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'''YoungArts''' is a [[talent]]-based [[scholarship]] program which honors and awards [[high school]] and [[college]] students, mostly [[United States|American]], for their prowess in the [[performing arts|performing]], [[visual arts|visual]] and [[literary arts]]. It is the [[flagship]] program of the National YoungArts Foundation (previously the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts). The program is considered by many to be the most prestigious arts competition for young adults; it is also the exclusive nominating organization for the [[Presidential_Scholars_Program#Arts|Presidential Scholars of the Arts]]. The foundation is headquartered in [[Miami]], [[Florida]].
{{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>


YoungArts 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 accepts registrations in nine disciplines:  
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>.


*[[Film|Cinematic Arts]] – [[animation]], narrative, and non-narrative
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>
*[[Dance]] – [[ballet]], [[jazz dance]], [[Tap 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]], multimedia, [[Ceramic art|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]]
 
In 2012, YoungArts also announced the addition of a new discipline to the program, Architecture and Design.
 
==Eligibility and requirements==
 
YoungArts is open to American students or students who have residency status. Students must either be in high school or  age 15-18 on December 1 of the year of registration to be eligible for YoungArts. College students who have not yet turned 18 are also eligible. Students are permitted to apply for more than one discipline simultaneously.
 
Students submit DVDs, CDs, 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. Students who rank in the Top 3% of the registrants receive an Honorable Mention Award of $250.
 
Students chosen as National Finalists are invited to attend YoungArts Week in [[Miami]], [[Florida]], all expenses paid, usually during the second week of January.  YoungArts Week provides the Finalists with a series of master classes, showcase performances, exhibitions, readings, interviews, interdisciplinary activities, enrichment programs, and final, live auditions which determine 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
 
The approximately 20-40 students chosen as Gold and Silver award winners participate in a second YoungArts Week in late spring. Held in New York, the week culminates in several performances of an interdisciplinary show.
 
YoungArts finalists are able to work with notable master teachers as part of both YoungArts Weeks. Past master teachers have included [[Edward Albee]], [[Liv Ullmann]], [[Frank Gehry]], [[Placido Domingo]], [[Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams]], [[Raul Esparza]], and [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]].
 
==Presidential Scholars in the Arts==
Since 1982, YoungArts has also been the exclusive nominating organization for the selection of Presidential Scholars in the Arts to the [[Presidential Scholars Program]], governed by the Commission on Presidential Scholars. Up to sixty YoungArts Week National Finalists are nominated to the Commission after YoungArts Week. These nominees submit additional candidacy materials to the Presidential Scholars Program and the Commission selects twenty YoungArts winners as the Presidential Scholars in the Arts. 
 
The YoungArts Scholars in the Arts join 121 other Scholars chosen for academic excellence and receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC in June. There, they are honored by the [[President of the United States|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.
 
Only high school seniors are eligible. Finalists in college cannot participate.


==Other programs and activities==
==Other programs and activities==
Several documentaries have been produced highlighting this unique program and its extremely talented award recipients. Most notably, ''[[Rehearsing a Dream]]'', produced by the Simon and Goodman Picture Company, was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject]]. A documentary television series entitled ''[[Masterclass (TV series)|Masterclass]]'', in which program alumni are teamed with famous mentors, is in its second season on HBO. YoungArts has developed a study guide, based on the HBO series, for high school teachers with [[Teachers College, Columbia University]].<ref>Robin Pogrebin (October 2, 2012), [http://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>
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>
 
==Previous winners ==
In the past 32 years, YoungArts has honored more than 16,000 artists with $6.4 million in cash awards.
 
Notable YoungArts award winners include:
*[[Doug Aitken]], nationally renowned visual artist
*[[Terence Blanchard]], jazz trumpeter and film composer
*[[Viola Davis]], Oscar-nominated and Tony Award-winning actress
*[[Raul Esparza]], Broadway actor and singer
*[[Nancy Falkow]], singer/songwriter
*[[Allegra Goodman]]. National Book Award nominated writer
*[[Kimiko Glenn]], actress, currently Yoshimi in ''[[Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots]]''.
*[[Denyce Graves]], opera singer
*[[Lauren Greenfield]], independent photographer and filmmaker
*[[Josh Groban]], musician and singer
*[[Anna Gunn]], actress perhaps best known for playing [[Skyler White]] on the TV series ''[[Breaking Bad]]''
*[[Roy Hargrove]], jazz trumpeter
*[[Jennifer Koh]], violinist
*[[Jenji Kohan]], creator of the TV series ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]''
*[[Alison Lohman]], actress
*[[Nicki Minaj]], rapper and singer
*[[Eric Owens (bass-baritone)|Eric Owens]], opera singer
*[[Jared Padalecki]], actor currently starring on the television series ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
*[[Sarah Paulson]], film actress
*[[Andrew Rannells]], stage and television actor
*[[Desmond Richardson]], modern dancer and choreographer
*Ida Saki, dancer in season 7 of ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]''
*[[Max Schneider]], actor and model
* [[So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_(season_6)_finalists#Nathan_Trasoras|Nathan Trasoras]], finalist on season 6 of ''So You Think You Can Dance''
*[[Conrad Tao]], composer, pianist and violinist
*[[Kerry Washington]], film and television actress
*[[Vanessa L. Williams]], [[Grammy]]- and [[Tony award]]-nominated singer and actress
*[[Chris Young]], country music artist
 
==Arison and Alumni Award==
 
At its annual end-of-YoungArts Week fundraising event, An Affair of the Arts Performance and Gala, YoungArts 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 YoungArts’s founders Lin, and the late Ted Arison and has been presented to:
*[[Quincy Jones]] (2001)
*[[Jacques d'Amboise]] (2002)
*[[Roberta Guaspari]] (2003)
*[[Placido Domingo]] (2004)
*[[Mikhail Baryshnikov]] (2005)
*[[Michael Tilson Thomas]] (2006)
*[[Dave Brubeck]] (2007)
*[[Frank gehry|Frank Gehry]] (2008)
*[[James Rosenquist]] (2009)
*[[Liv Ullmann]] (2010)
*[[Bill T. Jones|Bill T Jones]] (2011)
 
In 2006 as part of its 25th anniversary celebration, YoungArts created a 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]] followed by best-selling author [[Allegra Goodman]], Executive Director of the American Ballet Theater [[Rachel Moore]], award-winning actor [[Raul Esparza]], dancer and choreographer [[Desmond Richardson]], actress [[Kerry Washington]], multi-media artist [[Doug Aitken]], and actor [[Adrian Grenier]].
 
==Partnering organizations==
YoungArts has partnerships with numerous organizations including [[American Ballet Theatre]], [[The Gordon Parks Foundation]], [[Hirshhorn Museum]], [[Hunter College]], [[The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]], [[Miami City Ballet]], [[The Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[National Dance Institute]], [[The James Royal Palm]].
 
==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. YoungArts 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 YoungArts’s website.
 
==YoungArts campus==
YoungArts paid $10 million for the complex from. In 2012, it commissioned [[Frank Gehry]] to design a master plan to convert the 3.5-acre former corporate campus of Bacardi USA on Miami's [[Biscayne Boulevard]] into a multidisciplinary arts complex that will include year-round cultural programming. As part of the plan, Gehry will not change the signature Bacardi buildings themselves - inlcuding the eight-story main tower, designed by [[Enrique Gutiérrez]] in 1963, and a smaller annex building, designed by [[Ignacio Carrera-Justiz]] in 1975 -, whose exteriors were landmarked in 2009.<ref>Robin Pogrebin (October 2, 2012), [http://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>


==Budget==
==Notable alumni==
YoungArts has an endowment of $42 million. Its $6 million annual budget is expected to increase as much as 40 percent as its operating expenses grow.<ref>Robin Pogrebin (October 2, 2012), [http://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>
* [[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>
* [[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>
* [[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" />
* [[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" />
* [[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>
* [[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>
* [[Finn Wittrock]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[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>
* [[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>


==References==
==References==
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==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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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.