Education United States Project #2924

Support Art Education and Inspire Young Artists

by National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts

Project Report | Mar 15, 2010
YoungArts Springs into Application Season - $20 can sponsor a registrant

By Sabah Brinson | Development Manager

Spring is in the air at YoungArts with many activities blooming! This year’s 45 Gold and Silver Award winners will soon gather in New York City for a week of intense training workshops, master classes and an interdisciplinary performance celebrating their achievements. 'In the Studio' Week begins April 17 with a benefit performance on April 22. This year, we are pleased to feature esteemed Master Teachers including Melissa Manchester, Gregory Mosher and Mathew Rushing. See the links below for footage from last year’s 'In the Studio' celebration. The new YoungArts Miami regional program gets underway with one full day of the YoungArts experience for South Florida’s winners on Lincoln Road, South Beach on March 21 and monthly vignette performances at the Bass Museum throughout the spring season. Most importantly, Monday marks the opening of the early registration period for YoungArts Week 2011. 17 and 18 year old artists across America will begin to apply for the experience of a lifetime. Here are some quotes from the 2010 winners. “When you said it would change our lives I laughed. Thanks for proving me wrong. I'm gonna miss every bit of YoungArts Week.” Matt Wright, New York, NY, 2010 YoungArts Winner, Music “This week has given me more than anything else could: hope. Before this week, I thought I had no hope of ever making a living with my art, or even being able to compete in the world. But now, after YoungArts, I realize that there are people out there who truly believe in me, and I could not be more grateful.” Alexander Vollmer, Marietta, Georgia, 2010 YoungArts Winner, Voice The application fee for early registration is only $25 and the timing couldn’t be better. GlobalGiving has offered to match every donation that comes in on Tuesday, March 16 with a 30% bonus. This means that your $20 gift can sponsor an application fee for one of the young aspiring artists who apply to our program. Application fees increase to $35 on June 1 and the registration period is open until October 15. Bonuses are for gifts up to $1,000 per donation. Additionally, there will be a $1,000 prize for the project that raises the most on Tuesday. Stay tuned for more event details. For more information, visit our website: www.youngarts.org or contact our office at 305.377.1140. Support YoungArts: To support the YoungArts program, please consider making a small contribution at this time. Any donation is greatly appreciated and will go a long way for these emerging artists.

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Feb 15, 2010
YoungArts Week 2010--A Great Success!!

By Rebecca Gentry | VP Development & Communications

YoungArts 2010 Voice finalist

YoungArts Week Finalists Announced: Selected from thousands of applicants in nine arts disciplines, one hundred forty-two (142) of the nation’s most talented young artists were invited to Miami for YoungArts Week, an all-expense paid, week-long gathering that includes master classes, workshops, readings, exhibitions and performances. After the finalists were selected, YoungArts staff were quickly on the phones to personally call the finalists and give them the good news—that they were coming to Miami for YoungArts Week in January, 2010! (See video link below). YoungArts Week – January 11-16, 2010: Excitement filled the streets of Miami when 142 of the nation’s most talented young artists came together for YoungArts Week 2010! The event kicked off on January 12, 2010, with specialized workshops conducted by leaders in their fields and master classes by world renown artists, such as Liv Ullmann in Theater and Desmond Richardson in Dance (See Video links below). During the evenings, the Miami community came out for free performances by YoungArts finalists in Voice, Jazz, Theater, Dance and Cinematic Arts. YoungArts Writers’ Readings and an exhibition of eclectic artworks by the YoungArts finalists in Visual Arts and Photography were also held in Miami’s popular Design District. YoungArts Week concluded on January 16, with a Chamber Music performance by the YoungArts finalists in Music at the University of Miami.

Following are testimonials from 2010 YoungArts Finalists: “When attempting to describe my experience at YoungArts Week to other people, I always find myself at a loss for words. Being able to watch my peers perform what they were most passionate about not only left me in awe, but inspired me beyond my comprehension. The friendships I forged in the first 24 hours alone led me to cry when the end of the week reared its ugly head. If I am ever asked "What is your fondest memory?", YoungArts Week will certainly be my response.” – Christopher Millison, 2010 YoungArts winner in Dance/Tap

“YoungArts Week gave me the inspiration and encouragement to continue pursuing the arts. This unforgettable, life-changing, experience proved that art is not just an extra-curricular activity but a way of life.” – Michael Silverblatt, 2010 YoungArts winner in Theater/Spoken

Support YoungArts: To support the YoungArts program, please consider making a small contribution at this time. Any donation is greatly appreciated and will go a long way for these emerging artists.

For more information, visit our website: www.youngarts.org

Dance Master Class with Desmond Richardson

YoungArts 2010 Visual Arts finalist

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Dec 3, 2009
November Adjudications at YoungArts

By Rebecca Gentry | VP, Communications & Development

Approximately 6,000-8,000 students register for YoungArts each year, and last month our office was hard at work processing the thousands of applications that came through our doors for YoungArts Week 2010. Throughout the past week the YoungArts office has been bustling with activity and excitement as the annual adjudication process has commenced. This purely anonymous process where all identifying information is removed from application materials ensures the most exceptionally talented students are selected. The adjudication experience provides our distinguished group of panelists with an amazing opportunity to see, hear and read the artwork of so many talented students.

Our impressive panel of judges consists of over 60 experts in their respective fields, representing nine artistic disciplines in the visual, literary and performing arts: Cinematic Arts, Photography, Visual Arts, Dance, Theater, Writing, Voice, Jazz and Music. Our panelists have the very difficult task of selecting up to 150 students as YoungArts Finalists.

Each panelist evaluates all participants within their respective YoungArts discipline to choose the finalists. The week long process begins with a panel of preliminary judges who narrow down the large pool of applicants to those with the highest scores for the national adjudicators to choose the finalists. Each application is carefully evaluated and given a score between 1 and 10. Ten represents finalists invited to Miami, nine represents Honorable Mention award recipients and eight represents Merit award recipients.

Once the process is complete and just before the Thanksgiving holiday, YoungArts staff has the exciting task of calling each of the 150 finalists and notifying them of their invitation to YoungArts Week 2010. The finalists are officially announced in early December.

Only two months later, the most talented 17 and 18 year olds in the country will be welcomed to Miami for YoungArts Week, an all-expense-paid week of master classes, showcase performances, exhibitions, enrichment programs, and final adjudications with awards up to $10,000 to continue their craft.

Support YoungArts Week 2010: To support the 2010 YoungArts Week program, please consider making a small contribution at this time. Any donation is greatly appreciated and will go a long way for these emerging artists.

YoungArts Alumni Take a look at what some of our YoungArts Alumni are up to these days:

Tarell Alvin McCraney, 1999 YoungArts winner in Theater (Merit): While studying at the Yale School of Drama, McCraney developed a trilogy of plays that are now being performed for this first time in their entirety in New York at the Public Theater. His plays have been performed all over the world in New Haven, Atlanta , Dublin and London.

Chad Rehmann, 1999 YoungArts winner in Music Composition (Level I): Chad recently collaborated with composer Andres Boulton to provide music for the upcoming ABC Original Movie, “The Dog Who Saved Christmas”. This holiday film, starring Mario Lopez, Dean Cain, and Adrienne Barbeau will premiere on Sunday, November 29th, at 8:00 pm, on the ABC Family Channel as part its annual “Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas” event.

Lindsey Maxon, 2009 YoungArts winner in Writing/Creative Non-fiction (Level III): Lindsey is currently attending the University of Texas and has recently received an honor from Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for the Best Teen Writing of 2009 for her Science Fiction short story. In addition, she had an article published in the MENSA bulletin.

Marie Fuchs, 2009 YoungArts winner in Visual Arts(Level II): Marie is currently attending the California Institute of the Arts and has recently received many exciting honors. She was awarded First Prize from the VSA ARTS in the amount of $10,000. In addition, through Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, she received a Gold Award for her portfolio and a Silver Award for her individual work of art.

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