Sitar Next Door's infrastructure is very near completion!

An exciting day as the new windows are installed on Sitar Next Door at 1724 Kalorama Rd NW.

Take a look at these stunning, to-scale renderings of Sitar Next Door’s studios.

Follow Sitar Arts Center students Sergio, Manny, and Farah on a special tour of Sitar Next Door!

Sitar Next Door is rapidly approaching the final phase of construction and our dreams for the community are taking shape as each studio in the new space takes shape.

At 1724 Kalorama Road NW, the future home of Sitar Arts Center's expansion, every room is starting to come alive.

Progress continues on Sitar Next Door, in every studio and even behind the scenes.

Most of the base-build is complete on the first floor of 1724 Kalorama Rd NW, the future home of Sitar Arts Center’s expansion.

The interior framing is nearly complete in Sitar Next Door. We are starting to imagine the impactful arts learning and creations that will happen here!

The arts learning spaces in Sitar Next Door are taking shape!

Construction is advancing at 1724 Kalorama Rd NW, the future site of Sitar Next Door. All work below-ground is finished, and the concrete slab is poured.

With the foundational work of 1724 Kalorama Rd NW complete, the construction team is now working on above ground structural work to bring Sitar Next Door to life.

We are starting the build the walls that will eventually create the new arts learning rooms in Sitar Next Door!

The construction crew is halfway done with installing the micropiles along the perimeter walls and securing the foundation.

The construction crew is installing reinforcements inside 1724 Kalorama Rd NW to make it even stronger.

While construction at 1724 Kalorama Rd NW is underway, we are building the programming that will soon bring Sitar Next Door to life. Our ArtsAdvance workforce development program is in its pilot phase. Apprentices are training in graphic design, web design, and UX design from September through May.

The foundation work at 1724 Kalorama Rd NW continues! This demolition and groundwork lays the foundation of resurrecting a building that had laid empty for nearly a decade.

The final beams are coming down to remove the roof and the pipe is laid which will become the electrical room in the new facility – powering Sitar Next Door.