By Tanesha F. | Project Leader
Happy New Year! This month we look back on YoungArts’ signature program, National YoungArts Week, another successful annual Backyard Ball performance and gala, and look forward to our fast approaching regional programs in Miami, Los Angeles and New York.
National YoungArts Week Recap
This year National YoungArts Week took place from January 6 – 12, 2018, where 160 of the nation’s most promising artists between the ages of 15-18 gathered in Miami to strengthen their craft. Performances took place at the New World Center in Miami Beach and included voice, jazz, theater and dance showcases, film screenings and a classical music ensemble. The week culminated with awriters’ readings and visual arts exhibition on the National YoungArts campus. The winners attended master classes and workshops with YoungArts master teachers and highly regarded professionals in each discipline.
YoungArts Backyard Ball
On Saturday, January 12, 2019, YoungArts hosted its annual fundraiser in Miami, the Backyard Ball performance and gala, to help support the artistic development of the nation’s most promising young artists. Presented by Harry Winston, Inc., the gala welcomed approximately 750 guests and raised $1.5 million in support of YoungArts’ programs in Miami, Los Angeles and New York.
During the gala, YoungArts announced the launch of an exciting initiative, the inaugural Jorge M. Pérez Award, a new unrestricted grant for emerging and mid-career artists to receive mentorship and $25,000 to advance their practice. The celebratory evening honored prolific choreographer and bold visionary Camille A. Brown and singular interdisciplinary designers and YoungArts mater teachers Simon and Nikolai Haas of The Haas Brothers and featured a series of inspiring vignettes performed by an all-star cast of YoungArts alumni.
The evening concluded with dancing and dessert under the stars at the Backyard Bash after party on the YoungArts Plaza, featuring music by DJ Pirate Stereo.
UPCOMING REGIONAL PROGRAMS
YoungArts Week Miami | February 19-24, 2019
On Friday, February 22, the public is invited to the YoungArts campus for a film screening, jazz performance and writers’ readings. The weekend continues with a dance, theater and voice performance on Saturday, February 23 and concludes with a classical music concert on Sunday, February 24. Both the Saturday and Sunday performances will be hosted at Miami Theater Center.
For more information on the calendar of events for YoungArts Miami please click here
YoungArts Week Los Angeles | March 26 -31, 2019
Presented in partnership with the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, this year’s Los Angeles public events will include a classical music concert and film screenings on Friday, March 29) a multidisciplinary performance on Saturday, March 30, and a jazz performance and writers’ readings on Sunday, March 31.On Thursday, March 27, a design, photography and visual arts exhibition will open and remain on view until April 14 at Building Bridges Art Exchange.
For more information on the calendar of events for YoungArts Los Angeles, please click here
YoungArts Week New York | April 23 – 28, 2019
On the heels of the YoungArts New York Gala slated for Tuesday, April 16 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the regional program in New York City will kick off in partnership with Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC). On Saturday, April 27, a dance, jazz, theater and voice performance will be presented at BAC’s Jerome Robbins Theater, followed by a classical music concert and writers’ readings. An exhibition opening reception will feature works by winners in Design Arts, Photography and Visual Arts; details to follow.
For more information on the calendar of events for YoungArts New York, please click here
Please be sure to check our website at www.youngarts.org for the most up to date information on programming and event dates.
By Tanesha F. | Project Leader
By Nicole M. | Project Leader
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