AU Arts

Kick off the weekend with @AUArtsDC! Dec 5: AU Music Program Holiday Concert 7:30 p.m. at Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall Free and open to AU students, faculty, and staff and their families. No RSVP required. Dec 6: AU Chamber Music Concert 3 p.m. at Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall Free and open to all. No RSVP required. Learn more: american.edu/arts/events.cfm

Please welcome our new music faculty member, Dr. Maya Cunningham! 👋 Dr. Cunningham is an ethnomusicologist, an Africana Studies scholar, a jazz vocalist, and a cultural activist. She will be teaching World Music at AU this fall. Learn more: bit.ly/4me6Fob

🔔 Check out this fascinating #NPR piece! Interesting take on the role of youth in the face of censorship. Don’t miss your chance to see it—on view through August 10! ow.ly/pQwy50WwnYY #TeenExperience #YouthVoices #Censorship

📢👀You have TWO weeks left to see our summer shows! Make a plan to visit American University Museum before our closing (August 10th.) Always free -- open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 AM to 4 PM. See you soon! ow.ly/jnZT50WvB9Y #DCart #DCexhibitionclosing

Congratulations to Nikki LeVee, BA '25, who choreographed and danced in AU in Motion, American University’s largest student-run dance organization, reflected on her journey in the program. theeagleonline.com/article/2025/0…

GALLERY TALK FRIDAY! Who are we, and how do we fit into the places we inhabit? Immerse yourself in David Douglas's large-scale images that hint at stories unfolding across time. 🎤 Gallery Talk 7/25 at 2pm. Meet David and learn how his works become portals for reflection.

Reviewed in the Post! Check out Mark Jenkins July 9th article on our exhibition "Soaring (Narsha)" ... see it in person before it closes August 10th! ow.ly/IW8L50WqCSL #KoreanArt #DCArt

Prof. Kristin Stowell was in New York earlier this summer working as music director for the concept album recording of the new musical "Mystic Pizza!" 🍕 📷: Photos by Natalie Powers

Spotted: AU Arts managers in action, from California to Mexico! ✈️ @AmericanU Alumni Vanessa Beltrán and Prof. Lindsey Barr (Arts Management) facilitated a bi-national conference in San Diego and Tijuana for the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.

"DC Shines" on view now through 7/31 in the Katzen Rotunda, the first exhibition hosted by the visual arts magazine "Art Lantern." Ft. artists Jarrett Arnold, Aziza, The Artist Oliver James, and Steve Wanna. Opening reception: 7/12, 5-7:30PM. Learn more: artlantern.net/dc-shines/

We hope your summer evenings are this enchanting. 🌻 One of four new exhibitions on view @aumuseum_katzen, "David A. Douglas: Intersections" features large-scale works that explore memory and place. On view through 8/10. Learn more: bit.ly/4ejUd2Z

Wherever your summer adventures lead you, we can't wait to welcome you back to AU this fall for an amazing arts experience! 🚗 📷: 9-5, The Musical, spring 2025. Photo: Elena Zimmerman.

Take a twirl to "Last Tango(s) in Katzen," a special oboe recital from Prof. William Wielgus featuring @AmericanU faculty and alumni. 💃 📆: Sunday, 6/29 at 3PM, Katzen Recital Hall. Admission is free!

Intersections brings together the poetic vision of Northern Virginia artist David A. Douglas, whose large-scale works blend drawing, painting, and photography to explore memory and place.

Calling all artists! 🎨 🎭 💃 @TenleytownMS is seeking artists across the visual and performing arts to showcase their work at this year's Art All Night on Saturday, 9/13 starting at 7PM. Submit by Friday, 6/20: bit.ly/4kxjokW 📷: Elena Zimmerman

Four new exhibitions will open at the AU Museum on June 14. bit.ly/4di3EiQ

Happy #Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 Katzen Exhibit & Event Technician Elizabeth Ashe's installation "Helix" is located at the Welcome Center for WorldPride. "Helix" is an interactive, intergenerational, site-specific sculpture, based on line drawings and the building of childhood forts.

Our upcoming exhibition Soaring (Narsha) features works by 31 artists celebrating five decades of artistic achievement by members of the Han-Mee Artists Association of Greater Washington. Opening Reception June 14, 6-9pm - you're invited! #KoreanArt #HMAAGW

AU Master of Fine Arts Thesis exhibition TRANSIT is on view April 19–May 18 at @AUMuseum_Katzen. See works by 6 @AmericanU emerging artists: sculptures, paintings, ceramics & installation. Join us April 26 for the reception! bit.ly/3Ets8ZA

Last Chance! 🎶 @AmericanU Chamber Singers present Haydn's Mass for Troubled Times This powerful program features the “Lord Nelson Mass,” hailed as Haydn’s greatest work. Directed by Daniel Abraham. 📅 April 5–6 📍 Katzen Arts Center 🎟️ bit.ly/4lpm3yb