Message From the Director

The 2017-2018 school year has been marked by innovation and exceptional growth for the Corcoran and its students, professors and staff. The Corcoran has focused on educating the next generation of cultural leaders by instilling values of creativity, empathy and innovation to effect positive social change in their local, national and international communities. The work of our students and faculty this year is a testament of that mission.

The Washington Post: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s spiked anti-Trump cartoons will get a D.C. museum exhibit

It is perhaps fitting that Barbra Streisand was among the first wave of celebrities to tweet this month about the killed cartoons of then-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette employee Rob Rogers. Originally published in The Washington Post (June 29, 2018).

Community, Creativity, and Culture: The Salon Doré Solutions on Equity Series

Located in the heart of Washington, D.C., and one block away from the White House, GW’s Corcoran School of the Arts & Design actively seeks to engage and solve the pressing challenges our

Bright Lights: Students’ Stories Across the Corcoran

Professor Benjamin Tankersley and his studio lighting class have worked diligently on a comprehensive video project, exploring the experiences of several Corcoran students and sharing the ways in which the school has impacted their lives. The final products from the effort provide unique, personable perspectives to the Corcoran’s degree programs, and demonstrate numerous opportunities for students, all available at the Corcoran.

Brady Gallery Hosts First Exhibition in New Flagg Building Space

“Full Circle: Hue and Saturation in the Washington Color School” will run through Oct. 26. Originally published on GWToday, June 18, 2018.