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Director's Statement on the NEA and NEH
While the Corcoran does not currently receive any direct funding from the National Endowment for the Arts or the National Endowment for the Humanities, any talk of dismantling these remarkable organizations is deeply disturbing. The hallmark of a healthy, robust society is in the way it supports culture, cultural critique and excellence in the arts. The NEA and NEH have supported organizations and individuals dedicated to excellence in the arts, with a keen interest in ensuring unseen and overlooked practitioners have an opportunity to thrive.
Gallery 102 Presents Iconic African-American Photography Exhibition, ‘Songs of My People: 25 Years Later’
Gallery 102 is pleased to present a re-imagined version of the internationally successful original work, “Songs of My People,” which debuted in 1992, looking at African American life through the eyes of 50 African American photographers.
Corcoran Director Sanjit Sethi Featured in 'Washington Business Journal'
The Washington Business Journal recently profiled Director Sanjit Sethi and his journey back to the Corcoran after his initial visit in 1995.
New Media Photojournalism Professor's Photography Captures Effects of Incarceration on Kids
New 'Books of Life' Exhibition at Gelman Library Designed by Corcoran Students
Digital Media Design Professor Featured in 'Washington City Paper' Annual People Issue
Gallery 102 Presents 'A Home Built From Memory'
Gallery 102 is pleased to present A Home Built from Memory, a selection of works by five artists that explore real and constructed memories of diaspora, migration, and movement through objects, documents, and artifacts. Using photography, painting, video, and installation, these artists re-imagine and re-construct the experience of place and displacement, while considering what we bring and what we leave behind in the process.
Corcoran to Host Exhibition Examining Alaskan Identity Through The Lens of Colonization
This February, the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design will welcome Decolonizing Alaska, a multimedia visual art exhibit featuring contemporary artists exploring and responding to Alaska’s history of colonization and its emerging influence on sustainability, both environmental and cultural.
Fine Art Professor's Work Will Help Raise Funds for Local Reuse Nonprofit
Fine Art Professor Justin Plakas is partnering with local nonprofit reuse center Community Forklift this holiday season to help raise funds for the group’s public outreach programs. During a yearlong artist residency as part of the collaborative PLAKOOKEE, Plakas created a series of graphics and photographs that will go on sale beginning this Friday, Nov. 25, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting Community Forklift's Home Essentials program. The program provides free home repair supplies and other household essentials to families and individuals who qualify for need-based assistance.
Students Celebrate Addition of 20th Century Art to White House Collection
Corcoran students were among those who honored the White House Historical Association last month for its achievements in turning the White House’s Old Family Dining Room into the first room in “The People’s House” devoted entirely to 20th century art.
A Post-Election Message from Corcoran School Director Sanjit Sethi
A week ago many of us were shocked by the outcome of the presidential election. Specifically the election of an individual who is seen by many to be a misogynist, a racist, a homophobe and a xenophobe. Since that time we have already witnessed an uptick in hateful speech in our country’s schools, streets and places of common gathering. Confronted by this reality we need to ask ourselves: What do we do? What does the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design stand for? And what is at the heart of our core DNA?
Exhibition Exploring American Diplomacy Opens at the Corcoran
Faces of Diplomacy, a collaborative project between the U.S. Department of State and students and faculty from the Corcoran School, opens Monday, Nov. 7 at the Corcoran's Flagg Building.
Fine Art Photography Alumna Wins FotoWeekDC 2016 Competition
Book Arts Alumni and Faculty Featured in New Exhibit Exploring Family Histories
Fine Arts Professor Receives D.C. Arts and Humanities Fellowship
Dean Kessmann, associate professor of photography and director of graduate and undergraduate studies, Fine Arts, received a 2017 Arts and Humanities Fellowship from D.C.’s Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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