state guests sat in a classroom at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, their eyes fixed on a large monitor. The...

MOCA Artist Film Series: Bruce and Norman Yonemoto

MOCA presents a screening of Bruce and Norman Yonemoto’s Garage Sale (1976) followed by a conversation with artist Bruce Yonemoto and film director Kirby Dick. Screening  (Garage Sale, 1976, 75 min.) MOCA Artist Film series is an active and dynamic platform for the...

Professor Joel Veenstra Named the 2023 Oscar Brockett Outstanding Teacher

  The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts is pleased to share that Professor Joel Veenstra from the Department of Drama has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Oscar Brockett Outstanding Teacher Award by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE). Named after the renowned...

Molly Lynch Brings Renowned National Choreographers Initiative to Irvine Barclay Theatre

Two Features Daily Pilot feature (requires subscription) By Lilly Nguyen | July 22, 2023 | Daily Pilot (for the Los Angeles Times) Less than a week remains before showtime for a small contingent of choreographers and dancers who have been practicing nearly every day at the William J....

Review: Mackenzie Place by Jesse Colin Jackson, Pari Nadimi Gallery, Toronto

A review of Jesse Colin Jackson’s solo exhibition By Marcin Kedzior | Jul 10, 2023 | Canadian Architect Jesse Colin Jackson’s exhibition at Toronto’s Pari Nadimi Gallery, Mackenzie Place (open through July 22, 2023), is a rich and inventive study of ‘The Highrise’ in Hay River (Xátł’...