News & Stories

Explore

Department

Media or Press Inquiries?

Reach out to:

Jaime DeJong
Director of Marketing & Communications (949) 824-2189
jdejong@uci.edu

Drama

School

David Golbeck named 2026 Alumni Mace Marshal for Claire Trevor School of the Arts

June 3, 2026

A lifelong artist and storyteller, David Golbeck built a career that bridges theater, themed entertainment and community performance. His journey reflects the many ways an arts education can continue to shape a life and career.

Yuzhe Zhang, a UC Irvine Class of 2026 graduate, smiles in a black cap and gown with a brown master's hood and a blue and gold UC Irvine 'Class of 2026' stole from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Department of Art. He stands on an outdoor terrace with the UCI anteater water tower and campus greenery behind him.

Art

Graduation Spotlight Series: Capturing Time in Abandoned Spaces

June 1, 2026

Yuzhe Zhang, M.F.A. ’26, studio art

Dance

Graduation Spotlight Series: Bringing Business to Dance

June 1, 2026

Joy Xu ’26, bachelor of arts in dance and business economics

Jo McEvoy, a UC Irvine Class of 2026 graduate, smiles in a black cap and gown and a blue and gold UC Irvine stole from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Department of Drama. They stand outdoors in front of a partially assembled stage set with brightly painted green, red, and black wooden slats.

Drama

Graduation Spotlight Series: Backstage, from UC Irvine to Broadway

June 1, 2026

Jo McEvoy, M.F.A. ’26, stage management

Sakina Ibrahim, M.F.A. '14, smiles while holding her Webby Award trophy against a red background, wearing a white long-sleeve textured top at the 30th Annual Webby Awards.

Dance

UCI Dance Alumna Takes Home Webby Award

May 27, 2026

Sakina Ibrahim, M.F.A. '14, wins Best Podcasts — Belonging & Inclusion for "We're Doing The Wiz"

The word "carla" in bold yellow rounded lettering against a light gray ceiling with fluorescent lighting, from the cover of Carla magazine issue 44.

Art

Beall Center

Research

Against Outer Space Featured in Latest Issue of Carla

May 27, 2026

Beall Center for Art + Technology exhibition challenges the idea of space as a distant, empty frontier

Photo of UCI Professor Simon Penny seated outdoors on a beach, wearing a neon green hoodie and backpack, with a clear blue sky and ocean behind him.

Art

Research

After the Fire

May 26, 2026

Professor of Art Simon Penny and Eaton Fire evacuee join UCSC panel on climate change

Promotional poster for "at the very bottom of a body of water," a play by Benjamin Benne, directed by Juliette Carrillo. Features a white origami crane against a dark blue underwater background. Labeled "a developmental production."

Drama

Research

A New Play Finds Its Form at UCI Drama

May 22, 2026

Benjamin Benne’s at the very bottom of a body of water, receives a developmental production at the Robert Cohen Theatre ahead of its world premiere

Seven young people, appearing to be high school or college age, are arranged in two rows against a white background in what looks like a professional composite photo for an awards or recognition feature. The top row features a young woman with long brown box braids and a denim top, a young man wearing glasses and a blue blazer, a young woman with long straight brown hair in a red top, and a young woman with curly hair and a blue top. The bottom row features a young man with wavy light brown hair in a dark t

Music

Orange County High School Artist of the Year Winners Announced

May 14, 2026

Members of the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts served as judges for the 2026 Orange County Artist of the Year program presented by the Orange County Register and Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

Andrew Tarr seated outside on a gray chair as he wears a denim jacket with wool lining and glasses.

Drama

UCI Arts Alumnus Andrew Tarr Joins University of Oklahoma Faculty

May 14, 2026

From visiting professor to full-time faculty, sound designer joins the Helmerich School of Drama