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On May 9, we were honored to host the Citizens Association of Georgetown Annual Meeting right here at DESA. Speakers included the...

Register for the annual Can We Talk? Symposium and Joy Awards. This is a FREE virtual Event on Saturday, Jun 3, 2023 at 6PM hosted by one...

They performed with Bono and The Edge (after their parents told them who they are) Or perhaps Bono and The Edge performed with them. Who...

WASHINGTON (7News) — At Duke Ellington School of the Arts, creativity thrives. And you never know, you could be sharing the stage or a...

José André Montaño (Instrumental Music, Class of 2024), who reads music in Braille, performed at The Kennedy Center and NPR’s annual...

It’s official! Alex Berko, a sophomore in the Visual Arts department, designed the 2022 holiday card for Vice President of the United...

After a few moments of warming up, the students took their positions. On their teacher’s count, the medley of instruments meshed into a...

This is the best school in DC! — Madame Macron Congratulations to our entire school for shining bright during Madame Brigitte Macron's...

The celebration, which took place on September 30, 2022, featured an interview with Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at...

On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, in conjunction with The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz (Institute), will host...

The ensemble teamed up with the Duke Ellington School of the Arts to celebrate neglected 20th-century composer William Levi Dawson On...

Dear Ellington Community, Not surprisingly, in the days since our local NBC affiliate aired its investigative report into allegations of...

Sculptor Martha Jackson Jarvis and her daughter, fellow sculptor Njena Surae Jarvis, received an email this week. It was a congratulatory...

Dear Ellington Community, As we have previously shared, the local NBC4 affiliate has continued its investigative report concerning...

Official Statement Regarding Forthcoming NBC4 Investigative Report from Duke Ellington School of the Arts Project Dear Ellington Parents...

Official Statement from Duke Ellington School of the Arts Chappelle Theatre Naming Update Recently, Dave Chappelle, via his Instagram...

For almost 50 years Duke Ellington School of the Arts has been the leader in arts education in the District of Columbia. Our mission is...

2021: When Makiyah Hicks was young, her uncle, Jamal Hazel, was killed in her District Heights neighborhood in southwest Maryland. Her...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 26, 2021 DUKE ELLINGTON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WINS BID TO HOST 2024 ARTS SCHOOLS NETWORK CONFERENCE Event Will...

The 2021 graduating class at D.C.’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts defied the odds and worked together to get through a difficult year...