Photojournalism & Fine Arts Degrees
Photojournalism & Fine Arts Degrees
With our world-class faculty at the center of Washington, D.C.’s vibrant cultural life, GW is the ideal multidisciplinary training ground for photojournalists and fine artists alike to join the next generation of pioneering, award-winning visual storytellers and creative, cultural leaders at the Corcoran.
WHY THE CORCORAN SCHOOL AT GW?
PRESTIGE & ACADEMIC RIGOR
Since 1878, the Corcoran School at GW has long been synonymous with innovative arts education. Our curriculum encourages a rigorous and experimental approach to art that motivates students to enhance their creativity in the studio and beyond.
LEADING FACULTY
Courses are taught by internationally recognized professionals who bring their unique experiences and projects into the classroom. From Pulitzer prize winning photojournalists to artists showing at the Hirshhorn, our professors are not only committed to their students’ personal and professional growth, but also have ties to many of the most prestigious institutions in the world.
ACCESS TO D.C.
Washington, D.C.’s abundant museums and cultural events offer creative opportunities outside the classroom. The Corcoran taps its network of professionals from D.C.’s cultural and journalistic communities for one-of-a-kind academic fieldwork and invaluable internships and connections. Major media outlets are located within steps of the Corcoran's downtown campus, including The Washington Post, National Public Radio, National Geographic and Discovery Communications.
CORCORAN HIGHLIGHTS
A DEPTH AND BREADTH OF CHOICES
INDIVIDUALIZED PATHS FOR SUCCESS
Through intensive faculty mentoring, collaborative relationships and individualized attention, GW encourages students to discover their own creative direction and further develop their own artistic voices, not bound by one aesthetic or one artistic philosophy. As a result, by empowering each student to hone their craft and take artistic risks, we are cultivating artists and practitioners who have a personal interest in their work and want to fearlessly communicate their ideas to the world.
VIBRANT WASHINGTON: ART IN THE CENTER OF POWER
The Corcoran is not only in the thick of a dynamic arts and culture scene—just minutes away from landmark museums, provocative galleries and internationally-renowned cultural events—but also the nerve center of international culture and power. With such proximity and access to the constant procession of headline-making events and subjects, GW students have the unique opportunity to document subjects, tell consequential stories and create art that is infused with social consciousness in ways other arts schools simply cannot.
SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL PATHS
Graduates of our studio arts programs are prepared to take on and excel in careers in a wide range of visual media. Photography and photojournalism students have found positions at prominent outlets, and many visual artists have garnered wide acclaim for their work, including Tim Gunn (BFA, ’74), Nakeya Brown (Fine Arts MFA '13) whose work has been featured in New York Magazine, Dazed & Confused, TIME, and Vice, and John Edmonds (BFA Photography ’12), who was shown at the Whitney Biennial.
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