Building the Next Stage

A Campaign for Sitar Next Door

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WE DID IT!

Thanks to transformational support from 54 donors, the Building the Next Stage capital campaign has surpassed its $5,700,000 fundraising goal and we have successfully closed the campaign!

Building the Next Stage

Sitar Arts Center envisions a city where all young people—regardless of cultural, systemic, or financial barriers—can discover their creativity and achieve their full potential.  

In our third decade of partnering with students and families in DC, the community call for Sitar to expand grows louder every day. We are answering this call with an extraordinary opportunity to expand our community impact.

Anchoring the ground floor of a new deeply affordable housing building is Sitar Next Door. This brand-new facility will increase our footprint by 50%, enable us to scale our youth arts education programs, and grow our new career training programming for teens and young adults.

Thanks to the transformational support of the Building the Next Stage capital campaign leaders and donors we are realizing our bold vision for the future.

Thank You Campaign Donors!

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