About NEXT

Welcome to NEXT 2022, the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design’s end-of-year celebration showcasing the unique talents of our graduating students. As students complete their final projects and enter into a world in need of their creativity, we gather students, faculty, and the larger D.C. art community to commemorate their practice and accomplishments in theater, dance, studio arts, music, design, interior architecture, museum studies, art history, and much more.

For the first time since 2019, NEXT will celebrate its opening night in person. Performances, exhibitions and symposia will be available both in person and online. The past two years of virtual showcases have allowed us to expand the breadth of our reach, but this year, we can celebrate the return of creativity across campus.

NEXT signifies the achievements of graduating students throughout their time at the Corcoran–each project represents the culmination of years’ worth of work, growth, and discovery. And behind each student’s work is a desire to contribute to the pressing issues of a larger community. We recognize the care and commitment of our faculty and staff in supporting, teaching and mentoring our students’ work.

Together, we celebrate our students’ learning, making, and experimenting–past, present, and future.

Congratulations to this year’s incredible cohort, and enjoy the show.