Arts · March 17

She Grew Up Marveling at Art—Now, She’s Staging It at the Katzen

Balancing the precision of a scissor lift with a perspicacious eye for detail, exhibit and event technician Liz Ashe oversees the “giant, gorgeous playground” where art meets engineering
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Arts · March 12

American University Artists Snag Helen Hayes Award Nominations

AU alumni, faculty, and collaborators recognized across the DC theatre community
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Literature · March 11

Celebrate Women's History Month

In partnership with the Center for Student Belonging
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Arts · March 1

Art and Culture: Vian Hussein

Vian Hussein transforms the fragments of war into hauntingly beautiful sculptures, paintings, and textiles that refuse to let memory disappear.
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Arts · February 24

Creating Actors with Agency: Devising a Family Drama for the Stage

The new play I Lay Awake runs at Katzen’s Studio Theatre February 26-28
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Arts · February 3

Find Contemporary Art That Moves You at the AU Museum

Five New Exhibitions on View at the AU Museum February 7
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Arts · January 28

Art and Culture: Dara Aram

Dara Aram’s art begins with a life shaped by exile. Born in Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, he trained as a young artist before political upheaval forced him to leave.
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Arts · January 27

Joanne Allen’s Art Brings Istanbul to Life in New Katzen Exhibition

“Constantinople/Istanbul: Art and Religion between East and West” on view in the Katzen Arts Center Rotunda through February 8
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Arts · January 22

Balancing Acts: Meet American University’s Dancer-Scholars

Adela Camposano, Lia De la Rosa Adrian, Ali Kirschbaum, and Anna Roat are pursuing STEM studies as they dance with AU in Motion
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Arts · January 15

AU's Spring 2026 Performing Arts Season

Music, theatre, and dance performances are free for AU students
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