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L.A. Art Icons Remember Tina Turner, Lenny Bruce and Warhol's Cans

'Cool School' alumni Ed Ruscha, Ed Moses, Billy Al Bengston and Larry Bell gather to recall the city's art scene in the early 1960s.

Les Watanabe on Alvin Ailey, Lar Lubovitch, Donald McKayle and his life in dance

Les Watanabe on Alvin Ailey, Lar Lubovitch, Donald McKayle and his life in dance

Les Watanabe interviw with Jamuna Chiarini Donald McKayle "When I was at UC Irvine beginning my dance career, a friend of mine said that if I ever had the opportunity, that I should audition for Donald McKayle as she knew we would ‘hit it off.’ Well, a year or so later, I heard that Donald...

With an Eye on the Future, Segerstrom Center for the Arts is Out to Improve the Community

With an Eye on the Future, Segerstrom Center for the Arts is Out to Improve the Community

"...Some take place online. In August, center officials invited John Crawford, UC Irvine associate professor of dance and media arts, to collaborate with dancers from Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre, who were at the center to perform in “Tour de Force III.”  Crawford attended a rehearsal with the...

Exploring the Interconnection of Body and Mind at UC Irvine's Beall Center

Dave Barton from the OC Weekly reviews "Embodied Encounters" the current exhibition at the Beall Center for Art + Technology. On display through January 21, 2017.

Prof. Simon Leung receives 2017 FOCA fellowship

Fellows of Contemporary Art (FOCA) is pleased to announce the 2017 FOCAFellowship Awards.  Artists Sean Griffin, Simon Leung, and Susan Silton have been selected to receive an unrestricted award of $10,000, each. Fellows of Contemporary Art will host an exhibition/...

International Electronic Music Artist Val-Inc. Performs at UCI

International Electronic Music Artist Val-Inc. Performs at UCI Afro Electronica Concert Enriches the Gassmann Electronic Music Series IRVINE, Calif. (January 18, 2017) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts department of music’s Gassmann Electronic Music Studio presents Afro...

Legends of the Early L.A. Art Scene to Hold Rare Reunion

Ahead of a talk featuring Ed Ruscha, Robert Irwin and others — sponsored by The Broad Stage and Sotheby's Institute of Art — veterans of the Ferus Gallery recall the early days of the L.A. art scene and the new administration's possible threat to free speech.

UCI Drama Presents A Dystopic Visioning of Shakespeare’s Roman War Tale CORIOLANUS

UCI Drama Presents CORIOLANUS A Dystopic Visioning of Shakespeare’s Roman War Tale IRVINE, Calif. (January 11, 2017) – UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama presents its first offering of 2017, Shakespeare’s classic military tragedy based on the life of legendary...

Congratulations to UCI alum and faculty on CCF fellowships!

Congratulations to UCI alums Shagha Ariannia,Maura Brewer, Aaron Sandnes, Samira Yamin, and UCI Professor Amanda Ross-Ho on receiving this year’s fellowships for Visual Artists!

Darryl Taylor featured on two CD recordings

 Professor Darryl Taylor is featured on two CD recordings released in December 2016. Love's Signature: Songs for Countertenor and Soprano by Juliana Hall, has Taylor singing the 45 minute song cycle of 12 songs, O Mistress Mine. MSR Records. Radiance in Motion has diverse dong offerings from...

Masculine ←→ Feminine, an intermedia exhibition featuring twelve international contemporary artists

DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE PRESS PREVIEW KIT BEALL CENTER FOR ART + TECHNOLOGY AT UCI PRESENTS MASCULINE ←→ FEMININE An intermedia exhibition featuring twelve international contemporary artists Featuring: Cassils, Freewaves, Micol Hebron, Julie Heffernan, Robert Heinecken, Maria Lassnig, Lynn...

“The Warplands” Solo Exhibition Featuring the Latest Work by Cauleen Smith

PRESS PREVIEW KIT (download) UC IRVINE’S CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS PRESENTS “THE WARPLANDS” SOLO EXHIBITION FEATURING THE LATEST WORK BY CAULEEN SMITH IRVINE, Calif. (December 20, 2016) -- The University Art Gallery (UAG) at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts is proud to...

Kojiro Umezaki and Silk Road Ensemble album nominated for Grammy

Sing Me Home, released in 2016 by Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble, was nominated for a Grammy in the Best World Music Album category. UCI Associate Professor Kojiro Umezaki appears as a performer, co-composer and associate producer on the album. Umezaki also appears in the film version of The...

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Professor Simon Penny Directs a Groundbreaking International Conference Featuring World Renowned Scholars in Embodied Cognition and the Arts   IRVINE, Calif. – The University of California, Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) will...

Sound Design for Video Games: Bridging the Gap Between Departments

The videogame industry is a rising and ever changing industry. It takes innovation and determination to stay ahead of the curve. Vincent Olivieri and Richert Wang are well aware of that.

UCI Symphony Orchestra performs at Santa Ana's famous Bill Medley Auditorium

MEDIA ADVISORY UCI Symphony Orchestra performs at the famous Bill Medley Auditorium The concert celebrates the ongoing outreach partnership with Santa Ana High School EVENT: The UCI Symphony Orchestra led, by Maestro Stephen Tucker, will present the first concert of the 2016-17 season "The...