Department of Art | Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Tenth Thursday Undergraduate Student Exhibition - Fall 2024

December 5 Arts Campus

Join us for Tenth Thursday, an evening showcasing art exhibitions and projects by the Department of Art's talented undergraduates. Experience a diverse range of works, including painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, video, sculpture, performance...
The Intimacies Between Continents

February 8 - April 5 Contemporary Arts Center Gallery

Check back often for more info on an upcoming exhibition curated by Coleman Collins, Assistant Professor in the Department of Art.
M.F.A. 2nd Year Exhibition - Winter 2025

February 8 - March 1 Room Gallery

This exhibition of nine second-year M.F.A. students presents works for their advancement to candidacy at the Claire Trevor School of Arts at University of California, Irvine.
20th Annual Guest Juried Undergraduate Exhibition

March 13 - March 22 Room Gallery

The 20th Anniversary Juried Undergraduate Exhibition features works by over 30 students from the Department of Art, including painting, drawing, photography, installation, sculpture, and video. Join us at the opening reception for light refreshments.
Tenth Thursday Undergraduate Student Exhibition - Winter 2025

March 13 - March 13 Arts Campus

Join us for Tenth Thursday, an evening showcasing art exhibitions and projects by the talented and creative undergraduates of the Department of Art. Experience a variety of works including painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, video, sculpture...
The Art of Performance @ UC Irvine 10th Edition

March 13 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

Art of Performance in Irvine 10th Edition will feature a new full-length performance art piece presented live in the xMPL, followed by a post-performance conversation with the artists and the audience. Additionally, a workshop for students will be held...
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, part 1 - Spring 2025

April 19 - May 3 Contemporary Arts Center Gallery

The Department of Art at the University of California, Irvine is pleased to present the solo exhibitions of M.F.A. candidates . Part 2 will take place in May.

Beall Center for Art + Technology Presents ‘Engaging the Margins’

DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT The exhibition showcases the work where artmaking, practice-based research and scholarship intersect IRVINE, Calif., January 7, 2025 — The Beall Center for Art + Technology at the University of California, Irvine, is pleased to announce the opening of Engaging the Margins, cur

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UC Irvine Newkirk Faculty Fellowship Symposium Features Three CTSA Professors

The event will showcase the creative activities of Newkirk Faculty Fellows that build on the center's mission for Science & Society Please RSVP to join the UC Irvine Newkirk Faculty Fellowship Symposium, “Existential Crises and Imagining Futures,” on Friday, January 24, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 1:30

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In Memory of Lorraine O’Grady

Lorraine O’Grady (1934–2024) Lorraine O’Grady, pioneering conceptual artist, writer, critic and former UC Irvine faculty member, passed away on December 13 at 90. O’Grady’s transformative career spanned decades and mediums, exploring the intersections of race, gender and identity. Working across per

Department Programs

Programs

The Department of Art offers degrees in Art, with minors in Digital Arts, and Digital Filmmaking. It also offers an Honors in Art program, which is designed to further develop students’ critical, analytical, and technical skills, and is suited to those pursuing graduate school and/or exhibition careers. Honor students will be given access to a studio space for the academic year.

M.F.A. 2nd Year Exhibition - Winter 2025