Sitar Arts Center engages DC youth, from early childhood to young adulthood, in building a creative community of learning and belonging that removes financial and cultural barriers to arts education and career training.
At Sitar, students engage in affordable, high-quality education and workforce development in the visual, digital, and performing arts. Each semester 80% of students are from households with low-income and 84% of students are Black, Hispanic, Latinx, or Multi-racial.
Since opening in 2000, Sitar has been recognized locally and nationally:
- Annually named “One of the Best” Charities in the Greater Washington region by the Catalogue for Philanthropy since 2003
- Four-Star Rating on Charity Navigator
- 2017 Mayor’s Arts Award for Excellence in Arts Education
- 2015 Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management
- 2009 National Arts and Humanities Youth Programs Award from the President’s Committee on the Arts
To learn more, visit www.sitarartscenter.org.