UC Irvine to Take Over Orange County Museum of Art - Orange County Business Journal

UC Irvine Pursues Management Negotiations with OCMA to 'Run the Museum'

In a surprising move, the University of California, Irvine announced today that negotiations were underway with the Orange County Museum of Art that would bring the museum under the university’s stewardship. “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,” said Mike Uhlenkamp, UC Irvine’s ass…

UC Irvine to Take Over Orange County Museum of Art - Orange County Business Journal

UC Irvine is set to take over stewardship of the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA).   “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,” UCI said in a June 10 statement. OCMA would collaborate with the UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art.  The agreement is expect…