arts

Rarely seen Buck Collection, ‘greatest ever assembled,’ key to major UCI art center

An exquisite but long hidden collection of California art was given to UCI by the trust of Gerald Buck, a Newport Beach developer and art aficionado who passed away in 2013. Consisting of over 3,200 original works of art, the Buck Collection provides a uniquely comprehensive vision of art styles across many media. The Collection […]

Chancellor’s initiative celebrates third anniversary, brings authors to campus

Exhibit showcases work of iconic Chicano artist and UCI alum Gilbert Luján

Chris Kelly is the second Anteater alum to join NBC’s celebrated sketch comedy show

Aglaya Glebova, assistant professor of art history and film & media studies, has received a Berlin Prize fellowship to study Soviet avant-garde artists. The award is bestowed annually by the American Academy in Berlin on U.S. scholars, writers, composers and artists who represent the highest standards of excellence in their fields. Glebova will examine five […]

EVENT:  The Irvine Museum Collection at the University of California, Irvine presents the “Dusk till Dawn” exhibit, featuring work from award-winning painters depicting the California landscape at night or when the sun is setting or rising. WHEN/WHERE:  May 27-Sept. 28, The Irvine Museum Collection at the University of California, Irvine, on the ground floor of the Airport […]

UCI is No. 30 among the top 50 universities in the country for awarding Ph.D.s in the arts and humanities, according to a recent analysis by The Chronicle of Higher Education. For the 2014-15 academic year, UCI conferred 51 doctoral degrees in humanities and two in the arts. “For decades now, we have been a primary international destination for the […]

86-year-old alumna found fame with a fuzzy artistic vision

Historical maps, botanical illustrations, watercolors and prints valued at $4.7 million have been donated to UCI’s School of Humanities by various sources during the past two years. Pieces of the collection not only are on display but have been incorporated into art, history and art history classes. “Over my career, I have found that historic […]