Application for the YoungArts national competition for artists, singers, musicians, actors and dancers age 15-18 or in grades 10-12 is still open until October 11, 2019.
The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) was established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison. YoungArts’ signature program is an application-based award for emerging artists ages 15–18 or in grades 10–12 from across the United States. Selected through a blind adjudication process conducted by an independent panel of highly accomplished artists, YoungArts winners receive valuable support, including financial awards of up to $10,000, professional development and educational experiences working with renowned mentors—such as Debbie Allen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Frank Gehry, Wynton Marsalis, José Parlá, Salman Rushdie, Jeanine Tesori and Mickalene Thomas. —and performance and exhibition opportunities at some of the nation’s leading cultural institutions.
YoungArts’ 10 disciplines include:
Classical Music (Classical Instrumental and Composition)
Dance (Ballet, Choreography, Classic Indian, Hip Hop, Jazz, Modern/Contemporary, Tap and World Dance such as African Dance, Irish Step and more)
Design Arts (Architecture, Interior, Product , Fashion and Graphic Design)
Film (Narrative, Animation, Experimental and Documentary)
Jazz (Instrumental, Composition and Percussion)
Photography (Black & White, Color, Digital and Mixed Media)
Theater (Spoken and Musical Theater)
Visual Arts (Ceramics, Drawing, Multi-Media, Painting, Performance and Sculpture)
Voice (Classical, Jazz, Popular and Singer-Songwriter)
Writing (Creative Non-Ficition, Novel, Play or Script, Poetry, Short Story and Spoken Word)
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