Faculty News

Professor Molly Lynch to receive distinguished alumni award

UC Irvine Alumni Association to Honor Professor Molly Lynch B.A. ’79, M.F.A. ’81 with Distinguished Alumni Award The Claire Trevor School of the Arts and the UC Irvine Alumni Association have named Professor Molly Lynch the recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Alumni Award for 2023. The...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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’...

Emeritus News: Take the Drama Away

Ulysses Jenkins’ “Sobriety” videotape 5.45′ to become “master of the world and of himself” by Rosanna Albertini | June 29, 2023 The griot* is back. And his stories take off from the planet of facts fused into news and sculpted by useless words chasing a truth which is refused —by those who...

New Publication, “Clara Schumann: Changing Identities and Legacies”, edited by Joe Davies and Nicole Grimes

  The Department of Music is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of Nineteenth-Century Music Review, “Clara Schumann: Changing Identities and Legacies”, edited by Joe Davies and Nicole Grimes. The journal issue includes contributions by faculty members and graduate...

Dr. Kelli Sharp to Be the Next Chair in Dance

The focus will be on general well-being for both her students and faculty By Mia Hammett The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) has named Dr. Kelli Sharp, associate professor of dance science, the next department chair of the Department of Dance. Her term will begin on July 1, 2023...

Dean López to Be a Featured Panelist for OC Forum’s “Visual Arts: Connecting Diverse Communities”

Dean Tiffany Ana López, Ph.D., the Dean of the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA), has been selected as a featured panelist for the OC Forum’s upcoming luncheon program, “Visual Arts: Connecting Diverse Communities.” The event will take place on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. at...