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'''National YoungArts Foundation''' ('''YoungArts''') was established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison. YoungArts identifies the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary and performing arts, and provides them with creative and professional development opportunities throughout their careers.
The '''National YoungArts Foundation''' or '''YoungArts''' (previously the '''National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts''', or '''NFAA''') is an American charity established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to help nurture emerging high-school artists. The foundation is based in [[Miami]], [[Florida]], and alumni of the program have included [[Timothée Chalamet]], [[Kerry Washington]], [[Matthew Bomer]], [[Billy Porter (entertainer)|Billy Porter]], [[Anna Gunn]], [[Andrew Rannells]], [[Kimiko Glenn]], [[Ben Ross]], [[Sam Lipsyte]], [[Chris Young (musician)|Chris Young]], [[Neal Dodson]], [[Viola Davis]], [[Nicki Minaj]], [[Doug Aitken]], and [[Max Schneider]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Heyman|first1=Marshall|title=YoungArts Steps Into the Spotlight|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/youngarts-steps-into-the-spotlight-1460065515|accessdate=April 1, 2016|work=Wall Street Journal|date=April 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kleinman|first1=Rebecca|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|accessdate=April 1, 2016|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=January 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Anderson|first1=Samuel|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|accessdate=April 1, 2016|work=Vogue|date=April 21, 2017}}</ref>


Entrance into this prestigious organization starts with a highly competitive application process for talented artists ages 15–18, or grades 10–12, in the United States, that is judged by esteemed discipline specific panels of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process. In their first year, YoungArts award winners, who represent the top 10% of applicants, receive valuable financial awards of up to $10,000; presentation opportunities at renowned institutions; and the chance to learn from notable artists and mentors such as [[Debbie Allen]], [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], [[Frank Gehry]], [[Wynton Marsalis]], [[Salman Rushdie]] and [[Mickalene Thomas]] in intimate settings.
Ted Arison wanted to bring the arts to the city where he built his successful company. In 1981 Arison gave $5 million, an unprecedented sum, to launch the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roots of Miami’s vibrant arts scene were planted in the 1980s|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/jordan-levin/article34705572.html|accessdate=April 1, 2017|work=Miami Herald|date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>


YoungArts award winners are further eligible for exclusive opportunities including: nomination as a [https://www.youngarts.org/presidential-scholars U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts], one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students; a wide range of fellowships, residencies and awards; presentation opportunities at major venues nationwide; additional financial support; and access to YoungArts Post, a free private digital network for YoungArts artists to connect, collaborate and learn about additional opportunities. YoungArts alumni include accomplished leaders in their fields such as [[Timothée Chalamet]], [[Daniel Arsham]], [[Terence Blanchard]], [[Camille A. Brown]], [[Viola Davis]], [[Allegra Goodman]], [[Josh Groban]], [[Kerry Washington]], [[Billy Porter (entertainer)|Billy Porter]], [[Anna Gunn]], [[Sam Lipsyte]], [[Chris Young (musician)|Chris Young]], [[Neal Dodson]], [[Tarell Alvin McCraney]], [[Andrew Rannells]], [[Desmond Richardson]] and [[Hunter Schafer]].
YoungArts nominates up to 60 candidates for consideration as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts following participation in YoungArts week.


==Core Programs==
==YoungArts disciplines==
'''[https://www.youngarts.org/national-youngarts-week National YoungArts Week]''' - Approximately 170 Finalists are invited to participate in National YoungArts Week, the organization’s signature program held annually in Miami that aims to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration and community while offering Finalists the guidance needed to prepare for the next stage of their artistic development. During the intensive, weeklong and all-inclusive program, artists across 10 disciplines participate in master classes and workshops with internationally recognized leaders in their fields. Throughout the week, their work is further adjudicated for financial awards of up to $10,000. Finalists are also eligible for nomination as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
The YoungArts application consists of ten disciplines across the visual, literary, design and performing arts:
*Classical Music – composition and instrumental<ref>{{cite web|title=Classical Music|url=http://www.youngarts.org/classical-music|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Cinematic Arts – narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation<ref>{{cite web|title=Cinematic Arts|url=http://www.youngarts.org/cinematic-arts|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Dance – ballet, choreography, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap, and world dance forms<ref>{{cite web|title=Dance|url=http://www.youngarts.org/dance|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Design Arts - architecture, interior, product, graphic, fashion and theater design<ref>{{cite web|title=Design|url=http://www.youngarts.org/design|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Jazz – composers and instrumentalists<ref>{{cite web|title=Jazz|url=http://www.youngarts.org/jazz|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Photography<ref>{{cite web|title=Photography|url=http://www.youngarts.org/photography|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Theater – musical, classical and contemporary spoken theater<ref>{{cite web|title=Theater|url=http://www.youngarts.org/theater|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Visual Arts<ref>{{cite web|title=Visual Arts|url=http://www.youngarts.org/visual-arts|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Voice – classical, jazz, popular and singer/songwriter<ref>{{cite web|title=Voice|url=http://www.youngarts.org/voice|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Writing – creative non-fiction, novel, play or script, poetry, short story, spoken word<ref>{{cite web|title=Writing|url=http://www.youngarts.org/writing|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>


'''YoungArts Regional Programs''' - Modeled after National YoungArts Week, regional programs offer life-changing experiences, guidance and support to winners nationwide through interdisciplinary workshops, seminars and master classes with renowned leaders in their fields. Regional programs are open to winners from all award levels—Finalist, Honorable Mention and Merit—and take place in [https://www.youngarts.org/youngarts-miami Miami], [https://www.youngarts.org/YoungArts-Los-Angeles Los Angeles] and [https://www.youngarts.org/youngarts-new-york New York], with opportunities to engage with local audiences in their communities.  
==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)|YoungArts 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 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>
'''[https://youngarts.org/presidential-scholars U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts]''' - Each year, the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects 20 YoungArts winners as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students who exemplify academic and artistic excellence.
 
In June, these 20 Arts Scholars join the other 141 U.S. Presidential Scholars from across the country in Washington, D.C. for the National Recognition Program. During the program, all Scholars receive a Presidential Medallion presented on behalf of the President of the United States, and participate in several recognition activities. The U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts present their work at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts through a special exhibition and performance.
 
== YoungArts Disciplines ==
The YoungArts application consists of ten disciplines across the visual, literary and performing arts:
*Classical Music – composition and instrumental<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngarts.org/classical-music|title=Classical Music|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Dance – ballet, choreography, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap, and world dance forms<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngarts.org/dance|title=Dance|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Design Arts - architecture, interior, product, graphic, fashion and theater design<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngarts.org/design|title=Design|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Film – narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngarts.org/film|title=Film|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=YoungArts|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
*Jazz – composers and instrumentalists<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngarts.org/jazz|title=Jazz|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Photography<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngarts.org/photography|title=Photography|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Theater – musical, classical and contemporary spoken theater<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngarts.org/theater|title=Theater|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Visual Arts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngarts.org/visual-arts|title=Visual Arts|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Voice – classical, jazz, popular and singer/songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngarts.org/voice|title=Voice|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
*Writing – creative non-fiction, novel, play or script, poetry, short story, spoken word<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngarts.org/writing|title=Writing|publisher=YoungArts}}</ref>
 
== Alumni Opportunities ==
Every YoungArts winner becomes a part of the ever-growing YoungArts alumni community, an artistic family of more than 20,000 alumni. YoungArts increasingly makes open calls to alumni to provide fair opportunities and inclusion in its programming and events. Critical creative and professional development [https://www.youngarts.org/alumni opportunities] are accessed through [https://youngartspost.org/account/login?redirect=%2F YoungArts Post], an online portal designed for YoungArts alumni to connect, create and collaborate throughout their careers. Microgrants and artist residencies are among the many programs that empower alumni to pursue a life in the arts.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youngarts.org/alumni|title=Alumni {{!}} YoungArts|website=www.youngarts.org|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref>
 
== YoungArts Campus ==
YoungArts acquired the landmark [[Bacardi Complex|Bacardi Tower and Museum buildings]] in [[Miami]], Florida in 2012 and has since converted the buildings into the YoungArts Campus—the organization’s national headquarters. Located on the corner of Biscayne Boulevard and NE 21st Street—at the nexus of the Wynwood Arts District and Edgewater—the campus supports expanded programming in Miami and across the country.
 
The landmark buildings were granted a historic designation by the City of Miami Preservation Board in October 2009 and were listed on the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places in 2018. YoungArts welcomes the public to tour the campus and learn more about the unique architectural, historical and cultural significance of the buildings, and its adaptive reuse as a place for artists from around the world to create, develop and present their work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youngarts.org/about|title=About YoungArts|website=www.youngarts.org|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref>  


== Other programs and activities ==
==Alumni opportunities==
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)|YoungArts 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 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>
Every YoungArts winner becomes a part of the ever-growing YoungArts alumni community, an artistic family of more than 20,000 alumni. YoungArts increasingly makes open calls to alumni to provide fair opportunities and inclusion in its programming and events.<ref>http://www.youngarts.org/alumni</ref>


==Budget==
==Budget==
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==External Links==
==External links==
* [https://www.YoungArts.org YoungArts Website]
* [http://www.YoungArts.org YoungArts website]
* [https://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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The National YoungArts Foundation or YoungArts (previously the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, or NFAA) is an American charity established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to help nurture emerging high-school artists. The foundation is based in Miami, Florida, and alumni of the program have included Timothée Chalamet, Kerry Washington, Matthew Bomer, Billy Porter, Anna Gunn, Andrew Rannells, Kimiko Glenn, Ben Ross, Sam Lipsyte, Chris Young, Neal Dodson, Viola Davis, Nicki Minaj, Doug Aitken, and Max Schneider.[1][2][3]

Ted Arison wanted to bring the arts to the city where he built his successful company. In 1981 Arison gave $5 million, an unprecedented sum, to launch the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.[4]

YoungArts nominates up to 60 candidates for consideration as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts following participation in YoungArts week.

YoungArts disciplines

The YoungArts application consists of ten disciplines across the visual, literary, design and performing arts:

  • Classical Music – composition and instrumental[5]
  • Cinematic Arts – narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation[6]
  • Dance – ballet, choreography, hip hop, jazz, modern, tap, and world dance forms[7]
  • Design Arts - architecture, interior, product, graphic, fashion and theater design[8]
  • Jazz – composers and instrumentalists[9]
  • Photography[10]
  • Theater – musical, classical and contemporary spoken theater[11]
  • Visual Arts[12]
  • Voice – classical, jazz, popular and singer/songwriter[13]
  • Writing – creative non-fiction, novel, play or script, poetry, short story, spoken word[14]

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 YoungArts 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.[15]

Alumni opportunities

Every YoungArts winner becomes a part of the ever-growing YoungArts alumni community, an artistic family of more than 20,000 alumni. YoungArts increasingly makes open calls to alumni to provide fair opportunities and inclusion in its programming and events.[16]

Budget

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.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Heyman, Marshall (April 8, 2016). "YoungArts Steps Into the Spotlight". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/youngarts-steps-into-the-spotlight-1460065515. Retrieved on April 1, 2016. 
  2. ↑ 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. Retrieved on April 1, 2016. 
  3. ↑ 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. Retrieved on April 1, 2016. 
  4. ↑ "Roots of Miami’s vibrant arts scene were planted in the 1980s". Miami Herald. September 10, 2015. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/jordan-levin/article34705572.html. Retrieved on April 1, 2017. 
  5. ↑ "Classical Music". YoungArts. http://www.youngarts.org/classical-music. 
  6. ↑ "Cinematic Arts". YoungArts. http://www.youngarts.org/cinematic-arts. 
  7. ↑ "Dance". YoungArts. http://www.youngarts.org/dance. 
  8. ↑ "Design". YoungArts. http://www.youngarts.org/design. 
  9. ↑ "Jazz". YoungArts. http://www.youngarts.org/jazz. 
  10. ↑ "Photography". YoungArts. http://www.youngarts.org/photography. 
  11. ↑ "Theater". YoungArts. http://www.youngarts.org/theater. 
  12. ↑ "Visual Arts". YoungArts. http://www.youngarts.org/visual-arts. 
  13. ↑ "Voice". YoungArts. http://www.youngarts.org/voice. 
  14. ↑ "Writing". YoungArts. http://www.youngarts.org/writing. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Robin Pogrebin (October 2, 2012), Gehry to Turn Bacardi Complex Into Arts Campus New York Times.
  16. ↑ http://www.youngarts.org/alumni
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