UC Irvine Statement

UC Irvine and the Orange County Museum of Art are exploring a transformative agreement that will open a new chapter for OCMA and establish a new model for public arts engagement, scholarship and access. A nonbinding, exploratory letter of intent has been signed, and the two organizations continue to develop a definitive agreement, pending approval of the University of California Board of Regents. If finalized, the collaboration would secure OCMA’s future by bringing the museum under the stewardship of UC Irvine, combining OCMA’s rich history and contemporary curatorial strength with the academic depth, programming expertise, financial backing, and institutional infrastructure of the UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art.