GW’s Corcoran School of the Arts and Design invites you to the NEXT Festival from April 17 - May 16, 2024. An annual year-end showcase, NEXT celebrates graduating students’ projects across studio arts, dance, design, photography, music, and many other mediums. Save the date for the Festival Extravaganza on April 25: tickets are limited, so be sure to RSVP below!
https://connect.gwu.edu/site/Calendar?id=126451&view=Detail
Caroline Woolard Profile
Watch this profile of Caroline Woolard (@carolinewoolard), an artist and educator. This video was created by Nicholas Aguirre Zafiro (Political Communication, Communication and Media Studies '25).
Caroline is this year's William Wilson Corcoran Visiting Professor, a role that builds on the school’s robust community engagement legacy and enables the Corcoran School to drive social change at the local level. By engaging directly with the D.C. community, this position, as well as future Corcoran-backed programs, enhance the school’s ability to listen and respond to the city’s broader needs.
Woolard's practice focuses, at its heart, on collaboration, bringing seemingly disparate worlds together. In doing this work, Woolard helps facilitate the bridge between the world we want and the world of the present.
Student Artists and Faculty featured in the video:
Mia Donalson, Jared Semisch, Maeg Leizman, Reilly Wade, Sara-Lia Bettsack Setton, Samantha Miao, Tyler Lackey, Amaya Bullock and NGA Curator Mary Morton
The NEXT Festival starts next week! RSVP for events as some seating and tickets are limited.
Curious about the design and branding for NEXT? We are so excited to share that our very own Graphic Design faculty, Marc Choi & Aasawari Kulkarni are the design team leading content creation this year!
Learn more and RSVP to NEXT Festival events ➡️ go.gwu.edu/next2023
NEXT Festival 23 expands the depth and breadth of its programming with a series of performances, exhibitions and symposia. Enjoy works in performance, fine art, design, interior architecture, museum studies and more. RSVP through our festival guide! https://bit.ly/3GqVuWs
Corcoran Tour
Come on a tour of Corcoran with our Corcoran ambassadors, Ana Arledge '25 and Maureen Rafter '24! Video by Joseph Decilos '24.
Corcoran Tour
Come on a tour of Corcoran with our Corcoran ambassadors, Ana Arledge '25 and Maureen Rafter '24! Video by Joseph Decilos '24.
Undergraduate Programs at Corcoran
The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at George Washington University prepares its graduates to be the next generation of global leaders. Part of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the school functions as an incubator for artists, designers, and scholars, who learn from internationally renowned faculty at the intersection of creativity and social innovation. It is an academic experience like no other—inspiring students to research, create and innovate with the potential to shape the world around them.
GHOSTDANCE
Renewal celebrates the reinstallation of Robert Stackhouse's "Ghost Dance" and works of other members of the Washington Sculptors Group at the Luther W. Brady Art gallery. "Ghost Dance" explores themes of renewal, rebirth, and sustainability--values vital to Stackhouse's current practice. The gallery is open to the public every Wednesday-Saturday from 1-5pm until December 10. Check our website for holiday hours!
Legacy Exhibition
The "Legacy" celebration is TONIGHT! This exhibition follows the journey of Professor Maida Withers in creating over 150 dances, touring internationally, and much more. Come celebrate Withers's half century of success with us tonight at 6 in the Flagg Building, and find out more about the story of "Legacy" at the link below!
https://bit.ly/3T1DS7p
Next Through the Years
Watch this video showing past shows at NEXT! Music, graphics and video by Corcoran and GW students Daniel Wikstrom, Jessica Makler, Amanda Bohn, Alexandra Tan and Phebe Grosser. Please tag yourself or your classmates if you see their work - we’ve been sharing credits here over the past few weeks but we may have missed you!
This weekend we welcome back the 2020 and 2021 Corcoran Alumni. Check out this video that showcases their thesis and capstone project.
📽️ Video by Maria Luz Bravo, NMPJ '18
Banners go up on the Flagg Building to announce #NEXT2021! Thank you to the DesignLab graphic design students for the beautiful design. Thank you as well to Hugo Creative and Dodge Chrome for the banner creation and installation!
To see all NEXT exhibitions and performances go to next.corcoran.gwu.edu
Video by Maria Luz Bravo, New Media Photojournalism '18
Senior Video 2021
Congratulations to the Corcoran Class of 2021!
As our graduating students will take the first step of their lifelong journey as GW Corcoran alumni, we celebrate their accomplishments and memories. Congratulations on your #GWcommencement!
Video by Maria Luz Bravo, New Media Photojournalism '18