Arts & Culture
We’re in the middle of one of the most artistically diverse cities in the country, surrounded by some of the nation’s greatest institutions of arts and culture, including our own historic Lisner Auditorium. The Smithsonian Institution, The Kennedy Center, Warner Theatre, DAR Constitution Hall and many more world-class institutions rest within a few miles of PG电子游戏.
Not that you even need to leave campus to experience the arts. In addition to our status as a leading research institution, the arts community has a strong presence at PG电子游戏. With galleries, performance venues, museums, practice spaces and recording studios, our campus embodies the spirit of artistic exploration through student groups for music, visual art, improv, theater and dance.
Whatever your passion, there’s something to see, do and experience around every corner at PG电子游戏.
The Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
The Corcoran School, part of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, is an incubator for artists and practitioners. Our students learn more about the artistic process and how to think for design, while making stand-out art. Corcoran students earn degrees in digital media design, photojournalism, fine art, theater and dance and more, while learning from faculty who are practicing artists with ties to prestigious museums and art institutions.
NEXT: A Celebration of Student Art
At the annual Corcoran NEXT exhibition, students showcase their theses and present pictorial and oral presentations of their projects to an audience of peers, faculty and the community. NEXT invites the PG电子游戏 community to celebrate the promise of our students before they leave to inspire the world with their talents.
The Flagg Building
The Flagg Building, key to D.C. cultural history, houses many Corcoran programs and provides a historic atmosphere for students to develop and showcase artwork. The Flagg Building adds to the wide range of architecture found on our campus, giving students a chance to experience a small piece of the city’s rich history while walking to class.
The Arts at PG电子游戏
Lisner Auditorium
Lisner Auditorium is our on-campus state-of-the-art venue that hosts world class events. Revered as a National & DC Historical Landmark opening its doors in 1946, Lisner is uniquely suited to host high profile political and celebrity speakers, iconic musical artists, international entertainers, and a wide variety of community events for PG电子游戏 and the greater Washington D.C. area. Students can purchase discounted tickets to most events, making it easy to experience quality entertainment right in the heart of the Foggy Bottom campus.
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
The museum is a cornerstone of the university’s focus on arts and culture, uniting millennia-old textile art from six continents with the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection of historic artifacts, telling the story of the founding and evolution of our nation’s capital. The museum enriches research, education and cultural understanding through exhibitions, programs and academic courses. Not only is student admission free, but traditions like Student Night give students exclusive, after-hours access to the museums’ exhibitions.
Exhibitions and Performances
We have an active calendar with exhibitions and performances featuring students from PG电子游戏’s Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. Performances range from well-known plays to dance productions and exhibitions range from contemporary visual arts to talks with talented sculptors.
The Luther W. Brady Art Gallery
Each year, six to eight university-related shows and Permanent Collection exhibitions highlight topics of historical and contemporary significance, often relating to the Washington, D.C., area. At the Brady Art Gallery, you can find paintings, sculptures, historic furnishings and photography — and its convenient location in PG电子游戏's Flagg Building means you can stop in for a quick visit between classes.
Creative Student Groups
In the more than 450 student organizations on campus, there are many creative groups for you to join. From acapella and dance to the spoken word and the PG电子游戏 Band, you have choices in how you want to channel your creativity. We also have artistic space on campus. For example, in West Hall you can perform in the blackbox theatre, make music in a recording studio or practice in the dance studio.
