Department of Art | Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Made in California

September 6

The arts and education helped new dean Tiffany Ana López reimagine her own life
Leaves for Burning: Cog∙nate Collective, Bassem Saad and Artur Zmijewski

October 1 - December 10 Contemporary Arts Center Gallery

Leaves for Burning takes its title from Peter Weiss’s 1964 play Marat/Sade, a thought experiment about the reciprocity of the Terror and the French Revolution. In 2022, democracies grapple with this legacy. Accordingly, Leaves for Burning features ...
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September 24 - December 10 University Art Gallery

Please join us for a conversation with Linda Gass and Valerie Olden, lead by Bridget Cooks, on Sat., Oct. 1 at 3:00 p.m.
My Electric Genealogy, a performance work by Sarah Kanouse

October 4 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

A 60-minute, auto-ethnographic lecture-performance that weaves together live narration, choreographed movement, documentary video, and sound
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Exhibition - Spring 2023

June 8 - June 18 University Art Gallery
3rd Year MFA Thesis Exhibition II - Spring 2023

May 13 - May 27 Contemporary Arts Center Gallery
3rd Year MFA Thesis Exhibition I - Spring 2023

April 22 - May 6 Contemporary Arts Center

The UAG presents "Leaves for Burning" featuring artists Cog•nate Collective, Bassem Saad, and Artur Żmijewski

DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT The exhibition, curated by Professor of Art Juli Carson and guest artist Heather M. O'Brien, features three inspiring installations. The University of California, Irvine’s University Art Galleries (UAG) is pleased to host Leaves for Burning, a group exhibition of the work of C

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Made in California

The arts and education helped new dean Tiffany Ana López reimagine her own life By Christine Byrd For Tiffany Ana López, joining the Claire Trevor School of the Arts as dean is a double homecoming. Both a return to her native California and to the public higher-education system that shaped her. She

Alumni

CTSA celebrates alumni during the month of August

At the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, August is Alumni Appreciation Month! We have dedicated our Instagram account to celebrating our alums' work and accomplishments in and beyond the arts all month long. Spend the month learning more about just a few of our outstanding alumni! CTSA alums from t

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.

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