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Sitar Arts Center Where DC Youth Belong, Aspire, & Achieve Each semester, 80% of students are from DC households at 60% or less of the area median income.

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 Arts Center, students engage in affordable, high-quality education and workforce development in the visual, digital, and performing arts. Programs take place year-round during out-of-school time in Sitar’s state-of-the-art facilities. Our work is made possible through the partnership of volunteer teaching artists who donate their time and our amazing artistic partners, including DC Jazz Festival, The Washington Ballet, Young Playwrights’ Theater, and more.

Their artwork deserves to be seen. And on October 27, it will be.Each year, our annual gala provides young artists an op...
10/07/2026

Their artwork deserves to be seen. And on October 27, it will be.

Each year, our annual gala provides young artists an opportunity to share their creativity with our community. From bold ideas to personal stories, the Student Art Gallery offers a glimpse into the talent and imagination of DC youth.

This year, another set of Sitar artists will have their moment in the spotlight.

Join us for the Ready to Create the Future Gala, where student artwork is just one part of an evening filled with live performances, music, celebration, and opportunities to support the next generation of DC artists.

🎟️Tickets are available through Friday, October 9!

🗓️Tuesday, October 27 | 6:30 p.m.
📍The Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC

Reserve your seat today: https://loom.ly/PxKg-XU

Step into the world of Pulled Threads, now on view in Sitar Arts Center’s Cafritz Gallery.Natalie’s surreal, deeply pers...
10/02/2026

Step into the world of Pulled Threads, now on view in Sitar Arts Center’s Cafritz Gallery.

Natalie’s surreal, deeply personal exhibition explores memory, home, and identity through vivid paintings and playful, larger-than-life soft sculptures.

From reimagined family photographs to anthropomorphic flowers and fragmented memories, each work offers another thread to follow.

Pulled Threads by Natalie Jenkins is on view through October 31.

🕐 Gallery Hours:
Mon–Thu | 1–6 p.m.
Fri–Sat | 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Come see the exhibition and experience the work for yourself. Select works available for sale in our online store > link in bio.

Step into the world of Pulled Threads now on view in Sitar Arts Center’s Cafritz Gallery.Natalie Jenkins’ surreal, deepl...
10/02/2026

Step into the world of Pulled Threads now on view in Sitar Arts Center’s Cafritz Gallery.

Natalie Jenkins’ surreal, deeply personal exhibition explores memory, home, and identity through vivid paintings and playful, larger-than-life soft sculptures.

From reimagined family photographs to anthropomorphic flowers and fragmented memories, each work offers another thread to follow.

Pulled Threads is on view through October 31.

🕐 Gallery Hours:
Mon–Thu | 1–6 p.m.
Fri–Sat | 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Come see the exhibition and experience the work for yourself. Select works available for sale in our online store > link below.

https://loom.ly/U_ZPCEE

Tonight, we’re opening the doors to Pulled Threads ✨Sitar Arts Center’s Cafritz Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Ba...
10/01/2026

Tonight, we’re opening the doors to Pulled Threads ✨

Sitar Arts Center’s Cafritz Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Baltimore-based interdisciplinary artist Natalie Jenkins, whose work explores memory, home, and identity through hyper-saturated paintings and larger-than-life soft sculptures.

As the winner of our 16th Annual Patricia Sitar Juried Exhibition, Natalie brings a deeply personal perspective to the gallery, transforming family photographs and lived experiences into dreamlike, sometimes playful, sometimes poignant works.

Join us tonight, October 1, at 7 p.m. for the opening reception and be among the first to experience Pulled Threads.

📅 Thursday, October 1 | 7 p.m.
🖼️ On view through October 31

Come for the art. Stay for the conversation and connection.
RSVP using the link below

https://loom.ly/FlfYl6E

Four weeks from tonight, Sitar's biggest night of the year is happening, and you're invited. 🎉Picture this: our students...
09/29/2026

Four weeks from tonight, Sitar's biggest night of the year is happening, and you're invited. 🎉

Picture this: our students and alumni lighting up the stage, their artwork filling the room, and a standing ovation for the young artists being honored for their incredible work. 👏

And, you''ll also have the chance to meet Jeanette McCune, our incoming executive director, at her first major public event leading Sitar. Hear her vision for the future and join us in welcoming her into our creative community of learning and belonging. 💛

Every ticket helps more DC youth find their voice through the arts. So... DC youth are ready. Are you? 😉

🎟️ Grab your seat at https://loom.ly/PxKg-XU
📅 Tuesday, Oct. 27 | 6:30 p.m.
📍 The Mayflower Hotel

Tag someone who needs to be at your table! 👇

⏳ COUNTDOWN TO OPENING ⏳We're days away from "Pulled Threads" — so here's a sneak peek at some of the works before they'...
09/25/2026

⏳ COUNTDOWN TO OPENING ⏳

We're days away from "Pulled Threads" — so here's a sneak peek at some of the works before they're up on our walls.

Natalie Jenkins' paintings pull from memory, family, and home — reimagined in bold, saturated color and dreamlike detail. Her soft-sculptures take everyday objects and blow them up into something larger-than-life: playful at first glance, with something deeper underneath.

Funny. Familiar. A little melancholy. That's "Pulled Threads."

Swipe through for a preview — and come see the rest in person. 📸

🗓️ OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, October 1 | 7:00 p.m.
Sitar Arts Center's Cafritz Gallery
RSVP > https://loom.ly/89Eqv64

Photos are just the preview. The real thing is better in the room.

Meet the artist turning childhood memories into giant, huggable sculptures 🧸✨Natalie Jenkins family photos, floods them...
09/24/2026

Meet the artist turning childhood memories into giant, huggable sculptures 🧸✨

Natalie Jenkins family photos, floods them with color, and turns them into dreamlike paintings you can't stop staring at. Then she takes ordinary objects — the kind you forgot you loved as a kid — and blows them up into larger-than-life soft sculptures that are equal parts funny, weird, and heartbreaking.

It's called "Pulled Threads," and it's part memory, part fever dream, part inside joke only your childhood self would get.

Natalie is an interdisciplinary artist based in Baltimore City, MD, with an MFA from MICA's Mount Royal School of Art. Her work has shown everywhere from NYC's Every Woman Biennial to GoggleWorks Center for the Arts — and now, it's coming to Sitar Arts Center's Cafritz Gallery.

You can meet her in person at the opening reception. Ask her about the flowers. Ask her about the sculptures. Just don't ask her to explain the melancholy — you'll have to feel that one yourself. 👀

🗓️ OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, October 1 | 7:00 p.m.

RSVP Today: https://loom.ly/89Eqv64

Come early, stay for the creativity, community and conversation. This is one you don't want to see secondhand on Facebook.

📍 Tag someone who needs a night out on Oct 1.

What a night on the piazza. ✨Thank you to everyone who made our 6th Annual Sitar on the Piazza possible.The evening belo...
09/23/2026

What a night on the piazza. ✨

Thank you to everyone who made our 6th Annual Sitar on the Piazza possible.

The evening belonged to our students and alumni, from live music to the artwork in our marketplace. 🎶🎨

It was a reminder of what young people can achieve when they have access to the arts, a place to belong, and people who believe in their potential.

You are those people. Sitar isn't just a place. It's a community, and you're at the heart of it.

Special thanks to i RICCHI RESTAURANT, our sponsors TTR Sotheby's International Realty, Counselors Title, LLC, ALIGN, and Gregg Busch of First Savings Mortgage, and our host committee, chaired by Carroll Dey.

Stay connected and see what comes next:
✨ Join us at the Ready to Create the Future Gala on Tuesday, October 27, at The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection

🔗 Link below
https://loom.ly/PxKg-XU

We're back, and our community is ready for a new season of making, learning, and growing together🍂Our fall semester is o...
09/22/2026

We're back, and our community is ready for a new season of making, learning, and growing together🍂

Our fall semester is officially underway, with students returning to familiar favorites and discovering new ways to create. From music and acting to digital and visual arts, there’s space for every student to explore an interest, try something outside their comfort zone, and find their own creative voice.

Each class is a new chance to learn alongside peers, build confidence through practice, and be part of a community that encourages creative risks and helps students see what they’re capable of.

We’re so excited to welcome our families back and see all that this semester has in store.

Last call for fall!Today is the LAST DAY to register for fall classes at Sitar Arts Center. From music and dance to thea...
09/18/2026

Last call for fall!

Today is the LAST DAY to register for fall classes at Sitar Arts Center. From music and dance to theater and visual arts, there’s still time to find an arts experience where your young artist can learn, connect, and grow.

Don’t miss out! Use the link below to register today.

https://loom.ly/mdAw_XY

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Washington D.C., DC

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

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+12027972145

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