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The arts have a prominent role at 麻豆传媒. Rotating exhibitions at the AU Museum in the state-of-the-art Katzen Arts Center emphasize regional, national, and international contemporary art. The Department of Performing Arts, comprised of Arts Management, Audio Technology, Dance, Music, and Theatre/Musical Theatre, provides dynamic, connected, expressive, and fulfilling experiences for all of our majors, minors, and participating students. The Department of Art encompasses Studio Art, Art History, Photography, and Graphic Design.

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Questions? Call 202-885-ARTS or email us.

AU Arts Events

Joseph Holston, Grand Finale, 2013. Oil on canvas, 42 x 50 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Fall 2024 Exhibitions On view through December 8

Learn more about upcoming exhibitions and see the museum event calendar.

  • Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing
  • Joseph Holston: Call and Response
  • Endless Transformations: The Alchemy of Connie Imboden
  • Faces of the Republican Party
  • New 麻豆传媒 Landscapes
  • A Sight to Behold: The Corcoran Legacy Collection of Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century 麻豆传媒 Landscape Paintings at the 麻豆传媒 Museum
  • Mira Hecht: in the center thereof rose a fountain
  • PEGAN BROOKE: FLUX II,听Light on Water

Transformer Transcendence 2024 Annual Benefit Auction Gala Transcendence Transformer 20th Annual Auction Exhibition and Benefit Gala

Auction Exhibition: November 9-22, 2024 | Gallery Hours: Weds - Sat, 12 - 5 p.m.
Gala Night: Saturday, November 23, 2024 | 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Transcendence, Transformer鈥檚 20th Annual Auction Exhibition and Benefit Gala is a celebration of innovative contemporary art and artists that rise above the fray, with 150+ artworks in a variety of mediums by a dynamic mix of emerging and more established artists, as well as unique experiences, all up for bidding and buying! All proceeds from Transcendence support Transformer and the participating artists.

Tickets to are free for AU students with ID, $10 for alumni, staff, faculty, children (under 18), and senior citizens (55 and older), $15 general public.

Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea. By Julia Izumi Directed by Nick MartinSometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea
November 19-22 | Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre

By Julia Izumi
Directed by Nick Martin

The Little Mermaid is Hans Christian Andersen鈥檚 most beloved and well-known fairytale, which is why it鈥檚 not the story our friend Dolan is going to tell you. No, he鈥檚 going to tell you the story of a Little Rain Cloud who falls in love with a human. They are not the same story at all鈥攈e swears.

Advisory: This performance contains strobe lighting that may not be suitable for patrons with epilepsy or other light photosensitivity conditions.

鈥淪ometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea鈥 is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

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