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Nikki Ghaemi

Corcoran Senior Nikki Ghaemi Reflects on Time with the GW Hatchet

Art History senior Nikki Ghaemi reflects on her time at the GW Hatchet.

organizers guide to architecture education

Corcoran Design Program Head Andrea Dietz Celebrates Book Release with LA Tour

The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design is proud to congratulate Andrea Dietz, head of the Design program, on the release of her co-authored book, The Organizer’s Guide to Architecture...

Promotional materials for this year's NEXT Festival, including the banners adorning the Flagg Building, were designed by students. (William Atkins/GW Today)

For the Corcoran’s Annual Celebration, Artists Spring into High Gear

More than 170 GW students of the arts prepare to show audiences what comes NEXT at festival.

CCAS Showcase Highlights

Time to Shine: CCAS Showcase Highlights Student Research

Art History Majors MC Daubendiek and Sandra Koretz--both Luther Rice Undergraduate Research Fellowship recipients, and senior Dance major Ana Arledge–participated in the third annual CCAS Research...

the invisible yoke

Assisant Professor Matt Eich’s The Invisible Yoke Featured in The New York Review

Assistant Professor Matt Eich’s photobook series The Invisible Yoke reviewed in The New York Review.

Lauren Onkey

Corcoran’s Lauren Onkey Talks Bruce Springsteen’s Unreleased Music on NPR

Corcoran Director and music professor Lauren Onkey joins NPR's Morning Edition to discuss Bruce Springsteen’s previously unreleased music.

Jessica Denson

Jessica Denson (Adjunct Professor of Dance) quoted by Dance Magazine

Behind “The Nelken Line” Dance Protest in DC—and the Organizers’ Hope to Take It National.

Tierney L. Cross

For the Third Year Running, Corcoran Alum Joins NYT Fellowship

Tierney L. Cross, a graduate of the Corcoran’s New Media Photojournalism program, has been selected for the 2025–26 New York Times Fellowship.

MC Daubendiek

Knee Deep: Senior Serves up Sports and Art

Luther Rice Fellow MC Daubendiek, a volleyball player and artist, told the bruising story of student-athletes through photos of one body part: their knees.

NEXT 2025

Corcoran’s NEXT Festival Returns Bigger & Bolder with Expansion to Second-Floor Galleries

The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at the George Washington University is proud to present the NEXT Festival 2025, an annual celebration showcasing the work of our graduating students.