Support Art Education and Inspire Young Artists

It has been an exciting start to 2014!  YoungArts hosted its 33rd annual YoungArts Week in Miami January 6 - 12, 2014. The organization welcomed 171 young artists to participate in master classes, exhibitions, and performances throughout the city. The culmination event YoungArts Backyard Ball, the largest fundraiser of the year, took place on the YoungArts campus on January 11. The Gala and special alumni performance brought together more than 800 notable guests to celebrate the artistic excellence of the 2014 YoungArts Finalists.

The evening raised significant funds to support the mission of YoungArts - to identify and support the next generation of artists, and contribute to the cultural vitality of the nation by investing in the artistic development of talented young artists in the literary, performing, visual and design arts.

In February, we celebrated our Miami regional winners with over 100 students participating in master classes, workshops and performance opportunities.

Next Up.....

YoungArts Los Angeles (March 18 - 23) and YoungArts New York (April 1 - April 7). Stay tuned for schedule details.

Over the past 32 years, YoungArts has provided invaluable resources to talented high school students who aspire to a career in the visual, performing and literary arts. YoungArts has honored more than 17,000 alumni. YoungArts also has facilitated more than $150 million in college scholarship awards, and provided life-changing opportunities at pivotal points in these emerging young artists’ development. 

Thank you for your support and help in advancing our mission.

We are pleased to announce this year's YoungArts Week dates. The national program of YoungArts takes place in Miami each year and enables approximately 170 participants in the YoungArts program to work with distinguished master teachers and mentors. Like all YoungArts programs, YoungArts Week is designed to support young artists at a critical juncture in their lives and encourage their decision to pursue a career in the arts. 

This week highlights the arts across 10 disciplines and celebrates these winners for their accomplishments. We are grateful to our supporters who enable us to provide opportunities to these students.

MONDAY, JANUARY 6
POP, JAZZ + CLASSICAL VOICE
Performances by the 2014 YoungArts Finalists in pop, jazz & classical voice

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7
THEATER + JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL
Performances by the 2014 YoungArts Finalists in theater and and the 2014 YoungArts Finalists in jazz instrumental 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8
DANCE + FILM
Performances by the 2014 YoungArts Finalists in dance and film screenings by the 2014 YoungArts Finalists in cinematic arts

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9
CHAMBER MUSIC
Performances by the 2014 YoungArts Finalists in classical music

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 6:00
ART, DESIGN + PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION OPENING 
+ WRITERS' READINGS
Exhibition by the 2014 YoungArts Finalists in visual arts, design and photography, and readings by the 2014 YoungArts Finalists in writing

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10
JAZZ COMBO
Performances by the 2014 YoungArts Finalists in Jazz and a special guest artist

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11
YOUNGARTS PERFORMANCE + GALA
The YoungArts Performance + Gala is the culmination of YoungArts Week, with an alumni performance directed by Tony Award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12
DESIGN NOW + DESIGN FUTURES
with Paola Antonelli + Frank Gehry

For more information please visit www.youngarts.org

Congratulations to the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts!

In Washington D.C. on June 16 and 17, 2013, we celebrated our 20 YoungArts winners who were are chosen to be this year's U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. The visual arts, photography, writers and cinematic arts winners showcased their work at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on Sunday, June 16 with an exhibition followed by writers readings. The next day the performing arts winners showcased their talents at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This year's winners come from all over the country and we are so proud of their accomplishments.

Thank you to all who support our mission and afford us the ability to provide programs to these talented artists!

Calling all New York residents!!!

Please join us May 9-11 for YoungArts New York. The YoungArts New York program gives the winners and alumni from the New York area unique opportunities to showcase their talents, work with great masters, and enrich their artistic vision throughout the year through YoungArts collaborations and partnerships with the City's leading arts organizations. 

This year's events kick off on May 9!!!

Our schedule includes:

Master classes with:

• Irving Sandler an American art critic and educator
• Bill T. Jones, an award-winning multi-talented artist, choreographer, dancer, theater
  director and writer. 
• Jay Scheib, Award winning stage director, designer, author of plays, operas and live art events

Performance Dates:

·          Thursday, May 9 / 7:30pm - Performance at BAC (Baryshnikov Arts Center) Performances
programmed by Mikhail Baryshnikov

·          Friday, May 10 / 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Visual Arts, Photography opening at the Founders
Room and Gallery at MoMA

·          Saturday May 11 / 7:30pm - Changing Light on Water: Some Possible Beginnings and Endings -
performance directed by Bill T. Jones, Clarke Studio Theater at Lincoln Center   

The 2013 edition of YoungArts Week, which took place from January 6 – 12, provided 152 young artists from 29 states the opportunity to participate in a week of intense master classes and workshops with distinguished master teachers and mentors such as Joshua Bell, Plácido Domingo, Rachelle Fleming, Adrian Grenier, Bill T. Jones, Lourdes Lopez, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Tarell McCraney, Andrew Rannells, Desmond Richardson, Zuzanna Szadkowski, and Marisa Tomei. Finalists shared their talents each evening in free performances, readings, exhibitions and screenings at notable Miami institutions such as The New World Center, Miami Art Museum, and the Adrienne Arsht Center.  The closing night An Affair of the Arts Performance and Gala opened with amazing performances by some of YoungArts most talented alumni, was followed by dinner, and concluded with the audience, alumni and finalists enjoying dessert and dancing on Flagler Street, with DJ Irie spinning.  

Next up on our calendar is YoungArts Los Angeles, a new regional program joining YoungArts’ ongoing programs in Miami, New York, and Washington, D.C. which invites approximately 90 YoungArts Winners living in the greater Los Angeles area to participate in YoungArts Los Angeles from February 6 to 11. Like the Finalists enjoyed during YoungArts Week, these young artists will share life changing experiences including master classes and workshops with notable artists in the visual, literary and performing arts.  If you are the Lost Angeles area  and are interested in attending any performances, please contact us at development@youngarts.org.            

Also, BOBBY MCFERRIN: A YoungArts MasterClass, is set to premiere on HBO on February 12, 2013. The Special Presentation is the second episode of the second season of the acclaimed Emmy-nominated program, which presents world-class creative artists who share their art and life experiences with small groups of young artists who represent a new generation of American talent. Check your local listings!