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The '''National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts''' (known by the acronym '''NFAA''' honors the most talented high school seniors in the performing, visual and literary arts from the [[United States]] through the youngARTS program.(formerly known as the acronym '''ARTS''').
{{Short description|American high school scholarship program}}
{{Infobox organization
| established              = 1981
| founder                  = Lin Arison<br/>Ted Arison
| type                    = Charity
| headquarters            = Miami, Florida
}}
'''YoungArts''' (previously '''National YoungArts Foundation''' and '''National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts''', or '''NFAA''') is an American charity established by [[Lin Arison|Lin]] and [[Ted Arison]] to support high-school artists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarah Arison Will Never Sell a Living Artist |url=https://www.frieze.com/article/sarah-arison-will-never-sell-living-artist |access-date=2026-09-17 |website=www.frieze.com}}</ref> The foundation is based in [[Miami]], Florida and began in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/arts/design/show-us-your-wall-sarah-arison.html|title=A Collector Who Grew Up With Art Now Fosters Its Makers|first=Hilarie M.|last=Sheets|date=December 26, 2018|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>


NFAA was founded in 1981 by the late [[Ted Arison]], founder of [[Carnival Cruise Lines]], and his wife Lin Arison, with a mission to identify emerging artists and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional development; and to raise the appreciation for, and support of, the arts in American society.
From 1982 to 2025, YoungArts nominated candidates for consideration as [[Presidential Scholars Program|U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ed.gov/media/document/psp-candidate-press-packet-2026-arts-108876.pdf|title=Presidential Scholars Program Fact Sheet}}</ref>


==youngARTS disciplines==
== Leadership ==
YoungArts’ board of trustees is chaired by Sarah Arison, granddaughter of founders Lin and Ted Arison.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/list/the-most-influential-people-in-art-2024/|title=The Most Influential People in Art|date=November 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artbasel.com/stories/sarah-arison-reimagines-what-cultural-leadership-can-be|title=Sarah Arison reimagines what cultural leadership can be|website=Art Basel}}</ref>.


youngARTS accepts registrations in nine disciplines:
Clive Chang has served as President and CEO of YoungArts since 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=From Disney to New York’s Lincoln Center, meet YoungArts’ new president |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article269944067.html}}</ref>
 
*[[Cinematic Arts]] – [[animation]], narrative, and non-narrative
*[[Dance]] – [[ballet]], [[jazz dance]], [[tap]], [[modern dance]], [[choreography]], and [[world dance forms]]
*[[Jazz]] – [[musical composition|composition]] and instrumental
*[[Music]] – composition and instrumental
*[[Photography]] – color, black & white, digital, silver process, etc.
*[[Theater]] – spoken and musical
*[[Visual Arts]] – [[painting]], [[drawing]], [[sculpture]], multi-media, [[ceramics]], [[scenic design]], [[costume design]], [[fashion design]], [[jewelry]], among others
*[[Voice]] – classical, jazz, and popular
*[[Writing]] – [[poetry]], [[short story]], [[novel]], [[creative non-fiction]], [[playwriting]]/[[scriptwriting]]
 
==Eligibility and requirements==
 
youngARTS is open to American students or students who have residency status except in the discipline of Jazz which is open to international students.  Students must either be in their senior year of high school or age 17-18 on December 1 to be eligible for youngARTS in as many disciplines and sub categories as they choose.  High school juniors of any age are not eligible until their senior year. Registrations are due by October 1 each year and audition/portfolio materials must be received at NFAA headquarters by November 5.  Students register for the program online at [www.youngARTS.org].  Students, parents, and teachers can also review the requirements in each discipline at the website: [http://www.youngARTS.org]
 
Students submit dvd’s, cd’s, digital portfolios, or writing samples depending upon their chosen discipline(s).  The materials are judged by arts professionals and university educators in mid-November and award levels are announced on December 1.
 
Using a completely blind judging process and a standard-of-excellence-based adjudication system, youngARTS selects between 600-800 students for recognition and awards more than $500,000 in cash each year.  Colleges, universities, and conservatories offer an additional $3 million in scholarships to students who register for youngARTS.
 
==Awards==
 
Students who rank in the Top 5% of the registrants receive a Merit Award of $100.  In 2007, a total of 323 students received Merit Awards.
 
Students who rank in the Top 4% of the registrants receive an Honorable Mention Award of $250. In 2007, a total of 185 students received Honorable Mention Awards.
 
For the 2007 NFAA youngARTS program, 141 students were designated as National Finalists and were invited to attend youngARTS Week in [[Miami]], [[Florida]] all expenses paid during the second week of January.  youngARTS Week, Jan. 7-13, 2008, provides the Finalists with a series of master classes, showcase performances, exhibitions, readings, interviews, interdisciplinary activities, enrichment programs, and final, live auditions which determined their award level.  Each National Finalist is placed in one of six levels of excellence with a corresponding cash award:
 
*Gold Award $10,000
*Silver Award $5,000
*Level I Award $3,000
*Level II Award $1,500
*Level III Award $1,000
*Level IV Award $500
 
==Presidential Scholars Program==
 
Since 1982, NFAA youngARTS has also been the exclusive nominating organization to the [[Presidential Scholars Program]] which is governed by the Commission on Presidential Scholars for the selection of Presidential Scholars in the Arts.  Up to sixty (60) NFAA youngARTS Week National Finalists are nominated to the Commission after youngARTS Week.  These nominees submit additional candidacy materials to the Presidential Scholars Program by mid-February.  The Commission selects twenty (20) youngARTS Winners as the Presidential Scholars in the Arts. 
 
The youngArts Scholars join 121 Scholars chosen for academic excellence and receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC in June where they are honored by the President in a [[White House]] Ceremony. The Scholars in the performing arts are featured in the Salute to the Presidential Scholars at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]].  The works of the Scholars in the visual and literary arts are exhibited at a national gallery for the month of June.


==Other programs and activities==
==Other programs and activities==
Several documentaries have been produced highlighting this program and its award recipients. In 2007, ''[[Rehearsing a Dream]]'', produced by the Simon and Goodman Picture Company, was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zoller Seitz |first=Matt |title=The 79th Annual Academy Award Nominations |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-79th-annual-academy-award-nominations/ |work=Slant Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/aug/09/girls-offers-a-different-bounty/|title='Girls' offers a different bounty|date=August 9, 2007|website=Spokesman.com}}</ref> An Emmy-winning documentary television series entitled ''[[Masterclass (TV series)|YoungArts MasterClass]]'', in which program alumni were teamed with famous mentors aired for three seasons on [[HBO]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/alan-alda-and-actor-within-you-youngarts-masterclass|title=Alan Alda And The Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass &#124; Emmy Awards and Nominations|website=Television Academy}}</ref> YoungArts developed a study guide, based on the HBO series, for high school teachers with [[Teachers College, Columbia University]].<ref name="nytimes">Robin Pogrebin (October 2, 2012), [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/arts/design/national-youngarts-to-take-over-bacardi-complex-in-miami.html Gehry to Turn Bacardi Complex Into Arts Campus] ''[[New York Times]]''</ref>


NFAA also produces Breakthrough in New York City each spring. Breakthrough is an original musical theatre production featuring a selection of youngARTS finalists in every discipline.
==Notable alumni==
 
* [[Abigail Barlow]]<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=S_OVNk0pTEQdAZ1_&v=9O8bI5scQwo&feature=youtu.be |title=Abigail Barlow {{!}} Popular Voice {{!}} 2016 National YoungArts Week |date=2016-01-21 |last=YoungArts |access-date=2024-09-04 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
NFAA publishes the youngARTS magazine three times each year and distributes it to high schools and teachers nationwide. youngARTS details the accomplishments of artists who have been honored by youngARTS over the years and gives an inside look into the organization and its programs.  All issues of youngARTS are available for viewing on the youngARTS website, [www.youngARTS.org].
* [[Amanda Gorman]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youngarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2016-YoungArts-Winners-List.pdf|title=Youngarts Winners 2016}}</ref>
 
* [[Talia Suskauer]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Behind the green {{!}} Segerstrom Center for the Arts |url=https://www.scfta.org/discover-watch-listen/articles/_/behind-the-green |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608222704/https://www.scfta.org/discover-watch-listen/articles/_/behind-the-green |archive-date=2023-06-08 |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=www.scfta.org |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref>
NFAA also produces an annual Educators Conference during youngARTS Week for high school teachers who want to enhance their skills at preparing their students for the college audition/interview process. The conference brings teachers together with admissions representatives of the nation’s leading arts schools for discussions and presentations.
* [[Jason Vieaux]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Our History {{!}} 40 years for artists |url=https://youngarts.org/history/ |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=YoungArts |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
* [[Hynden Walch]]<ref name=":0" />
==Previous winners ==
* [[Kerry Washington]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vazquez |first=Ashley |date=2015-09-26 |title=YoungArts’ Second Annual Awareness Day Is a Drag (in a Good Way) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/laganja-estranja-performs-at-youngarts-827333/ |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
* [[Michael Benjamin Washington]]<ref name=":0" />
In the past 26 years NFAA youngARTS has honored more than 12,000 artists with $6.4 million in cash awards.
* [[Grace Weber]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-08 |title=Chance the Rapper Collaborator Grace Weber Began Her Career in Miami's YoungArts' Program |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/uncategorized/youngarts-alum-grace-weber-collaborated-with-chance-the-rapper-and-won-a-grammy-9965380/ |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=Miami New Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
* [[Kehinde Wiley]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=YoungArts Information Session {{!}} Oct. 15 and 19 {{!}} TU Dance |url=https://www.tudance.org/youngarts-information-session-oct-15-and-19/ |access-date=2026-02-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Notable NFAA ARTS award winners include:
* [[Vanessa Williams]]<ref name=":0" />
 
* [[Anthony Wilson (musician)|Anthony Wilson]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Fall 2020 Performance Season - The Metropolitan Museum of Art |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/press-releases/metlivearts-fall-2020-2020-news |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=www.metmuseum.org |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Terence Blanchard]], jazz trumpeter and film composer
* [[Finn Wittrock]]<ref name=":0" />
*[[Allegra Goodman]]. National Book Award nominated writer
* [[Tony Yazbeck]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Yazbeck, from YoungArts Alum to Broadway Powerhouse |url=http://www.dance-enthusiast.com/features/the-dance-enthusiast-asks/view/Yasbeck-15 |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=www.dance-enthusiast.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Denyce Graves]], opera singer
* [[Chris Young (singer)|Chris Young]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heyman |first1=Marshall |date=April 8, 2016 |title=YoungArts Steps Into the Spotlight |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/youngarts-steps-into-the-spotlight-1460065515 |access-date=April 1, 2016 |work=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kleinman |first1=Rebecca |date=January 14, 2019 |title=L.A. Artist Duo Haas Brothers Honored by Miami's YoungArts Foundation |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/la-artist-duo-haas-brothers-honored-by-miamis-youngarts-foundation-1175735 |access-date=April 1, 2016 |work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Samuel |date=April 21, 2017 |title=Salman Rushdie, Debbie Allen, and Christian Slater Spend a Night at the Museum |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/young-arts-new-york-gala-2017-salman-rushdie-andrew-rannells |access-date=April 1, 2016 |work=Vogue}}</ref>
*[[Josh Groban]], pop vocalist
*[[Roy Hargrove]], jazz trumpeter
*Jennifer Koh, violinist
*Phillip Neal, principal dancer with New York City Ballet
*Eric Owens, opera singer
*[[Jared Padalecki]], actor currently starring on the television series Supernatural
*Desmond Richardson, modern dancer and choreographer
*Matthew Rushing, principal dancer with Alvin Ailey
*Linda Sims, principal dancer with Alvin Ailey
*[[Vanessa L. Williams]], [[Grammy]] and [[Tony award]] nominated singer-actor
*Doug Aitken, nationally renowned visual artist
*Lauren Greenfield, independent photographer and filmmaker
 
==Arison & Alumni Award==
 
At its annual end-of-youngARTS Week fundraising event, An Affair of the Arts Performance and Gala, NFAA bestows the Arison Award on an individual who has a national reputation for helping young artists. The award carries a $10,000 donation to the recipient’s charity of choice. The Arison Award is named for NFAA’s founders Lin, and the late Ted Arison and has been presented to:
 
[[Quincy Jones]] (2001)
[[Jacques d’Amboise]] (2002)
Robert Guaspari (2003)
[[Placido Domingo]] (2004)
[[Mikhail Baryshnikov]] (2005)
[[Michael Tilson Thomas]] (2006)
[[Dave Brubeck]] (2007)
 
In 2006 as part of its 25th anniversary celebration, NFAA created an NFAA youngARTS Alumni Award which is given to a former winner in recognition of significant contributions and professional success in her/his chosen art form. The award carries a $5,000 stipend to the charity of the recipient’s choice. The first Alumni Award was presented to [[Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams]]  and the second to best-selling author [[Allegra Goodman]] in 2007.
 
==Partnering Organizations==
 
youngARTS has partnerships with numerous affiliated organizations including the [[Educational Theatre Association]] and the [[International Thespian Society]]; [[Music Teachers National Association]]; the ACT-SO competition of the [[NAACP]] ; the Spotlight Awards of the [[Los Angeles Music Center]]; the [[National Forensic League]] and the [[National Speech and Debate Tournament]]; Young Playwrights, Inc.; and the Sphinx Competition among others.
 
NFAA also partners with several organizations to offer summer exclusive summer internship opportunities to youngARTS award winners including the Sundance Theatre Lab and the [[Utah Shakespearean Festival]].
 
==Alumni Astral Grants==


youngARTS winners may also apply for the Alumni Astral Grants each year.  The Astral Alumni Grants provide financial assistance for a specific project that will enhance a youngARTS winner’s artistic and professional growth. NFAA awards two grants totaling up to $2500 each during the given grant period. Grants are NOT rewarded for living expenses, travel, or further studies. The 2007 Alumni Astral Grants will be offered exclusively to 2002 and 2003 youngARTS Winners (including Honorable Mention and Merit Awards) for projects which will begin no later than September 1, 2007.  Applications are due August 1, 2007 and details are available on NFAA’s website.
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.youngARTS.org NFAA youngARTS website]
* [http://www.YoungArts.org YoungArts website]
* [http://www.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html Presidential Scholars Program]
* [http://www.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html Presidential Scholars Program]


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Latest revision as of 21:51, 2 October 2026

Template:Short description Template:Infobox organization YoungArts (previously National YoungArts Foundation and National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, or NFAA) is an American charity established by Lin and Ted Arison to support high-school artists.[1] The foundation is based in Miami, Florida and began in 1981.[2]

From 1982 to 2025, YoungArts nominated candidates for consideration as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts.[3]

Leadership

YoungArts’ board of trustees is chaired by Sarah Arison, granddaughter of founders Lin and Ted Arison.[4][5].

Clive Chang has served as President and CEO of YoungArts since 2023.[6]

Other programs and activities

Several documentaries have been produced highlighting this program and its award recipients. In 2007, Rehearsing a Dream, produced by the Simon and Goodman Picture Company, was nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject.[7][8] An Emmy-winning documentary television series entitled YoungArts MasterClass, in which program alumni were teamed with famous mentors aired for three seasons on HBO.[9] YoungArts developed a study guide, based on the HBO series, for high school teachers with Teachers College, Columbia University.[10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Sarah Arison Will Never Sell a Living Artist". https://www.frieze.com/article/sarah-arison-will-never-sell-living-artist. 
  2. ↑ Sheets, Hilarie M. (December 26, 2018). "A Collector Who Grew Up With Art Now Fosters Its Makers". https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/arts/design/show-us-your-wall-sarah-arison.html. 
  3. ↑ "Presidential Scholars Program Fact Sheet". https://www.ed.gov/media/document/psp-candidate-press-packet-2026-arts-108876.pdf. 
  4. ↑ "The Most Influential People in Art". November 18, 2024. https://observer.com/list/the-most-influential-people-in-art-2024/. 
  5. ↑ "Sarah Arison reimagines what cultural leadership can be". https://www.artbasel.com/stories/sarah-arison-reimagines-what-cultural-leadership-can-be. 
  6. ↑ "From Disney to New York’s Lincoln Center, meet YoungArts’ new president". https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article269944067.html. 
  7. ↑ Zoller Seitz, Matt. "The 79th Annual Academy Award Nominations". Slant Magazine. https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-79th-annual-academy-award-nominations/. 
  8. ↑ "'Girls' offers a different bounty". August 9, 2007. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/aug/09/girls-offers-a-different-bounty/. 
  9. ↑ "Alan Alda And The Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass | Emmy Awards and Nominations". https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/alan-alda-and-actor-within-you-youngarts-masterclass. 
  10. ↑ Robin Pogrebin (October 2, 2012), Gehry to Turn Bacardi Complex Into Arts Campus New York Times
  11. ↑ Template:Cite AV media
  12. ↑ "Youngarts Winners 2016". https://youngarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2016-YoungArts-Winners-List.pdf. 
  13. ↑ "Behind the green | Segerstrom Center for the Arts" (in en-us). https://www.scfta.org/discover-watch-listen/articles/_/behind-the-green. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 "Our History | 40 years for artists" (in en-US). https://youngarts.org/history/. 
  15. ↑ Vazquez, Ashley (2015-09-26). "YoungArts’ Second Annual Awareness Day Is a Drag (in a Good Way)" (in en-US). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/laganja-estranja-performs-at-youngarts-827333/. 
  16. ↑ "Chance the Rapper Collaborator Grace Weber Began Her Career in Miami's YoungArts' Program" (in en-US). 2018-01-08. https://www.miaminewtimes.com/uncategorized/youngarts-alum-grace-weber-collaborated-with-chance-the-rapper-and-won-a-grammy-9965380/. 
  17. ↑ "YoungArts Information Session | Oct. 15 and 19 | TU Dance" (in en-US). https://www.tudance.org/youngarts-information-session-oct-15-and-19/. 
  18. ↑ "The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Fall 2020 Performance Season - The Metropolitan Museum of Art" (in en). https://www.metmuseum.org/press-releases/metlivearts-fall-2020-2020-news. 
  19. ↑ "Tony Yazbeck, from YoungArts Alum to Broadway Powerhouse" (in en). http://www.dance-enthusiast.com/features/the-dance-enthusiast-asks/view/Yasbeck-15. 
  20. ↑ Heyman, Marshall (April 8, 2016). "YoungArts Steps Into the Spotlight". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/youngarts-steps-into-the-spotlight-1460065515. 
  21. ↑ Kleinman, Rebecca (January 14, 2019). "L.A. Artist Duo Haas Brothers Honored by Miami's YoungArts Foundation". Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/la-artist-duo-haas-brothers-honored-by-miamis-youngarts-foundation-1175735. 
  22. ↑ Anderson, Samuel (April 21, 2017). "Salman Rushdie, Debbie Allen, and Christian Slater Spend a Night at the Museum". Vogue. https://www.vogue.com/article/young-arts-new-york-gala-2017-salman-rushdie-andrew-rannells. 
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