Corcoran College of Art and Design

Summer Courses + Friday

Hegel's Vacation: Learning to Look at Modern Art

AH0831 (non-credit)
Learn how to look at and appreciate the variety of styles, media, and subjects of modern and contemporary art.

Where History Comes Alive: Museums & Monuments in Washington, D.C.

AH3393 (3.0 credits or audit)
This intensive one-week seminar examines the major monuments, memorials, and museums of Washington, D.C. as well as their social, political, and historical significance.

The Civil War in Art: Then and Now

AH3394 (3.0 credits or audit)
This immersive one-week seminar examines the role of the visual arts in representing aspects of the Civil War then and now. (Undergraduate)

Where History Comes Alive: Museums & Monuments in Washington, D.C.

AH6393 (3.0 credits)
This intensive one-week seminar examines the major monuments, memorials, and museums of Washington, D.C. as well as their social, political, and historical significance. (Graduate level)

The Civil War in Art: Then and Now

AH6394 (3.0 credits)
This immersive one-week seminar examines the role of the visual arts in representing aspects of the Civil War then and now. (Graduate Level)

Special Topics in Botanical Art: Food for Thought

BG1600 (1.0 credits)
Inspired by the U.S. Botanic Garden’s exciting summer 2013 exhibit Food for Thought this class will teach the basics of botanical drawing and painting while studying edible plants from different regions.

Creating Ceramic Tiles

CR0830 (non-credit)
learn to create ceramic tiles, experiment with various methods of tile production and surface effects through glazing and firing.

A Week of Photoshop

DM0815 (non-credit)
Meeting five mornings in a row, students will learn how to scan and import images and artwork and how to correct and adjust image tone and color. (Summer only)

Web Design for Professionals

DM0841 (non-credit)
Explore the basics of modern web development in this professional development workshop.

After Effects Short Course

DM0861 (non-credit)
Learn to use AfterEffects to make animations and motion graphics, as well as edit footage into films.


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Important Dates

May 18-28
Late registration period for Continuing Education summer session I classes

May 24-27
Memorial Day weekend (College closed)

May 28
Summer session I begins

May 31 
Pre-College Session A & B Registration Deadline

June 1
Registration Deadline for Explore D.C. with the Corcoran

ACADEMIC CALENDAR