Since opening in August 1991, The George Washington University Virginia Campus has offered popular arts, cultural and civic programs to the community, attracting audiences from throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. These initiatives have included jazz festivals, chamber music concerts, fiction and poetry readings, coffeehouses, art exhibits, lectures and discussions, and more.

To present these programs, the University has partnered with many businesses. As well, civic and arts organizations, including the Loudoun County Visitors Association,The Loudoun Arts Council and The Amadeus Concerts, Inc. have collaborated to present numerous events of broad community appeal. Several of these programs have been partially supported by grants from Loudoun County government and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

Our goal is to bring the outstanding resources of GW faculty members and students to you, often matching them with other talented people who live and work in the region. In this fashion, we provide an important partnership between the University and the community to enhance the quality of life in Northern Virginia.

Many of these programs, such as The Art Exhibit Series and the Public Policy Forum, have received resounding praise from audiences for originality, creativity and impact. We thank our sponsors for their valuable support.

Examples of "sold-out" programs offered include:

• What Is Modern Art?
  
• Art of the 19th and 20th Centuries: Works by Student Artists at Lowes Island Elementary School
  
• Shakespeare's Flowers in Virginia
  
• Coffeehouse: Prize-Winning Short Story Fiction
  
• Blues-Jazz Dinner Cabaret
  
• Kandinsky Trio Chamber Music Concert
  
• The Northern Virginia Economy -- What Can We Expect?
  
• Jazz with a Twist: Featuring John Eaton
  
• When Do I Applaud? Etiquette and Program Notes
  
• The State of the Environment in Loudoun County: A Review of the Loudoun Environmental Indicators Project and Environmental Quality in Virginia
• Music for a New Millennium: Electronic Music and Visual Dance
  
• Musical Revue Featuring Oatlands Carriage House Theatre
  

We welcome your suggestions and ideas for programs and performers. Please call the Office of Corporate and Community Relations, (703) 726-8300, or complete the "Let's Talk" on-line questionnaire.