DC’s 11th Street Bridge Park Taps Mother-Daughter Sculpting Duo To Design Public Art
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Sculptor Martha Jackson Jarvis and her daughter, fellow sculptor Njena Surae Jarvis, received an email this week. It was a congratulatory...
- Feb 9, 2022
New Statement Regarding NBC4’S Investigative Report Segments
Dear Ellington Community, As we have previously shared, the local NBC4 affiliate has continued its investigative report concerning...
- Jan 22, 2022
Official Statement Regarding Forthcoming NBC4 Investigative Report
Official Statement Regarding Forthcoming NBC4 Investigative Report from Duke Ellington School of the Arts Project Dear Ellington Parents...
- Nov 27, 2021
Chappelle’s Thanksgiving Visit
Official Statement from Duke Ellington School of the Arts Chappelle Theatre Naming Update Recently, Dave Chappelle, via his Instagram...
- Nov 11, 2021
Official Statement From Duke Ellington School Of The Arts
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...
- Sep 19, 2021
Manifest Activism: A Conversation With Ellington Alumna Billie Krishawn
Actor, artist, and photojournalist Billie Krishawn was featured in a recent post by the Mosaic Theater Company, where she is cast as...
- Feb 6, 2021
The Spiritual Artwork Of Asha Elana Casey
Post-independence Senegalese playwright Abdou Anta Kâ deftly wrote that “one had to find inspiration in myth to write today and...
- Nov 22, 2020
Theatre Department Alums Making Waves
When well-respected magazines publish articles titled “10 Actors to Watch for 2020” or “20 Powerhouse Women Directors Theatre Fans and...
- Mar 31, 2020
Ellington Alumnus Wallace Roney, Intrepid Jazz Trumpeter, Dies From COVID-19 Complications At 59
Sadly we learned today that renowned Trumpeter/composer and Ellington Alum, Wallace Roney passed away due to complications of the...
- Mar 12, 2020
Ellington Alumna Denyce Graves Cooks Onstage And In The Kitchen
2020: Denyce Graves, an internationally renowned mezzo-soprano and Ellington alum, is staying busy despite the pandemic’s impact on live...
- Mar 8, 2020
Grammy-Winning Ellington School Alum Ben Williams Uses Art As Form Of Protest
The 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike was the last protest the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. orchestrated before his...
- Feb 23, 2020
Ellington Alumnus Barry Bishop Unveils Wes Unseld Portait At Washington Wizards Game
Bishop was born in Trinidad and Tobago and was raised in Washington, D.C. A long-time Wizards fan, Bishop was eager to share his work...
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