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Strategic Plan Series: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: A Journey, Not A Destination
March 9, 2023Welcome to the third of four posts in our blog series about Sitar’s bold strategic vision and five-year plan! Sitar Arts Center’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging is embedded (Read More)
Strategic Plan Series: Expanding to Young Adulthood
February 1, 2023Welcome to the second of four posts in our blog series about Sitar’s bold strategic vision and five-year plan! Do you remember your first “real” job? Mine was at the Smith (Read More)
Strategic Plan Series: Growing in Place
December 16, 2022Welcome to the first of four posts in our blog series about Sitar’s bold strategic vision and five-year plan! Sometimes, the vision for the future is born from a simple (Read More)
Artist Feature: Leslie Espino
April 26, 2022As part of our month-long Earth Day celebration, we place importance on connecting with emerging artists to give their perspective on practicing sustainability in the arts. Recently, we met with (Read More)
Artist Feature: Dany Green
April 12, 2022We are excited to start our Earth Day artist features with D.C. based artist Dany Green. Dany is a self-taught mosaic artist whose unique approach pushes the boundaries of traditional (Read More)
Alumni Spotlight: Benz Marston
April 7, 2022For this Sitar Alumni Feature, we shine a light on Benz Marston, a professional cellist and teacher residing in Los Angeles, CA. As a teen, Benz was granted a scholarship (Read More)
Alumni Spotlight: Tokunbo Adedeinde
March 24, 2022Our next Alumni Spotlight features our extraordinarily-talented alum, Tokunbo Adedeinde. Tokunbo is a filmmaker and actor who has been a part of Sitar’s community since he was 14 years old. (Read More)
Tags: alumni spotlight, sitar arts center, sitar arts center alumni, sitar arts center dc, sitar arts center students, sitar arts dc, sitar storiesAlumni Spotlight: Forrest Penrod
March 10, 2022We continue our Alumni Spotlight series with filmmaker, actor, writer, director, teacher, and Sitar alum, Forrest Penrod. Forrest has been involved in our community since he was very young, and (Read More)
Our Alumni Community
February 9, 2022Over the last few months, we have started sharing our installation of Alumni Spotlight Boards featuring Sitar alumni engaged in various artistic disciplines. Other than growing up at Sitar, all (Read More)
Alumni Spotlight: Donyel Marbley
January 27, 2022We are excited to share our next Alumni Spotlight, featuring our multi-talented alum, Donyel Marbley. Donyel is a graphic designer, painter, and video editor, who attended Sitar from a young (Read More)
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