Undergraduate Admitted Student Days
Inside GW
For admitted first-year students, we have a series of Inside GW Days so that you can experience what it’s like to be a student at the Corcoran at GW. As an admitted student, you will receive information directly from the GW Office of Undergraduate Admissions about Inside GW Admitted Student Days and how to register for events.
In addition to the on-campus visit days, we have two virtual opportunities as part of Inside GW, including an online information session on our Arts & Design Living Learning Community (LLC)!
We welcome you to visit campus for any of the Inside GW Days and hear from a program representative but we encourage you to sign up for one of the session dates below that will have Corcoran-wide academic sessions. These sessions will give you the opportunity to hear from faculty and students across our visual arts, design, and performing arts programs.
- Monday, March 30, 2026
- Saturday, April 11, 2026
- Friday, April 17, 2026
During your Inside GW visit to campus, we hope you will also take advantage of our Corcoran performances and exhibitions occurring throughout April. Below you will find a listing of select Corcoran events happening around the Inside GW dates listed above.
In-Person Events, Exhibitions, and Performances
In addition to attending the Inside GW events, we have performances, lectures, and exhibitions that we encourage you to take advantage of when you visit campus.
See a complete listing of our upcoming Corcoran Events and Performances on our Events Calendar.
Inside GW: Corcoran School Reception & NEXT Festival Kick-Off
Thursday, April 16, 2026
5:00pm-6:30pm
Join us for a special reception in celebration of your admission to the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. Meet faculty and current students, preview the NEXT exhibition in our historic Corcoran Flagg Building, and take a look at the kind of creative work that grows here. This is a chance to celebrate your achievement, welcome you into the Corcoran community, and imagine the work you may one day present at NEXT Festival.
After the reception, we encourage you to stay for our Spring Dance Concert at 7:30 p.m., the official kickoff of NEXT Festival!
- Corcoran Happenings: Thursday, March 27 - Sunday, March 29
HEATHERS - The Musical
Performances held on Thursday, March 27-Sunday, March 29
Location: University Student Center, Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, 801 22nd Street NWThe Heathers rule with an iron fist – at least until the mysterious J.D. joins the students of Westerberg High. Veronica Sawyer is torn; does she try to become one of the popular Heathers or side with J.D. and his explosive solutions? This dark musical comedy is based on the 1988 cult favorite film.
Complimentary tickets for HEATHERS - The Musical are available for admitted students. Please email Ann Norton at nortona
gwu [dot] edu if interested.Fridays @ 5
Friday, March 27 at 5pm
Location: Phillips Hall (Academic Center), B120, 801 22nd Street NWThe Corcoran Music Program's Fridays @ 5 is in Phillips B120 with everything from Jazz to Chamber, Electronic to Spoken Word, building community and representing all that we learn together! It's fun, laidback, and popular with faculty, students, alumni, and anyone who drops in! All the cool kids will be there!
- Corcoran Happenings: Thursday, April 9 - Sunday, April 12
National Gallery Nights: United We Create
Thursday, April 9
6pm-9pm
Location: National Gallery of Art, East BuildingA partnership was announced in fall 2023 with the National Gallery of Art to facilitate immersive learning, art-making and interdisciplinary research that will drive exhibitions, performances and curriculum at the Corcoran School.
We have a limited number of tickets set aside for admitted students. Please email corcoranschool
gwu [dot] edu by Thursday, April 2, if you would like to reserve tickets to the event.- Corcoran Happenings: Thursday, April 16 - Sunday, April 20
This year’s festival starts on Thursday, April 16. Join us for our NEXT festival featuring performances and symposia at various times and locations across GW campus. Check our website for additional details and a complete listing of events.
Festival Highlight:
Spring Dance Concert
As part of our NEXT festival, our Dance program will be holding their annual Spring Dance Concert with performances held Thursday, April 16 - Saturday, April 18.Complimentary tickets for performances are available for admitted students. Please email Ann Norton at nortona
gwu [dot] edu if interested.- Save-the-Date: NEXT Extravaganza
NEXT Festival Extravaganza
Thursday, April 24, 2026
6pm-9pm
Corcoran Flagg Building, 500 17th St. NWPlease join the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design for the annual NEXT Festival Extravaganza. Throughout the evening, attendees will be able to view and critique the vast displays of end-of-year projects, appreciate contemporary art, enjoy dance, theatre, and music performances.
- Virtual Events
Inside GW - Corcoran School of the Arts & Design Information Session (Virtual)
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
6pm-6:30pm ETJoin the Deputy Director of the Corcoran, Dr. Laura Schiavo for an introduction to the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. As part of the session, there will also be time for questions. To attend this session, please register through your admissions portal.
Inside GW - Corcoran Arts & Design Living and Learning (LLC) Information Session (Virtual)
Thursday, April 9, 2026
6:30pm-7pm ETJoin us for an overview of our Arts & Design Living Learning Community with Professor Siobhan Rigg, faculty partner for the LLC.
The Arts & Design Living and Learning (LLC) gives first-year students the option to participate in a creative, intellectual living environment that raises awareness of the power of the arts and design in our daily lives, the impact it has on our community, and inspires students to action. To attend this session, please register through your admissions portal.
Can’t make it to campus this April? Take GW’s virtual campus tour and don’t miss the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design section to see our studio and performance spaces throughout campus!