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Latin American Art Goes Global With These Expansive Exhibitions

Latin American exhibition,“Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA" goes global
Pacific Life Foundation Announces $7 Million Giving Program for 2018

The Pacific Life Foundation distributing $1.35 million in grants to Claire Trevor

Drama
UC Irvine drama program to present “Mrs. Packard,” portraying 19th century women’s rights advocate

UCI presents Mrs. Packard a portrayal of early advocate for woman's rights and mentally ill.

Art
Ed Moses, painter who helped transform Los Angeles into force in modern art, dies at 91

Ed Moses, Painter who Transformed Los Angeles, Dies at 91

Art
Avant-Garde Composer John Cage Inspires New Display at Beall Center for Art + Technology

Composer John Cage Inspires New Art Display

Art
Discover the Next Wave of Los Angeles Contemporary Artists at GLAMFA

GLAMFA is featuring the work of MFA students in the greater Los Angeles area

Art Gallery
A Controversial German Philosopher Inspires a UC Irvine Exhibit's Exploration of 'Us' and 'Them'

OC Weekly art critic Dave Barton reviews the current UAG exhibtion “Schmitt, You and Me” by Omar Mismar and curated by Juli Carson and on view through December 16th in the Room Gallery. (Photo by Jeff McLane)
CTSA
UCI receives huge art collection of rarely seen pieces valued at tens of millions of dollars

UC Irvine given the largest California Modern art collection

CTSA
Inside the Buck Collection

VIDEO: A rare look inside the Buck collection donated to UC Irvine.
CTSA
California University Receives Trove of Art From Collector

A rare trove of contemporary art, the Buck Collection, has been gifted to UC Irvine

CTSA
A storied art collection shrouded in mystery will anchor new UC Irvine museum

UC Irvine has been gifted the the storied Buck Collection for its planned Museum and Institute of California Art, or MICA.

Drama
Rock opera 'Chess' develops a metaphor for political and romantic intrigue

Cris Gross from the LA Times interviews director Robin Buck about the Department of Drama's production of CHESS, part of the 2017/18 Season "The Business of Politics/The Politics of Business." .
CTSA
Irvine Museum showcases ‘Moods of California’ and the state's Impressionists

“With this gift, UCI is receiving one of the finest collections of California Impressionism of any entity in California, and perhaps the world,” Stephen Barker, dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, said in the announcement."
Drama
New Swan Shakespeare Festival named Best Theater/Playhouse in OC Weekly’s “Best of 2017” issue

"Yes, the theater founded by UC Irvine professor Eli Simon benefits from close access to the infrastructure, as well as the past and present talent of the university, and to compare its output—two plays and a handful of special events each summer..."
Music
Dessen jazz trio explores the sounds of science by improvising with software

Los Angeles Times reporter Cristofer Gross features Professors Michael Dessen and Nicole Mitchell regarding their upcoming concert at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on October 26.

Art Gallery | Art
Claire Trevor’s Aztlán to Magulandia: The Journey of Chicano Artist Gilbert “Magu” Luján

The New University's reporter Eashan Reddy Kotha reviews UCI Art's exhibition “Aztlan to Magulandia: The Journey of Chicano Artist Gilbert ‘Magu’ Lujan” part of the Getty's Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Initiative.
Art | Art Gallery
Your Guide to SoCal's Biggest-Ever Latinx and Latin American Art Event (Part II)

LA WEEKLY'S Gwynedd Stuart features exhibitions in Southern California that are a part of the Getty's Pacific Standard Time LA/LA Inititive.

Dance
UCI Dance named best college for dance majors in California

Zippia published the article "These Are The 5 Best Colleges For Dance Majors In California" and gave Uinversity of California, Irvine the top honor.