NEWS

The Visual Arts Department recently showcased the incredible creativity of our freshman class during the 2025 Student Exhibition.

Several CAMP students won the prestigious 43rd Annual Parkmont Poetry Festival.

Check out her article, "4 Middle-Seat-Approved Films to Catch on Your Next Flight," featured as part of the My List Contest winners.

Duke Ellington School of the Arts proudly welcomed award-winning jazz bassist and alum Ben Williams back to campus for a special residency during the launch week of his new album, Between Church & State.

Museum Studies does it again! Check out their exhibitions elevating the history of the school and the District of Columbia.

Dance Department wins prestigious award from International Association of Blacks in Dance.

Oprah at Ellington!

The Ellington Concert Choir sang at The White House on 9/12 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act.

Read all our OUR TOWN, the Theatre Department's Spring Production (2024) in the The Sentinel at https://www.thesentinel.com/communities/c...

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Wow! Museum Studies students, rocked it at the Kennedy Center on February 3, 2024. Ami'Yah Butler, Taylor Freeman and London Wright spoke...

Simply Incredible. Simply Ellington.

On November 6, DESA's theatre department performed in Enough! Plays to End Violence at the Kennedy Center. Enough! is a nationwide...

Congratulations to DESA's Radical Elite Show Band, directed by Mr. Kieron Irvine, for a fabulous performance for Arts All Night at the...

Did you know that Duke Ellington was one of the original jazz ambassadors for U.S. State Department? As part of his duties, Duke...