We are just under $7,000 away from our Capital Campaign Goal! Please help us fiinish our campaign by making a secure online donation.
About the Capital Campaign
In our 15th year of operation at 1632 U Street NW in Washington, DC, we have outgrown the second floor space and cannot support the demand for our programs. Thus, we have implemented very exciting plans to expand our facilities and services to the community. These plans will enhance our programs, increase participation, make programs accessible, and increase our visibility in the community. We have added the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the front of the first floor, and are currently building out the space at the rear of the first floor for a total of 2,000 square feet of additional program space.
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First floor rendering. -
CAD Rendering of the Lynne Peterson Holmes Teaching Kitchen and New Multi-purpose Program Space. -
Cad Rendering of the Courtyard and Sharom Shapiro Roof Terrace/ Performance Area.
To do this, we have launched a campaign to raise $1.5 million to cover
the renovation expenses.
By giving now, your name or at the name of a loved one will become a permanent part of our legacy!
Naming opportunities are available for many of the spaces in our
expanded center. Available Naming Opportunities
The renovation will feature:
- Gallery space for formal exhibits and programs
- A large multi-purpose room for programs, workshops, and yoga
- A State-of-the-art teaching kitchen for healthy cooking classes and demonstrations
- A courtyard for quiet contemplation and expanded sculpture gallery
- A reconfiguration of the upstairs office space
With the expanded space we will be able to:
- Benefit from cancer help sessions and day-long retreats in the additional program space
- Learn cooking skills and nutrition information crucial for supporting treatment and recovery in our new state-of-the-art Lynne Peterson Holmes teaching kitchen
- Find peace in our new meditation courtyard and sculpture garden
- Develop strength and relax in our yoga classes
- Nurture the creative spirit in the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, which will be expanded to accommodate our popular exhibitions, film screenings, educational lectures and programs
- Have greater access to activities by moving them to the first floor of our building, making them handicap accessible.
- Do all of this in an atmosphere that is welcoming, safe, and conducive to healing.
We do this with a commitment to environmental design.
Smith Center is making environmentally sensitive choices an operating principle of this renovation. These choices include: natural lighting through skylights and glass walls; compact fluorescent lighting; waterborne coatings; donated reclaimed Brazilian cherry wood flooring; low-water flow toilets; energy efficient heating and cooling systems; “living plant walls”; and a fully sustainable green roof.
