Where Movement Meets Canvas: Backhausdance Launches Season with ‘Co-Lab’
The Santa Ana residency weaves choreography, visual art and music into a multisensory premiere.
September 24, 2025
UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Art: A Culmination of Legacy & Resurgence
by Peter Lefevre for UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Drive past the carefully manicured lawns of Irvine, the most famously planned city in America, and the last...
September 22, 2025
Unique Events Take Orange County Museum Visitors Beyond the Exhibitions
From art classes to live music, films and game nights, the goal is to appeal to people from all walks of life.
September 15, 2025
Growth and Experimentation: The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (2000-2025)
by Peter Lefevre for UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts It’s the turn of the millennium. We’ve escaped the mortal threat of Y2K. Beanie Babies are the next...
September 15, 2025
It’s Culture OC’s Second Anniversary, and We Have a Lot to Celebrate!
Our award-winning, nonprofit arts journalism website covers topics, events and organizations that other media outlets have forgotten or abandoned.
September 10, 2025
Origins and Evolution: The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (1965-1999)
by Peter Lefevre for UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Six decades. 25 Guggenheim Fellows. More than 1,000 students every year, producing hundreds of performances and exhibitions. Numbers...
September 8, 2025
Autumn Brings a New Season of Arts and Culture to Orange County
Fall 2025 offers audiences everything from adventurous debuts to time-tested favorites across the O.C. arts and culture scene.
September 3, 2025
Disabled Artists and Advocates Reimagine the Future of Accessibility
July is Disability Pride Month. Orange County’s arts and cultural institutions are amplifying disabled voices and expanding the meaning of inclusivity.
July 18, 2025
From Concept to Costume: Behind the Scenes of the Entertainment Industry’s Silhouettes
Orange County-based costume concept artist and illustrator Gina DeDomenico has spent years honing her craft to develop a career she is passionate about.
July 11, 2025
OCMA’s 2025 Biennial Unleashes Coming-of-Age Chaos and Culture
Experienced and emerging curators at Orange County Museum of Art come together to explore youth, identity, and creative expression in the museum’s 2025 California Biennial.
July 9, 2025
With Your Help, We’ll Cover It All
Culture OC approaches its second anniversary with fresh honors and a determination to grow with support from readers like you.
July 2, 2025
Terracotta Warriors Make a Comeback in Santa Ana
The Bowers Museum exhibition features more than 110 newly discovered treasures from Shaanxi province, China, all making their North American debut.
June 30, 2025
