In addition to student and faculty artists, professional drama, dance, and music groups perform regularly in campus theatres. Lecture series with celebrated speakers and film festivals bring additional cultural enrichment to the campus, as do special lectures and presentations by the faculty. The Art Gallery is located in the UCI Arts Village and focuses on contemporary art with a combination of student and professional exhibitions. The gallery is open during the academic year only.
Tours are available.
The School of the Arts stages at least four major productions each year ranging from classical to modern drama and musical theatre. Also, faculty workshops and studio productions of dramatic works are presented each quarter. A quarterly schedule of films is available at the UCI Student Center Information Booth. The UCI Speakers Bureau , established in 1978, provides local civic clubs and organizations as well as the Orange County business community the opportunity to request lectures by UCI faculty, staff, and students. Student-Sponsored Events UCI has more than 275 different student organizations that do much to enliven the campus.