Derek Sabori to Deliver the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Commencement Address
Arts alumnus, sustainability advocate and UC Irvine alumni leader to send off the Class of 2025 Derek Sabori (B.A. Studio Art ’95, MBA ’02), president of the UC Irvine Alumni Association (UCIAA) and member of the Dean’s Arts Board at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been named the 2025...
Design 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 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 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 Music Students to Perform at Segerstrom Hall
Nathaniel Chao and Yang Lu join a professional orchestra for Messiah in America, a Broadway-style production by Millennial® Choirs & Orchestras on May 8 UC Irvine undergraduate music students Nathaniel Chao and Yang Lu will be performing with the orchestra for Messiah in America, an exciting...
UC 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 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 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...
Yadira Gonzalez-Dockstader Receives 2025 LEAD Graduate Excellence Award
UC Irvine M.F.A. candidate recognized for advancing interdisciplinary research and inclusion in the Latine community through art, ecology and medical humanities Department of Art M.F.A. candidate Yadira Gonzalez-Dockstader recently received the Graduate Excellence Award at the 8th Annual Latine...

Dance Escape 2025 Showcases Bold New Choreography from UC Irvine Graduate and Undergraduate Artists
IRVINE, Calif. – The Department of Dance at the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts is proud to present Dance Escape 2025, a springtime celebration of innovation and artistry in movement. Performances run April 17–19, 2025, at the Claire Trevor Theatre, with evening shows...
Arts Advocates: Derek Sabori
SUSTAINABILITY STEWARD Q&A with Derek Sabori Derek Sabori, ’95, MBA ’02 is founder of The Underswell, where he is a podcaster and sustainability consultant. Before that, he was a senior director at a sustainability strategy and communications agency and vice president of global...
Engaging 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 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
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...
Arts and Environmental Activism
Professor Juli Carson awarded $120,000 to the UC multi-campus climate action initiative Juli Carson, professor of art and director of the University Art Galleries (UAG) at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has received a $120,000 University of California Office of the President (UCOP...
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