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Installation view at Home in Sunlight at UC Irvine Langson

Art

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At Home in Sunlight, A State in Motion

April 28, 2026

Second-year M.F.A. student brings an artist-researcher lens to yearlong curatorial initiative at UCI Langson Museum

Installation view of Gosia Wojas' piece in the University Art Gallery

Art

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Making a Subject of the Object

April 28, 2026

Gosia Wojas, M.F.A. '22, works with artificial humans to examine the feminist ethics and politics embedded in AI

Rebecca Larkin smiles while holding a flute beside a laptop displaying a colorful virtual landscape, in a sound-treated studio space.

Music

Research

Playing in Real Time

April 28, 2026

Rebecca Larkin, Ph.D. ’26 builds music that responds in the present

Two UCI students perform together in an intimate evening setting, one playing acoustic guitar and the other playing cello.Two UCI students perform together in an intimate evening setting, one playing acoustic guitar and the other playing cello.

Music

Concerto Competition Winners Face Upcoming Performance With Grit And Creativity

April 27, 2026

UCI Symphony Orchestra students look ahead to their Spring 2026 performance

Image: PARANOIMIA from Physical Graffiti 2025 choreographed by Emma Brumm who is presenting Dinner for 2026. (Photo: Samantha Zauscher)

Dance

Undergraduate Choreographers Take the Stage in Physical Graffiti 2026

April 20, 2026

From contemporary ballet to hip hop, the program highlights the breadth of movement and storytelling within UCI Dance

Image: (right) Monica Majoli, professor of art in the UCI Department of Art, works with students in the studio. Photo by Yubo Dong.

Art

Research

Two Artists from UC Irvine Join the Guggenheim Foundation's 101st Class of Fellows

April 16, 2026

Department of Art professor Monica Majoli and M.F.A. alumna Samira Yamin are named among 223 fellows across 55 disciplines

Image: (right) Lauren Han attends the Oscars in a vibrant traditional Korean hanbok.

Music

UCI Arts Alumna Lauren Han ’16 Performs at the 98th Academy Awards

April 15, 2026

Vocal performance alumna, Lauren Han '16 takes the Oscars stage as part of the historic KPop Demon Hunters performance

Dance

Research

Dance, Reframed

April 14, 2026

A new project from Chad Michael Hall, associate professor of dance at UC Irvine, turns viewers into co-creators through virtual reality technology

Bridging Urban America filmmakers Basia and Leonard Myszynski discussing aerials over Huey P. Long Bridge, New Orleans Lakefront Airport. Photo by Quinton Brudos-Sommers

Drama

Once You See It

April 13, 2026

Basia Myszynski ’78 explores ethics, technology and human truth through documentary filmmaking

UC Irvine student Kory Ha teaching through Creative Connections. The internship program provides paid, yearlong teaching artist internships for arts majors. Photo: Will Tee Yang/UC Irvine

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How Real-World Learning at UC Prepares Students for Evolving Careers

April 13, 2026

UC campuses are responding by creating more opportunities for undergrads to gain those skills while they earn their degrees