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WHO ARE WE?
The Canady Foundation for the Arts (CFA) is a DC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that shapes underrepresented storytellers ages 3-18 through culturally responsive arts education, theatre, and media training—equipping them with the creative, professional, and leadership skills needed to tell authentic stories and succeed in the creative workforce.
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ARTS STRENGTHEN MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING. Just 45 minutes of art making can lower the stress hormone cortisol by 25%. More than half of Americans (60%) say the arts have 'helped them cope during times of mental or emotional distress,' and 69% believe the arts 'lift me up beyond everyday experiences.'
— AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
WHAT'S NEW
“HOLIDAY BLOCK PARTY" PERFORMED BY CFA REPSat, Dec 13SAARC
COMING 2026DATE TBDLOCATION IS TBD
If it wasn't for organizations like CFA, bringing arts to the youth in our area, I would not have had the access I needed to grow into the artist I am. CFA is giving children access to the arts who may not have it due to where they live.
JESSICA FRANCES DUKES
NETFLIX'S OZARK, HBO'S THE GILDED AGE
2025 CFA Griot Award Recipient
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WHERE WE BELONG
Located in Washington, DC, the Canady Foundation for the Arts stands upon occupied, unceded territory: the ancestral homeland of the Nacotchtank whose descendants belong to the Piscataway peoples.