Opening Reception remarks from UCI Provost Enrique Lavernia took place on September 29, 2018. The First Glimpse: Introducing The Buck Collection exhibit runs until January 5, 2019. Stephen Barker, dean of UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, is executive director of IMCA. The show was curated by Stephen Barker, Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Kevin Appel, Chair of the Department of Art, and Cecile Whiting, Chair of the Department of Art History.


“It’s possible to gather light that’s older than our solar system.”
-James Turrell

To learn more about the history of the collection, read the 2017 Los Angeles Times article, A storied art collection shrouded in mystery will anchor new UC Irvine museum.
[…] Calling all art connoisseurs! From May 16th to June 13th, The California Art Club will be hosting a virtual art exhibit for its 109th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. It is in collaboration with the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University. Click the link below for the exhibit with art historian Jean Stern. This event will take place on on Saturday, May 16th. Stern is the Senior Curator of California Impressionism at UC Irvine Institute and Museum of California Art. […]