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Katzen Arts Center location: Massachusetts and Nebraska Aves

Visiting info for Katzen, AU Museum, Greenberg Theatre

MFA Thesis
Show Features
11 Artists

Graduating students from art program
showcase fascinating variety of work
using a range of media and materials.

Image: Dan Perkins, Mountain, 2012.
Infrared
Performer

Audio tech student Benjamin Mangold
programs motion-tracking musical
instrument for use onstage
and in the studio.
Likhachev Fellows

Jack Rasmussen and Gail Humphries Mardirosian
set to explore Russian art and culture.
Art Department

Programs in Art History,
Graphic Design, Studio Art
Performing Arts
Department

Programs in
Arts Management
Audio Technology
Dance
Music
Theatre/Musical Theatre

MFA Thesis Show

Infrared Performer

Likhachev Fellows

Art Department

Performing Arts Department

Featured Events

Tuesdays–Sundays through May 26	AU Museum Spring Exhibitions: Lee Haner; Painting Borges; Timothy App; Nudushank; MFA Students
May 17-20	LIBRO della NOTTE - BOOK of the NIGHT
May 18	European Month of Culture: Bruun Hyldig Duo
May 19	European Month of Culture: Ingrid Lukas and Michel Gsell
Jun. 4	OLLI 2013 Lectures: Dr. Itzhak Brook, A Physician’s Perspective on Serious Illness
Jun. 5	OLLI 2013 Lectures: Coilin Owens, A Joycean Space Flight for Beginners
Jun. 6	OLLI 2013 Lectures: Jonathan Band, Google Books and the Future of Libraries
Jun. 11	OLLI 2013 Lectures: Erich Keel, The Bauhaus and the Weimar Republic
Jun. 12	OLLI 2013 Lectures: Raoul Drapeau, Homeland Defense-World War II Style
Jun. 13	OLLI 2013 Lectures: Sheila Bair, The Future of Global Financial Services
Jun. 15	Opening at AU Museum: Summer Exhibitions
Jun. 18	OLLI 2013 Lectures: Mark Schneider, Are We Ready to Make 'Never Again' Really Mean 'Never Again'?
Jun. 19	OLLI 2013 Lectures: Mark Shields, American Politics—How We Got Here & Where We’re Going
Jun. 20	OLLI 2013 Lectures: Alan Morrison, The Same Sex Marriage Cases: the Similarities and the Differences

Video: Art History MA

Faculty, students, and staff discuss what sets the Art History MA Program apart.

Video: A Look Inside the Arts Management Program

Faculty and students discuss what sets the Arts Management Program apart.

Video: Studio Art MFA

Prof Don Kimes

Get a look inside the Studio Art MFA program through video interviews with faculty and staff.

Video: Audio Tech MA

Get an inside look at the Audio Technology Master's Program, ranked #1 by Education Portal. Faculty, alumni, and students say what sets this program apart from others.

Departments of Art & Performing Arts Programs:

Art History (BA, MA)

Arts Management (MA, Grad Cert)

Audio Technology (BA, BS)

Graphic Design (BA)

Studio Art (BA, BFA, MFA)

Theatre & Musical Theatre (BA)

American University Museum at the Katzen

American University Museum in Washington, DC

Features national, international, and regional art under the direction of Jack Rasmussen

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MFA Thesis Exhibition Features 11 Artists
Graduating students from AU’s MFA program in art showcase fascinating variety of work using range of media and materials.
Wonks Achieving Wonders
Student Programs Motion-Tracking Musical Instrument