The Fine Arts and Gallery, left, and Visual Arts buildings at the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
IVC student Jimmy Nguyen, center, gives a demonstration in the aerial and ground acrobatics class in the Music and Dance building during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Guests view artwork in the Visual Arts building during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
IVC art student Shyenne Cohee, 19, creates chalk art with other students outside the Visual Arts building during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dancers in the West African dance class perform a Pan-African welcome dance called fanga from the country of Liberia in the Music and Dance building at the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
IVC students work in the during the Music Theory and Tech Lab in the Music and Arts building at the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Fine Arts and Gallery building at the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Visual Arts building at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
South Orange County Community College District trustees and other pose for a ribbon cutting photo during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dr. Julianna M. Asperin Barnes, chancellor of the South Orange County Community College District speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Timothy Jemal, president of the South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dr. John C. Hernandez, president of Irvine Valley College speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Professor of music Susan Boettger, left, and piano professor Svetlana Smolina play Steinway pianos in the Fine Arts and Gallery auditorium during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Professor of music Susan Boettger, left, and piano professor Svetlana Smolina play Steinway pianos in the Fine Arts and Gallery auditorium during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Dancers in the West African dance class perform a Pan-African welcome dance called fanga from the country of Liberiain in the Music and Dance building at the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Guests walk down the window-lined hallway in the Music and Arts building during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Timothy Jemal, president of the South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees, right, speaks to the assembled guests, faculty, students and dignitaries during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Guests view the 2024 Annual Student Art Exhibition in the Fine Arts and Gallery building during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Guests view the 2024 Annual Student Art Exhibition in the Fine Arts and Gallery building during the dedication ceremony for the Arts Village at Irvine Valley College in Irvine on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Irvine Valley College has debuted its latest production.
It’s a big one this time, a new $61 million Arts Village constructed on campus that adds “top-of-the-line” studios, rehearsal spaces, a 150-seat auditorium and more.
Three buildings comprise the more than 62,000-square-foot addition, a facility dedicated to music and dance, another to visual arts and a fine arts building that includes a gallery – and school officials say they are decked out with the latest technology.
The Arts Village was celebrated with an open house Wednesday evening, with tours and a showcase of the work being done by students and faculty.
In the auditorium, musicians played a pair of pianos under a spotlight on the stage. The college acquired 19 Steinway & Sons pianos – 12 grands and seven uprights – at a cost of $1.2 million and now can boast the designation of being a All-Steinway School, officials said.
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