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UCI Arts Professor Coleman Collins Named 2025–26 Hellman FellowUCI Arts Professor Coleman Collins Named 2025–26 Hellman Fellow
The program supports research by accomplished assistant professors Coleman Collins, assistant professor in the Department of Art at the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been selected as a 2025–26 Hellman Fellow. His funded proposal, Passagenwerken, continues his interdisciplinary...
Movement EmbodiologyMovement Embodiology
Professor Ama Wray Leads Embodiology® Workshop for UC Irvine’s College of Health Sciences How can movement reawaken awareness, empathy and creative confidence in high-pressure environments? For Professor S. Ama Wray of the Department of Dance at the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the...
Tara Rodman Receives Oscar G. Brockett Book PrizeTara Rodman Receives Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize
Fantasies of Ito Michio reexamines the legacy of Japanese dancer through the lens of performance, identity and survival Tara Rodman, associate professor of doctoral studies in the Department of Drama at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been awarded the 2025 Oscar G. Brockett...
Amanda Ross-Ho Named 2025 Trellis Art Fund Milestone Grant RecipientAmanda Ross-Ho Named 2025 Trellis Art Fund Milestone Grant Recipient
Department of Art professor awarded $100,000 to sustain artistic and caregiving practice UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Professor Amanda Ross-Ho has been named one of 12 recipients of the 2025 Trellis Art Fund Milestone Grant. The national award recognizes artists who have...
Experimental Film Installation Debuts at UC Irvine's Middle Earth’s Pippin Recreation CenterExperimental Film Installation Debuts at UC Irvine's Middle Earth’s Pippin Recreation Center
New public art project explores student life, memory, and culture through multiscreen video The Department of Art at UC Irvine, in partnership with Undergraduate Housing, presented a new public art installation at Middle Earth’s Pippin Recreation Center showcasing student-made experimental films...
UC Irvine Professor Joe Lewis Joins Genre-Defying Musical PerformanceUC Irvine Professor Joe Lewis Joins Genre-Defying Musical Performance
de las sombras / from the shadows blends sound, story and social commentary in an urgent call for justice Joe Lewis, professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Art and former dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, joins a powerful live performance of de las sombras / from the...
Mari Kimura to Present at Osaka Expo 2025Mari Kimura to Present at Osaka Expo 2025
UC Irvine Department of Music professor brings cutting-edge sensor technology in cross-cultural performance Mari Kimura, Ph.D., professor of music in UC Irvine’s Ph.D. program in Integrated Composition and Technology (ICIT), will be featured next week in Breathing Media: Traditional Japanese...
Seven UC Irvine Arts Educators Receive the U18 Faculty Professional Development AwardSeven UC Irvine Arts Educators Receive the U18 Faculty Professional Development Award
The recognition provides opportunities for U18 faculty to enhance pedagogy UC Irvine and the University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) recently announced awardees of the Unit 18 Faculty Council on Professional Development for the 2024–25 academic year, including seven U18...
Design for the FutureDesign for the Future
UC Irvine scenic arts faculty revolutionize sustainability in theater By Christine Byrd Claire Trevor School of the Arts faculty Efren Delgadillo Jr. and Yee Eun Nam represent a new generation of scenic designers who bring novel approaches to sustainability — avoiding dumpsters full of...
Ariyan Johnson to Screen Documentary at 2025 Hip-Hop Culture ConferenceAriyan Johnson to Screen Documentary at 2025 Hip-Hop Culture Conference
UC Irvine will host the 2025 Hip Hop Culture Conference on Friday, May 2, from 12 to 6 p.m. at the UCI ANTrepreneur Center. Presented by the Student Outreach and Retention Center (SOAR), the event brings together artists, scholars, students and community members to explore the richness of hip-hop...
UC Irvine Faculty Jennifer Bornstein and Liz Glynn Awarded 2025–26 Rome Prize in Visual ArtsUC Irvine Faculty Jennifer Bornstein and Liz Glynn Awarded 2025–26 Rome Prize in Visual Arts
Fellowships provide immersive interdisciplinary experience at the American Academy in Rome The American Academy in Rome has announced the winners of the 2025–26 Rome Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious fellowship programs supporting innovative artists and scholars in the arts, humanities...
UC Irvine’s Catherine Lord Elected to American Academy of Arts & SciencesUC Irvine’s Catherine Lord Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Renowned artist, scholar, and curator honored for her contributions to feminist and queer art history Catherine Lord, professor emerita of art and women’s studies at the University of California, Irvine, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most...
Michael Hooker Named 2025 USITT FellowMichael Hooker Named 2025 USITT Fellow
Department of Drama faculty member recognized for contributions to sound design and technology Professor Michael Hooker, Department of Drama faculty member at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been named a 2025 United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Fellow. This...
Amanda Ross-Ho Named 2025 Marciano Art Foundation Artadia AwardeeAmanda Ross-Ho Named 2025 Marciano Art Foundation Artadia Awardee
Department of Art professor recognized for contributions to contemporary art UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Professor Amanda Ross-Ho has been named the 2025 Marciano Art Foundation Artadia Awardee, one of only three Artadia Awardees in Los Angeles, and the sole recipient of the...
Three Artists from Claire Trevor School of the Arts join the Guggenheim Foundation’s 100th Class of Fellows
Department of Art Assistant Professor Coleman Collins and alumni among recipients of prestigious fellowship in the arts Three of UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) community members have been awarded 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships, one of the nation’s highest honors for scholarly...
Engaging the Margins: Art, Ecology and SustainabilityEngaging the Margins: Art, Ecology and Sustainability
Beall Center for Art + Technology's exhibition reframes art, ecology and sustainability By Christine Byrd Wildfires, rising sea levels, nuclear waste. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of problems humans have created that we cannot solve alone. However, art invites another...
UC Irvine Professor Mari Kimura Honored with Prestigious SEAMUS AwardUC Irvine Professor Mari Kimura Honored with Prestigious SEAMUS Award
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine proudly announces that Professor Mari Kimura, a trailblazing violinist, composer and researcher, has been named the recipient of the 2025 SEAMUS Award. This prestigious honor, presented by the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States...
Juliette Carrillo Named 2025 MacDowell Spring-Summer Fellow Juliette Carrillo Named 2025 MacDowell Spring-Summer Fellow
UC Irvine Department of Drama professor joins internationally recognized residency for artists The Claire Trevor School of the Arts is pleased to announce that Juliette Carrillo, associate professor of drama, has been named a 2025 MacDowell Spring-Summer Fellow. Founded in 1907, MacDowell is the...
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