Artists Ages 15-18 Are Encouraged to
Apply at youngarts.org/apply
Winners Receive Cash
Awards, Opportunities to Work with Renowned Artists,
and Become Eligible for Creative and Professional
Development Support Throughout their Careers
Application is First Step to Becoming
a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts
MIAMI, July 11,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- YoungArts, the
national foundation for the advancement of artists, is now
accepting applications for its prestigious annual competition.
Artists ages 15-18 or in grades 10–12 are encouraged to apply
online at youngarts.org/apply through October 17, 2024. All YoungArts award winners
will receive financial awards ranging from $250 to $10,000,
opportunities to work with leading artists, and become
eligible for exclusive creative and professional development
support throughout their careers. Applications are adjudicated
through a rigorous process by esteemed panels of artists. 2025
YoungArts award winners will be announced on November 25, 2024.
![2024 YoungArts Winner in Jazz Oscar Evely, photo by Jason Koerner, courtesy of YoungArts 2024 YoungArts Winner in Jazz Oscar Evely, photo by Jason Koerner, courtesy of YoungArts](https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2458568/2024_YAW_JazzTheaterPerformance_Oscar_Evely_Koerner_3211.jpg)
Award winners with distinction are invited to participate
in National YoungArts Week, the organization's
signature program that provides approximately 150 young artists a
weeklong, all-expenses-paid, intensive program in Miami where they have the opportunity to learn
from esteemed artists in their field—such as Debbie Allen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Germane
Barnes, Wynton Marsalis, Salman
Rushdie and Mickalene
Thomas—collaborate across disciplines, and share their
work with the public. Participants in National YoungArts Week who
are high school seniors are further eligible for nomination to the
White House Commission on U.S. Presidential
Scholars.
"The YoungArts competition is the pivotal moment when a young
person affirms, 'I am an artist,' and applying is the first step to
becoming part of our vibrant community," said YoungArts President
and CEO Clive Chang. "We are
proud to be the only organization that provides artists across 10
disciplines with lifelong professional and creative development
opportunities and creates a vital network of support that
reverberates throughout an artist's career."
Award winners join a distinguished group of leading artists
including Daniel Arsham,
Jon Batiste, Terence Blanchard, Camille A. Brown, Timothée Chalamet,
Viola Davis, Amanda Gorman, Denyce
Graves, Judith Hill,
Jennifer Koh, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Andrew Rannells, Desmond
Richardson, Jean Shin,
Hunter Schafer and
Shaina Taub.
HOW TO APPLY
The YoungArts award competition is open to artists (1) between
the ages of 15–18 or in high school grades 10–12 (as of
December 1, 2024) (2) that are
United States citizens, permanent
residents or legally able to receive taxable income in the U.S. and
(3) that demonstrate excellence in Classical Music, Dance,
Design, Film, Jazz, Photography, Theater, Visual Arts, Voice or
Writing.
The application deadline is October 17,
2024, at 8 p.m. ET
(5 p.m. PT).
For application inquiries, please call (305) 377-1140 or
email apply@youngarts.org.
Media Contacts:
Dave
Adams, YoungArts
dadams@youngarts.org / 305.377.1140, Ext. 1308
Sara Ory, Polskin Arts
sara.ory@finnpartners.com / 212.593.5815
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