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Home > Quick Facts > Fact Sheets > Arts CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Create. Explore. Innovate. These three words sum up the Claire Trevor School of the Arts – a leader in training aspiring artists, supporting arts research, cultivating new technologies in the arts and promoting the arts in the community at large. One of the founding schools at UC Irvine, CTSA has a total enrollment of 1,100 undergraduate majors, 130 graduate students and 500 digital arts minors. The school offers premier academic and professional programs in the departments of Dance, Drama, Music and Studio Art at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In state-of-the-art facilities, creative activity is enhanced through collaboration among departments. The interdisciplinary digital arts minor attracts students from throughout the university who are studying the latest in digital technology, and the Arts/Humanities major provides students with an opportunity to investigate the connection between practice and analysis in the arts. The award-winning ArtsBridge program, which enhances the arts curriculum in K-12 education, serves as a model program for the UC system and the nation. CTSA is at the forefront of developments in the burgeoning field of the arts and technology. The Donald R. and Joan F. Beall Center for Art and Technology serves as an exhibition showplace and promotes new forms of creation and expression using the latest digital technologies. The Arts Computation Engineering (ACE) graduate program – in collaboration with The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences offers broad-based training at the intersection of digital technology, cultural and artistic practices. The school’s exhibition and performance facilities include the Claire Trevor Theatre, Winifred Smith Hall, the Beall Center and the University Art Gallery. State-of-the-art research facilities include the Visual Resources Collection, Gassmann Electronic Music Studio, Motion Capture Studio, Arts Media Center, the Digital Arts Teaching and Research Laboratory, video studios and computer labs for specialized creative work. The most recent additions to the arts campus, opened in 2003, are the drama and dance performance studios and the Arts, Culture and Technology Building. Dean Nohema Fernández Dean since 2003, Nohema Fernández came to UCI from the University of Arizona, where she directed the Department of Media Arts and was a professor of music (piano). Under her leadership, CTSA has grown significantly and has developed vital partnerships with the major arts organizations in Orange County. As a concert pianist, Fernández has performed throughout Europe and the United States and has recorded with Musical Heritage Society, MusicMasters and Centaur Records. She has been honored with the NEA Solo Recitalist Fellowship for performances of Pan-American works and the Distinction of Honor “La Rosa Blanca” (Los Angeles) for her support of Cuban music and culture. Distinctions
In November 2000, the School of the Arts was renamed the Claire Trevor School of the Arts in honor of the late award-winning actor. Trevor (1910-2000), considered one of America’s most distinguished performers, was best known at UCI as a passionate advocate for the arts and arts education. Cherished by students and respected by her peers, she was committed to actively mentoring young artists across all disciplines. The Village Theatre was rechristened the Claire Trevor Theatre in acknowledgment of her generous support. |
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