Beall Center for Art and Technology

Getty Foundation awards exhibition grant to UC Irvine’s Beall Center for Art + Technology

Funding will support its involvement in third regional Pacific Standard Time collaboration

Howard Gillman

Howard Gillman to be officially invested as sixth chancellor of UCI

EVENT: A program of dance and impromptu theater hosted by actor Cary Elwes will highlight the investiture of UC Irvine’s sixth chancellor, Howard Gillman. Officially taking the helm during the campus’s 50th anniversary year, Gillman will talk about his vision for UCI’s regional, national and global impact over the next 50 years. WHEN/WHERE: 2-4 p.m. […]

Bryan Doerries

Healing the wounds of war

The ancient Greeks knew the battlefield could leave emotional scars, and they had a distinctive way of dealing with it: They put on a play. Dramas about Achilles and Ajax showed these mythological war heroes suffering from the “divine madness” caused by combat — known today as post-traumatic stress disorder. “Scholars say Greek theater helped […]

Class clowns make good theater

For Eli Simon, drama department chair and professor of acting, clowning is high art.

Bridget Cooks, professor of art history and African American studies photo: Steve Zylius/UC Irvine
UCI Podcast Indicator

UCI Podcast: Bridget R. Cooks takes us inside the Met

Why the timing is right for the ‘Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism’ exhibition

Collage featuring Stephen Tucker, Ariyan Johnson, Donald McKayle, S. Ama Wray and Cyrian Reed

Celebrating Black artists

UCI’s African American faculty members have made creative contributions to culture in dance, drama, art and music

2023 Anteater Gift Guide collage

2023 Anteater’s Gift Guide

2023 Anteater Gift Guide By Chrissy Park With the 2023 holiday season upon us, look no further than the Anteater community for your shopping needs. Browse our holiday guide to discover the perfect gifts for all the bookworms, theatergoers, adventurers, foodies and fashionistas in your life – all while supporting UCI and alumni-owned businesses. From […]

Tiffany López, dean of UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Community Canvas

Forming connections is critical to school’s mission of forging arts students’ pathways to UCI and beyond

Shadow of Anteater statue with Claire Trevor School of the Arts signage in the background.

Artful Horizons

CTSA students are passionate about giving back and fostering artistic endeavors

Class of 2023 graduate Alyx Bogus, J.D

#IamUCI – Alyx Bogus

Q&A with Class of 2023 graduate Alyx Bogus, J.D.