Room Gallery
Building #727 on UCI campus map

Driving Directions

From North:
Take the 405 S to 73 S
Exit University Drive
Left on University Drive S
At 4th stop light, turn right on Mesa Road
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

From South:
405 N
Exit at University Drive/Jeffrey Road
Left on University Drive
Left on Mesa Road, which is the first signal after Campus Dr.
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

Mesa Parking Structure, 4002 Mesa Road, Irvine 92617 (Google It!)
You may park on any level. However, we suggest you park on Level 3 for easy access to the  the pedestrian bridge located just to the right of the Level 3 elevator and staircase. Cross the arts bridge and take the pathway toward the Arts Culture and Technology building (727).  The Room Gallery is located on the first floor of that building, Room 1200.

Parking
Advance pre-paid parking permits

Formerly known as the Studio Theatre, the Robert Cohen Theatre was renamed in honor of founding faculty member and Claire Trevor Emeritus Professor of Drama Robert Cohen. The theatre is a 47' x 47' (approximately) black box theatre with no standard seating layout so that the theatre can be a proscenium, thrust, arena space, etc. The black-box theatre is a flexible space that can be configured for a variety of productions.  Maximum seating capacity is 96.

The Robert Cohen Theatre (Building 713 on UCI map) is on Mesa Road between University Drive and W. Peltason, across the street from the Bren Events Center. 

Below are driving directions to the Mesa Parking Structure at 4002 Mesa Road, Irvine 92617 .

Driving Directions

From North:
Take the 405 S to 73 S
Exit University Drive
Left on University Drive S
At 4th stop light, turn right on Mesa Road
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

From South:
405 N
Exit at University Drive/Jeffrey Road
Left on University Drive
Left on Mesa Road, which is the first signal after Campus Dr.
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

Parking
Advance pre-paid parking permits
 

xMPL or Experimental Media Performance Lab is located on the Lobby Level
of the Contemporary Arts Center, just to the left of the glass entry doors.

Building #721 on UCI Campus Map
 

Driving Directions

From North:
Take the 405 S to 73 S
Exit University Drive
Left on University Drive S
At 4th stop light, turn right on Mesa Road
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

From South:
405 N
Exit at University Drive/Jeffrey Road
Left on University Drive
Left on Mesa Road, which is the first signal after Campus Dr.
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

Mesa Parking Structure, 4004 Mesa Road, Irvine 92617 (Google It!)
You may park on any level. However, we suggest you park on Level 3 for easy access to the pedestrian bridge located just to the right of the Level 3 elevator and staircase. Cross the arts bridge and the Contemporary Arts Center is to your right.  The xMPL is on the first floor to the left of the building's glass entry doors.

Parking
Advance pre-paid parking permits
 

The Claire Trevor Theatre was originally known as the Village Theatre. The edifice was renovated thanks to a generous contribution by Academy Award-winning actress Claire Trevor and renamed in her honor when the updates were completed. Today, the proscenium theatre is our largest on-campus venue with seating for almost 300 persons.

Claire Trevor Theatre
Located in Building #711 on the UCI Campus Map

Driving Directions

From North:
Take the 405 S to 73 S
Exit University Drive
Left on University Drive S
At 4th stop light, turn right on Mesa Road
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

From South:
405 N
Exit at University Drive/Jeffrey Road
Left on University Drive
Left on Mesa Road, which is the first signal after Campus Dr.
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

Mesa Parking Structure, 4002 Mesa Road, Irvine 92617 (Google It!)
You may park on any level. However, we suggest you park on Level 3 for easy access to the pedestrian bridge located just to the right of the Level 3 elevator and staircase. At the walkway after the Contemporary Arts Center, turn right to the Arts Plaza. You'll see Winifred Smith Hall straight ahead and the Claire Trevor Theatre is to the right.

Parking
Advance pre-paid parking permits

The Irvine Barclay Theater, located only a few minutes' walk from the School of the Arts complex, is a joint venture of the University and the City of Irvine. Each year the Department schedules several events in this beautiful facility, including selected performances of the University Symphony.

Irvine Barclay Theatre
Building #1 on the UCI campus map

4242 Campus Drive, near the intersection of W. Peltason and Pereira

Driving Directions

From North:
Take the 405 S to 73 S
Exit University Drive
Left onto University Drive S
At 5th stop light, turn right on to Campus Drive
At W. Peltason Drive (the first stop light) make a right turn
Make a left at Pereira Drive (first stop light)
Turn left into the parking structure, across the street from UCI's Student Center

From South:
405 N
Exit on University Drive/Jeffrey Road and go left 
Left on Campus Drive
At W. Peltason Drive (the first stop light) make a right turn
Make a left at Pereira Drive (first stop light)
Turn left into the parking structure, across the street from UCI's Student Center
 

Parking
Advance pre-paid parking permits

Park in the parking structure at the corner of W. Peltason and Pereira drives, across the street from UCI's Student Center.  The Irvine Barclay Theatre is on the same side of the street as the parking structure, approximately one block up to the left.

Winifred Smith Hall
Building #710 on UCI campus map

Driving Directions

From North:
Take the 405 S to 73 S
Exit University Drive
Left on University Drive S
At 4th stop light, turn right on Mesa Road
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

From South:
405 N
Exit at University Drive/Jeffrey Road
Left on University Drive
Left on Mesa Road, which is the first signal after Campus Dr.
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

Mesa Parking Structure, 4004 Mesa Road, Irvine 92617 (Google It!)
You may park on any level. However, we suggest you park on Level 3 for easy access to the pedestrian bridge located just to the right of the Level 3 elevator and staircase. Cross the arts bridge and go to the right after the Contemporary Arts Center.  This will take you to Winifred Smith Hall, which is just after  the CyberA Cafe.

Parking
Advance pre-paid parking permits

With a seating capacity of 205 and wonderful acoustics, Winifred Smith Hall is primarily used as a concert hall, although both Drama and Dance occasionally mount performances here.  The Building was named to honor the generous contributions of music lover and Orange County philanthropist Winifred Smith.

The University Art Gallery, or UAG, has a long history with the Department of Art, (formerly Studio Art Department). Since its inception in the late 1960s the gallery has been directed by faculty, with the exception of a brief period from 1998-2002. It has thus served as a laboratory that presents the creative research of our students and faculty to the public, rather than functioning as a publicly managed museum.

University Art Gallery (UAG)
Building #712 on UCI campus map

Driving Directions

From North:
Take the 405 S to 73 S
Exit University Drive
Left on University Drive S
At 4th stop light, turn right on Mesa Road
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

From South:
405 N
Exit at University Drive/Jeffrey Road
Left on University Drive
Left on Mesa Road, which is the first signal after Campus Dr.
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

Mesa Parking Structure, 4002 Mesa Road, Irvine 92617(Google It!)
You may park on any level. However, we suggest you park on Level 3 for easy access to the pedestrian bridge located just to the right of the Level 3 elevator and staircase. Cross the arts bridge, and just past the Contemporary Arts Center, take the pathway to the right.  This walkway leads to the University Art Gallery, which is on your left, just after the CyberA Cafe.

Parking
Advance pre-paid parking permits

Contemporary Arts Center and Gallery
Building #721 on UCI Campus Map

Driving Directions

From North:
Take the 405 S to 73 S
Exit University Drive
Left on University Drive S
At 4th stop light, turn right on Mesa Road
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

From South:
405 N
Exit at University Drive/Jeffrey Road
Left on University Drive
Left on Mesa Road, which is the first signal after Campus Dr.
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

Mesa Parking Structure, 4002 Mesa Road, Irvine 92617 (Google Map It!)
You may park on any level. However, we suggest you park on Level 3 for easy access to the pedestrian bridge located just to the right of the Level 3 elevator and staircase. Cross the arts bridge and the Contemporary Arts Center is to your right.  The Art Gallery is on the Lobby Level, just to the right and then the left of the building's glass entry doors.

Parking
Advance pre-paid parking permits

In 1997 when the art world began witnessing emerging innovations that combined art and technology, a group headed by the former dean of UC Irvine’s School of the Arts approached the Rockwell Foundation with the proposal to establish a center on campus dedicated to interdisciplinary research and exhibitions in contemporary media arts.

A year later, to honor retiring Chairman Donald R. Beall and his wife, Joan, Rockwell International Corporation approved that proposal and awarded the School a major gift to support the founding and infrastructure of the Donald R. and Joan F. Beall Center for Art + Technology.

The Center was physically located within the School of the Arts campus and its intent was to promote interdisciplinary collaborations between the University’s arts, engineering, sciences and business programs – all of which contribute to the development and applications of multimedia.

When completed, the Beall Center became the only exhibition center within the UC system to solely focus on contemporary new media arts and the only space of its kind in Southern California.

Contemporary media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with emerging media technologies, including, but not limited to, digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art technologies, computer robotics, science, and art as biotechnology.

While media art may appear to be a new art form rising from the burgeoning computer age of the 1980s and 1990s, its roots can be traced as far back as 180 AD with the creation of an elementary zoetrope thought to have originated in China or the more often referenced 1800’s zoetrope that used moving photographic images both as a study in physics and as a visual art form.

Leaping forward, the 1960s saw the beginnings of experimental video art  developments by Nam June Paik and multimedia and experimental performances by Fluxus. The 1980s experienced real-time computer graphics and the emergence of the video game, followed by the computer and Internet explosion of the 1990s.

The Beall Center’s inaugural exhibition opened in the fall of 2000 with SHIFT_CTRL: Computers, Games and Art, a groundbreaking exhibit that examined games, gaming, and related new technologies.

Since its opening, the Beall Center has showcased professional exhibits, undergraduate and graduate exhibits, youth and outreach events, and has represented artists, researchers and students of higher education practicing in various genres of contemporary media arts.

In the fall of 2009 the Beall Center received important works by world renowned and pioneering video artist Nam June Paik (1932-2006) on loan from a private collector and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Media Alchemy showcased Nam June Paik’s later works in an inviting intimate setting.

When stripped down, the Beall Center is a big black box of approximately 2500 sq. ft. and consists of grids for lights, electricity, and provides online connectivity – the tools and materials necessary for media art exhibits.

Art at the Beall Center is experimental in nature. Most galleries and museums do not have the infrastructure, technological know-how and/or the time to trouble shoot technological problems that sometimes occur in exhibiting these types of media art. Luckily the Beall Center was built as a technology-based art center and the infrastructure is in place to allow for trouble-shooting and immediate repairs.

Thanks to its continued uniqueness, the Beall is as important today as it was when it opened years ago.

While the Beall Center received its initial support from the Rockwell Corporation in honor of retired chairman Don Beall and his wife, Joan, it is with much gratitude that major support today is generously provided by the Beall Family Foundation.

For more information about the Beall Center for Art + Technology, visit the website: click here

Beall Center for Art + Technology
Building #712 on the UCI campus map

Below are driving directions to the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. We suggest you park in the
Mesa Parking Structure at 4004 Mesa Road, Irvine 92617 (Google It!)
You may park on any level. However, we suggest you park on Level 3 for easy access to the pedestrian bridge located just to the right of the Level 3 elevator and staircase. Take the pathway to the right after you pass the Contemporary Arts Center and follow it into the Arts Plaza where you'll see Winifred Smith Hall in front of you.  Take the pathway to the left and you'll find the entrance to the Beall Center ahead on your left.

Driving Directions

From North:
Take the 405 S to 73 S
Exit University Drive
Left on University Drive S
At 4th stop light, turn right on Mesa Road
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

From South:
405 N
Exit at University Drive/Jeffrey Road
Left on University Drive
Left on Mesa Road, which is the first signal after Campus Dr.
At Athletics Drive (second driveway on the right), make a right turn and proceed to the parking kiosk.

Parking
Advance pre-paid parking permits